Recalling how the Pantabangan Dam had disrupted the lives of kinsmen in the southern part of Sierra Madre, the Remontados in Tanay, Rizal, stand their ground in opposition to the proposed Kaliwa-Kanan Dam, a project of the Marcoses funded by the World Bank.
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The Sierra Madre mountain range was infamous in the '70s and '80s for being a stronghold of the New People's Army. In Sabangan, Lito Cuaresma and his crew shed light to the material conditions that might have given rise to such situation. The film narrates the struggles of the Remontado indigenous people amid threat of displacement caused by the Kaliwa-Kanan Dam, in addition to already dire living conditions caused by poverty and government neglect of national minorities. Cuaresma and co's camera is as firm as the Remontados' collective dissent, capturing their everyday life (majority of which is devoted for agricultural labor) to demonstrate their harmony with nature and to reinforce their right to stay in their ancestral land. As we combat climate change in the 21st century, it is also imperative that we demand accountability from the state forces who drove these environmental defenders away from their ancestral lands.
Matagal nang isyu itong Kaliwa Dam at mas nakakakilabot panoorin yung dokyu ngayon dahil patuloy pa rin itong nangyayari.
Ganda nung pagbookend ng pelikula sa pagpapakita ng halaga ng kalikasan. Una sa shots sa intro, sa pagkakasunod-sunod ng imahe ng kalikasan hanggang sa pagpapakita ng human intervention na akala'y pagsira pero pahayag pala ng relasyon ng mga Dumagat sa lupang kinabubuhayan. Hanggang sa pagsasara, imahe ulit ng kalikasan sabay ang daing ng mga katutubo.
Straight to the point ang mensahe mula sa imahe hanggang sa mga panayam. Dumadagundong ang panawagang patuloy nating ipagtanggol ang lupang ninuno.
and fuck the chinese for bombing Kaliwa Dam
We all know that Sierra Madre is the shield of LUZON from the stormSSSS
It frustrates me knowing that Kaliwa Dam is being built after they fought for Kaliwa-Kanan dam. People are still fighting--- 'cause so many lives will be affected. Cause truth to be told, only rich people will benefit from it. Bourgeoisie who has the government supports and Peti-bourgeoisie. It's making me sick that the system that we lived in, Capitalism, only cares about the economy, they don't really care about their people.
All we can do is educate people what will happen if this dam continues. We need to protest. We need to unite people!
Kaunlaran ng industrialisasyon ay isang peligro and nagiging dulot ng pagiging atrasado ng mga katutubong tribo.
