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Cyrus Valdez: Making the Cut

Cyrus Valdez: Making the Cut

HE THOUGHT, and there was nothing. Cyrus Jay Valdez and his team of 11 were down to filming their last few scenes of the short film Forever Natin. Time was running out. He was almost at his breaking point. Was he going to let the pressure get to him? “If…
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Faces of Dapitan (08/05/2016)

Faces of Dapitan (08/05/2016)

“How long does it take you to adjust to a new environment?” “I don’t think it will take long. I mean, we have friendly people around.” “You just met them here?” “Yeah, I just met them here.” “Then, you clicked immediately?” “Yeah. We kept texting.” “How do you cope with…
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Faces of Dapitan (04/19/2016)

Faces of Dapitan (04/19/2016)

“Para kanino 'yung balloons?” "Binigyan kasi kami nung friends namin so nahiya naman kami kung wala kaming ibabalik, kaya binili namin 'to para sa kanila. At saka very close kami." “Gaano ba kaimportante 'yung pagbibigay sa mga kaibigan?” "'Yung pagbibigay kasi namin na ‘to parang small thing lang compared sa…
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Faces of Dapitan (02/14/2016)

Faces of Dapitan (02/14/2016)

  “Naranasan mo na bang buhatin ng special someone ‘yung bag mo?” "Opo." “Siya (Anthony) ba?” "Hindi, (laughs) pero nabubuhat din niya minsan. Lalo na ‘pag lalabas ako ng classroom tapos naiiwan ‘yung bag ko sa room, dadalhin nalang niya sa’kin paglabas niya." “Ano ang nararamdaman mo ‘pag nakikita mo…
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Faces of Dapitan (11/01/2015)

Faces of Dapitan (11/01/2015)

"Bakit importante sa inyo na maganda 'yung flowers na ina-arrange ninyo tuwing Undas?" "Siyempre, since once a year lang ang Undas, parang 'yun lang 'yung significance ng mga pag-alala natin sa mga yumao nating kamag-anak. Magtitipid ka ba kung mahal mo talaga ang isang tao? Ano ang essence ng paggawa…
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Faces of Dapitan – 10/15/2015

Faces of Dapitan – 10/15/2015

“Maaari po ba kayong magkuwento ng pagkakataon na pinakanalungkot kayo?” “Siguro ito na lang. Kasi pang-fifth year ko na…eh ga-graduate na sana ako last year [kaso] kulang ang subjects ko. [Ang] pinakanakaka-depress [na pagkakataon ay ‘yung] nakikita ko ‘yung batchmates ko [na] guma-graduate. Actually, nandoon ako nung graduation, so umiiyak…
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