Jastine Mae Tamis

The quiet life of the dreamer Ka Benjie was shattered when he heard of the enrollment in the other village.

"Alteraksyon: Sa Likod ng Lente," plunges sharply into the most pressing issues on sex and reproductive health in the Philippines today: declining sex education, stigma enveloping the alter community, and the alarming surge of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), Through a compelling narrative, the documentary reveals the harsh realities experienced by alter members and exposes the misconceptions surrounding STDs, particularly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), in a society rooted in conservative ideals.

As quarrying operations on protected Mount Banahaw continue to aggravate the lives of the locals in Sariaya, Quezon, the call for urgent action to protect nature and the local’s culture intensifies.