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    Reaction Paper POLITICS, GOVERNANCE W/ PHIL. CONSTI.

    Eugene EJ C. Ramirez

    BSMA 3A

    A Rustling of Leaves

    It's the year 1987. Ferdinand Marcos' regime has just been deposed. President Corazon Aquino, who

    was recently elected, is battling her own troops for control of the country. Father Navaro, a rebel priest,

    and the communist New People's Army continue to fight an armed revolution in the highlands.

    Commander Dante, the rebel army's creator, is released from prison. He decides to run for senator to

    give President Aquino's new democracy a try. June Pala, a radio DJ, is the Anti-Communist Crusade's

    spokesperson. He dresses up as Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels and threatens to dispatch vigilante

    death squads to hunt out underground guerillas and left-wing activists. A rustling of leaves represented

    the farmers' and poor's perspectives as they worked together to save the Philippines from the

    destruction caused by the previous administration. Their passion was strong, but it wasn't enough to

    end the country's widespread oppression. Inside the Philippine Revolution: A Rustling of Leaves

    remained pertinent in these challenging times, depicting an eye-opening and in-depth portrayal of the

    injustices that many Filipinos have endured throughout the years.

    More than a retrospective on a dark era, the film revealed the truth about Aquino's government, which

    was founded on the falsehood that her administration brought about positive change for the country,

    only to reveal no major improvement from the brutal oppressors. The same abuses that occurred

    previously continue to occur today, as the present leadership continues to legalize violence against

    dissenters. Despite the dangers, today's activists continue to put their lives on the line to convey the

    nation's problems and advocate for social change. History does indeed repeat itself, as evidenced by

    past blunders that continue to haunt us today. Even though many years have gone, the irony remains as
    democracy hangs by a thread. A rustle of leaves boldly mirrored our past and present, demonstrating

    that little has changed but the reality that the truth has become less heard, talked of, and real. A

    Rustling of Leaves asks the main question that revolutionaries and the Filipino Left are grappling with:

    should the people's movement continue its guerilla fight or enter legal politics and disclose the

    revolution's secret face? A Rustling of Leaves, edited with the intensity of a drama and featuring original

    music and animation, weaves these components into a dramatic story told in an accessible manner by a

    filmmaker who loves profoundly about her subject.

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