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Lackluster public response to Metro Manila Film Festival offerings points to a disturbing trait of the Philippines' domestic market

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Dec 29, 2021
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Why the Philippine domestic market cannot seem to support innovation

The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has become an annual reminder of the culture of mediocrity of the Philippines. This year’s is a particularly fitting reminder seeing how mediocrity is on exhibit everywhere — for example, in an Opposition that offers nothing beyond emotional blackmail but, like the organisers of the MMFF, seeks to stifle competition in order to succeed.

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