Live chat with Prof. Sison on May 20

Kodao will be sponsoring a live event on May 20, 2010 6 PM (UTC+08:00): a live online chat with National Democratic Front of the Philippines Chief Political Consultant Prof. Jose Maria Sison. Check Kodao Productions’ live page at http://www.kodao.org/live

Vote in the online mock polls!

Kodao Productions have setup an online poll for candidates of the 2010 National Elections. Vote now at http://www.kodao.org/elections2010mockpolls

The Hacienda Luisita massacre is an outstanding issue of the people vs Noynoy Aquino

Six years after, the Hacienda Luisita massacre remains an outstanding issue of the Filipino toiling masses against the Cojuangco-Aquino clan. This brief video commentary talks about why it is very important come the 2010 elections and Noynoy Aquino’s presidential bid, to tackle the issue of the massacre and reflect on the life … and death of the Luisita farm workers.

Kodao News Music

Music I’ve arranged for Kodao‘s online news program.

Help for Typhoon Ondoy, Metro Manila and Rizal flood victims

Kodao Productions in partnership with people’s organizations in the Philippines and abroad are raising resources for the relief operations to the communities severely affected by the devasting floods in Metro Manila and Rizal brought by typhoon Ondoy. Click to help!

You can also coordinate with Tulong Kabataan!

Poster: “Sa Hamon ng Panahon”

Here’s the poster of Kodao and UCCP’s drama documentary “Sa Hamon ng Panahon”. Poster layout by Azureus Aragones. See you on Sept 18 1PM for the premiere! For details, visit the Kodao website.

Documentary Drama about Human Rights in the Philippines (Trailer Available)

We will soon be having the premiere of Kodao Productions and the United Church of Christ in the Philippines’ documentary drama “Hamon ng Panahon”, written and directed by Bonifacio Ilagan.

Follow Kodao on twitter or add the Facebook fan page and stay tuned for  announcements.

You can watch the trailer at the KODAO website.

A successful workshop on “New Media”

Posing with Boni Ilagan, director and multi-awarded scriptwriter. Aside from being a part of KODAO, Ka Boni is also a member of the First Quarter Storm movement and a political detainee during the Marcos and Aquino Regimes.

It has been a week since we in KODAO Productions and colleagues from the Computer Professionals Union came to Cebu to facilitate the successful AOM 2.0 workshop on new media, digital activism, and filmmaking. Mary Joyce and Lynn Casper of DigiActive joined and helped us with AOM 2.0. The workshop’s success can be attributed with the participation of organizations from all over the country and the generosity of the institutions and people’s organizations in Cebu.

KODAO Productions’ video shoot with Angel Aquino at Calle Industriya

A while ago, we had a video shoot with Angel Aquino at Calle Industriya near Eastwood City. The KODAO Productions team (with me, Cris Balleta on camera, Kuya Felix on audio, and ACT member Lisa Clemente with her brother John) had a cheerful 20-minute session with Angel for an audio-visual production we are filming for the ACT Teachers Partylist.

Angel starred in “Goodbye America” and one of the lead actresses in the award-winning movie “Crying Ladies”. She recently appeared in the GMA7 teleserye “All About Eve”. She also won in 2006 a Cinemalaya Best Actress award for “Donsol”.

The People’s March vs Con-Ass Cha-Cha

Kodao Productions presents a short news report of the June 30, 2009 People’s March Against Charter Change. Filipinos showed their outrage against charter change and the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo regime in a festive and militant march. In a touching display of solidarity, residents and working people poured out the streets of Manila greeting and cheering as the protesters, who came from three different assembly points, passed by. The mobilization converged at the Liwasang Bonifacio and staged a short cultural program.

A Big NO to Cha-Cha!

The June 10, 2009 anti-charter change rally in Makati is probably the biggest protest action led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan against the Macapagal-Arroyo government so far. Here’s our coverage of the protest action.

Camera: Cris Balleta, Ariel Saturay, and me; Editing: Cris Balleta; Sound and Logistics: Manang Mara, Diola, and Felix; Voice over and script: Raymund Villanueva.

Indignation vs Con-Ass

Here’s Kodao Productions’ coverage of the indignation rally last wednesday, June 3, 2009 against the passage of the Constitutional Assembly at the House of Representatives.

“Hundreds of militant activists trooped to the House of Representatives to denounce the passage of a resolution calling members of congress to convene into a constituent assembly to change the Philippine Constitution.

Call him PAQ

Call him “PAQ”, with the letter “Q” pronounced as “K” and not what it should have sounded. Hehe!

Paquito or PAQ, is the satirical mascot of Pagbabago! People’s Movement for Change. Carol Araullo, Bayan Chairperson and convenor of Pagbabago! describes PAQ as “the amalgamation of all that the people find laughable, irritating and downright pathetic in Philippine traditional politics and the cast of characters it breeds.”

Watch out for more of Paquito in future activities that will be held by the group.  Paquito may even appear together with Juana Change according to the people behind PAQ’s comic act.

Police violently disperse farmer’s camp-out

Photo from Arkibong Bayan

Yesterday afternoon, police and security personnel violently dispersed the peaceful camp-out of farmers at the south gate of the House of Representatives.