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West PH Sea docu 'Food Delivery' drops trailer for local premiere

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1753321485349FOODDELIVERY.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Screenshot from the trailer of &#x27;Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea&#x27; on Voyage Studios&#x27; YouTube channel"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Screenshot from the trailer of &#x27;Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea&#x27; on Voyage Studios&#x27; YouTube channel</em></span></span></span></div><p>&quot;Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea,&quot; a documentary spotlighting the struggles of Filipino fishermen and defense personnel in the country&#x27;s contested waters, released Thursday its trailer ahead of its domestic premiere.</p><p>Posted on Voyage Studios&#x27; official Facebook page, the trailer, which runs for over two minutes, highlights the marine richness of the West Philippine Sea and teases the stories of Filipino fishermen, as well as personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Navy.</p><p>Interviewees recount how their activities are impacted by the ongoing maritime dispute between the Philippines and China in the contested waters.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvoyagestudios%2Fvideos%2F1488056122352764%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;From the frontline of the West Philippine Sea, witness the real story of our fishermen, coast guard, and navy who risk everything to defend what’s ours,&quot; Voyage Studios wrote in the description.</p><p>Voyage Studios earlier announced that &quot;Food Delivery&quot; would have its domestic premiere on July 27 at the Power Plant Mall in Makati.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvoyagestudios%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02nRe4269UswTBLoGKmWdTQ95yXgeGxTBzFihD5AfRseadWEB5XDSjyHDLEMbXiz3Fl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="653" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;Food Delivery&quot; was initially set to premiere at the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival in March, but was <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/3/12/west-philippine-sea-docu-withdraws-from-cinepanalo-2200"><strong>pulled out from the event</strong></a>, with the people behind the feature claiming &quot;external factors played a role in this outcome.&quot;</p><p>The film later won the Tides of Change Award under the Best Festival Category at the Doc Edge Festival in New Zealand.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/7/7/-food-delivery-director-back-in-ph-after-new-zealand-festival-victory-0705"><strong>READ: &#x27;Food Delivery&#x27; director back in PH after New Zealand festival victory</strong></a></div><p>The Chinese consulate in New Zealand had <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/7/4/chinese-consulate-wants-pinoy-documentary-food-delivery-removed-from-nz-screenings-report-2037"><strong>asked for the removal of the documentary</strong></a> from the Doc Edge Festival, according to a report, claiming the feature was &quot;rife with disinformation and false propaganda, serving as a political tool for Philippines to pursue illegitimate claims in the South China Sea.&quot; Festival organizers, however, reportedly refused the request.</p><p>&quot;Food Delivery&quot; is directed by Baby Ruth Villarama, best known for her 2016 documentary &quot;Sunday Beauty Queen,&quot; which chronicled the lives of Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong as they prepared for an annual beauty pageant.</p>

<p>'Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea,' a documentary spotlighting the struggles of Filipino fishermen and defense personnel in the country's contested waters, released Thursday its trailer ahead of its domestic premiere.</p>

'Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea,' a documentary spotlighting the struggles of Filipino fishermen and defense personnel in the country's contested waters, released Thursday its trailer ahead of its domestic premiere.

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West PH Sea docu 'Food Delivery' drops trailer for domestic premiere

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Published Jul 24, 2025 09:58 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 24, 2025 10:48 AM PHT

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