AN EXERCISE IN WORLDMAKING 2009 - ISS

150 TERESA LORENA JOPSON
gays. In 1995, the CPP amended its orientation on sexual relationships to
include same-sex relationships and marriage.
According to the CPP Information Bureau, by 2004, the NPA is 27
battalions in size with high-powered rifles, augmented by thousands of
militias and self-defense units. They operate in 128 guerilla fronts covering
8,000 villages in some 700-800 towns in more than 90 percent of the
provinces in the Philippines (p. xi).
UNPACKING THE FIGHTING ARMY
The elements of visual analysis to be used in unpacking the visual images
are framing, focalization, demand or offer, shot/ angle, and a master narrative.
In addition, I will identify the ethos and pathos being solicited by
the photos, consistent to rhetorical analysis.
Image 1. BALANCING ACT
The Basic Politico-Military Course (BPMC) is a rigorous theoretical and practical
program lasting about a month. These trainees negotiating the obstacle course are part
of a company-size batch that finished in Surigao del Sur province in early 2004.
What we see from this first image are two NPA trainees skillfully negotiating
the duck walk course. The shot is wide, containing information
such as the dark clothes and cheap rubber boots worn by the trainees,