The National Book Development Board launches 52 indigenous and remote reading spaces all over the Philippines When you were young, how many books have you read that were penned by Filipino authors? In your school or local library, apart from the Filipiniana sections, did you see more locally produ
Published June 11, 2021, 6:16 PM
Trese
It’s finally time to watch Trese on Netflix; and there’s a new, smart comedy special, and a capital A for Action film to stream.
Trese (Netflix Philippines) – Thanks to its cult following here, the Filipino anime series Trese should find a ready audience when it debuts today. A six episode Limited Series, it has the special distinction of being one of the most popular and multi-awarded comic book series to come out of the Philippines. Originally penned in English by Budgette Tan and illustrated by KaJO Baldisimo, it was translated to Filipino by Bob Ong, and now finds its way to the biggest global streaming platform, Netflix, with Filipino-American Jay Olivia as Executive Producer. A horror-mystery that incorporates Filipino folklore, Liza Soberano voices heroine Alexandra Trese in the Tagalog dub, and Shay Mitchell voices Alexandra for the English dub.
Trese
It’s finally time to watch Trese on Netflix; and there’s a new, smart comedy special, and a capital A for Action film to stream.
Trese (Netflix Philippines) - Thanks to its cult following here, the Filipino anime series Trese should find a ready audience when it debuts today. A six episo
It feels like my entire career has set me up to do this – because I really felt that I could bring something authentic to this comic that some others might not be able to do.
This 2021, you can expand your reading list and consider these Filipino writers and publishers.
With the country’s notoriously fickle internet connectivity and the continuing danger of physical contact, I find books a safe remedy to the growing loneliness of lockdown. Many local cultural workers and institutions, despite the punishing circumstances of this current crisis, are putting out work, which deserve a much larger audience. This 2021, you can expand your reading list and consider these Filipino writers and publishers.
National Publishers
The country’s biggest publishers often still have books worth checking out. Anvil Publishing has repackaged several Filipino classics for a contemporary audience, including Manuel Arguilla, Lope K. Santos, and the always fabulous Nick Joaquin. Books from the dearly departed Visprint Inc Bob Ong’s bestsellers, Agay Llanera’s heartfelt “Choco Chip Hips,” “Kikomachine,” and “Trese” comics have found a second life in A