Leo Baltar, Author at Tinig ng Plaridel

6 min

‘Accattone’ review: A potent film spoiled by a middling viewing experience

Posted on 28 June 202228 June 2022
byLeo Baltar

The film makes us understand how those forced to live on the fringes of society can be acclimated to a cruel system that continues to disempower them, to the extent that people end up taking advantage of each other. What choice do they have?

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5 min

Unopposed CMC dean nominee bares “caring community” plan for Maskom

Posted on 2 February 20223 February 2022
byLeo Baltar

In a public forum on Jan. 31, communication research professor Fernando Paragas introduced his vision of a “Caring Community of Communicators” that will address mental health and remote learning woes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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7 min

For OFWs, repatriation is no heroes’ welcome

Posted on 28 January 202229 January 2022
byLeo Baltar and Leila Magno

With OFW remittances providing about 10% of the country’s gross domestic product since 2000, government agencies have celebrated them as “modern heroes.” But repatriated OFWs say their return to the country amid the pandemic is far from a heroes’ welcome.

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8 min

REVIEW: Sine Halaga in the year of the shorts

Posted on 18 October 202118 October 2021
byLeo Baltar

#SineHalaga is the latest addition to the country’s online film festival landscape, following Cinemalaya and Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino’s shift to digital platforms. However, as a film fest yet to establish its foothold, its selection is still rough around the edges.

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5 min

Misteryo sa Tuwa: A harrowing cautionary tale on human greed

Posted on 26 January 202118 October 2021
byLeo Baltar

Article by Leo Baltar There is evil even in the most human places – Abbo Dela Cruz’s “Misteryo sa Tuwa” dissects and reinforces this with clear-eyed precision, as though obliging…

A Rustling of Leaves: Krusada ng Liwalim

Posted on 8 October 20204 February 2022
byLeo Baltar

1987. Isang taon makalipas ang makasaysayang pag-aalsa sa EDSA — sa panahong patuloy na lumalatay ang walang hanggahang sugat na idinulot ng diktadurang Marcos — nahaharap pa rin sa parehong…