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- In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, in the Philippines, a young man is searching for a missing significant other as other storm approaches.
- The death of a woman's estranged husband brought her and her family into a road that changes their lives forever.
- As a devoted entrepreneur wins the affection of a free-spirited traveler, he must also win over her stern and disapproving father.
- In 1901 Balangiga, eight-year-old Kulas flees with his grandfather and their carabao to escape General Smith's Kill and Burn order. he finds a toddler amid a sea of corpses, and together the two boys struggle to survive the American occupation.
- Oligase is the story of a "no-read and no-write" Matigsalug girl named Laha who rebels against her tribe's strict beliefs about a monster who attacks and eats school children - the Oligase. Convinced that the monster is a folktale, she begins to see backwardness and ignorance in her elders, village, and life. Driven by a stubborn desire to study, learn and gain knowledge, Laha runs away. Unbeknownst to her, there are greater and darker monsters in her journey away from home. Laha begins to see that there are monsters in the city, a deep evil, waiting to devour and destroy in exchange for her dream. Will Laha be willing to pay the terrible price, or is there another path waiting for her?
- Rizelle (Donna Cruz) is a beautiful young woman who decides to work as a house helper during summer to earn extra money and to substitute for her ailing mother. She and a friend are assigned to work for Eric (Jason Everly), an American businessman's bratty son who just hates to be in the Philippines. The pretty servant falls in love with her boss despite his arrogant ways. Surprised at the turn of events, he tries to hide his feelings by being unkind to her.
- The story is set in Bohol, Central Visayas during World War II before, during, and immediately after, the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines.
- A troubled OFW is forced to return home and come to terms with the family she left behind.
- The Pinoy vampire - a bloodthirsty Aswang - stalks the streets of Quezon City in search of fresh victims while attempting to stay one step ahead of a dangerous human predator. Gruesome and grisly murders are our entry point into the psyche of the Aswang of Quezon City. More a meditation on the workings of a disturbed mind than a detective thriller, it nonetheless shows us a cat and mouse mind game. We watch and squirm in terror as the Pinoy vampire strikes again and again.
- A simple island girl is set to marry a foreigner. But a series of events during the island's festival is about to affect her decision whether to stay or to leave.
- Two women, an army officer and a guerrilla fighter, cross paths in a mission and find out they are mirror images of each other. They uncover a dark past that unite them in the midst of conflict.
- A young man is on a quest to find a mythical strain of cannabis called the SUPERPSYCHOCEBU. Along the way, he meets characters that appear to have lost their minds after trying it, one of them even possessed by the Devil, at which point he starts questioning whether he's in for some good weed or just one hell of a bad trip.
- Three men. Three stories. Noel, a fisherman battling with his curiosity, commits a grave mistake and ends up paying the price. Xander, a man assigned to track down an evasive drug pusher, finds the man's blind daughter who is longing for her island hometown instead. Emman, a stranger seeking refuge in a seaside village, is befriended by a local who asks for his help but finds that there is more to the boy than what meets the eye. Huwebes Huwebes is a triptych of stories that embraces the sea, depicting different lives, all battling one war.
- This is the story of Visayans coming to the MetroManila area in search of greener pastures. Dodong Valderama (Nonito Donaire), a jack-of-trades orphan, and Santo Nino devotee, sis among them, trying his luck in a different place. He meets Inday (Krissel Valdez) and her Lola Angeling (Gloria Sevilla), also Visayan immigrants, who are fish vendors. Angeling dreams for her daughter to become a popular singer (her personal frustration), and hopefully one day, this will get them out of the slums. Angeling is pursued by town widower Max (Max Surban). Dodong, whose idol is the late Flash Elorde, eventually finds a full time job as janitor in a boxing gym. Inday fails to win the town singing contest, much to the disappointment of Lola Angeling.With the help of friend Lao (Garry Lim), Dodong pursues Inday until they become sweethearts, then husband and wife. As luck has it, the now pregnant Inday and the secretly cancer-stricken Lola Angeling are struck down by a rampaging vehicle, putting their lives in danger. Max and Indays cousin, Ester (Dione Monsanto) rush them to the hospital. In need of money for their operations, Dodong is forced to take on an offer to fight the local boxing champion, Dagul (Mon Confiado) in the town fiesta boxing match, as the opponent is down with dengue. But for him to get the money, he should take a fall at the last round, according to manager, Eddie (Baldo Marro). By some stroke of luck, Dodongs strong punches defeat Dagul, but still manages to get his money, as Dagul himself awards this to him in recognition of his strength. Unfortunately, when Dodong arrives at the hospital, he finds out that Lola Angeling has passed, and also his unborn child, while Inday remains in the ICU. Not knowing what to do anymore, Dodong seeks refuge with his friend, the Santo Nino. Lola Angeling appears in a dream and comforts Dodong. She reassures him that everything will be fine. As he wakes up, Dodong returns to the hospital only to find Inday recovering from her accident. In the end, they are blessed with 3 children while Inday is carrying a fourth. And they lived happily ever after.
- Natoy, like any other child, finds joy and excitement in the simplest of things, especially in eating halo-halo filled with pink gelatin and red sago. Things change suddenly when, as he is watching television, a news report about the ongoing war in Mindanao shows footage of a badly wounded soldier waiting to be rescued. That soldier, almost bleeding to death, is his father, Corporal Lino Bolante. This starts his journey as he and his mother Sonia wait for help that comes too late. This story does not only show how the war in Mindanao robs a child of his innocence, but also shows the shadows of war that Filipino homes confront everyday.
- A bitter curse sets off a collision course with the lives of two girls in a remote town in Iloilo. Ana, a young paltera (midwife), is forced to deliver a baby whose birth is cloaked in mystery. Lila, living in isolation with her mother, makes a dangerous journey across the mountains to buy salt from the nearest town. There, she unravels the dark horrible secret that doomed her to a life hidden from the world.
- Gigi (Jelieta Mariveles-Ruca) from Arakan Valley is a rebel who teaches young comrades the facets of their struggle as they remain in waiting after they are ambushed. In a nearby village, Junjun (Jun Lizada) and his fellow soldiers take a rest. He attempts to chance upon a girl he longs for, but instead encounters a balyan/tagbawian (shaman) in a very disturbing situation. Somewhere, two kids, Abyan and Busaw, trek the forest back to their mother. "Huling Balyan ng Buhi : O Ang Sinalirap nga Asoy Nila" weaves the tales of rebels in waiting, playful soldiers at rest and a troubled balyan (village healer) in an ambiguous predicament. A quandary ushers them all to one encounter that can brings to light questions of transcendence.
- A documentary in two parts on magic in the Philippines, shot in the witchcraft island of Siquijor. First part: Easter: Easter season's sorcerers' magic potions, curses and healing. Second part: Children of the serpent: The magical power given by the snake to the peasants shamans.
- A slice-of-life documentary of the rubber plantation boys in Zamboanga Sibugay. It's about boyhood journeys and life's realities told in a free-spirited, yet melancholic manner.
- This comedy film about the adventures and misadventures of a pair of Siamese twins is the first and only Cebuano talking picture produced before World War II.