UNREPORTED WORLD: Philippines’ Dirty War
Unreported World travels to the Philippines where a war over control of the country’s resources is raging between rich and poor. On one side are the 135 families who hold economic and political power in the country, supported by the government and military, and on the other an armed rebel group. Caught in the middle are hundreds of students, activists and left-wing politicians who have been killed or disappeared without trace.
Friday 14 November 2008
7:30pm, Channel 4
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When I’m in the Philippines I’m generally off the beaten path, and generally far away from tourist areas. What I have observed are heighten tension in some of the areas where I travel, such as Panabo City, in Davao del Norte and Buug, North of Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur. I think about it from time to time, the security of the people and my security, but that gets in the way of relaxing. I hope that a solution that all come to agree on occurs soon, because I would hate to have t shorten my stays when I’m in the Visayas and Mindanao.
I am Filipino living in the UK. Watching this was just dreadful and I feel sorry for the parents who have lost their sons and daughters without a trace due to political activism. It has been an ongoing social & political problem in the Philippines. I hope by publicising it internationally it will bring awareness to people in the world and hopefully the Philippines will get help in solving the issue. BUT would it really do any good to the Philippines at all? Any foreign tourist will not even think of visiting the beautiful islands of the country and enjoy the lovely side of the City after watching that…I just hope something good will come out of it.
I’m a pinay living in the UK. Watching the documentary made me feel almost guilty for not doing enough for my country. Here I am studying human rights, gender equality, and global justice; blinded by the thought that the problems I am reading about in the books is affecting the place and the people close to my heart. I was even more shocked when my husband (Polish-Norwegian) was so affected by it, he even suggested we write a letter to Amnesty International about the growing problem back home. I must admit the publicity Philippines had through the documentary might negatively affect tourism but I think that this kind of investigative journalism would shake up consciences across the globe and would put pressure on our government to do something about it.