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Dekada '70 (lit. ' The ’70s ' ) is a 2002 Filipino historical drama film directed by Chito S. Roño and based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Lualhati Bautista . [ 1 ] Set in the Philippines during the period of martial law under Ferdinand Marcos , the film follows the struggles of the middle-class Bartolome family spanning several years.
Dekada '70 (lit. ' The '70s ' ) is a Filipino novel by Lualhati Bautista . It tells the story of a middle-class family in Manila living through martial law under Ferdinand Marcos .
A film criticizing the American existence in the Philippines [1] Puwede Ako, Puwede Ka Pa Ba? Elwood Perez Joey Gosiengfiao: Amalia Fuentes, Romeo Vasquez, Eddie Gutierrez, Vivian Velez, Rosemarie Gil, Ike Lozada, Inday Badiday, Cloyd Robinson, Lilian Laing, Sandy Garcia: Drama, romance: The Rebel Hunter (True-to-Life Story of Brig. Gen. Romeo ...
This is a list of films that deals with topics about the 1972–1981 martial law under Ferdinand Marcos.Various filmmakers made films that directly deal with the political atmosphere, provide social commentary, or chronicle the life of Filipinos during the period.
Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964. [11] January 1 – New Year's Day; February 22 – Legal Holiday; March 27 – Maundy Thursday; March 28 – Good Friday; April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) May 1 – Labor Day; June 12 – Independence Day
Batas Militar aired on Philippine television network ABS-CBN on September 21, 1997, the 25th anniversary of the proclamation that placed the Philippines under martial law in 1972 and was repeated on February 25, 2016, the 30th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, [2] subsequently airing on PTV in 1998 and 2012, two ABS-CBN-owned cable ...
Film critic Mel Tobias wrote that "any book on Filipino films would be incomplete without mentioning Sakada." [11] He wrote that the film "was a cry to the people and the government to awaken to the serious labor problems in the Philippines. In the process, it stimulated the often infantile movie producers to acknowledge this unorthodox film ...
The massive success of Jaws was eclipsed just two years later by another legendary blockbuster and film franchise. The George Lucas science-fiction film Star Wars hit theater screens in May 1977, and became a major hit, growing in ticket sales throughout the summer and the rest of the year. In time earning some $460 million, the good versus ...