by Aaron Joel Santos
I’m in the Philippines, sitting at a six-person dining room table made of bamboo. It’s the kind of table found all across Southeast Asia, but this one is special. This one is unconvincingly strapped to the top of an old bus speeding down an unpaved highway on the island of Palawan.
Apparently, this is how one gets around, dodging wayward branches and low-hanging power lines.
Thirty minutes ago I was stranded with two friends at an intersection in the middle of nowhere. In a town somewhat humorously named Salvacion. Now we’re watching storm clouds creep across the horizon as the road unfurls before us like a roll of film over the undulating landscape.
The Philippines is a staggeringly beautiful country, still largely untouched and unrefined. And Palawan is considered its last frontier. (more…)
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Panoramanila Pictures Co. and Judy Ann Santos’ film “Ploning,†which was entirely shot in the picturesque Cuyo islands in Palawan, got a high recommendation, and a General Patronage (GP) classification from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). “Ploning,†which also highlights the beauty of the Filipino culture and the Filipina, can be enjoyed by moviegoers of all ages starting April 30, 2008 in Philippine theaters.
