Robert Arevalo

A musical tale about two impoverished sisters' anguish over whether or not to sell the final masterpiece of their recluse father days before the second world war, in Manila.

The documentary serves as a tribute to National Artist for Cinema Gerardo de Leon in celebration of his Centennial Year. “Salamat sa Alaala.” is inspired by the music composed by the late film director when he was a teenager playing background music for silent movies in Manila theatres. The video opens up with a capsulated history of the birth of the Filipino movies followed by a series of shots of veteran actresses, the academe and the young generation of filmmakers affirming his unique qualities as a world-class film figure. Then we unravel his private life as a family man. The documentary is one way of thanking him for his lasting legacy in the art form he left behind.

A grandfather is on the brink of bankruptcy and brings his grandchildren back to the community that made nd shaped him, only to find that the place is no longer the same.

The problems of 4 rich, beautiful women from Manila.

A community rushes to a faith healer after learning that one of them was miraculously healed from a deadly disease by the same person. They are torn apart afterwards as the healing brings them a terrible curse that wreaks harm and death.

Mobster Asiong Salonga (ER Ejercito) rules the mean streets of Manila with an iron fist—until he is betrayed by a trusted friend. Manila Kingpin is based on the story of the notorious Tondo, Manila, gang leader Nicasio “Asiong” Salonga, whose true-to-life accounts had been portrayed in several movie versions since 1961 (starring Joseph Estrada). It is also the first Filipino major film produced in black-and-white in the 21st century as well as the returning action genre movie. Before the film was shown, Tikoy Aguiluz requested the producers, through his lawyers, that his directorial credits in the film and promotional tools be removed because the final version of the film can no longer be described as his after the producers made a reedit, re-shoot and music mixing without his involvement. He also demanded that he be allowed to make a director's cut of the film.

After a horrific collision between a passenger bus and an 18-wheeler truck in Nueva Ecija claimed two dozen casualties, two families await the arrival of their dead.

A mother works abroad to fulfill the dreams of her family, but when she returns, she finds that her husband and daughter have disappeared. Thus begins a search for her family, leading the mother down shady roads, only to discover a devastating truth.

Junix Etrata and his girlfriend Maricel Salvacruz being abducted by military intelligence agents. Junix is a student activist who decided to dedicate all of his time to the movement. He takes refuge in the mountains to live with the indigenous people. Maricel, on the other hand, left the movement to lead a normal life. Their captors identified them as leaders of the New People's Army (NPA). In order to extract information from them, they were subjected to inhumane torture and despicable harassment.

A story about an old woman, a cool hip Lola who likes the color Fuchsia, must deal with her old siblings in matters of life.

Three uplifting stories of faith, compassion and courage provide the framework for this inspirational film. First, Jocelyn (Maricel Soriano), a victim of the mudslides in Leyte, finds strength in the face of tragedy; next, a family's adoption of a neglected young boy brings healing; and in the final chapter, widower Rudy Abad (Cesar Montano) decides to build a village in the Philippines in memory of his wife, who died in the Sept. 11 attacks. - Maricel Soriano, Cesar Montano, Ricky Davao

A sudden widower, Victor finds himself solely responsible for raising his son, Tom Tom. To make money, he claims to be a medium who can speak with the dead and, for a price, soothe restless spirits. Tom Tom, however, discovers that he actually has the powers his father only pretends to possess. Will Victor be exposed as a fraud, or will Tom Tom help his lonely dad win the heart of the lovely, ghost-troubled Lalaine?

Army Major RUBEN MEDRANO was once a part of an elite anti-kidnapping task force. An unfortunate incident during an operation got him suspended and sent back to Manila. There he tries to renew ties with his daughter MARISSA who has been living with his dead wives sister MARIEL. Marissa refuses to recognize her father because of all his shortcomings in the past. Nevertheless, Ruben decides to remain in the area. He soon discovers the presence of drug pushers and decides to do something about them. The drug lord who controls these pushers hires a hit-man named CARLOS to hunt down Ruben for meddling in his affairs. Soon the small community turns into a war-zone a Ruben tries to defend himself and those close to him from the attacks of these gangsters.

A Filipina meets a man in hiding.

In the hospital, Vince, a womanizer, is comatosed and mistakes Cristina as his guardian angel when he sees her as he opened his eyes. Little did he know that Cristina nearly killed him when she accidentally pulled his life plug. When he got well, he vowed to treat women better and find his guardian angel. One day, Cristina sees Vince with his friends. Cristina was so happy and relieved to see him alive that she hit him on the head. When Vince saw his ‘guardian angel,’ he tracked her down to get to know her better.

Two police officers who used to be the best friends are now torn between friendship and the call of duty. Cols. Baltazar and Ricarte graduated from the same class in Philippine Marine Academy. They even worked on the same assignment right after graduation. But that was the last news they heard about each other until they were caught in an awkward situation. Col. Ricarte is now considered a rebellious while Col. Baltazar is tasked to go after him. Now he has to set aside his personal interest for the welfare of the country.

The movie chronicles the life of a young woman caught in the middle of an ugly war between her fiance and his father.

Badong (FPJ) is an auto repair shop owner and a doting father to Joey (Judy Ann Santos), his pretty but tomboyish daugther. The protective father that he is, Badong disheartens every young man who tries to woo Joey.The real test in their father-daugther relationship comes when Badong meets and falls in love with a beautiful doctor. Thinking that she is losing her father's love to another woman, Joey agrees to go out with her boastful suitor to spite Badong.

Ariel escaped being run over by a chauffeur-driven car with Cathy and her sister. The movie moved on with the main characters meeting for the second time in the restaurant where Ariel worked as a waiter. She was so smitten she did everything to win him over.

Mike Santana is technically as person for he uses his position as a policeman to savagely murder people; he also manhandles his wife Gina. His partner in service is Frankie, a young loyal police who sticks with him through thick and thin. But in end he betrays him for good. Because of that he pours out all of his frustrations to his wife, and as he continues to be rude, his wife Gina finally leaves him for her family. His teenage gets gang-raped by men. As he gets to live all alone, with all the people blaming him for their shortcomings; he starts to realize his mistakes which will transform from being soulless to a sensible human being. He would also meet Michelle who teaches him not to regret the act of forgiveness. Suddenly, his crooked ways backfire on him when he gets accused of killing a pro-laborer advocate. As he tries to come clean and liquidate the real criminals, another threat would come to take his life.

A confused and angry farm boy brought up under the strict and seemingly unforgiving guidance of an exacting and domineering father gains initiation to both romance and heroism during the Philippine Revolution of 1896.

Two man meet by destiny, both victims of a syndicate who hold a secret, both abused who then joined forces on a roads to redemption.

The Battle of Tirad Pass was fought between Filipino revolutionary forces and Americans of the 33rd Infantry Regiment in Ilocos Sur. Brigadier General Gregorio del Pilar led the Filipinos, while Major Peyton March led the Americans. The battle resulted in the death of Del Pilar, along with 51 Filipino soldiers.

A serial killer preying on unfaithful wives sets his eyes on an investigator's wife.The culprit is a debonair director, whose compulsion to prey on married women stems from a deep psychological trauma.

A doctor dedicated her life post-graduate to help the rural community of Mulanay, Quezon. Based on a true story.

Carlos is to put to jail for several years because a young boy named Boying witnessed him fatally stab Totoy, his attacker and the brother of his girlfriends Ellen. After ten years in prison, Carlos has been freed and is now ready to start anew. He also befriends Boying who helps him defend their weak neighborhood. All is well until Boying’s father gets killed by a group of corrupt policemen. Boying finds a friend in Carlos who teams up with him to hunt his father’s killers. As they learn to let go of their bitter experiences in life, they will also develop a new friendship stronger than blood ties.

In a quiet, rural Filipino village, sibling rivalry continues through adulthood for two sisters and finally tears their family apart.

An account of the controversial Vizconde Massacre case in 1992, by the self-confessed star witness Jessica Alfaro.

Sharon Cuneta plays the biographical account of the murder case of Filipina movie actress Lilian Velez during the 1950's.

She was a popular actress during the 1960s who starred with Jack Nicholson in “Back Door To Hell”. Unfortunately, she meets a man in a billiard hall who kidnapped her twice.

Ike Jarlego Jr. and writer Lualhati Bautista's noir about a nightclub waitress raped while in prison.

The 1967 story of young rising actress Maggie De La Riva's abduction and rape, and the trial against her 4 abductors.

As part of the third anniversary of the program, a film version was created. Ana, a young girl who took the responsibility of being the mother of her cousin Marrisa's son while the latter spent her life in Japan as an entertainer.

Follow-up to the previous year's sensationalist hit The Vizconde Massacre: God, Help Us! (based on a real, gruesome, then-unsolved triple murder that was hogging Filipino newspaper space at the time), this includes new evidence in the case.

Three strong-willed sisters face tough choices.

Based on the infamous and seemingly never ending 1991 Vizconde murder case in the Philippines where a woman and her two children; a teen daughter who was also raped and a 6-year-old, were all viciously stabbed to death while the husband was away in America on business. Includes gruesome real photos from the crime scene. A second movie, The Untold Story: Vizconde Massacre II, was released in 1994.

A 1992 Filipino action film starring Ronnie Ricketts and Rachel Lobangco.

A 1991 Filipino action film starring Phillip Salvador.

After her mother dies in childbirth, a blind little girl has to learn to live with her wealthy father’s new wife—her new stepmother—and her two children. After her stepmother purposely leaves her alone outside a crowded church, she is found by an old fisherman, who raises her as his own daughter.

The abduction and rape of the eldest daughter Agnes shattered the once happy Paredes household by the rich and spoiled Romano Barredo. They vowed to get justice for their daughter but changed their plan when Romano offered marriage after it was discovered that Agnes was pregnant. As expected life with Romano was hell and Agnes only managed to keep her sanity for the sake of her baby and peace within her family .But even that was soon to end thanks to Romano's evil schemes. Agnes has a deaf mute sister which Romano was very interested with.

A Marine patrol stops at Firebase Gloria at the start of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam war. With the firebase attacked, the patrol remains to help defend it. The Marines barely hold off the VC (Viet Cong), but in the end, hold the base.

Alvaro plays Addon, the quintessential Filipino anti-hero, the bastard son of a corrupt police officer who purposely meddles in the very dirty political war between the governor (Elvira Manahan) and a town mayor (Celso Ad Castillo) in an unnamed province.

Paradise Inn is more than a watering hole, a gambling den cum-brothel frequented by the menfolk. It is a notorious landmark. Ester Paraiso, a retired prostitute, runs the place with help from her own daughter, Daria, whom she is preparing for the job, and from influential politicos. Her daughter, however, decides to run away but is later spurned by her suitor and his offer of a respectable life. Even the timely arrival of a two-beat magician, Rey, who hastily proposes marriage, fails to prevent the escalating tension as the mother-daughter conflict takes its worst turn culminating in the characters' fiery destruction.

A sensational bank robbery inside the U.S. naval base in the Phillipines.

This is the story of Miguelito, his estranged mother Auring and the quest for justice against a powerful politician. After ten years of suffering in jail for a crime she did not commit, Auring cries out for two things - justice and her son back in her arms. Bravely she faces her powerful oppressors led by the formidable town mayor who also happens to be the father of her son. Being the first film Brocka directed since his highly publicized arrest and detention, Miguelito is one's typical soap opera set in a political backdrop that portrays the social condition of the time.

During World War II, the "dark years" in the Philippine history, Tacing is a woman involved in different love affairs which resulted in endless trials and tribulations.

Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city.

Rain started to pour on Rene's smooth, sunny life when he went to Tokyo for a business trip and met the love of his life, a Japanese woman whose life was cut short after giving birth to their child Rene Gallardo Jr. On his lonely flight back home with little Rene, he met Cielo Martinez who offers to complete his life. Will it really solve the puzzle or will the rain just pour even harder on his life?

Rain started to pour on Rene's smooth, sunny life when he went to Tokyo for a business trip and met the love of his life, a Japanese woman whose life was cut short after giving birth to their child Rene Gallardo Jr. On his lonely flight back home with little Rene, he met Cielo Martinez who offers to complete his life. Will it really solve the puzzle or will the rain just pour even harder on his life?

Rain started to pour on Rene's smooth, sunny life when he went to Tokyo for a business trip and met the love of his life, a Japanese woman whose life was cut short after giving birth to their child Rene Gallardo Jr. On his lonely flight back home with little Rene, he met Cielo Martinez who offers to complete his life. Will it really solve the puzzle or will the rain just pour even harder on his life?

Rain started to pour on Rene's smooth, sunny life when he went to Tokyo for a business trip and met the love of his life, a Japanese woman whose life was cut short after giving birth to their child Rene Gallardo Jr. On his lonely flight back home with little Rene, he met Cielo Martinez who offers to complete his life. Will it really solve the puzzle or will the rain just pour even harder on his life?

Secret muna.

A trilogy depicting the tragic lives of three different women.

Hubad na Bayani explores the world of peasant revolts, cult organizations, talismans, and the fight for socio-economic reforms. The story revolves around Ruben a peasant who dreams of saving enough money to pay for the treatment of his sick mother, the education of his sister Pilar, as well as his own marriage to Luisa. His modest dreams are never realized as he and his family are exploited, harassed and victimized by the greedy landowners and loan sharks.

Hubad na Bayani explores the world of peasant revolts, cult organizations, talismans, and the fight for socio-economic reforms. The story revolves around Ruben a peasant who dreams of saving enough money to pay for the treatment of his sick mother, the education of his sister Pilar, as well as his own marriage to Luisa. His modest dreams are never realized as he and his family are exploited, harassed and victimized by the greedy landowners and loan sharks.

Hubad na Bayani explores the world of peasant revolts, cult organizations, talismans, and the fight for socio-economic reforms. The story revolves around Ruben a peasant who dreams of saving enough money to pay for the treatment of his sick mother, the education of his sister Pilar, as well as his own marriage to Luisa. His modest dreams are never realized as he and his family are exploited, harassed and victimized by the greedy landowners and loan sharks.

It proceeds to document the stages of sugar production once in the mill then shifts to the unrest outside where a sakada was shot to death by one of the hacienda's guards. A sakada is a farmer who works in a sugarcane field, harvesting it during the months of October to December.

The biggest anti-crime picture of the year.

This is the story of millions of Filipinos for them to live a life of penury.

A story about a Filipino guerilla Sargent who was tasked to ambush a company of Japanese soldiers staying at a convent.

DESTROY THIS MAN and a fortune in diamonds is yours. A Filipino version of 1964's FLIGHT TO FURY, filmed back-to-back with that film.

Out of the gutter, the din, the squalor of the big city - A rousing story of 6 people seeking success that will startle you with its frankness and stir you its truth.

Gerardo de Leon's masterpiece of an adaptation of Jose Rizal's gothic revenge novel.

Based on the revolutionary novel by Jose Rizal.

About an aspiring Negros Occidental mayoral candidate (Leopoldo Salcedo) tortured and killed during election season.

Arturo neglects the social life of his wife, who, in turn, is driven to the company of another man.