I thought that Peter and Gina's comments summarised the documentary very well.
I agree that it was well balanced and given that they had less that 1 hour I cannot see how they could have got more in. They covered a lot of wide ranging issues and the interviews were heavily edited as it was.
It showed both positive and negative sides without being particularly judgemental. They could have been a LOT more negative had they wished.
Just one point Peter; the bond that Imelda Marcos had was for 987 billion dollars(not 80 million). (So that's how the Philippines went from one of the richest to one of the poorest countries in Asia.)
Also I couldn't help but notice how, when the Muslim teacher asked the question "How do we solve the problem?" she passed over the first child's answer "Stop the war." and chose to dwell on the answer of fighting for independance. As long as kids are being taught in this manner there is no point looking for a peaceful settlement. She says that she doesn't recommend fighting or war. She just plants the seeds of violence in the minds of the kids and watches them grow.
She even admitted at the end that she would choose independance over peace. You have to agree with her though when she says that she cannot trust the people in power.
The final words of the documentary were that the Philippines is one of the most beautiful regions in the world so I really do think that it was a well balanced programme.
Andy
