Filipino Standout Danny Kingad Undaunted by Opponent Change

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Danny “The King” Kingad may have stumbled in his first opportunity to capture the ONE Flyweight World Championship against division kingpin Adriano Moraes this past November, but now he is looking to rebuild some momentum and get another shot at the flyweight crown.

The 22-year-old Baguio City native is scheduled to make his return on 9 March as he is slated to duke it out with short-notice opponent Sotir Kichukov on the undercard of ONE: VISIONS OF VICTORY, which takes place at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Kingad was originally scheduled to lock horns with Malaysia’s Gianni Subba on the aforementioned card, but the latter was called up to the main event to face Reece McLaren after Moraes withdrew from his defense of his flyweight crown against the Filipino-Australian dynamo.

It was a sigh of relief for Kingad that Kichukov accepted the offer to face him inside the ONE Championship cage on 9 March.

"It happened a little less than two weeks before the bout, so it was certainly nerve-wracking," he admitted. “I am happy that he stepped up to take this bout. My preparations for my return to action will not be futile.”

Despite the last-minute change in opponent, Kingad admitted that he made necessary adjustments in his game plan as he seeks to walk out of the newly-renovated Axiata Arena triumphant.

"It's a different opponent, so there are definitely some things you have to change up. But anything can happen in a bout and that's always my outlook on it. You go into a match, [and] you have to adapt inside the cage. Surely, I will exert a great effort to win this bout," he said.

A former Max Fight bantamweight titleholder, Kichukov owns 20 pro matches and has competed in three bouts under the ONE Championship banner.

Moreover, the 27-year-old Bulgarian journeyman has a penchant for spectacular submission finishes as eight of his 13 victories have come by way of tapout.

Kingad guarantees a better version of himself as he crosses paths with a hungry competitor like Kichukov, who aims to break his five-bout losing skid and notch his first win on Asia’s premier martial arts stage.

“There shouldn’t be room even for a single mistake in this bout. Expect that I will be a better competitor inside the cage. My team has prepared a good strength and conditioning program to level up my cardio. I made sure to sharpen my striking. I also invested time in my ground game,” he shared.

Kingad admitted that his first-round submission setback to Moraes almost four months ago acted as a reasonable opportunity to patch the loopholes in his skillset and mature as an athlete.

“It’s not a defeat. I think of it as a lesson. It has served as an inspiration and a reminder to work hard and push myself to the limit in training,” he stated. “I am still young, and there are a lot to learn in this sport. I believe great things are ahead of me.”

The young Team Lakay flyweight talent pointed out the he seeks to open his 2018 calendar on a high note through a convincing victory over Kichukov.

“The end of my 2017 left a bad taste in my mouth. My desire is to redeem myself and start my 2018 by winning my match against my Bulgarian opponent. I don’t want to sit here and be relaxed. I don’t want him to take my winning moment away from me. My mind is focused on getting that victory,” he concluded.

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Get Grilled Goodness this Summer at FamilyMart

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Summer is all about taking it easy and making time to savor the things you enjoy. Nothing marks the coming of slow, laid-back days like firing up the grill and indulging in flavorful meats perfect for this season.

And now you can get your grilled favorites whenever you feel like it thanks to FamilyMart! Choose from our newest Grilled Rice Meals that include Java Rice, Atchara, and Toyomansi for only P79.

If you’re looking for the familiar flavor of home-grilled goodness, nothing beats sinking your teeth into the tender, juicy meat of FamilyMart’s Inihaw na Liempo. Seasoned perfectly, this meal is one that’s sure to be your new lunchtime staple.

For those who’d like to keep it a little lighter, FamilyMart’s Inihaw na Bangus Belly is sure to become your favorite! This way, you get the grilled goodness you know and love while still keeping tabs on your calorie count.

If you’d like to mix it up a bit, add a serving of FamilyMart’s Tinapa Spring Rolls for a fuller meal! Enjoy the smoky flavors of the familiar lumpia with a twist for only P29 or make it a meal with rice for only P39.

What are you waiting for? Visit a FamilyMart near you today and get your fill of the grilled meals you know and love.

For updates, exciting products, and awesome deals, like and follow FamilyMart Philippines on Facebook, @familymartph on Instagram, and @FamilyMartPH on Twitter.  For store locations or more information on FamilyMart Philippines, log on to www.familymart.com.ph.

FamilyMart is the 2nd largest convenience store chain in the world with over 18,000 stores across Asia. In the Philippines, FamilyMart has branches in Makati, Fort Bonifacio, Quezon City, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Pasay, Alabang and Laguna.

5th Entrepreneur and Franchise Expo to Launch on March 9, 2018

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Philippines’ No. 1 Entrepreneur and Franchise event, the Entrepreneur and Franchise Expo [EFE], is set to launch on March 9, 2018, at Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.

Now on its 5th year, EFE is a trade exhibition and networking event dedicated to showcasing multiple franchise concepts, from food and drinks to health, fashion, grooming, salons, cleaning, automobile, transportation, storage and much more. This 3- day event will also feature multiple business suppliers dedicated to empower small and medium-sized business owners.

With its tagline “Your Step to Success”, EFE is organized by Mediacom Solutions Inc., a leading trade show and conference organizer from the Philippines. The show expects 100 Franchise Businesses and SME Business Suppliers to participate with over 10,000 Visitors. This tradeshow brings together thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners from multiple industries.

“Franchising remains one of the most popular ways for Filipinos to start a business. It is expected that the franchise industry in the Philippines will grow by 20% by the end of 2018. The goal of the Entrepreneur and Franchise Expo is to give aspiring entrepreneurs an overview of the franchise industry in the Philippines and to connect franchisors with interested franchisees. At the same time the expo will also showcase various business suppliers catering to small and medium-sized businesses that can help them to grow their business.” says EFE organizer and Mediacom Solutions Inc. CEO, David Abrenilla.  

EFE is sponsored by CignalTV, RK Franchise Consultancy and Benchmark.

Don’t miss this great opportunity and register online to attend the expo for free at www.efe.ph.   

For exhibition and sponsorship inquiries contact Elvis Elorde at +6325094792, or +639273951575, or send an email to elvis@efe.ph.

Connect with the Entrepreneur and Franchise Expo via Facebook at www.facebook.com/EFEph

DOE to Energize Off-grid Areas

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EMPOWERING REMOTE AREAS: Feasibility studies conducted in Mindanao and Bohol using small renewable energy-based productive applications were presented by the DOE and EU-ASEP. The studies entail sustainable power access and local economic development in the chosen areas. In photo together with DOE Undersecretary Jesus Cristino Posadas (2nd from right) are (L-R) ASEP Expert Ces Rodriguez, Municipality of Malita Barangay Little Baguio Chair Ferdinand San, International Cooperation and Development EU Director General Stefano Manservisi, NEDA Director General Ernesto M. Pernia, Municipality of Don Marcelino Barangay Baluntaya Chair Amado Cano and Municipality of Getafe Barangay Banacon Chair Rodrigo Ismael.

Three off-grid areas in Mindanao and Bohol were chosen as the pilot sites for the collaboration involving the Department of Energy (DOE), National Electrification Administration and the European Union-Access to Sustainable Energy Program (EU-ASEP).

The DOE and NEA on Friday (2 March) presented the program intended to put in place small renewable energy-based applications to spur economic development in host areas and the environs.

The DOE tapped the technical assistance of experts, through EU-ASEP, to expand the country’s sustainable and renewable energy sources and utilization.

Representing Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, DOE Undersecretary Jesus Cristino Posadas said “there is a close correlation between energy, particularly electricity and social and economic development as being energy-poor is poverty-bound.”

“Most of the poorest of the poor are located in remote and far-flung areas which are not connected to the main grids of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao –the so-called off-grid areas.”

“Energizing these power-poor areas will enable economic and social activities to be started and be sustained there,” added Posadas.

Off-grid areas being powered using diesel generators, the costliest power source, Posadas said decentralized mini-grids and solar home systems could revolutionize the energization in these areas.

EU-ASEP feasibility studies identified the common agricultural activities (i.e., corn shelling, flour grounding, rice hulling, winnowing, cassava and coconut grating, abaca stripping and fishing) in the areas where small-RE based productive applications can be utilized to improve production for economic growth.

The three pilot sites include Sitio New Mabuhay in Malita and Sitio Mahayag in Don Marcelino both located in Davao Occidental with proposed projects on modernized abaca and corn processing, respectively; while Barangay Banacon in Getafe, Bohol was proposed with an ice plant (with household micro-grinding) project.

The studies revealed that agricultural production in the above industries is way higher when using small RE-based productive applications, thus contributing more to the economic growth of the area.

EU-ASEP also identified the challenges in providing sustainable livelihood opportunities for households in remote off-grid communities, such as low income, micro scale, distance from markets, lack of local entrepreneurial capacity and sustainability problems, including technical and financial.

The feasibility studies were presented in the Experts Symposium on Renewable Energy-Based Productive Applications in Off-Grid Areas held at the Marquis Events Place in BGC, Taguig City.

The event was attended by partner national government agencies including NEDA, DOF and NEA,  international partners including EU-ASEP officials and partners, energy stakeholders including the Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Bohol II Electric Cooperative, various energy companies, members of the media, and the community leaders and representatives from the pilot areas, Davao Occidental and Bohol.

More Extreme Sports Action Revs Up All-New Season of “Nitro Circus Live: World Tour” on AXN this March

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Reality series returns March 5, Monday-Wednesday at 7:25pm

Global sensation Travis Pastrana and his fearless Nitro Circus crew perform in their first ever North American tour in the latest season of Nitro Circus Live: World Tour, which premieres March 5 on AXN.

After sellout shows around the world, 17-time X Games gold medalist Pastrana leads his crew of daredevil bike riders and the world’s greatest action sports stars across the United States of America for the first time as they take on the most spectacular and dangerous stunts ever attempted with behind-the-scenes drama and nonstop action.

The show features the stars of the original series together with well-known superstars in freestyle motocross, BMX and skate, plus outrageous stunts off the 50-foot-high Nitro Gigant-A-Ramp.

Don’t miss the series of heart-stopping choreographed riding, base jumping and a whole bunch of jaw-dropping, mind-blowing stunts and tricks in the greatest action sports spectacle ever produced.

Nitro Circus Live 4: World Tour premieres on March 5, and airs from Monday to Wednesday at 7:25pm, first and exclusive on AXN.

AXN is available on Cablelink Channel 38, Cignal Channel 121, Destiny Cable Channel
49, G Sat Channel 51, and SKYCable Channel 49. AXN HD is available on SKYCable
Channel 247.

Contemporary Issues with Hilarious Twists Return in Latest Season of “The Carmichael Show” This March on Sony Channel

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Season 3 begins March 4, Sunday at 8:30 pm

Standup comedian Jerrod Carmichael is back for more spirited conversations with his family in the new season of the comedy series The Carmichael Show whichpremieres on Sony Channel on March 4.

What starts out as heated discussions on contemporary issues end up in humorous arguments as Carmichael discovers the ties that bind his relationships with this wife Maxine (Amber West), and his opinionated family - his admirable brother Bobby (Lil Rey Howery) and his old-fashioned parents, the outspoken Joe (David Alan Grier) and the deeply religious Cynthia (Loretta Devine).

In the season opener, the family gets into a debate about consent that sends Bobby into a spiral when a friend of Maxine and Jerrod's posts about her sexual assault on social media.

The Carmichael Show Season 3 premieres on March 4 and airs every Sunday at 8:30pm.

Sony Channel is available on Cablelink Channel 39, Cignal Channel 120, Destiny Cable Channel 35, G Sat Channel 48, and SKYCable Channel 35.

Exclusive Networks Expands Operations in the Philippines

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Growing Demand in Cybersecurity Drives Partnerships with Imperva and LogRhythm 

IN PHOTO (FROM L-R): Andrew Draper – AVP for Asia, Imperva; Renato Garcia – Country Manager – Philippines, Exclusive Networks; Ang Chye Hin – Director of Sales (Asia Pacific and Japan), LogRhythm

                                                            

Exclusive Networks, the value-added security and technology (VAST) company, has announced new partnerships with Imperva and LogRhythm that have been forged in response to the growing cybersecurity maturity of Asian markets.

The company also recently acquired Transition Systems Asia, a value-added distributor, as part of its expansion into Asia, including the Philippines.

In the Philippines, the importance of securing citizens against cyber threats is strongly emphasized in the “National Cybersecurity Plan 2022”. This five-year strategy from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) seeks to raise the country’s cybersecurity awareness and capabilities to global standards.

In crafting the plan, DICT recognizes the importance of protecting every single internet user as well as the Philippines' critical information infrastructure (CII), government networks, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and big businesses and corporations.

Disruptive Distribution

By expanding its operations in Asia and the Philippines, in particular, Exclusive Networks is using its unique capabilities to enhance the region’s cybersecurity posture and foster its own transformative strategy through traditional distribution channels.

Exclusive Networks accelerates market entry and growth for innovative cybersecurity, networking and infrastructure technologies. It works with thousands of reseller companies around the world to boost their business opportunities in cybersecurity and achieve new revenue streams within the changing technology landscape.

Renowned as the ‘go-to’ VAD partner for

disruptive cybersecurity technologies,

Exclusive Networks continually challenges traditional VAD models, redefining value and creating differentiation.  It promotes ‘Disruptive Distribution’, responding to new demands and prospects driven by more than entrepreneurial spirit.  

Exclusive Networks thoroughly screens and analyses hot new vendors before taking the best on-board. Its extensive knowledge of the market allows it to understand emerging trends and opportunities which its partners can then convert into profit-making businesses.

One prominent advantage of this unique disruption of the supply chain is that each national and regional Exclusive Networks business unit is free to react to its own instincts, applying its market experience and cultural awareness, without beingconstrained by bureaucratic hierarchies. These units are easier to do business with and act faster than other resellers.

New Partners

Imperva is a leading provider of data and application security solutions that protect business-critical information on-premises, in the cloud, and across hybrid environments using best-in-class solutions. Imperva’s SecureSphere, Incapsula, and CounterBreach provides granular visibility into how users access data and applications, and uses sophisticated user tracking and classification to detect and block cyberattacks, botnets, unauthorized users and malicious insiders while ensuring compliance.

Imperva is the leader for four consecutive years in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls. Imperva’s application security protects your websites, infrastructure and name servers from low-and-slow and volumetric DDoS attacks 24/7 with web application security testing. It blocks SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and remote file inclusion so your web applications stay secure. Imperva uses multiple security methods like dynamic profiling, rate limiting, and access controls to safeguard vulnerable APIs and mobile applications. 

LogRhythm pioneered Threat Lifecycle Management (TLM) technology, empowering organizations to rapidly detect, respond to and neutralize damaging cyber threats. The TLM platform unifies leading-edge data lake technology, artificial intelligence, security analytics and security automation and orchestration in a single end-to-end solution. It combines people, process, and technology, empowering the cyber team by sorting through the noise to highlight and investigate high-priority threats.

LogRhythm serves as the foundation for the AI-enabled security operations center, helping customers secure their cloud, physical and virtual infrastructures for both IT and OT environments. Its data security and management functionalities allow visibility on all devices and monitor the logs of each device on possible threats using its unique security intelligence analytics SIEM platform.

The LogRhythm Platform uniquely delivers effective end-to-end TLM—from forensic data collection and analysis, through neutralization, to full recovery. It can be easily tailored to help companies meet specific security needs and scale alongside as the organization matures.

LogRhythm’s core Products are LogRhythm Enterprise, a unified, scalable solution for large organizations and LogRhythm XM, an efficient, affordable packaged solution tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises.

For enterprises looking for a solution to detect known and unknown user-based threats, LogRhythm’s User and Entity Behavior Analytics(UEBA) detects anomalous user behavior via machine learning(ML). The solution augments the team’s current security environment, accelerating detection and response so organizations stay ahead as cyberthreats rapidly evolve.

QUOTES

Exclusive Networks

“Our expansion into Asia and the Philippines, is part of our overall VAST strategy to be a global leader for various areas of information technology, including cybersecurity. We believe this presents an excellent opportunity for us to promote and establish our disruptive distribution strategy in new markets.

“We are confident that our new partners Imperva and LogRhythm will add significant value to our current mix of innovative solutions and technologies. At the same time, their contributions will strengthen our corporate direction; to be an end-to-end solutions provider that meets local needs and demand,” said Renato Garcia, country manager, Exclusive Networks Philippines.

Imperva

“With this partnership, Imperva will be able to recommend tailored cyber security solutions to the Philippines market. I believe that this partnership with Exclusive Networks will provide better local coverage and service to our clients,” said Andrew Draper, Area Vice President for Asia.

LogRhythm

With Exclusive Networks’ expertise and experience, we trust that our partnership will be able to better address needs of customers in the Philippines and across the region. The Philippines government’s cybersecurity plan underscores the immediate need to overcome the uncertainties and dangers of today’s evolving threat landscape. Organizations will soon need to recognize the need for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in order to become more effective in detecting true threats and minimizing false positives automatically. This is a critical priority especially if organizations want to stay ahead of sophisticated cybercriminals,” said Joanne Wong, Senior Regional Director for Asia Pacific & Japan at LogRhythm

DOTr Partners with JICA, Academe, for Establishment of First-Ever Philippine Railways Institute

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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) partnered with various academic institutions and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in establishing the first-ever Philippine Railways Institute (PRI).

During the first day of Transportation Summit (TransMit) 2018 in Intramuros, Manila yesterday, 1 March 2018, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with various academic institutions to ensure that the country will be able to provide the human and knowledge resources needed to design, build, operate, and maintain the massive railways pipeline under the Duterte Administration’s Build, Build, Build program.

The academic institutions involved in the partnership are TransMit host Mapua University, National University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Technological Institute of the Philippines, and the University of Santo Tomas.

The DOTr and JICA also signed the Records of Discussion, which sets out the steps and timeline for the establishment of the PRI.

Currently, the Philippines only has 77-km. of operational railways. But under the Duterte Administration’s Build Build Build program, the DOTr targets to build 1,900-km. of rails by 2022.

“Delivering this massive railways pipeline will require not just the more than 1 trillion pesos that the government will be investing, it will also require talented and hardworking individuals, especially young and optimistic ones, who are committed to serving the nation,” Undersecretary for Railways TJ Batan said.

He added that while building new railways is important, it is equally important to ensure that the new trains and other components of these new railways are operated and maintained efficiently, reliably, and on a par with international best practices.

The Philippine Railways Institute (PRI) is envisioned to become a training institution and licensing body, which will ensure that all individuals who will operate and maintain the trains, as well as other personnel involved in operations, will have the necessary skills, qualifications, and service-oriented mindset.

"The PRI will ensure that the Philippines' Golden Age of Infrastructure will be sustained and will continue delivering the reliable service that our people deserve long after all of the Build Build Build projects are completed,” Batan said. 

The NEW Fujifilm X-A5 Launch and Ambassadors

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Summer is fast approaching and there is no better way to celebrate it than to capture all those remarkable moments! With the launch of the NEW Fujifilm X-A5, seven new brand ambassadors made sure you’re summer-ready -- Shy Carlos, Issa Pressman, Michelle Dy, Janeena Chan, Bea Benedicto, Chelsea Robato, Katarina Rodriguez and Andi Eigenmann.

Capture your fun adventures with the Fujifilm X-A5, the smallest and lightest mirrorless digital camera from the X Series range. Combining a new 24.2 megapixel sensor with the X Series signature color reproduction technology, the X-A5 levels up with a newly developed zoom lens, 4K movie recording, touch screen, and the latest Bluetooth pairing technology, perfect for all your social media updates!

Is vlogging part of your summer checklist? Just like beauty vlogger Michelle Dy and fitness enthusiast Bea Benedicto, you can document your passions by using the X-A5’s High-speed HD Video function. There is also a 2.5mm microphone jack, for better sound recording. The X-A5 allows you to record your favorite activities in HD video up to quad speed for slow motion slips. You can also have different bokeh-similar effects with its Multi Focus Mode. It automatically stacks 4K quality images while cleverly changing the depth of field required. Now you won’t miss a snap with X-A5’s 4K Burst function -- shooting 15 frames per second in 4K image quality.

Summer sunshine makes anyone feel bright and vibrant. Capture your good side by having perfect selfies and groufies with the X-A5’s touch screen 180-degree tilting rear LCD Screen. The 180-degree rotation also activates the Eye AF function. This helps our beauty mavens, blogger and host Janeena Chan and Miss Intercontinental 2017 First Runner-up Katarina Rodriguez take high-quality self-portraits by focusing on their eyes. It also has the three-level Portrait Enhancer Mode, which improves skin tone. It really is the perfect gadget to level-up those summer selfies!

For our resident island girls, actress Andi Eigenmann and model Chelsea Robato, harsh sunlight is no longer a problem. Take in summer’s vivid lighting with X-A5’s increased range of ISO Sensitivity extended to ISO 128000, and feel free to be artistic with its Film Simulation Modes. Aside from its standard 11 film simulation modes, the X-A5 also has 2 new advanced features -- Fog Remove and HDR Art.  The new intuitive touch-panel GUI LCD facilitates a live view of film simulations, which allows you to choose the filter you want to use.


For singer Issa Presmann and actress Shy Carlos, summer in the city wont be boring at all as you can still capture those sun-kissed skylines with the Fujifilm X-A5! With its newly developed 24.2 megapixel APS-C sensor partnered with Fujinon lenses, the X-A5 levels up your run-of-the-mill photos with better image resolution, thus ensuring finer details of photo’s texture, form, and even the atmosphere of your chosen landscape. It outperforms previous models in terms of SR+AUTO mode, color reproduction performance and “skin tone” reproduction capability.

The new Fujifilm X-A5 comes in three colors -- pink, brown, and silver. This compact camera comes with a new kit lens, XC15-45mmF3.5-5.6 OIS PZ, currently the smallest and lightest zoom lens. It is the first electric power zoom in the Fujinon Lens Family and has a minimum shooting distance of 5cm from the lens surface for macro.

Apart from the new ambassadors, present during the Fujifilm X-A5 launch are photography enthusiasts Ramon Bautista, Roxanne Barcelo, Victor Basa, Jay Contreras, Sarah Abad, Kim Cruz, Kerwin King, Deegee Razon, Shaira Luna, Reese Lansangan, Erika Rabara, and Lharby Policarpio.

Join this summer’s stylish set of ambassadors by getting yourself the hottest accessory this season, the Fujifilm X-A5!

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FEU Short Film "Retrospektib" Competes at ASEANnale After Active Vista Win

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Fresh from its victory at the Active Vista Short Film Competition, a satirical film on Martial Law is representing Far Eastern University at the first Film and Multimedia Competition and Exhibition of the ASEAN Biennale. ASEANnale 2018 will culminate with an awarding ceremony on March 2 at the UP Asian Center in Diliman, Quezon City.

Retrospektib, which was made by FEU communication students as a project for their Cinema Production or CNM2 class, recently won third prize at Active Vista “for taking the audience into a brave harrowing yet comical journey through the nightmares of dictatorship.”

Written and directed by Daryll Jameson Apaga, the short film focuses on three male activists who try to escape the atrocities of the Narkos regime. Jay (Julio Garcia) persuades Boyong (David Paul Farma) and Ramon (Renz Silverio) to travel through time with the help of Mang Jun (Andres Balano), a local quack doctor. However, Boyong is hesitant about Jay’s plan on running away from it all. They will soon discover a life-changing scenario in the present time.

Apaga got ample support from Malayang Paskilan Productions led by  producer Ira Locnen, director of photography Nathan Olid, production designers Enna Sarmiento and Jaimie Del Rosario, costume designers Wency Bautizado, Pau Latoza and Dominique Fausto, soundmen Mark Ordiz and Davey Clemente, and production managers Clarinette Cariaga and Gesma Rebagay. Apaga and Locnen later teamed up with Elijah Gador in editing the film.

Dr. Grace J. Alfonso, ASEANnale Organizing Committee Chair, said that the three-day conference seeks to encourage cultural and academic dialogue grounded on the concept of students and faculty as co-creators of knowledge and works.

Apart from showcasing select creative and research works from the 10 ASEAN countries, ASEANnale seeks to promote a community of scholars through film and multimedia, poster exhibition, paper presentation, and international symposium on three sub-themes shared by numerous parties in the region: Diaspora, Disasters and Democracy. The event is envisioned to be a space for the sharing of voices, collaboration and networking of ASEAN higher education students and faculty.

Apaga believes that “art can be a space of dissent and resistance.” For him, freedom of expression is significant as it “gives the oppressed a voice in the public sphere.” The filmmaker, who hails from San Mateo, Isabela, warns Filipinos not to be complacent during this period in our history.

“Wag nating ‘takasan’ o kalimutan ang kasaysayan specifically ang mga nangyari noong panahon ng martial law. Sa panahong kalat na ang fake news at kabilaan ang mga apologists at revisionists, kailangan natin ng kamalayan tungkol sa pinakamadilim na bahagi ng ating kasaysayan. Pwedeng mangyari ulit to kung hindi tayo magiging kritikal sa nangyayari sa lipunan,” he reiterated.

Retrospektib previously won Best Screenplay, Best Production Design and 2nd Best Picture at the 2017 Sinepiyu and Outstanding Ensemble at CineSB7. It was also exhibited at Pineapple Lab in Barangay Poblacion, Makati City as part of FRINGEMNL 2018 and at UPLB REDREC Auditorium at the recent Pelikultura: The Calabarzon Film Festival.