About the Film
Synopsis
Set in 1989, the film captures the ritual motions of the women in a family preparing for the wedding of 16-year-old Ayesah who has been betrothed to a man she barely knows. As Maguindanaon tradition dictates, she will be kept from public view in her private quarters –limbunan— where she will be prepared, readied, and pampered for her wedding. Read more…
Official poster of limbunan Movie
The Screening of the Cinemalaya Films will be held in the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila. Limbunan’s Gala Premiere is on July 10, 2010, 6:15 in the evening at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo.
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As I was watching the documentary about Cory last August 16, 2009, I cannot help but look back to the time of history of how hard was it for the Filipino People during the Dictatorial Regime, and so I look back beyond the Martial Law, there was these “conquistadores” — Spanish, Americans and Japanese. Where our people has fought long and hard for the sake of freedom. Our heroes for centuries have risked so much to gain the freedom were having now… from Lapu-lapu, Rizal, Bonifacio, Aguinaldo, and then comes Aquino. If you review history, there is a cycle of freedom and yet being enslaved again… another victory which again ended up to defeat, but then again, its freedom once more. Read more…
There had been rumors about the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, would not be the last. However, according to television news yesterday, the DA, will make sure that the upcoming SONA of the President this year would be her last SONA.
What would be the reason a President could extend her term? It is changing the Constitution which they termed as, charter change or “Cha-cha” in the Philippines. If by chance, the Amending of the 1987 Constitution would push through, President Arroyo would still say in power further than 2010. On the other hand, the President has assured that there is going to be a 2010 election, but she never confirmed it to be in a Presidential Form, which means there is a chance that the incumbent President will become a Prime Minister if the Constitution is amended.
Two Sundays ago after our Pizza Trip at Picobello Restaurant, Coi, Fern, Sheng, Ayyi and I, headed to Mix FM Station for the ViewFinder episode where the guests happen to be our bosses. The topic was indeed interesting and real damn important – The Philippine Education System.
During the entire show, they were discussing the difference between education in the Philippines and Education abroad. A Master’s degree in the Philippines is only a College degree in other countries or even lesser… what could be so wrong in our Education System?
For one, Basic Education in the Philippines is only 8 years while in other countries their basic education allots 12 years, 6 years elementary and 6 years secondary. This could be one of the reasons on why quality education in the Philippines is poor compared to other countries. Another factor to consider is the enhancement of the way children are being taught. Please pardon me, there are a lot of good and exceptional educators in the Philippines, but there are also some who really need to adapt to new techniques for educating their students. Based on my observation, there are teachers who need to undergo training to enhance their teaching skills to help children learn better.
And I appreciate that the Department of Education (Deped) and the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM) found a way on how to deal with problems such as this… by enhancing the Basic Curriculum to somehow keep up with the global world… and at the same time conducting trainings for teachers to somehow apply new strategy in their teachings. As what Ian D’arcy Walsh termed as: Higher order thinking skills.
Having to work in the Institute for Indigenous Peoples Education (IIPE) somehow opened my views on quality education in the Philippines, and somehow, I figured that there is a complete difference in the way kids are being taught in city compared to the rural areas. Of course, it is all because children in rural areas don’t have the kind of resources children in the Urban has. Another thing is that, some prefer to work than to study because of wanting to eat than to learn.
Seldom do you find a kid who shows interest in school in the rural areas… most of them help their parents work in the farm to have something to eat.
A good thing though that the government and private sectors, reached out to these areas who really needs education the most. In the countryside, children find it hard to learn to speak English and learn math, for the reason that they are exposed to a different world. Thus, it is where strategic way of teaching is needed for kids to learn better and to think for themselves, and that is why it pays to have a good teacher; I guess kids are not the only one who needs to be trained but teachers too. They need to study and adjust to the enhanced curriculum by undergoing training that is needed to improve their teaching method. And based on the Enhanced Curriculum offered by BEAM and DEPED, we are finding a way to develop quality education in the Philippines.
