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The Philippine Cultural Foundation will host a screening of the documentary film "Honor: The Legacy of Jose Abad Santos" on September 15, 2019 at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center in Tampa, Florida. The film tells the story of Jose Abad Santos, the last Chief Justice of the Philippines under U.S. sovereignty, who was executed by Japanese forces for refusing to collaborate with them during World War 2. It uses interviews with descendants and historians as well as official documents and memoirs to weave together Abad Santos's story. The film has received several awards and is produced by the Philippine World War 2 Memorial Foundation.

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Abad Santos

The Philippine Cultural Foundation will host a screening of the documentary film "Honor: The Legacy of Jose Abad Santos" on September 15, 2019 at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center in Tampa, Florida. The film tells the story of Jose Abad Santos, the last Chief Justice of the Philippines under U.S. sovereignty, who was executed by Japanese forces for refusing to collaborate with them during World War 2. It uses interviews with descendants and historians as well as official documents and memoirs to weave together Abad Santos's story. The film has received several awards and is produced by the Philippine World War 2 Memorial Foundation.

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The Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc.

presents a film screening


of “Honor: The Legacy of Jose Abad Santos” at the Bayanihan
Arts and Events Center on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 2:00
PM at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center located at 14301
Nine Eagles Drive, Tampa, FL 33626.

“Honor” is a documentary feature film about the story of Jose


Abad Santos as weaved together through interviews with
descendants, top World War 2 Philippine historians, official
documents, and excerpts from articles written by Abad Santos’
son, Pepito, who was with his father through his last days.

Written and directed by Bani Logroño and starring Dan Sheneill,


Angeli Dione Gomez, Alex Medina, Marlon Mance, Marina
Benipayo, and Ricardo Cepeda, “Honor” has won awards at
IndieFest Film Awards, History Film Festival and Cinemalaya in
2018. The movie is produced by the Philippine World War II
Memorial Foundation.

ERIKA MARIEL GINES

May 5, 2018

TO COMMEMORATE the 76th death anniversary of Chief Justice


Jose Abad Santos and in celebration of the National Heritage Month
this May, the City Government of San Fernando on Friday held the
premiere of the movie entitled Honor: The Legacy of Jose Abad
Santos at SM City Pampanga.

The full-length documentary depicts the story of Abad Santos,


through interviews with descendants, top Philippine World War II
historians, official documents and excerpts from the memoirs
written by Abad Santos’ son Pepito, who was with his father through
his last days.

At the same time, absorbing visuals are incorporated into the


narrative, including rare vintage photos and film; modern motion
and graphics and animation; and dramatic re-enactments with
mainstream actors like Alex Medina and Ricardo Cepeda.

The film is a production of the Philippine World II Memorial


Foundation, a non-stock, non-profit organization which aims to
educate the Filipino people on the nation’s World War II history.

It is directed by Bani Lagrono, one of the youngest directors in the


Philippines and an advocate of World War II history, and is produced
in partnership with Sypron-AV Manila which has been producing
award-winning documentary films on World War II since 2002.

Moreover, the biopic also comes with a book written by Desiree Ann
Cua-Benipayo, a fervent advocate, researcher, student, and
animated teacher on topics she is passionate about. The book, with
the same title as the movie, is the most updated and comprehensive
biography to date of the late patriot.

Aside from movie and book launching, another highlight of the


commemoration program was the press conference and meet and
greet with the cast led by Cepeda who portrayed Abad Santos.

During the event, Mayor Edwin “EdSa” Santiago lauded the people
behind the inspiring film for coming up with a story of Abad Santos’
bravery and loyalty to the Philippines by refusing to cooperate with
the Japanese during their occupation.
“Thankfully, we have brilliant minds in the present who can give us a
glimpse of what has happened back in the old times, back when our
beloved hero struggled for the country. This will help us, especially
the youth, fully understand what the act of heroism and patriotism
truly is,” he said.

Born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga at the turn of the 20th
century, Abad Santos was influenced by the struggles of war to
become a protector of the innocent and devoted his early years
studying to become a lawyer.

He accomplished his goal by practicing law, and later on, contributed


his skills and wisdom through public service, achieving one of the
cleanest and most outstanding careers in the history of Philippine
government.

When World War II broke out in the Philippines, the Commonwealth


government was forced to exile, and only Abad Santos remained as
the delegate of President Quezon himself. He coordinated with the
free authorities and the military in Visayas until he was captured by
the Japanese Imperial Army in April 1942.

The Japanese interrogated Abad Santos persistently, but his


incorruptible spirit never faltered. On May 1, 1942, he was executed
in Malabang, Lanao Del Norte, Mindanao for refusing to collaborate
with the Japanese.
Genre:documentary,history,war

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