
Alipato at Muog
The abduction of Jonas Burgos in 2007 was brazen – done at noontime in a crowded mall.
Creative Documentary | 85 min | 2019 | Philippines
Language: English, Filipino
Subtitles: English
When Rodrigo Duterte is voted president of the Philippines, he sets in motion a machinery of death to execute suspected drug peddlers, users, and small-time criminals. Aswang follows people whose fates entwine with the growing violence during two years of killings in Manila.
Alyx Ayn Arumpac is a Filipina documentary filmmaker. She received a Master in Documentary Filmmaking from the Docnomads Erasmus Mundus Master Course (Portugal, Hungary, Belgium) and a Bachelor in Film at the University of the Philippines. She directs and produces short documentaries for the top TV network in Manila.
The abduction of Jonas Burgos in 2007 was brazen – done at noontime in a crowded mall.
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