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Streetprint Manila is a research project that is part of a larger research endeavour called “Six Continents and Between”. Initiated by Prof. Gary Kelly of the University of Alberta, 6CAB seeks to investigate popular print culture across various geographical, sociocultural, and ethnolinguistic contexts. More specifically, it aims to look at reading patterns and preferences of the Filipino Everyman, or those whom we would largely consider members of the “masa” class.
Many critics have lamented the creative death of OPM, given how Filipino music these days typically follow foreign musical conventions, while at the same time being largely unwilling to address more culturally relevant matters. OPM has been criticised for being trite, ”mababaw” (shallow), and novel for novelty’s sake.
