Filipiniana AV materials are hard to come by. Specifically video documentaries produced for non-commercial purposes and not the books-made-into-CD stuff. Documentaries that are currently available were produced by the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for the Culture and Arts.
What we need more of are historical videos that will chronicle our birth as a nation. Historical movies produced for commerical release are not fit to be surrogate materials because they're too dramatic bordering on exaggeration. Bio-flicks are no better. But since these are the only materials available, we make do with what we have and leave it to the teacher to connect the movie with the historical facts.
Also needed are documentaries on Philippine society not produced by local TV stations who charge prohibitive rates for copies of their stories. I acquired a copy of a week-long segment on retail trade from a local station upon the request of a teacher and was charged 600 pesos per segment. The entire series when put together was only 20 minutes long! And we had to bring our own blank tape!
Net Gen students have taken learning to a different field. They're multimedia and do not have the patience to read. And I fall short of their expectations because of the unavailability of materials.
You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat but do not have enough; you drink but you are not filled with drink. (Hag 1:6)
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