Hala Aswang!: A Zine on the Injustices during the Duterte Administration Foretold through the Aswang Folklore

Proponent/s Name/s (Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial)

Eritch Angela TorratoFollow

Document Types

Arts and Design Research Presentation

School Code

DLSURC_04002

School Name

De La Salle University Integrated School

Track or Strand

Arts and Design Track (ADT)

Research Advisor (Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial)

Espejo, Lance

Abstract/Executive Summary

The Duterte administration, which lasted from 2016 to 2022, incited a multitude of human rights violations against the marginalized groups of Philippine society, namely women, and the poor. It was discovered and established through literature that these injustices can primarily be attributed to the former president’s hypermasculinity, a manifestation of hegemonic masculinity in the contemporary era. Given this, this research then seeked to investigate the aforementioned phenomenon and communicate this using art, more specifically through the Aswang folklore and visual communication, to make these information accessible, especially to the masses; to foster social consciousness among its audience as a means to hold Duterte and the constituents of his regime accountable for their crimes and for true justice to be attained; and finally, to serve art’s purpose, which is to ultimately serve the people. A focus group discussion with representatives and members of the previously stated demographics was conducted and the gathered data from such served as the basis for the artworks produced in line with the paper. The compiled zine, entitled “Hala, Aswang!” contains digital illustrations made through Procreate and Adobe Photoshop following the personal narratives shared by the respondents with the perpetrators of the social grievances in the Duterte regime portrayed by an aswang of similar nature. “Hala Aswang!” exposes the inhumanity of Duterte and his cabinet and strongly condemns their actions as unforgivable—for truth, justice, and country.

Keywords

Duterte administration; hypermasculinity; injustices; aswang folklore; zine

Art Category Code (for Arts and Design Research Presentation submissions only)

Digital Arts (DA)

Art Sub-category Code

Digital Illustration

Initial Consent for Publication

yes