Sampaloc Lake - the most prominent of the seven lakes of San Pablo City has provided shelter, employment and inspiration to its immediate community for countless decades. In return, the natural resource suffered from indiscriminate use of the residents themselves and the consequences of rapid urbanization. Recently, the local government have implemented a clearing of all residential structures within the legal easement of the dying lake to pave the way for a tourism master plan that endeavors to balance revenue and environmental protection. In the eve of the clearing operations, film maker Dennis Empalmado documented the final musings of the residents, advocates, and artists whose lives revolved around the 99 hectare crater lake.
Dennis Empalmado
Director, Writer
Gerry Alanguilan
Donnalyn Briñas
Victor Buiser
Mandy Mariño
Malu Migrino
Mang Poldo
The Cheshire Murders65%
Embrace64%
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski75%
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder81%
My Kid Could Paint That70%
Love, Marilyn66%
Superheroes65%
Katy Perry: Part of Me71%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes59%
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show64%
The Last Lions72%
Rich Hill69%
Keith Richards: Under the Influence67%East of Main Street: Asians Aloud60%
Gilbert67%
To Be Takei71%
The Crash Reel73%
Hitchcock/Truffaut72%
