Directing
Manny Palo
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Known For
Sta. Niña · 2012Sta. Niña
★ 5.02012
MovieDrama
When Paulino Mungcal and his co-worker in a lahar-filled quarry unexpectedly dig up the remains of his 2-year daughter Marikit, they discover that she showed no signs of decay. Could this be a miracle, and could she -- despite death – cure the sick? Inspired by whatever healing power the deceased child may have, Pol asks the church to declare her a saint. But how, when her resurgence stirs up emotions buried by time, and shores up questions about pure love, guilt, sin and salvation?
Intensity · 1999Intensity
★ 7.01999
MovieDrama
Ana is a mute woman living in a remote mountain area with her sick father, who is searching for a man who will marry his daughter. He finds Miguel, a man who expresses interest in marrying Ana, because of the land he could inherit from her father. In the absence of her traveling husband, Ana meets Mayang, with whom she forms a great friendship. Soon, Ana discovers that Mayang is also married to Miguel.
Filipinas · 2003Filipinas
★ 9.02003
MovieDrama
Florencia, the matriarch of the Filipinas family, is in poor health, and Yolanda, the eldest of the Filipinas children, finds herself in the unenviable position of keeping her bickering family from disintegration. As the tension rises, Yolanda seeks refuge in a local church. She is critically injured trying to break up a nasty fight between brothers Emman and Samuel, forcing her family to make a life-changing decision.
Kahit Butas Ng Karayom Papasukin Ko... · 1995Kahit Butas Ng Karayom Papasukin Ko...
★ 9.31995
MovieAction
Daniel, a junior military officer, was reassigned to Zamboanga where he found his unit to be misbehaved and corrupt. He began working to solve the problem.
Mila · 2001Mila
★ 8.32001
MovieDrama
A dedicated educator caught in the upheaval and needs of the times imparts the basic rudiments of knowledge while being haunted by personal questions that remain unanswered.
A Moment In Time · 2013A Moment In Time
★ 7.22013
MovieDramaRomance
A painter's new muse becomes his nemesis when he discovers her connection to his past.
What If? · 2023What If?
★ 6.22023
MovieDramaRomance
When a pair of newlywed musicians get trapped in a storm on their island honeymoon, they must face difficult truths that could tear their marriage apart.
Deathrow · 2000Deathrow
★ 7.32000
MovieActionCrime
A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, perilous and horrifying world of death row where he is introduced to other inmates all awaiting their execution by lethal injection. One of them is a 70-year-old man who detests the jungle of jail and is feared by all the convicts. He would serve as the boy’s protector and savior and in the process touch and shape enormously the violated youth’s life in prison and beyond.
Movies
Sta. Niña · 2012Sta. Niña
★ 5.02012
MovieDrama
When Paulino Mungcal and his co-worker in a lahar-filled quarry unexpectedly dig up the remains of his 2-year daughter Marikit, they discover that she showed no signs of decay. Could this be a miracle, and could she -- despite death – cure the sick? Inspired by whatever healing power the deceased child may have, Pol asks the church to declare her a saint. But how, when her resurgence stirs up emotions buried by time, and shores up questions about pure love, guilt, sin and salvation?
Intensity · 1999Intensity
★ 7.01999
MovieDrama
Ana is a mute woman living in a remote mountain area with her sick father, who is searching for a man who will marry his daughter. He finds Miguel, a man who expresses interest in marrying Ana, because of the land he could inherit from her father. In the absence of her traveling husband, Ana meets Mayang, with whom she forms a great friendship. Soon, Ana discovers that Mayang is also married to Miguel.
Filipinas · 2003Filipinas
★ 9.02003
MovieDrama
Florencia, the matriarch of the Filipinas family, is in poor health, and Yolanda, the eldest of the Filipinas children, finds herself in the unenviable position of keeping her bickering family from disintegration. As the tension rises, Yolanda seeks refuge in a local church. She is critically injured trying to break up a nasty fight between brothers Emman and Samuel, forcing her family to make a life-changing decision.
Kahit Butas Ng Karayom Papasukin Ko... · 1995Kahit Butas Ng Karayom Papasukin Ko...
★ 9.31995
MovieAction
Daniel, a junior military officer, was reassigned to Zamboanga where he found his unit to be misbehaved and corrupt. He began working to solve the problem.
Mila · 2001Mila
★ 8.32001
MovieDrama
A dedicated educator caught in the upheaval and needs of the times imparts the basic rudiments of knowledge while being haunted by personal questions that remain unanswered.
A Moment In Time · 2013A Moment In Time
★ 7.22013
MovieDramaRomance
A painter's new muse becomes his nemesis when he discovers her connection to his past.
What If? · 2023What If?
★ 6.22023
MovieDramaRomance
When a pair of newlywed musicians get trapped in a storm on their island honeymoon, they must face difficult truths that could tear their marriage apart.
Deathrow · 2000Deathrow
★ 7.32000
MovieActionCrime
A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, perilous and horrifying world of death row where he is introduced to other inmates all awaiting their execution by lethal injection. One of them is a 70-year-old man who detests the jungle of jail and is feared by all the convicts. He would serve as the boy’s protector and savior and in the process touch and shape enormously the violated youth’s life in prison and beyond.
Bugbog Sarado · 2003Bugbog Sarado
★ 4.72003
MovieDramaThriller
The story opens with Brandon and Shy, negotiating for a lease of an old room owned by Stella. Brix, a travelling salesman and Stella's live-in partner deals with the couple in behalf of the landlady. Little do they know that inside the mysterious house lies a perplexed truth. Bugbog Sarado" shapes up the frames of sadism and masochism. It intensified the sounds of pain and protest in discovering the real encounters inside the bedroom of abused women.
Ang Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano · 1998Ang Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano
★ 8.71998
MovieActionDrama
A rich mining baron threatens the peace of a small town in the Cordilleras by opening a mine on sacred ancestral land of the Maranggani tribe. Local police chief Ricardo and his team of native cops stand up to the baron and his goons to reclaim their homeland.
Pusong Mamon · 1998Pusong Mamon
★ 4.31998
MovieComedy
When Annie sets her sights on her co-worker Ron she gets a few drinks in him at an office party and then has her way with him in car. A few weeks later she's expecting and is ready to set up housekeeping. Only problem? Ron's boyfriend Nick doesn't like the idea.
Halik sa Hangin · 2015Halik sa Hangin
★ 6.02015
MovieThrillerMystery
A young woman is brought to Baguio by her new stepfather. While she struggles with her new family and surroundings, she finds herself torn between two young men who bring passion into her life.
Minsan Pa: Kahit Konting Pagtingin 2 · 1995Minsan Pa: Kahit Konting Pagtingin 2
★ 8.01995
MovieActionDrama
Fernando Poe, Jr. and Megastar Sharon Cuneta reunite In the sequel of the blockbuster hit Kahit Konting Pagtingin. A spoiled heiress visits the home of her former bodyguard only to find him imprisoned. Will they finally release the love they held back for so long?
Love Lockdown · 2020Love Lockdown
★ 3.32020
MovieRomanceThriller
A triptych of interconnected tales of love, lust, and betrayal. Can they escape from their shattered fates as they get entangled in a web of lies?
Ang Halimaw · 2020Ang Halimaw
★ 2.02020
Movie
A group of underground activists takes a 10-year old boy under their wing, while he waits to be reunited with his parents who are high-value targets by Marcos military.
Walang Matigas na Tinapay sa Mainit na Kape · 1994Walang Matigas na Tinapay sa Mainit na Kape
★ 8.01994
MovieRomanceComedy
Butchie sells water and meets Mike and Tess. Mike is framed and imprisoned. After his release, he is challenged to a fight by villains. The movie has a simple plot, action, comedy, and a friendly atmosphere.
TV Shows
Doble Kara · 2015Doble Kara
★ 6.82015
SeriesDramaFamily
The story revolves around identical twin sisters who grew up in a happy family in spite of being poor and whose lives will be intertwined because of love, identity, deceit, ambition, and wealth when destiny teasingly compels to separate their lives.
Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo · 2012Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo
2012
SeriesDrama
Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo was a Philippine daytime television drama airing on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold, in association with The Filipino Channel.
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The Good Son · 2017The Good Son
2017
SeriesDramaFamily
The Good Son is a 2017 Philippine family drama television series starring Joshua Garcia, Jerome Ponce, McCoy de Leon, and Nash Aguas, with Eula Valdez, Mylene Dizon, John Estrada, Loisa Andalio, Elisse Joson, Alexa Ilacad and Albert Martinez.
Unbreak My Heart · 2023Unbreak My Heart
2023
SeriesDrama
Romance blossoms between a young man and a woman who is searching for her estranged daughter in Europe. After their relationship failed, a twist of fate brings him and her daughter together.
Walang Hanggang Paalam · 2020Walang Hanggang Paalam
★ 5.02020
SeriesDramaCrime
Estranged couple, Emman and Celine, is brought together by the disappearance of their son, Robbie, only to find the love that they have lost in the past.
May Isang Pangarap · 2013May Isang Pangarap
2013
SeriesDramaComedy
May Isang Pangarap is a Philippine television drama series that aired on ABS-CBN on January 21, 2013 replacing MMK Klasiks, and worldwide on TFC on January 22, 2013. It is top-billed by Carmina Villaroel and Vina Morales. May Isang Pangarap revolves around the story of two children who seek stardom as singers.
Muling Buksan Ang Puso · 2013Muling Buksan Ang Puso
2013
SeriesDrama
Despite being raised in different worlds and separated by their social class, a young man and woman fall in love with each other, unaware of the buried secrets and deep-seated pain that they will unearth as their lives get more intertwined.
Love in 40 Days · 2022Love in 40 Days
★ 4.92022
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
After getting involved in a fatal car crash, a competitive career woman arrives in an uncanny purgatory. While settling her unfinished businesses as a lingering spirit, she meets and finds her soulmate in a rebellious scion with a third eye.
Iisa Pa Lamang · 2008Iisa Pa Lamang
2008
SeriesDrama
Iisa Pa Lamang is a Philippine drama series aired in ABS-CBN.
It is a suspense melodrama produced by ABS-CBN's drama department. It is led by actress Claudine Barretto, showing her worth not as a multi-awarded actress in movies and television but even with a powerhouse cast and reigning her role as the Second Queen of Philippine Soap Opera. It is also known as the 60th year Of Philippine Soap Opera's Best Soaps to be memorized by Philippine viewers.
Throughout its run, NUTAM Ratings in November 2008 made it official that the soap reigned the No.1 spot with a 33.6%
Iisa Pa Lamang has also been referenced for soaps such as Tayong Dalawa, Magkaribal, and Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo and Ina Kapatid Anak Since 2011, Iisa Pa Lamang has also been pending to be sold to the Asian Market in 11countries In 2013,Malaysian Network Astro Bella will air the Series gaining rights to all episodes subtitled and dubbed in the Malaysian language. The series is also part of ABS-CBN International Sales line up a popular line up of Pure Filipino Telenovelas by Pioneering Award Winning Network ABS-CBN.
Love Is Never Gone · 2026Love Is Never Gone
★ 10.02026
SeriesDrama
Teo is a devoted son who dreams of a better life for his family. He falls victim to Yana, a cunning thief known as “Chameleon,” but soon learns she steals out of desperation to care for her sick mother. What begins in anger turns into love, forged through shared loss and sacrifice. However, Yana’s ties to a crime syndicate lead to betrayal and Teo’s wrongful imprisonment, leaving him convinced she destroyed him. Years later, pardoned and back in the Philippines, Teo tries to rebuild his life, only to discover that Ace Verona’s wife, Gem, is the very image of Yana. As he infiltrates her world seeking justice, he uncovers dangerous secrets about the powerful Verona family and the shocking truth about Gem’s sacrifice to free him. Caught between love, betrayal, and the corruption of a ruthless clan, Teo is forced into a final reckoning where passion, vengeance, and survival collide—proving that love endures even after betrayal.
Inday Bote · 2015Inday Bote
2015
SeriesComedyDrama
Pablo S. Gomez's Inday Bote is a 2015 Philippine fantasy comedy-drama television series based on the local comic book of the same title created by Pablo S. Gomez. Directed by Malu Sevilla and Jon Villarin, it is topbilled by Alex Gonzaga, Alonzo Muhlach, Matteo Guidicelli and Kean Cipriano.
Noli Me Tangere · 1993Noli Me Tangere
1993
SeriesDrama
Eddie Romero's miniseries adaptation of the novel from Filipino writer and activist Jose Rizal, published during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines in 1887. Noli Me Tángere (Latin for "Touch Me Not") explores perceived inequities in law and practice in terms of the treatment by the ruling government and the Spanish Catholic friars of the resident peoples in the late nineteenth century.
Click, Like, Share · 2021Click, Like, Share
2021
SeriesDrama
A digital anthology series that plumbs the depths of our overreliance on social media and the internet, and shows us that while technological advances help make our lives easier, anything that we consume too much of can be harmful to us.
Mystery of the Twin Bat · 2019Mystery of the Twin Bat
2019
SeriesMysteryDrama
A boy with the physical features of a bat and a hot-tempered bully become archenemies, not knowing that a curse from the past intertwines their fates.
24/7 · 202024/7
2020
SeriesCrime
A single mother working at C. Jacinto Hospital as a graveyard shift security guard, Mia turns night into day in order to give her son, Xavier, a fulfilling life. Her civil relationship with her ex-husband, Emerson, turns sour when the topic of their child's custody arises. Things take a turn for the worse when a severe dengue virus befalls Xavier. Desperate to find the cure to her beloved son’s condition, Mia puts her life on the line, unaware of the wicked force lurking behind the curtain.