The Senate on Tuesday tackled two bills: one on organic agriculture and another on amending the school calendar from 200 days to not more than 220 days. I think sessions via web are more efficient as long as the wifi signal of attendees is good.) (The reason I said life is good is because the discussion of bills was faster with web sessions and we finish earlier. Sa tingin ko mas efficient ang session via webex basta maganda lang ang wifi signal ng attendees," he said when reached by text. "Kaya nasabi kong ang sarap nang buhay kasi mas mabilis ang talakayan ng bills kapag nakawebex kami at mas maaga matapos ang session. (This is the life! This is the life! Let's keep it this way!)įor the neophyte lawmaker, the session, which took just under two hours, apparently ended on a high.Īs clip of the video made rounds online, some were not pleased, with netizens saying it was an insensitive remark as thousands suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.īut Dela Rosa, a former police and corrections chief on his first term as lawmaker, said he made the remark because the current hybrid session setup seemed to make legislative work more efficient. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa happily told his fellow lawmakers as they said goodbye: "Sarap ng buhay! Sarap ng buhay! Ganito na lang tayo palagi ah!" Streaming of "A Rustling of Leaves" starts September 19, 9AM at /watchnow.MANILA - It was one senator's exclamation heard around the Internet.Īt the end of Tuesday's hybrid Senate session, where several members attended via video conferencing, Sen. More information on Daang Dokyu, the film festival that showcases a selection from the largest collection of Philippine documentaries from the past one hundred years, is available at daandokyu.ph. "A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution" will have a re-run from October 9 to 15 as part of Daang Dokyu’s festival proper. Other featured documentaries in the program are Kiri Dalena’s "Alunsina" (2020), ABS-CBN’s documentary "Marcos: A Malignant Spirit" (1986), Lito Tiongson’s "Mendiola Massacre" (1987), and Ramona Diaz’ "Imelda" (2003).
The online screenings are set from September 19 to 21. Roland Tolentino, member of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino.
The film will have an introduction from the filmmaker during the online screening, as well as a question and answer with Prof. It is an important film for people seeking to understand the roots of conflicts in the country and for those concerned about the peace process.”
"We are screening it now at Daang Dokyu, 32 years late, but it remains very relevant today. Jewel Maranan, festival director of Daang Dokyu, says "A Rustling of Leaves" is a pioneering effort, having come before foreign film productions started looking into the political situation in the Philippines. “In my opinion, no sharper and more in-depth analysis of our nation's conflicts and contradictions has been made in film," Maranan says. The film won the People’s Choice Award at the 1989 Berlin International Film Festival, the Prix du Public award on the 50th anniversary of the National Film Board of Canada, the Grand Prize at the Houston Film Festival, and Best Cinematography at the Society of Canadian Cinematographers.
Image from "A Rustling of Leaves" which won the People's Choice Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1989.
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