Perla Bautista

When a struggling high school student is confronted with the painful fracture of her family, she seeks refuge far from the noise of her parents’ world. In the company of her grandmother and an old friend, she begins to see life from a distance---both tender and selfless. Her lessons and realizations are things that cannot be learned from books, but only from a life lived.

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Nora Aunor, the Philippines' one and only Superstar touched and changed their lives forever. They catapulted her to a phenomenon that happens only once in a lifetime.

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This is a dramedy that tackles the friendship of five ageing prostitutes who live together in an old house despite their ripe age, they continue being sex trade workers along the bridge that serves as a hang-out spot for customers who are oftentimes tagged as “outcasts”. the story unfolds from the viewpoint of dalena, the central character. by day, she works as an albularyo (traditional healer) outside church, but works as hooker by nighttime. they say she is possessed by mary magdalene. in the midst of their struggles, we get to see how the five friends tackle. life has never been any easy for them… but they live on for the better.

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With the help of a historian eager to write his first book, a Japanese vlogger travels to the Cordillera region to discover the truth about her great grandfather—a soldier who deserted the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II and lived the next half-century among the Igorot people.

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Leo and Agnes two middle-aged people cross paths in a resort where they hope to clear their minds from their respective relationship woes.

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In this coming-of-age-film about self-love, Maya is a girl who has always held a pessimistic view of the rain, reminding her of failed love and other depressing things. Will the rain ever stop her in her journey to overcome past heartaches?

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With this film (the second war trilogy set during the Filipino-American war in the early 1900s), the revolution marches on against the Americans after the bloody death of General Antonio Luna. The conflicted philosophies behind the heroic struggle continue and become personified in the colorful character of General Gregorio "Goyo" del Pilar.

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Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. returns to the Festival with this timely story of a couple caught up in Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs when their son goes missing.

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An old unmarried couple broke the monotony of their daily lives when the woman’s estranged husband reached out to them, seeking reconciliation and forgiveness.

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Despite being orphaned at an early age, August was once a kind and idealistic young boy, but became a detested criminal when he got himself involved in the seedy world of organized crime. Will this path in life bring him closure, or will it forever change his life and those of the people around him?

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A story about love, hope, giving, sharing, forgiving and three ducks.

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A Filpino family deals with hooded people who are involved in extra-judicial killings and other abuses in Philippine society.

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Linda, in her 70's, is a Chinese citizen who has been living in the Philippines since the Japanese occupation of their homeland. For a while, it was like she was building the perfect Chinese Family raising three children together with her Husband, Felipe, and a business tycoon who worked hard to increase their wealth to millions. A mysterious phone call from the unknown shaken their home that leads to their bankruptcy. Tragically, Felipe went in coma for 7 years and left Linda devastated. She tries to keep her family together until a revelation totally broke their home apart.

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A father learns that his teenage son is heading down to the same path he treaded. In order to stop his son from being a criminal, he returns to his old ways so that his son may live.

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A sea gypsies from Zamboanga who are now living in Mabalacat, Pampanga, Nadia of the group called Sama d’Laut. She hopes to marry the man she loves but was forced to leave when things got really difficult for her home province.She ends up in Mabalacat where she is forced to live a new life.

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Edgar's family is caught in a financial ruin after being involved in a Ponzi scheme. With their church's bishop refusing to return their donation, and his daughter subsequently kidnapped, he seeks the aid of his criminally inclined family.

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Set during the Philippine-American War, a short-tempered Philippine Revolutionary Army general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.

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A usual chain mail is forwarded to a group of people. Some pass it while others ignore. One dies and is followed by series of sudden and unexplainable deaths of others. Soon after, a revelation begins to unfold, the chain mail is cursed and so she has to find the origin and mystery behind to stop the misfortunes it may cause to anyone who fails to pass it before another life perish again. Sandra also suspects Anne is behind the tragic incidents that happened to their friends. Will she break the curse before it's too late or will she become one of the victims?

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In Shake, Rattle & Roll XV: Ulam, Carla Abellana and Dennis Trillo are haunted by a supernatural creature in the house where they are staying. The horrifying events that unfold involve a superstitious lola, a monster, and a mysterious ulam.

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A snake creature secretly lurks inside a shopping mall. A family is fed a meal that turns them into monsters. An airplane hijacking is interrupted by the birth of a tiyanak.

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Bigkis is a progressive drama that reveals many of the problems and intense pressure in an overcrowded public maternity hospital. It tells the story of Mariel, an inner-city teen and a member of band faced with the realization of an unwanted pregnancy and its consequences. It also tells the story of Edel, a diligent young hospital attendant who witnesses all the predicament of these unfortunate individuals. This drama takes a straightforward look at the issue of teen pregnancy and single parenting and the plight of small public maternity hospital workers doing the dirty works without receiving any sufficient income.

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On the day of her 60th birthday, Lola Susan looks forward to have her Senior Citizen's card. While waiting in line, she meets a groovy senior, Lola Amanda whom she feels instant connection. Amanda eventually helps her secure the ID. However, the moment they need to present it to the movie sales clerk, they've found out that it is missing.

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A policewoman roams the city of Manila to fulfill her duties as a police patrol to look for her son.

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An industry veteran is given a chance to produce and star in his own movie. But he quickly finds movie production isn't quite as glamorous as it seems.

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is about two siblings Alex Abueg (Falcon) and Abner Abueg (Marco), whose family and lives are shattered upon their initiation to the violent world of political assassins or saka saka. In this movie, it exposes the secret world of the saka saka as it explores and interrogates the age-old conflict between lawful righteousness and violent revenge. The movie is set against the contrasting backdrops of rustic, provincial life and the fast-paced, modern culture of the metropolis. By essence it is a story about family movie wherein it challenges audiences to think about the extreme extents that they may do to defend and protect their families from oppression and corruption.

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A retired school teacher on the verge of senility finds difficulty in connecting with her grandson, who is now taking care of her.

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A television hosts wakes up to her true desires when his best friend's video goes viral.

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This is the story of Visayans coming to the MetroManila area in search of greener pastures. Dodong Valderama, a jack-of-trades orphan, and Santo Nino devotee, sis among them, trying his luck in a different place. He meets Inday and her Lola Angeling, also Visayan immigrants, who are fish vendors. Angeling dreams for her daughter to become a popular singer , and hopefully one day, this will get them out of the slums. Angeling is pursued by town widower Max. 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, Dodong pursues Inday until they become sweethearts, then husband and wife.

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Apoy Sa Dagat is a 2013 Philippine television drama that aired on ABS-CBN from February 11, 2013 to July 5, 2013. It is topbilled by Piolo Pascual, Diether Ocampo, and Angelica Panganiban in her first dual role.

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The jeepney route from Remedios to Cubao, will show a splice of life of these individuals, as we take one day out of their busy lives. Witness what happens to each passenger, before and after their jeepney ride.

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Oka2Kat is a Philippine paranormal, supernatural drama, horror fiction series which aired on ABS-CBN on February 4, 2012. It is a sequel on the 1997 original television series !Oka Tokat but this sequel doesn't focuses on the previous characters. A full trailer was launched during Budoy.

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The rich yuppie Rene lives in his grandmother's house, which he loves and adores. His driver Levi lives in the house, too. Rene focuses on his career entirely and goes to work every day. However, Rene has a dark secret: he loves men. One weekend he goes to his house by the sea with Levi. Overwhelmed by the masculine beauty and grace of Levi, Rene drops all restraints... it is a weekend that changes the lives of both forever.

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An old man Lando (Ronnie Lazaro) has buried something under his house. When he is finished, he encounters a group of white people. The chieftain (Manu Respall) demands Lando to give back something that belongs to them which he refuses. Angered, he and his tribesmen savagely killed him.

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Mar and Cynthia celebrate their anniversary during the wrath of Ondoy. After the typhoon, they closed down their factory and tried to sell it. Soon after, one by one each of her family members starts to die due to drowning caused by a dark, hidden secret they've done in the past.

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A Yakuza member seeking to lead a new life in Manila. A morbid turn of events brings Haruo (Jacky Woo) to the squalor of Manila. A prized asset of the feared Yakuza in Tokyo, Haruo, aka Tadano Hayashi, escapes the criminal syndicate with bountiful cash, a helpless Filipina bar girl (Nina Kodaka) – and tragic consequences. Now solitary, he has uprooted himself to the railside slums of the metropolis, wistfully fending for himself. Still hiding from his past, he rents out a small room, seemingly lost in the clutter of wandering souls desperate for survival. There, he spends his days anonymously roaming the congested streets selling food, and even giving them away for the hungry. But he mostly keeps to himself, even to the inquisitive Edna (Rosanna Roces), an aging bar girl with whom he occasionally shares his bed.

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