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Since Duterte came to power as president of the Philippines in 2016, tens of thousands of Filipinos have been killed extrajudicially. As the Catholic brother and photojournalist Jun Santiago explains in the film, the actual numbers are far higher than the “official” government totals. Duterte was clear about his intent to eliminate drug users during the election campaign. But his bloody rule has targeted more and more civilians over five years in power. People breaking curfew during pandemic lockdowns, so-called “communists,” even children have all been executed. Night after night the darkness unravels bodies, Sprawled facedown on the streets. Capturing scenes of police tape, blood on concrete and burial vans in the dark of night, Arumpac paints a harrowing vignette of subverted civilian Manila. But the pulse of the city maintains its kinetic hum despite the recurrent attacks on its communities. ....
The best Filipino films of 2020 Written by CNN Philippines Life Staff Updated Jan 5, 2021 5:44:36 PM enablePagination: false endIndex: A shot from Martika Ramirez Escobar s Living Things, starring Kints Kintana (left) and Charles Aaron Salazar. Screenshot from HUAWEI MOBILE PH/YOUTUBE Metro Manila (CNN Philippines Life) Philippine cinema in 2020 will be remembered not by its films, but the changes the pandemic brought upon the industry. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may have been the biggest stumbling block in what is being called the “Third Golden Age” of Filipino films and, overall, the crucible that will determine the future viability of Philippine cinema (or cinema in general). ....