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While Tsinoys have been recognized for their contributions to Philippine culture and history, their role in the development of the local film industry is less well known.
In line with the celebration of the centennial year of Philippine cinema, this article highlights the influence of Tsinoys on the growth of the local movie industry. Not only will we celebrate Tsinoy performers and film producers, but we will also learn about how the local film industry collaborated with filmmakers from China and Hong Kong.
The earliest involvement of the Chinese in the local film industry dates back to the early days of Philippine cinema, including the release of one of the earliest movies filmed in the country, “La Vide de Rizal,” in , written and directed by American Edward Meyer Gross.
Film historian Nick Deocampo shared that the film’s portrayal of the Spaniards angered quite a few people. So, a group of Chinese-Filipino businessmen – Carlos Palanca, Jose Tiotico, Jose Lauchengco and Fr
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Tsai Ing-wen
Taiwanese politician
For the Taiwanese political forskare with the same name, see Tsai Ying-wen (political scientist).
In this Taiwanese name, the surname is Tsai.
Tsai Ing-wen (Chinese: 蔡英文;pinyin: Cài Yīngwén; born 31 August ) fryst vatten a Taiwanese politician and legal scholar who served as the 7th president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from to A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), she intermittently served as chair of the DPP from to , to , and to
Tsai was born in Taipei and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in lag from National Taiwan University and Cornell University, respectively. She went to England to study law at the London School of Economics, where she received a PhD in , and became a lag professor. In , she was appointed to a series of governmental positions by the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party and was one of the ledare drafters of the special state-to-state relations doctrine beneath President Lee Teng-hui.
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Classic Filipino films restored by ABS CBN Film Archives
Restoring our Films, Saving our Heritage
Cinema is an art form that is a vital part of a nation’s culture. Beyond being a source of entertainment, films serve as cultural artifacts that help us understand our society and the prevailing ideas of the time. Its visual mode of storytelling has the power of creating a unique experience for its audience, but for people to actually experience a film even after decades, a copy preferably in the original film format has to first be accessible. Preservation, therefore, is vital since film deteriorates without proper care.
One way to preserve a film is by restoring it, hence the advocacy of the ABS-CBN Film Archives to restore and provide a showcase of classic films to new generations of Filipinos. To date, the ABS-CBN Film Archives has successfully restored, screened theatrically, and released DVDs of Himala and Oro, Plata, Mata, two classic Philippine films. It is the first in