Pinoy (ma)Pride: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Filipino Representation in Print Media

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d ewor For Upon di s c er nmentwi t ht he gr oup,we s a wt hatFi l i pi no r epr es ent at i oni npopul armedi al i k epr i nti sas pec t r um t hatr anges f r ompoort oe x c el l ent .

Themodul esonr epr es ent at i onands emi ot i c s pr ovi dedas ol i df r amewor kt or ec ogni z et hepowert hes ec onc ept s hol di ns hapi ngc onv er s at i onsandper pet uat i ngc er t ai nnar r at i v esof ouri dent i t yandpeopl e.Themedi ai t emswe ’ v eunc ov er edf ur t her hi ghl i ght edt henuanc est hate xi s twheni tc omest oc r i t i qui ngand hei ri nt er pr et at i onsofwhati tmeanst obeaFi l i pi noand anal yz i ngt whatourl i v ede xper i enc esar e.Thegr oupbel i ev esi twoul dn’ tbe wor t hwhi l et os i mpl ydi c hot omi z et hes eobj ec t si nbl ac kandwhi t e, bec aus easwe ’ v el ear ned,r epr es ent at i onpl a ysupons ubj ec t i vi t y , es pec i al l yvi aac ons t r uc t i oni s tt ak e.Wes t r ongl ypus hf orc r i t i c al t hi nki ngwheni tc omest omedi ac ons umpt i on,henc eourmaj or c r i t er i a goi ng i nt ot hi s di gi t als c r apbook i st he e xi s t enc e of denc ei nf or medmedi at hat ’ sa war e, s ens i t i v e, andt r ut hf ul t oour evi l i v ede xper i enc esasFi l i pi nosandar es i mpl ynotpr edet er mi ni s t i c myt hs under t ok eni z ed or f et i s hi z ed vi ewpoi nt s .Though we r ec ogni z et he i mpos s i bi l i t y ofan al l enc ompas s i ng and per f ec t s naps hotofournat i onhood, wec ans t i l l —att hev er yl eas t —pus hf or l ens est hatac c ur at el yc apt ur eourdynami s m andv oi c est hatec ho ourowns t r uggl esandper i pher i es .

T oours ur pr i s e, t hegapst hate xi s t i nmedi ar epr es ent at i onc anbebot ht hef aul tofourownki nandt hat off or ei gns ens es , henc et hei s s uest hatar i s ef r om t hes ec has msc an onl y be br i dged by a t hor ough e xami nat i on ofper s onalbi as es , pr ej udi c e,and powerpl a y .Handi nhand,wec an c er t ai nl ybui l d bet t ers t agest hatwoul ds hi net heappr opr i at el i ghtt oouri dent i t y .

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Fi l i pi not abl oi ds ,par t i c ul ar l y ,Bul garpr oduc ese xagger at ed,s ens at i onal i z ed, andmi s i nf or medr epor t sofr ealFI l i pi noi dent i t i esandev ent s .Edi t or shandl enews r epor t sfic kl emi ndedl y ,f eedi ngt hei rr eader swi t hnas t yent er t ai nmenti ns t eadof c r edi bl eandeduc at i onali nf or mat i on.Thi ss howspoorr epr es ent at i on notonl yof Fi l i pi nos ' l i v esbutmos tes pec i al l yi tt ar ni s hest her eput at i onoft heFi l i pi nopr es sand t he abi l i t y ofFi l i pi nos t o uphol di nt egr i t y wi t ht hei rwor ds among mas s es .

Fur t her mor e,t hepubl i c at i on oft hes et abl oi dsi nvi t es and t ol er at esvi ewer st o ef ort het hr i l l oft hegos s i por“ c hi s mi s ”whi c hwoul dc ons equent l ys how c ons umemor t hatFi l i pi nosar epeopl ewhoc r a v egos s i pandar es us c ept i bl et omani pul at i on.I na wa y , i ts howsunfil t er edi nf or mat i onandar t i c l esi nt hei rmos tr a wandbar es tf or m, but t hedel i v er yofs uc hi nf or mat i ont ai nt st heFi l i pi nor epr es ent at i onoft hei rval ues , es pec i al l yt hei rc r edi bi l i t y ,i nt egr i t y and l i t er ac y as pr i nt medi a pr oduc er s andc ons umer s .

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ymbol eds z i xual e s eenahyper b s y a w l a s a h s ' r s l r no .The endarGi uded mi l nc Cal yi l yas' al t i i s r e v dent o r t n nai ) o pi c i d? l h Fi c i h yearol ,w es i t i c i eda15t as spubl y' r t uevert us o d y n i e v l a o c H h i ( l o i " c h ? l s p a o o y d e h ean oft ngpe ns i mi ar edanal t c m kanabangk ki i s t Nakat ementdepi s i t on" i r t e eadofi v t d a ns ques i d s r t a n o e b l l em s i t ebi nc adver Qui r n o o u e l q i t l o n p i n r a i p N s m i a s h i T x e om r m. f or f at ,ands y et i on”pl oc i at ns ent yi s h e c r r p a e i r r t y l d a e n p l a , o r s t o n r i e e v h m at er beha butr , es i t i dent womenempow nai pi ng“ i mi ai l uefil r or yc ngt i edl t andf n , y e t s i e n uppos r i l s p u e c r s t a o m n r e sar nghype i endar m l r a o c f r f e o o p t t f e l o t n t u e n o r e a d i l hi nm ai med t nc er eandent gaz l men and eve a o u w x e s n r o o f t n c o i e j t b a t oi ano xpl ce i t s i al t api sc y’ r t ndus ohol i c al . s t oduc pr l el s

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Apo WhangOd’ sc ov er s t or yi n Vogue Phi l i ppi nes l i es s omewher ei nt he mi ddl ei fi t s r epr es ent at i v ef ac ul t yr egar di ng Fi l i pi no i dent i t y wer et obeques t i oned.

Thepor t r ai ti t s el fwasabl et o c apt ur e t he per c ei v ed beaut y of i ndi genous c ommuni t i es ,and i ts pok ev ol umesf ort het at t oo ar t i s t ’ ss el f hood.Howev er ,i ti ss i gni fic antt hatwe ogni z antofhow t hes ement alper c ept i ons bec omec wer ef or medandwhywewer ec ompel l edt ot hi nkof ApoWhangOdi nahea vi l yc ons t r ai nedandgl or i fied manner .

Whi l et hear t i c l es uc c es s f ul l ypl ac edal uc ent s pot l i ghton a gr oup t hatl ac ksr epr es ent at i on i n moder naf f ai r sofPhi l i ppi nes oc i et y ,t hi spar t i c ul ar por t r a yal ofFi l i pi noi dent i t yonl yt ouc hedt hes ur f ac e andwass uper fic i al i nas ens e.

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MORALOF T HES T O RY OnPhi l i ppi neKomi ks , &Fi l i pi noVal ue s

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ThePhi l i ppi neKomi ksar eagoodr epr es ent at i on oft heFi l i pi noat t i t udes —onet hati swi l l i ngt ot ak eas t ep t owar dj us t i c e,pr ac t i c i ng good wi l land t he s pi r i tof ba yani han.Ast hes t or ypr ogr es s eswi t hc onfli c t s ,t he s pot l i ghti spl ac edont heFi l i pi nos , whoar eher oi ci nbot h t hei rwor dsandac t i ons .Asor di nar yaswema ybe,t he Phi l i ppi neKomi ksemphas i z et heher oesi neac honeof us , hr ought heFi l i pi noat t i t udeswepos s es sgr eat l y . evi dentt Andwi t ht hi s , t hePhi l i ppi neKomi ks , t hr ought hel ensof f ol kl or e, br oughtusc l os ert ot her eal i t i esoft henat i on’ s c ons t ants t r uggl e wi t h good and evi l .Thus ,f ur t her e xpoundi ngonwhyc omi c sar egr eatr epr es ent at i ons .

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Wi t h eac h c har ac t er bei ng a wel l r oundeds ymbolofFi l i pi noat t i t udes and c ar i c at ur es ,t he s t or i esofNol iMe T anger eandEl Fi l i bus t er i s moar ee x c el l ent r epr es ent at i ons of Fi l i pi nos t o vi ew t hems el v es as t he l eader s of t hei r gov er nment albodi es ,nott heot herwa y hs t r engt hi sf ound i nt he ar ound. Suc amountofi ndi vi dual swhowi s ht oal t er s omet hi ngi nc or r ec torgi v ev oi c et ot hos e whoe xper i enc ei nj us t i c e.

Thes ear enov el s t hatr eflec teac hper s on' se xi s t enc ewhi l e t el l i ngat al ef r om t heper s pec t i v eofeac h di s t i nc tt eam i ns oc i et y .Theys er v easan under l yi ngc omment ar yande xpr es s i onof c onvi c t i oni nr i ght s ,j us t i c e,andf r eedom, as wel l as t he nec es s i t yt o ac hi ev e t hem—nomat t ert hec os t .

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