PH Embassy In Brunei Culminates 18-Day Campaign To End VAWC With Film Screening Of Raymund Ribay Gutierrez’s Verdict

Attendees of the special screening of the film “Verdict” directed by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez in a group photo with the Embassy Officials and Staff. (photo from Brunei PE)

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 22 December 2023 - The Philippine Embassy in Brunei Darussalam, led by Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam H.E. Marian Jocelyn Tirol-Ignacio, marked the culmination of the annual 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) with the premiere in the Sultanate of acclaimed film “Verdict” by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez .

Graced by the Filipino community in Brunei Darussalam as well as the 2023 participants of the ASEAN Volunteer Program, the premiere showcased Raymund Ribay Gutierrez’s full-length feature film which was the official Philippine entry for Best International Feature Film to the 92nd Academy Awards popularly known as the Oscars and recipient of the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2019.

In her remarks, Amb. Tirol-Ignacio underscored the VAWC theme of the film as well as the underlying commitment of the Philippine government in tackling societal issues on gender-based violence in Philippine society.

“At the start of the Philippine Embassy’s 18-Day Campaign on November 25, we bowed our heads in a moment of silence in memory of the women and girls around the world who experience violence on their persons in their daily lives…We also took an extra step and declared the Philippine Embassy in Brunei a safe space for women and girls. In the days to come, we hope to make good on our commitment to enhance our protection activities for women and girls,” she said.

The movie screening was carried out in partnership with EdukSine Production Corporation, a government-funded hybrid streaming platform supported by the Department of Science and Technology that supports independent films and showcases  educational as well as socially relevant movies through online, face-to-face and block screenings both in the Philippines and overseas. END.

Ambassador Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-Ignacio introduced the theme of domestic abuse in the film Verdict in addressing critical issues of VAWC and commitment of the Philippine government in tackling societal issues on gender-based violence in Philippine society. (photo from Brunei PE)

Screening of “Verdict” by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez in partnership with EdukSine Production Corporation. (photo from Brunei PE)

Youth participants from around the region of the ASEAN Volunteer Program 2023 hosted by Brunei Darussalam in a group photo with Ambassador Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-Ignacio.

(photo from Brunei PE)

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