“Sana, ‘wag na tayong mag-create ng unnecessary issues. Let’s be part of the solution," apila ni Liza Diño.

“The FDCP DEAR (Disaster/Emergency Assistance and Relief) Program is not a one-off initiative. Though this was inspired by the COVID-19 crisis, we want to learn from this and make sure that the agency is better prepared in handling such cases in the future. As a permanent program of the FDCP, this disaster fund will be activated every time there is an emergency and the State of Calamity declared by the President,” FDCP Chairperson and CEO Mary Liza B. Dino, said in a statement on Monday.

Jhemer Cauigan is a 30-year-old father of three children living in Montalban. He hops from one film set to another either as utility man serving coffee and drinks to the crew, staff and actors, or a crowd control staff, the one assigned to make sure oglers get out of the way of the camera.

Some members of the entertainment press and film industry workers who received financial aid from the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), chaired by Liza Dino, expressed their appreciation and posted messages of thanks on social media.

MANILA, Philippines – The Film Development Council of the Philippines said Friday, May 15, that the government plans to build an online streaming service similar to popular site Netflix.

At the Laging Handa briefing, FDCP Chairperson Liza Diño said that the current cash aid extended to freelancers in the film and audiovisual industry was not enough.

“Talagang medyo blindspot dahil yung mga government programs natin ay nasa formal sector, masasabi mong mga employees, at yung mga nasa vulnerable sector natin para sa DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development). Pero kasi, in between ang ating mga cultural workers, film workers, audio-visual workers,” Diño said during the Laging Handa briefing.

“Alam naman natin na kahit magbubukas ang businesses 'pag na-lift na 'yung ECQ,  ang cinemas at ang ibang entertainment industries ay sarado pa rin. Kaya right now, survival ang priority ng FDCP,"

Live Events is an “experience industry” with a chain linking various sectors—from theatre, weddings and social events, AVL (audio-video and lights) and staging suppliers, agencies and activations, concerts, gigs, and festivals, freelance production workers, conventions and venues.

"Dahil po hindi kami nahahagip ng mga census studies ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), minsan po ay nakakalimutan po ang aming pinagdadaanan, at kalagayan ng mga nasa industriyang ito. Kaya salamat po talaga, Senator Bong (Revilla) for championing this and for allowing us to finally have a space to tell you and share with you who we are," Seguerra said.