Her Stories: Investigative Reports on Filipino Women in the 1990s, by Cecile C.A. Balgos (1999)—An anthology of PCIJ investigative reports published in major Philippine newspapers from 1995 to 1999. The stories paint a portrait of the Filipina in the 1990s: Challenged by poverty and need, often overlooked by policy makers, but also brave and resilient. P250/US$10
Women in Brackets: A Chronicle of Vatican Power and Control, by Marilen J. Dańguilan, M.D. (1997)—This book on women, the Church and the State, looks at, among others, the wrangling between Church and State over the controversial family planning campaign. P250/US$10
Comfort Woman: Slave of Destiny, by Maria Rosa Henson (1996)—In this gripping autobiography, Ma. Rosa Henson recalls her childhood as the illegitimate daughter of a big landowner, her wartime ordeal and her decision to go public with a secret she had kept for fifty years. P150/US$6
Videos
Behind the Veil: Voices of Moro Women, written by Jo-Ann Q. Maglipon, directed by Jam Bonoan—War or Peace? This is the dilemma faced by the Bangsamoro women. War is bloody and costly. And peace does not always right old wrongs. Through these uncertainties, the anchor that keeps the Bangsamoro woman strong is her religion. The veil is her commitment to Islam. This 20-minute documentary lets us listen to the voices of the women behind the veil. P400/US$15
Luzon: Disaster and Hope (Fast Track to Poverty), written by Howie G. Severino, directed by Antonio Gerena (1993)—a 45-minute documentary on Central Luzon’s population and environment. P600/US$23
No Time for Play, written by Sheila S. Coronel and Luz Rimban, directed by Ditsi Carolino—a 50-minute documentary on the plight of working children and the efforts taken by local governments and NGOs to help them. P600/US$23
No More Sabado Nights, written by Luz Rimban, directed by Kara Magsanoc—a 20-minute documentary that tells the story of how the women of Tawid Sapa organized themselves against wife-beating, set up a refuge for battered women, and even got the government to install electric lines and dig deep wells in their community. P400/US$15
Toxic Sunset: On the Trail of Hazardous Waste from Subic and Clark, directed and produced by Benjamin Pimentel and Louella Lasolla (1992)—a 40-minute documentary which probes the issue of toxic wastes in US military bases in the Philippines. P600/US$23
Her Stories: Investigative Reports on Filipino Women in the 1990s, by Cecile C.A. Balgos (1999)—An anthology of PCIJ investigative reports published in major Philippine newspapers from 1995 to 1999. The stories paint a portrait of the Filipina in the 1990s: Challenged by poverty and need, often overlooked by policy makers, but also brave and resilient. P250/US$10
Women in Brackets: A Chronicle of Vatican Power and Control, by Marilen J. Dańguilan, M.D. (1997)—This book on women, the Church and the State, looks at, among others, the wrangling between Church and State over the controversial family planning campaign. P250/US$10
Comfort Woman: Slave of Destiny, by Maria Rosa Henson (1996)—In this gripping autobiography, Ma. Rosa Henson recalls her childhood as the illegitimate daughter of a big landowner, her wartime ordeal and her decision to go public with a secret she had kept for fifty years. P150/US$6
This is the dilemma faced by the Bangsamoro women. War is bloody and costly. And peace does not always right old wrongs. Through these uncertainties, the anchor that keeps the Bangsamoro woman strong is her religion. The veil is her commitment to Islam. This 20-minute documentary lets us listen to the voices of the women behind the veil. P400/US$15
Luzon: Disaster and Hope (Fast Track to Poverty), written by Howie G. Severino, directed by Antonio Gerena (1993)—a 45-minute documentary on Central Luzon’s population and environment. P600/US$23
No More Sabado Nights, written by Luz Rimban, directed by Kara Magsanoc—a 20-minute documentary that tells the story of how the women of Tawid Sapa organized themselves against wife-beating, set up a refuge for battered women, and even got the government to install electric lines and dig deep wells in their community. P400/US$15
Toxic Sunset: On the Trail of Hazardous Waste from Subic and Clark, directed and produced by Benjamin Pimentel and Louella Lasolla (1992)—a 40-minute documentary which probes the issue of toxic wastes in US military bases in the Philippines. P600/US$23
