MANILA, Philippines – The Film Development Council of the Philippines said Friday, May 15, that the government plans to build an online streaming service similar to popular site Netflix.

At the Laging Handa briefing, FDCP Chairperson Liza Diño said that the current cash aid extended to freelancers in the film and audiovisual industry was not enough.

“Talagang medyo blindspot dahil yung mga government programs natin ay nasa formal sector, masasabi mong mga employees, at yung mga nasa vulnerable sector natin para sa DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development). Pero kasi, in between ang ating mga cultural workers, film workers, audio-visual workers,” Diño said during the Laging Handa briefing.

“Alam naman natin na kahit magbubukas ang businesses 'pag na-lift na 'yung ECQ,  ang cinemas at ang ibang entertainment industries ay sarado pa rin. Kaya right now, survival ang priority ng FDCP,"

Live Events is an “experience industry” with a chain linking various sectors—from theatre, weddings and social events, AVL (audio-video and lights) and staging suppliers, agencies and activations, concerts, gigs, and festivals, freelance production workers, conventions and venues.

"Dahil po hindi kami nahahagip ng mga census studies ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), minsan po ay nakakalimutan po ang aming pinagdadaanan, at kalagayan ng mga nasa industriyang ito. Kaya salamat po talaga, Senator Bong (Revilla) for championing this and for allowing us to finally have a space to tell you and share with you who we are," Seguerra said.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 22, 2021 — One competing film, three non-competition titles, and six filmmakers comprise the strong Philippine Delegation to the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland from August 4 to 14.  Held every August since 1946, the Locarno, one of the world’s longest running annual festivals, focuses on auteur cinema where film fans and industry professionals come together to discover new inspiration and transform their passion into cinematic artistry. For its 74th edition this year, set to compete is Carlo Francisco Manatad’s “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (Whether the Weather is Fine)” in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente (Filmmakers of the Present Competition), a section dedicated to emerging directors from all over the world.

MAYNILA, PILIPINAS, HULYO 21, 2021 — Habang patuloy na naghahanap ng pakikipagtulungan ang Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) para masuportahan ang film at entertainment industry sa pamamagitan ng pagpapabakuna ng mga manggagawa nito, inaprubahan ng Lungsod ng Maynila sa pamumuno ni Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, na isa ring aktor, ang pakikipagtulungan ng FDCP National Registry (NR) at ang programang “Vaccine Nation is the Solution” ng Maynila.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 21, 2021 — As the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) continues to seek out collaborations to support the film and entertainment industry through the vaccination of its workers, the City of Manila through Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, an actor himself, approved the partnership between the FDCP’s National Registry (NR) and Manila’s “Vaccine Nation is the Solution” program.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 19, 2021 — As a continuation of its efforts to train and upskill industry-specific safety and health officers, the Safe Filming Program of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment-Occupational Safety and Health Center (DOLE-OSHC), is accepting participants for its third batch of the Safety and Health Officers Training Seminar (SHOTS).