A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY JL BURGOS
Filmmaker JL Burgos uncovers the hard truths surrounding the enforced disappearance of his brother Jonas Burgos who was abducted in 2007.
“The fact of the film is proof of a belief in its power to enact change. And that in itself is perhaps the greatest sign of hope.”
“It feels so real and so close to us.”
“It is a work that pushes us to move beyond the entrapment of passive hope and towards concrete, purposeful action.”
“From a purely cinematic standpoint, Alipato at Muog is a compelling piece of work. The narrative is structured with clarity, and events are meticulously presented.”
“This documentary takes us on a rollercoaster ride of extreme emotions—with seatbelts unfastened.”
“A documentary that is equal parts heartbreaking and infuriating.”
JONAS BURGOS, is a farmer and activist. He is the son of the late press freedom hero Jose “Joe” Burgos and Edita Burgos. The Burgos family owns a farm in Bulacan, where Jonas is the resident farmer. He is married to MaryAnn and has a 3-year-old daughter named Yumi at the time of abduction.
Jonas was also an activist, serving as a community organizer and a member of the Kilusan ng Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Farmer’s Movement of the Philippines).
On April 28, 2007, 36 year old Jonas was having lunch in a mall in Quezon City when six armed men and a woman, who identified themselves as police, forcibly took him, dragging him like a pig and forcing him into a vehicle. As he was being abducted, witnesses reported him shouting, “Aktibista lang po ako!” (I am just an activist!).
That was the last known whereabouts of Jonas. He did not appear at the family meeting scheduled to take place at their home that evening.
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“A strong sense of concern overwhelmed me when I did not see even his shadow that night. No letters, phone calls, text messages—no brother came home.” -JL Burgos Jonas Burgos' last photo Filmmaker JL Burgos bares in this documentary the untold stories that...
