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A modern Larry Alcala tribute.

I loved learning about Larry Alcala (Filipino artist who made illustrations kinda like Where's Waldo?) so I tried replicating his style and did one on a fairly new kind of event that's getting more popular year by year: Conventions.

I hid some mascots for local comic conventions, other things you can see to look out for on the Missing posters on the bottom, and just things you'd find at cons in general.

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hiii im back again w art dumping :3333 the first one is my latest drawing!!

the bg, animation, and 3d art im posting here is for midterms! the bg is a room of one of my new ocs! nope im not talking abt the 3d art 😂😂

the 2nd artwork is based on larry alcala's chinese restaurant from his slice of life art compilation! its also made for midterms!

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The University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts (CFA), where the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) used to be (CVM gradually moved to UP Los Baños in June 1983). CFA is the country's oldest educational institution in design and the arts. Its origins preceded the foundation of the university, dating back to the early 19th century when the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura, the country's first art school, was established on 8 October 1823, in Binondo, Manila, by Damian Domingo with the assistance of La Sociedad Económica de Amigos del Pais. Although it was temporarily closed in 1834, the Spanish government revived it in 1845 with the patronage of Queen Isabela II.

The reestablished Academia welcomed Spanish art professors who introduced European Classical art traditions. Notable artists like Simon Flores and Juan Luna emerged from this institution, later achieving international recognition. Flores garnered a silver medal at the Philadelphia Universal Exposition of 1876. Luna's Spoliarium won a gold medal at the 1884 Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes en Madrid. Earlier, in 1881, Luna's La Muerte de Cleopatra won a silver medal. By 1891, the Academia transformed into the Escuela Superior de Pintura y Grabado.

In 1908, the Philippine Assembly, during the American colonial era, passed Act No. 1870, formally establishing the University of the Philippines. Fine Arts became one of the university's original founding units alongside the Philippine General Hospital and the College of Agriculture.

Over the years, CFA has produced at least 11 National Artists for the Visual Arts: Fernando Amorsolo (Painting, 1972), Guillermo Tolentino (Sculpture, 1973), Carlos Francisco (Painting, 1973), Napoleon Abueva (Sculpture, 1976), Vicente Manansala (Painting, 1981), Cesar Legaspi (Painting, 1990), José Joya Jr. (Painting, 2003), Abdulmari Imao (Sculpture, 2006), Benedicto Cabrera (Painting, 2006), Federico Alcuaz (Painting, Sculpture, and Mixed Media, 2009), and Larry Alcala (Comics, 2018). CFA’s history not only reflects the evolution of the University of the Philippines but also mirrors transformations of Philippine art and art education in the country.

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Pinoys in Focus: Lets get to know our National Artists

Pinoys in Focus: Lets get to know our National Artists

The Cultural Center of the Philippines recently feted seven individuals who were conferred with the National Artist Award by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2018. The tribute showcased the amazing contributions of these artists to the country’s culture and identity and served as a reminder of the hard work and the passion that these individuals exerted to embrace and promote Filipino art.

Sadly, not…

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Star Wars Day- A Memorial

Happy National Star Wars Day, everyone!

Last year, I commemorated this day by beginning a 14 week-long project, in which I reviewed all existing Star Wars movies.  Of course, since Episode 9- Rise of Skywalker won’t be out until December, it will be a while longer before I can review that one.

So this year, I decided to take a moment to look back and remember all the Star Wars cast and crew we have lost throughout the years.  Because without their time and talent, the timeless saga might never have become the phenomenon it has become.

Leigh Brackett- Writer of the First Draft of Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1915-1978)

John Barry- Production Designer for Episode 4- A New Hope and 2nd Unit Director for Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1935-1979)

Graham Ashley- Gold Five in Episode 4- A New Hope (1927-1979)

Russ Manning- Writer and Penciller of the Star Wars newspaper comic strip from 1979 to 1980 (1929-1981)

Eddie Byrne- General Vanden Willard in Episode 4- A New Hope (1911-1981)

Richard Marquand- Director of Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1937-1987)

Barry Gnome- Kabe in Episode 4- A New Hope (1914-1988)

Alex McCrindle- General Jan Dodonna in Episode 4- A New Hope (1911-1990)

Vince Colletta- Inked Marvel’s Star Wars #64: Serphidian Eyes(1923-1991)

Anthony Lang- Sim Aloo in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (?-1992)

Peter Cushing- Grand Moff Wihuff Tarkin in Episode 4-A New Hope(1913-1994)

Tarik the Bear- Primary source for the voice of Chewbacca, as well as Lumpawaroo ‘Lumpy’ in the Star Wars Holiday Special (1977-1994)

Sebastian Shaw- Anakin Skywalker in the original version of Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1905-1994)

Pat Welsh- Voice of Boushh in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1915-1995)

Morris Bush- Dengar in Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1930-1995)

Brian Daley- Author of The Han Solo Adventures and the Star Wars radio dramas (1947-1996)

Jeremy Sinden- Dex Tiree in Episode 4- A New Hope (1950-1996)

Don Henderson- General Cassio Tagge in Episode 4- A New Hope (1931-1997)

Jack Purvis- Chief Jawa in Episode 4- A New Hope, Ugnaught in Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back and Teebo in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1937-1997)

Archie Goodwin- Writer for the Star Wars newspaper comic strips and the Marvel Star Wars comics (1937-1998)

Declan Mulholland- Stand-in for Jabba the Hutt in Episode 4-A New Hope (1932-1999)

Mary Kay Bergman- Voiced multiple characters in the Episode 1- The Phantom Menace video game (1961-1999)

Edvin Biukovic- Penciller for X-Wing Rouge Squadron: The Phantom Affair and The Last Command (1969-1999)

Gil Kane- Illustrator for the Marvel Star Wars comics (1926-2000)

George Roussos- Illustrator for the Marvel Star Wars comics (1915-2000)

Alfredo Alcala- Illustrator for many classic Star Wars comics (1925-2000)

Chic Stone- Inker for Marvel’s Star Wars #45: Death Probe (1923-2000)

Sir Alec Guinness- Obi-Wan ‘Ben’ Kenobi in the original Star Wars Trilogy (1914-2000)

Shelagh Fraser- Aunt Beru in Episode 4- A New Hope (1920-2000)

Tom Chantrell- Designer of the Style C posters for Star Wars in 1977 (1916-2001)

Ted Burnett- Wuher the Bartender in Episode 4- A New Hope (1926-2001)

Heinz Petruo- Voiced Darth Vader in the German dub (1918-2001)

Claire Davenport- Yarna d’al’ Gargan in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1933-2002)

George Alec Effinger- Writer of The Great God Quay: The Tale of Varada and the Weequays (1947-2002)

Des Webb- The Wampa in Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (?-2002)

Art Carney- Saun Dann in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1918-2003)

Peter Diamond- Stunt Coordinator for Episode 4- A New Hope and  Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back.  Also assisted with stunts in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi, as well as portrayed stormtroopers, Tusken Raiders and a snowtrooper throughout the original Star Wars Trilogy (1929-2004)

Bruce Boa- General Rieekan in Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1930-2004)

Alf Joint- Stunt Performer in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1927-2005)

Brock Peters- Voiced Darth Vader in the Star Wars radio adaptations (1927-2005)

Michael Sheard- Admiral Kendal Ozzel in Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1938-2005)

Hamilton Camp- Voice of Rune Haako in Galactic Battlegrounds (1934-2005)

Charles Rocket- Voice of Nym in Star Wars: Starfighter and Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (1949-2005)

John Hollis- Lobot in Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1927-2005)

William Hootkins- Jek Porkins in Episode 4- A New Hope (1948-2005)

Phil Brown- Owen Lars in Episode 4- A New Hope (1916-2006)

Paul Gleason- Jeremitt Towani in Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1939-2006)

Tim Hilderbrandt- Designer of one of the original theatrical release posters for Star Wars.  Also credited for the artwork in the Shadows of the Empire project (1939-2006)

Lykke Nielsen- Voiced Princess Leia in the Dainish Star Wars audiotapes (1946-2006)

Dave Cockrum- Artist responsible for several covers for Marvel’s Star Wars comics (1943-2006)

Christine Hewett- Shada D’ukai in Episode 4- A New Hope (1943-2007)

Larry Ward- Voice of Greedo in Episode 4- A New Hope and Jabba the Hutt in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi.  Also helped develop the Huttese language alongside Ben Burtt (1944-2007)

Mark Haigh-Hutchinson- Project leader for Star Wars: Rouge Squadron and Shadows of the Empire video game.  Also worked on other Star Wars games (1964-2008)

Dwight Hemion- Executive Producer of The Star Wars Holiday Special (1926-2008)

John Alvin- Artist for various Star Wars posters, book covers and video covers, including the covers for the Jedi Acadamy trilogy and poster for Celebration IV in 2007 (1948-2008)

Harvey Korman- Krelman, Chef Gormaanda and Dromboid in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1927-2008)

Stan Winston- Visual Effects and Makeup Artist. Worked on the new Wookiee costumes for The Star Wars Holiday Special (1946-2008)

Don LaFontaine- Voice Actor who narrated the 1995 VHS release of The Making of Star Wars (1940-2008)

Bea Authur- Ackmena in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1922-2009)

Don Ivan Punchatz- Science Fiction writer who created the first Star Wars poster (1936-2009)

Mark Jones- Commander Nemet in Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1939-2010)

Gareth Rigan- Executive Producer for Episode 4- A New Hope (1931-2010)

Richard Devon- Voice Actor for Star Wars: Ewoks (1926-2010)

Al Williamson- Comic Illustrator for various Marvel Star Wars comics and Classic Star Wars comics (1931-2010)

Alan Hume- Cinematographer for Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1924-2010)

Jackie Burroughs- Voice of Morag in Star Wars: Ewoks (1939-2010)

Irvin Kershner- Director of Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1923-2010)

Grant McCune- Chief Modelmaker for Episode 4- A New Hope (1943-2010)

Bob Anderson- Swordmaster who played Darth Vader in the fight scenes of Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back and Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1922-2012)

Ian Abercrombie- Voice of Palpatine/Darth Sidious in Star Wars: The Clone Wars film and TV Series (1934-2012)

David Anthony Pizzuto- Voice of Tanno Vik and Sedyn Kyne in the Star Wars: The Old Republic video game (1951-2012)

Ralph McQuarrie- Concept Artist for the original Star Wars Trilogy (1929-2012)

Bill Weston- Stuntman in the original Star Wars Trilogy (1941-2012)

Winston Rekert- Voice of Mungo Baobab and Sise From in Star Wars: Droids (1949-2012)

Colin Higgins- Wedge Antilles in Episode 4- A New Hope (?-2012)

Stuart Freeborn- Makeup artist for the original Star Wars Trilogy (1914-2013)

Carmine Infantino- Artist for many of the Marvel Star Wars comics (1924-2013)

Richard LeParmentier- Admiral Motti in Episode 4- A New Hope (1946-2013)

Gilbert Taylor- Cinematographer for Episode 4- A New Hope (1914-2013)

A.C. Crispin- Author of the Han Solo Trilogy and various short stories (1950-2013)

Christopher Malcolm- Rouge Two in Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1946-2014)

Malcolm Tierney- Shann Childsen in Episode 4- A New Hope (1938-2014)

Aaron Allston- Author of thirteen Star Wars novels and several short stories (1960-2014)

Meshack Taylor- Voice of Wedge Antilles in the Star Wars radio Drama (1947-2014)

Joe Viskocil- Crew Member who worked on miniature explosions in Episode 4- A New Hope and miniature pyrotechnics for Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1952-2014)

Khan Bonfils- Saesee Tiin in Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1972-2015)

Keith Swaden- Stuntman for the original Star Wars Trilogy (1949-2015)

Richard Bonehill- Snowtrooper, stormtrooper and Palo Torshan in Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back and a stormtrooper, a Mon Calamari, an X-Wing pilot, a TIE pilot, Nien Numb, Ree-Yees and Mosep Binneed in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1949-2015)

David Esch- Voiced Han Solo in the Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds video game (1948-2015)

Sir Christopher Lee- Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus in Episode 2- Attack of the Clones and Episode 3- Revenge of the Sith (1922-2015)

George Coe- Voice of Tee Watt Kaa in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (1929-2015)

Jason Winreen- Original voice of Boba Fett (1920-2015)

Bill E. Martin- Voice Actor in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Episode 1- The Phantom Menace video game, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter and Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (1945-2016)

Joe Alaskey- Voice Actor in Episode 1- The Phantom Menace video game (1952-2016)

Alethea McGrath- Jocasta Nu in Episode 2- Attack of the Clones and Episode 3-Revenge of the Sith video game (1920-2016)

Drewe Henley- Garven Dreis in Episode 4- A New Hope, as well as Rouge One: A Star Wars Story through archive footage (1940-2016)

Ray West- Re-Recording Mixer for Episode 4- A New Hope (1925-2016)

Erik Bauersfeld- Original voice of Gial Ackbar in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi, Episode 7- The Force Awakens and the Star Wars X-Wing video game.  Also was Bib Fortuna in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1922-2016)

Ian Watkin- Voice of COO-2180 in Episode 2- Attack of the Clones (1940-2016)

Ronald Falk- Voice of Dexter Jettster in Episode 2- Attack of the Clones (1935-2016)

Kenny Baker- Largely known as the man inside R2-D2.  Also was Paploo in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1934-2016)

Ian Liston- Wes Janson and an AT-AT gunner in Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1948-2016)

Peter Sumner- Lieutenenat Pol Treidum in Episode 4- A New Hope (1942-2016)

Carrie Fisher- Princess Leia Organa (1956-2016)

Chris Wiggins- Voice of Mon Julpa in Star Wars: Droids (1931-2017)

John Forgeham- Gunnery Captain Bolvan in Episode 4- A New Hope (1941-2017)

Margaret Towner- Jira in Episode 1- The Phantom Menace (1920-2017)

John Cygan- voiced several Star Wars characters in video games and audio dramas (1954-2017)

Andy Cunningham- Mime Artist and Puppeteer for Ephant Mon in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1950-2017)

William Hoyland- Commander Igar in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1943-2017)

Barry Dennen- Voice of King Ramsis Dendup in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (1938-2017)

John Molio- Costume Designer for Episode 4- A New Hope and Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1931-2017)

Alfie Curtis- Doctor Cornelius Evazan in Episode 4- A New Hope (1930-2017)

Jim Baikie- Inked, penciled and colored Empire’s End (1940-2017)

Allison Shearmur- Executive Producer for Rouge One: A Star Wars Story and Solo: A Star Wars Story (1963-2018)

Debbie Lee Carrington- Romba in Episode 6- Return of the Jedi and Weechee Warrick in Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1959-2018)

Michael Ford- Set Director for Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back and Episode 6- Return of the Jedi (1929-2018)

Bong Dazo- Penciled many Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic comics and the Star Wars:The Force Unleashed comic adaptation (1962-2018)

Marie Severin- Colorist for several issues of Star Wars, Droids and Ewoks (1929-2018)

Gary Kurtz- Producer for Episode 4- A New Hope and Episode 5- The Empire Strikes Back (1940-2018)

Marty Balin- Lead Singer of Jefferson Starship, which was featured in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1942-2018)

Carlos Ezquerra- Penciled and Inked the comic book series Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand and the short comic Boba Fett 1/2 Salvage (1947-2018)

Stan Lee- Editor of Marvel Comics who wrote the introduction of The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars (1922-2018)

Willard Huyck- Script Doctor for the first draft of Episode 4- A New Hope (1945-2018)

John Wreford- Lieutenant Hija in Episode 4- A New Hope (1943-2018)

William Morgan Sheppard- Voice of Heavy Gun Trooper and Ruulian Strip Miner in Star Wars: Force Commander (1932-2019)

Bronco McLoughlin- Stormtrooper in Episode 4- A New Hope (1938-2019)

Shane Rimmer- Rebel Crew Chief in Episode 4- A New Hope (1929-2019)

Vonda N. McIntyre- Author of The Crystal Star (1948-2019)

Frank Henson- Stormtrooper, skiff guard and a rebel guard in Episode 6: Return of the Jedi (1935-2019)

Peter Mayhew- Chewbacca (1944-2019)

Thank you, all.  Even though you are no longer here, your legacy will live on forever.  As Luke himself  once stated, no one’s ever really gone.

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BLOG #2: Contributing to the Current Conversations on Philippine Contemporary Arts

Art is beauty for the other, function for another; nevertheless, it is freedom altogether.

Philippine contemporary art encompasses diverse cultures and art forms ranging from a mix of traditional, alternative, and dominant (Tabuena, 2021). The art of the Filipino today still serves both aesthetics and functionality. It shows diversity from creativity in vivid colors and themes of injustices, such as the artworks of Federico Boyd Sulapas Dominguez, where we see his art focuses on the marginalized and socio-ecological issues of today, and the communal perspective of the Filipino culture present in the art of Larry Alcala as a cartoonist and in the art of Filipino cuisine, wherein we find in Halo-halo with all of its colorful sahog as of yesterday's traditional (indigenous) arts, as emphasized by Alice Guillermo.

Contemporary Philippine art can't exist without addressing social realism as a response to the authoritative political milieu under Marcos (Flores & Quijon, n.d.).

Reflecting on it, it's sustainability is weak in terms of human development. We still see the dominance of social realism, consumerism, fascism, and exploitation of the indigenous. From the presentation on the workshop of the Lumad Bakwit School, wherein even the definitions of the colors of the beads were analogous to the many exploitations they've endured, the prominence of injustice is present as they describe the colors in such a way that we, the listeners, understand and hear their struggles against military abuses, as yellow for hope in times when they felt hopeless and red for cooperative resistance against the exploiters. The anti-terror bill in the Philippines made local artists more prone to authoritative abuses, especially those with their beliefs ingrained in art with themes of politics and activism. In mainstream media, especially at the height of the pandemic, we see how Philippine contemporary art portrayed the struggles of our people through representations and activisms in Jadie Regala Pasaylo's "Alay na Ginhawa sa Gitna ng Pandemya" and Neil Doloricon's art prints during the pandemic, such as Pila (2020).

Jadie Regala Pasaylo's "Alay na Ginhawa sa Gitna ng Pandemya"

Neil Doloricon's "Pila" (2020)

Our modern arts shouldn't have to suffer so much. It is better if those in authority implement strategies that curators are doing by themselves inside communities excluded from prominent art capitals, such as Manila, and sharing different knowledge and collective experiences in exhibitions such as the Load na Dito project, instead were given the anti-terror bill and exploitation. Thus, accessibility and full public reception is still limited.

However, despite the superficiality of safety in Philippine contemporary art, Filipinos remain in solidarity, especially amid the pandemic and exclusivity of the art scene prominent in the capital. The mobile art and research project Load na Dito was started in 2016 by artist Mark Salvatus and curator Mayumi Hirano. They note the "joint efforts of arts and cultural workers to form a loose structure," describing the art environment in the Philippines as "physically distant but socially intimate, fragmented but connected (Flamingo, 2022)."

References:

Flamingo, J. (2022, April 18). The art scene in the Philippines by Manila-based initiative Load na Dito. Art Curator Grid. https://blog.artcuratorgrid.com/load-na-dito-interview/

Flores, P.D. & Quijon, C. (n.d.). Philippine Art: Contexts of the Contemporary. Aura Asia Art Project. Retrieved May 02, 2023, from https://aura-asia-art-project.com/en/news/philippine-art-contexts-of-the-contemporary/

Tabuena, A. C. (2021). A synthesis overview of the contemporary art forms and performance practices in the Philippines. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Studies, 7(1), 103-109.

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Day 12 of #Komiktober: Mang Ambo by National Artist Larry Alcala. Mang Ambo or Mr. Ambo dresses in a similar fashion to Al Magat's Mang Kepweng. Both of which resemble a local albularyo (folk healer). I couldn't claim to know much about Mang Ambo, although I am somewhat more familiar with Bing Bam Bung which appeared in Pilipino Funny Komiks during the late '80s. #LarryAlcala #MangAmbo #SliceOfLife #KalabogEnBosyo #AsiongAksaya #Siopawman #BingBamBung #Albularyo #Komiks #PinoyKomiks #Teks #PinoyTeks #SmokeWeedEveryday https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj8kxFzytFD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Rappler posted this - "Devotion and dissent: Art in the time of Duterte"

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s six years in office has been an interesting time for Philippine art. His term has seen 15 new National Artists – among them pop culture icons such as actress Nora Aunor, writer Ricky Lee, composer Ryan Cayabyab, editorial cartoonist Larry Alcala, and filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik. Tahimik once showed friendliness toward the President, taking a “symbolic selfie” with him using a bamboo “camera” as he was given his National Artist award in 2018. “I like your distancing of the Philippines away from America. I support you on that,” the filmmaker said then. Years later, though, Tahimik, along with other artists, would sign a manifesto condemning the extrajudicial killings enabled by Duterte’s war on drugs. Support on the one hand, criticism on the other – Tahimik’s small interactions with the President are perhaps an example of the duality of the Filipino art world’s relationship with the head of state. Duterte has enjoyed high satisfaction ratings throughout his term, a telling sign of his enduring popularity. The idolatry surrounding Duterte gave rise to many tribute art pieces – portraits of the President made by adoring fans. Japanese artist Ayumi Endo first painted Duterte in 2016 “to fight against the black propaganda in the Philippines, which was widespread across the country at that time,” according to her website.For “Touch and See” – Endo’s art project to make 3D pieces for the visually impaired – it was Duterte’s face that she chose to depict, placing its 3D form at the center of a canvass surrounded by other Filipino symbols: the national flag, Manny Pacquaio’s boxing gloves, a durian fruit, a tarsier – a simplistic collage of Filipino culture as told from a foreigner’s eyes. In what is perhaps one of the more extreme acts of devotion, one artist even used his blood to depict Duterte. Elito Circa, also known as Amang Pintor, regularly uses blood and hair in his work. He painted his portrait of Duterte in October 2016. At the time, he said, “Bilib talaga ako sa kaniya. Minsan negatibo siyang magsalita, pero parang kaibigan lang ‘yan na naiintindihan mo kahit iba pa ang pananalita niya.“ (I believe in him. Sometimes he speaks negatively, but he’s just like a friend that you understand even if he speaks differently.) The portrait rendered in blood early on in Duterte’s term faintly foreshadows what the President’s rule would turn out to be – and what other artists would go on to criticize in their work. RealNumbersPH, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s unitary report on the drug war, said that 6,252 people died in anti-illegal drug operations between July 2016 and May 31, 2022. While the report claimed to show the “pinakabago at tunay (newest and truest)” numbers on the drug war, human rights groups estimated the total death toll to reach 30,000, including victims of vigilante-style killings. Read Full News @ Rappler Read the full article

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"Alcala on Coffee" (Coffee on watercolor paper) Picture a day in the life in the Philippines: the bright pops of color brought on by passing jeeps and tricycles on Manila’s busy streets, the chitter-chatter of neighborhood gossips outside their houses, children climbing trees and playing wherever they can, and the warmth of the tropical sun shining down on all of this. Of all the Filipino artists who worked with these subjects, perhaps none was more prodigious than Larry Alcala. The Metropolitan Museum of Manila (M) and Filipino Heritage Festival Inc. (FHFI), with the support of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and SM, present the exhibition Larry Alcala: Slices of Life, Wit, and Humor at the SMX Convention Center Aura in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig from 31 May to 06 June 2022. This special offering explores Filipino comics and illustrations as popular and enduring art forms that channel humor alongside hard-hitting commentary about Philippine society. Featuring a collection of archival reproduction of comics and tribute works in drawing, print, and digital media, Larry Alcala: Slices of Life, Wit, and Humor is a testament to the endurance and timeliness of Alcala’s observations, candor, and wit through visual form. The exhibition honors National Artist for Visual Arts Lauro ‘Larry’ Alcala, Sr. in celebration of National Heritage Month, with its theme “PAMANANG LOKAL: Binhi ng Kulturang Pilipino”. The M complements the exhibition at SMX Convention Center Aura with online public programs for kids and adults in June-July 2022 led by contemporary artists and arts practitioners.  LARRY ALCALA: SLICES OF LIFE, WIT, AND HUMOR Function Hall 1, SMX Convention Center Aura SM Aura Premier, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig On view until June 6, 2022 #ArtForAll #Alcala2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CeaCEYQJTuZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Introducing, one of the influential men of my childhood, #nationalartist Larry Alcala. #smaura #bgc #taguig #goliwaliwph #2022gac06 https://www.instagram.com/p/CeX2AANpWqyWARRsauW5_V-ig1q_Keluph8r2c0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Anthony Barajas, the 19-year-old Corona resident who along with a friend was shot while watching a movie at a Corona cinema, remained on life support on Thursday, July 29, Corona Police said.

Barajas and Rylee Goodrich, 18, were on a date at the Regal Edwards Cinema at the Crossings at Corona shopping center on Monday when they were both shot in the head, police said, by 20-year-old Joseph Jimenez in what was described as an unprovoked attack. Goodrich, a Corona High graduate, died next to Barajas.

A vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Friday on the campus of Mater Dei High in Santa Ana for Barajas, a 2019 graduate who was a soccer team captain, honor student and choral singer who played lead roles in school theater productions. The school website says the vigil will be in the Mater Dei Grotto.

“All are welcome to join us in prayer,” the website says.

Sean Ganey, Barajas’ soccer coach at Mater Dei, praised his former star player for his character and leadership.

“Anthony is an exceptional man of character and a true example of what it means to be a servant leader,” the coach said in a statement released by the school Thursday.  “MD Soccer is grateful for the legacy Anthony left with the program. We continue to pray for Anthony and the entire Barajas family during this difficult time.”

Many of Barajas’ former classmates have posted messages on his final post on Instagram, which featured a photograph with him and his mother, Catherine.

“Can’t believe this bro,” Shakobe Harper wrote. “Fly high.”

Jimenez is due in court Friday to enter pleas to the charges against him. He had not been charged as of Thursday afternoon after being arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and robbery with a gun. Goodrich’s wallet was found in his car, police said. No time and location had been set for Jimenez’s arraignment.

Jimenez, who lives in an unincorporated area of Riverside County near Corona known as El Cerrito, was being held at Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.

Meanwhile, in a heartfelt tribute posted on Instagram, Dave Goodrich described a strong connection with his daughter Rylee.

Rylee Goodrich, 18, was shot to death at a Regal Edwards theater in Corona on July 26, 2021. (GoFundMe)

���Rylee Ericka Goodrich was my pride and joy. She was so cool, smart, driven, passionate, connected, loyal and beautiful. The sky was her limit. She has the same exact personality that I do and she reassured me just a few days ago she would take care of me when I’m old and sick,” Goodrich wrote.

His daughter graduated from Corona High School’s STEM Academy with a focus on health in June 2020 and said at the time she would attend Grand Canyon University in Arizona. She played two years of varsity volleyball for Corona, according to MaxPreps.

Police have said that they have found no evidence that the shooting was related to Barajas’ TikTok videos that have drawn hundreds of thousands of viewers, or the movie Barajas and Goodrich were watching, The Forever Purge, whose central plot is that all crime is legal for a 12-hour period annually.

Staff writer Dan Albano contributed to this report.

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-on July 29, 2021 at 10:39AM by Brian Rokos

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As millions of Americans saw their jobs disappear over the past few months, in some cases forever, there was one consolation. They were being taken care of by an impromptu safety net, created by Congress in the early days of the pandemic, that paid an extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits on top of the often-meager weekly benefits they would normally have received.

But absent federal action, that program expires July 31, and many Americans’ desperate situations are about to become bleaker. In Arkansas, people could go from receiving $681 a week to $81 a week; in Florida and Tennessee, even the highest-paying worker will receive a maximum of $275 a week in unemployment benefits, down from the $875 they received before, if Congress does not pass an extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), the enhanced employment benefits that were originally part of the CARES Act. Even if lawmakers approve an extension, it will be only a temporary reprieve for the jobless, who face possibly months or years of limbo as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the country and the economy.

Megan K. Rocks, a 38-year-old single mother in Athens, Georgia, is about to see her weekly income go from $725 a week to $125. The events company where Rocks worked as a graphic designer had to cancel all of its events for the year, and Rocks’s income dried up in mid-March. The extra $600 has helped her cover her rent, car insurance and other bills, and pay her cellphone. It has meant that she can take care of her 11-year-old son in the absence of childcare instead of having to find another job immediately.

The looming expiration of these benefits has left Rocks with few options. She’s been looking for jobs she can do at home while she watches her son but hasn’t found any and is terrified about what may happen in a few weeks. “At this point, I have no idea what I’m going to do,” she says. $125 a week isn’t enough to cover her $650 rent, much less take care of things like car registration fees and school supplies for her son.

Millions of people losing their safety net at the same time will deal a major blow to an already shaky economy. Around 25 million Americans will continue to be unemployed in July, August, and September of 2020, according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office. Until now, the extra unemployment benefits essentially helped bring these Americans earnings’ up to the average U.S. weekly wage, so millions could still buy food, pay rent, and maybe even spend on extras like school supplies or entertainment. That consumer spending helped support as many as 2.8 million jobs, reducing the unemployment rate by as much as 1.8%, according to the Joint Economic Committee. On Thursday, the U.S. Census Bureau said that retail sales were up 7.5% in June from the previous month, which many economists attribute to the generosity of unemployment benefits.

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Much of the spending happening in the economy right now can be attributed to lower-income individuals, who are more likely to immediately buy food and other essentials with the money they receive, according to Harvard researchers; they recently found that people at the bottom of the income ladder are spending nearly as much as they did before the pandemic, while high income households have dramatically curtailed spending.

Without the additional unemployment benefits, low-earner expenditures will plummet, costing the economy jobs and growth. GDP will fall by about 2.5% for the second half of the year—more than a year’s worth of economic growth, according to Congressional testimony from Jason Furman, a Harvard economist.

The human toll will be dramatic. A moratorium on evictions from rental properties that have federally backed mortgages, or that take part in federal assistance programs, expires July 25. It covered slightly more than one in four rental units in the U.S. Families are poised to lose their homes; those who were able to pay credit card debt and student loans will begin to fall behind.

Already, the effect of state and local eviction moratoriums being lifted is becoming clear. Evictions resumed June 1 in Arizona, and courts are processing 52 cases a day on average, up from the 10 to 30 a day they processed during normal times. After Wisconsin’s eviction moratorium ended, evictions shot up 17% in Milwaukee. Michigan’s eviction ban ended July 15, and the state estimates that more than 75,000 eviction cases will now be filed.

Megan K. Rocks and her son Liam at the zoo. Photo courtesy of Megan K. Rocks

Annette Alcala, 30, quickly fell behind on her bills after the restaurant where she worked in New York City’s Time Square closed in March. She says the state took three months to process her unemployment claim, during which time she struggled to pay her share of the $2,150 monthly rent on the apartment she shares with a roommate. When her benefits finally began, they included back pay she was owed, but by then, Alcala was behind on the bills. She has yet to regain her financial footing; she’s still three months behind on rent and is staring down the end of the extra $600 a week. When it ends, she’ll receive $300 a week, barely enough to cover rent, much less her student loans or credit card debt. The government says it wants her to find a new job, “but there aren’t jobs available,” she says.

The end of the extra unemployment benefits will fall hardest on people of color like Alcala, who is Latina, further widening America’s wealth gap. In June the unemployment rate for Black Americans was 15.4%, and the unemployment for Hispanics was 14.5%, compared to 10.1% for white Americans, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many of the service-sector jobs affected by the pandemic, including in restaurants, hotels, and retail stores, were held by Black Americans and Latinos. As states slow reopening plans and companies keep workers remote, demand for these jobs will remain low.

Legal advocates worry that the end of the $600 benefits will thrust families into a cycle of poverty that will be difficult to escape. Families may feel they have no choice but to take out high interest loans, which become increasingly difficult to pay back the longer that borrowers have no income. On July 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rescinded Obama-era provisions aimed at limiting payday and high-cost loans. Already, many people are struggling because of long delays processing unemployment benefits; Jocelyn J. Armand, advocacy director of Legal Services of Miami, says that only about 2% of her clients are receiving the unemployment benefits that they’re due. Out of Nevada’s 300,000 applications for unemployment benefits, only 100,000 have been paid, says Rhea Gertken, the directing attorney of Nevada Legal Services.

“Even during the best of times, people have a hard time making ends meet,” says Kevin De Liban, an attorney at Legal Aid Arkansas, which is dealing with an upswell of clients concerned about meeting their bills after July 31. “You take that steady job away and you take away temp supports, and they’re not going to be able to pay rent, pay utilities, or buy stuff needed to educate kids, and the usual inequities that already exist for low-income folks are going to intensify.”

While the HEROES Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in May, would have extended the enhanced unemployment benefits until the end of the year, Republicans have raised objections. They point to research showing that two-thirds of recipients are making more on unemployment than they did while they were working and say that unemployed workers will fail to return to work if benefits remain generous. (A June study found no evidence that higher unemployment benefits were preventing people from returning to work.)

Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow has expressed interest in a “return-to-work” bonus of $450 a week to incentivize people to find jobs, rather than an extension of unemployment benefits. Other proposals include gradually tapering the amount of extra unemployment benefits available, reducing the amount to $200 a week and sending another round of stimulus checks, or letting states cap the extra benefits to ensure they don’t exceed workers’ past wages. One thing is for sure: Republicans are unlikely to keep the $600 per week in extra benefits as its current level; Stephen Moore, a Trump economic adviser, told Yahoo that “the single most important thing we have to do going forward is stop the $600 a week.”

The surge of coronavirus infections may help Democrats win the argument that Congress must extend benefits, since so many states have had to scale back reopening plans. Though Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia told Senate Finance Committee in June that it was too early to extend benefits because “we’re seeing that things have the capacity to change quickly for the better,” it would be difficult to make that argument now. The U.S. reported a record 67,417 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.

Because of the way states process benefits, the last round of additional unemployment benefits will go out the week of July 25. States are already starting to program FPUC out of their computer systems, says Michele Evermore, a senior policy analyst at the National Employment Law Project. Unless Congress acts in the next few days, there will almost certainly be a gap when people do not receive additional benefits, even if they are renewed.“There will be individual catastrophes—people’s lives will be ruined,” she says.

Joe Raedle—Getty Images A car participates in a July 16, 2020 caravan protest headed for the Coral Gables, Florida, office of Sen. Rick Scott. Caravan participants asked Scott and other Senators to support extension of unemployment benefits for laid-off Americans.

The sudden disappearance in benefits highlights the lackluster state of unemployment insurance in the country, where payouts vary drastically from state to state. In the wake of the Great Recession, many states reduced the amount of unemployment benefits available and changed how they calculated payouts, to save themselves money. “States can be as stingy as they want,” Evermore says.

Unemployed workers can receive as little as $37 a week in unemployment compensation in Indiana, and $15 a week in North Carolina, according to Department of Labor data from 2019. Americans’ ability to survive may soon be dependent on the generosity of their states; in places like Florida and Tennessee, even people who had been making top salaries are only entitled to a maximum of $275 a week, while the same person cwould get $823 a week in unemployment benefits in Massachusetts. Ironically, some of the states hardest hit by the pandemic like Florida and Nevada, which both saw tourism dry up, will see some of the biggest drop-offs in money coming in once the FPUC expires, since their state-level benefits are so low.

For many unemployed workers, the looming expiration of extra benefits is causing a reckoning; they hoped the economy would go back to normal, but now, they need a new plan. With an unemployment rate of 11.1%, they have few choices and are competing with other unemployed workers for any open job. “My hands are tied–I am scrambling to find freelance work, but everything is slow to come back,” says John Jennings, a 35-year-old bartender in Minneapolis who has worked in restaurants, film and TV production, and special events, but has yet to find a job work in any of those fields. “Places keep downsizing, which makes me wonder, what does bartending even look like after this?”

Like Jennings, many people are seeking jobs in multiple fields and chafe at the idea that they haven’t been looking for work because unemployment benefits are so generous. Sam Nelsen, a single father living in the Orlando area, had two jobs before the pandemic, as a bartender at an Italian restaurant near Disney World and as a theme park concierge and tour guide Since work dried up in March, he has applied for jobs in construction and in hospitality. But even though Disney World has partially opened, it needs fewer workers because it is keeping patrons and employees socially-distanced; just 20,000 of its 43,000 workers have been called back.

Nelsen’s rent is $1600 a month, and he doesn’t know how he will pay it or feed his kids on the $275 a week he’ll be receiving if the additional unemployment benefits expire. The extra benefits “are literally vital to survival,” he told me. “It’s tough to even think about what happens once July ends. We’re living in the center of the hospitality world, and we are not being taken care of.”

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ATM: UPD fetes 5 National Artists at the opening ceremonies of the UP Diliman’s Linggo ng Parangal at the UP Theater. “Seremonya ng Pagbubukas” celebrates National Artists Resil B. Mojares (Literature), Lauro “Larry” Z. Alcala (Visual Arts), Kidlat Tahimik (Film), Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio (Theater) and Raymuno “Ryan” Cipriano P. Cayabyab (Music) in performances by different artists on their lives and achievements in segments of the program dedicated to each of the national artists. The event includes performances from Teroy Guzman, Paolo O’ Hara, Olive Nieto, Norbs Portales, UP Dance Company, nose flute instrumentalist Lee Law Ed, Phi Palmos, Keisha Joy Paulo and the Puppet Theater Manila, among others. The event is open to the public. https://www.instagram.com/p/By2ASvVhCgy/?igshid=1fgh7p47ttuc2

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History of Philippine Media

1310 Alibata The discovery of the ancient Filipino alphabet called alibata or baybayin took place since the pre-colonial times. Filipinos used materials existing in their environment to jot down and record their experiences and transactions using such as language system.

1811 Del Superior Governno The discovery of books, magazines and newspapers were brought to the Philippines. Del Superior Governo was the very first newspaper established in the Philippines which was intended for the Spaniards only. 1889 La Solidaridad The very first newspapers in the country sprouted during the time when Filipinos were beginning to free themselves from the colonial masters. La Solidaridad was considered the most popular nationalistic newspaper. 1890 Introduction of the Telegraph and telephone System The first telephone system of information began its operations and the whole archipelago enjoyed this system of information. 1900 Liwayway Magazine A notable magazine composed of serialized novels and short stories, essays, news items,pnotos,lifetstyle, entertainment features and comic strip section. Today, Liwayway is still alive under the publication of Manila Bulletin. 1919 Dalagang Bukid A movie adaptation of a popular musical stage play created by Hermogenes Ilagan, starring Atang Dela Raman, which was also produced by the Father of Philippine Cinema, Jose Nepomuceno.

1922 Radio Station Operated Henry Herman operated a small radio station to serve as a product demonstration media for his business called the Electrical Supply Company. He upgraded his small station and adopted the call letters KZKZ to name his station in 1924 and set up Radio Corporation of the Philippines to legally own it.

1940 American Comics Comics became widespread in Filipino Society. When American Comics arrived, it became a combined art form that many Filipinos loved. Moreover, Tony Velasquez, the Father of Philippine Komiks; Mars Ravelo, Larry Alcala and other talented Filipino visual artists made a name for themselves.

1944 Dawn of Freedom Film's primary purpose in the Philippines as entertainment changed when Japanese colonial period began. One of such films was Dawn of Freedom, which highlighted the World War II aim of the Japanese to have an "Asia for the Asians".

1946 Bolinao Electronics Corporation Television first came into picture when James Lidenberg established Bolinao Electronics Corporation.

1950 Golden Age of Philippine Cinema Golden Age of Cinema emerged from 1950s onward, Filipinos found their culture being represented more in the big screen and some films even garnered honors for the country.

1953 DZAQ-TV Channel 3 The very first television broadcast established in the Philippines by Judge Antonio Quirino with the help of the leading broadcast company in the United States, Radio Corporation of America(RCA).

1970 Jingle Songhits A smaller version of magazine was published which catered the various interests of Filipino for being inclined to music. It featured some popular songs during that era.

1972 MartialLaw suppressed press freedom President Ferdinand Marcos suppressed press freedom, forcing the journalists underground and jailing some of them. Some journalists were only allowed to write about pro-dictatorship and pro- government.

1990 Email communications started Email communications were introduced in several sectors, primarily within multinational companies operating in the country like IBM, Motorola and Texas Instrument

1994 Mosaic Communications(MOSCOM) The first commercial Internet service provider was launched by Mosaic Communications(MOSCOM), making it possible for the Filipinos to go online.

2011 PHILIPPINES AS SOCIAL MEDIA CAPITAL OF THE WORLD Filipinos have been highlighted in the online world especially with its heavy usage of social media. Philippines was named "social media capital of the world" as 93.9% of the population area are heavy Facebook users.

Period: 1990 to 2000 FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES STARTED After the 1986 Philippine Edsa Revolution, the Philippine film industry became freer and early independent studio producers blossomed into the leaders of film production today. ABS-CBN and GMA started their own production company.