Alipato at Muog

Alipato at Muog is about activist Jonas Burgos who was abducted at the Ever Gotesco Commonwealth shopping mall in Quezon City by suspected military personnel on April 28, 2007. It was during the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Jonas was the son of press freedom advocate Joe Burgos who was known for his work during the martial law era under President Ferdinand Marcos. Jonas' younger brother JL Burgos is the director of the film. Work on Alipato at Muog began as soon as Jonas' disappearance was announced by the Burgoses. A mixture of materials including old mini DVD tapes, HD, and 4k footage were used for the documentary film. The release of the film was held off due to the Burgos family's hope on a positive development regarding Jonas Burgos' disappearance case. ==Release==

Alipato at Muog was shown at the 20th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival which ran from August 2 to 11, 2024. The film was self-rated as Parental Guidance for the Cinemalaya release. According to GMA Pictures, the film was initially given an "X" rating by three members of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on August 22, 2024 for the reason that it would "undermine the faith and confidence of the people in their government and/or duly-constituted authorities". The three MTRCB members who decided on the rating were listed as Fernando Prieto, Glenn Patricio and Jose Alberto V. The rating would have prohibited future commercial public releases in the Philippines. ==Accolades==

The film was given the Special Jury Prize at the awarding ceremony of the 20th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. The film ultimately won the awards for Best Picture as well as Best Director for JL Burgos on August 22, 2025, exactly a year from when the initial "X" rating was given by the MTRCB. ==See also==