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Did you know...
• One of the most famous toys in the world is the yo-yo, which was invented in the Philippines, as a weapon, over four hundred years ago.
• Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, was killed in the Philippines, but not by a yo-yo; he died at the hands of Lapu-Lapu (a local chieftain and Filipino folk-hero) and his warriors during the Battle of Mactan.
• The Philippines is the 3rd largest English-speaking nation in the world despite being colonized by a Spanish-speaking country (Spain) for almost 300 years.
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Jueteng
What is it, who plays it.
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• Tagalog is one of two official languages of the Philippines (the other is English), and was used to develop the Ewok "language" in the film Return of the Jedi.
• Over 35 million cell-phone users in the Philippines send ~400 million text messages per day—more than the U.S. and Europe combined.
• The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7000 islands with more than 200 volcanoes, 900 species of orchids and 70 varieties of bananas, but only 2 seasons (rainy and dry).
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The Rebirth of Freedom
Corazon Aquino takes office
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• Imelda Marcos, wife of former Philippines dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, owned more shoes than anyone in the world (1060 pairs, to be exact).
• The first president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, was forced out of office in 1986 by the People Power Movement, led by Corazon Aquino, the nation’s first female leader, and Asia’s first female president.
• Karaoke, or the "Sing-Along-System," was invented in the Philippines, not Japan, in 1975.
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 “KUBRADOR details three days in the life of Amelita, a middle-aged woman who collects bets for a living. The first two days show her furtively going about her job... On the third day, she takes a break from work and visits the grave of her soldier son who died on duty.
The three days in Amelita’s life depicted in the film could very well be the ordinary Filipino’s own days of their lives. With the country mired in deep poverty and socio-political systems reeling in corruption, life has gotten so hard for most Filipinos that each waking day is spent not living but simply trying to keep alive.”
-Jeffrey Jeturian, director of The Bet Collector
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Do the Hustle
The Cebu Prison dancers
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In Some Countries, Women are First
Indira Gandhi, Corazon Aquino and women who changed the world (read) |
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Gandhi at the Bat
The Mahatma meets the Yankees (read) |
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Right to Write
Bloggers take you inside Iran and the struggle for free speech (read) |
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Vibe Lebanon
Sights, sounds and grooves—live from Beirut (read) |
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THEMES IN THIS FILM |
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Authority • Power • Community • Death • Duty & Responsibility • Economics • Gender Issues • Rituals & Customs • Social Inequality • Women's Issues
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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES |
Discussion Guides that address the following subject-areas are available for this and other films:
•Film Aesthetics
•Geography
•Social Studies
•Culture Studies
•Current Events
Download The Bet Collector Discussion Guide
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RESOURCES |
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Need more information on the Philippines?
Check out these links...
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