Betchie Villar
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A graduating journalism student at Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Writes and reads constantly. Sketches and paint here and there. Photographs on occasion. Loves playing music all the time. Maximizes art in different forms.
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Unraveling ‘Bayan Ko,’ A Smuggled Film Worth of Freedom and Fiasco
A recollection of the dark past they want to eradicate. A reflection of the diming present they manipulate. All wrapped in a smuggled film “Bayan Ko,” is an uncompromised story screened in 1984 at the expense of its fearless director’s liberty.
By Betchie Villar2 years ago in Critique
To wear their broken shoes
“I don‘t need your pity nor your sermon, I only need you to understand me.“ Whenever my friends or fellow youth in our church share their personal problems before, I always say “Oh, I have experienced that as well! You know what...” I tried to prove how I can relate to their situation by sharing what happened to me and by strongly agreeing with what they felt. I did it ‘passionately’ every time thinking it was helpful and what they need.
By Betchie Villar2 years ago in Confessions
