Chino Alfonso

Jio, a gay man living with HIV, returns to his home province where friendship, love, and small-town judgment intertwine in his quiet search for acceptance and belonging.

On the eve of his departure, a father finds himself caught between the tender truth of who his son is and the harsh expectations of the macho world around him.

While driving along the Quezon Province's famed Old Maharlika Highway, which has been referred to as "Bitukang Manok" because of its sharp curves, three groups of strangers find themselves isolated and trapped by mysterious forces. Here, surrounded by a menacing forest, they must confront their psychological demons as they spiral down deeper into their neurosis.

In Barangay Niño, a Santacruzan got cancelled after all the queer staff finds out that their own chairwoman is unsupportive to the aspirations of her one and only gay son.

A mother and daughter's relationship is strained by the tragic death of the head of the home. His death anniversary reunites them and exposes secrets inciting more tension between the two.