There are films you walk out of smiling. There are films you quote. And then, there are films you leave carrying many things. “Manila’s Finest” belongs firmly in the last category. I’ve been covering ...

MANILA, Philippines — For years, Rica Peralejo’s supporters kept asking when she would return to acting. The former teen star had put her showbiz career on hold to focus on family life. Now, she is ...

Ten years after his last feature and nearly 25 years since his historic Cannes win for “Anino,” the renowned Raymond Red returns to the director’s chair not by design, but by destiny. What began as a ...

MANILA, Philippines — A film can reflect on the present, preview the future or look back on the past. This year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry, “Manila’s Finest,” takes on the latter, ...

THIS YEAR, Manila’s Finest, a crime action-drama and entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), is setting out to depict the grit and vibrancy of Manila in the 1960s. The film is centered on ...

Enrique Gil admitted that working with Piolo Pascual in the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2025 entry “Manila’s Finest” feels like an “early Christmas gift,” while expressing his excitement for the ...

Jasmine Curtis-Smith said she is fully embracing her role as a liberated woman in “Manila’s Finest,” one of the official entries to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). Set in the 1960s, the ...

Project Baby lead actor and OPM artist Rico Blanco talks about making his leading man debut this year opposite Sue Ramirez in ...