ICYMI: San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said he will distribute free tickets to the controversial movie “Maid in Malacañang” to the employees of the local government unit.
Zamora said all local government employees, including its police, other law enforcement authorities, and even school teachers, may avail of the free tickets.on Sunday, July 31, 2022
The said film supposedly depicts the last 72 hours of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and his family in the presidential palace before they fled the country in disgrace in 1986.Chinese-Filipino civic leader Teresita Ang-See disclosed on Saturday that some business groups were called upon by Sen. Imee Marcos, the late ousted dictator’s daughter, to purchase millions of pesos worth of movie tickets for distribution to various schools.
Ang-See, an academician and social activist, said “many schools” had been given the tickets. She said she knew of one business group that was allegedly tapped by the senator to buy 5,000 tickets worth P1.5 million.The movie will be shown on Aug. 3 and another film to counter it, “Katips,” will also open on the same day.
“Katips” by multi-awarded director Vince Tañada tells the story of students and activists during the Marcos martial law regime. It is based on the 2016 stage musical of the same title and has earned 17 nominations from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences .
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