Ganito Kami Noon…Paano Kayo Ngayon? is a 1976 award winning romantic musical drama. It was directed by Eddie Romero and starred Christopher De leon and Gloria Diaz. Set at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution gainst the spaniardsand, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.
Clarise desires to have a husband. Accident leads her to wake up, finds herself in an island with Henry, who has amnesia. Clarise takes advantage of the situation and introduces herself as his wife.
Seven years after his failed assassination and murder of his family, Ben (Cesar Montano) seeks revenge on Mando (Ricky Davao), master of drug syndicate and white slavery. Mando has ordered Tomas (Phillip Salvador) to silence Ben after the latter quit from his hired killer. Now, after waking up from coma, Ben meticulously plans his move. Along the way, he meets Gina (Sam Pinto), who stirs warm feelings in him despite his wrath. But Gina happens to be the daughter of the very man he wants to kill.
The story of sweethearts Steph and Tonio, whose relationship ends sourly when he leaves her without saying goodbye. Heartbroken, Steph toughens up and sets sights on bigger dreams, until she and Tonio cross paths again.
Torky (Vic Sotto) is a bookkeeper working for Baba (Kris Aquino) a millionaire cash management specialist. Because of some conflict in her business that puts her life in danger, Baba entrusts the safety of her son Justin (Bimby Aquino-Yap) to Torky who takes him home to meet his daughter Ice (Aiza Seguerra) and Ching (Ryzza Mae Dizon) the street urchin that the latter took under her wing. Given that Justin is not particularly fond of Torky, how all four of them would get along under one roof becomes the focus of the story.
It starts when Roberto Ong (Bob Ong), not wanting to attend his elementary school homecoming because of his fear of not living up to others’ expectations of him. He then recalls his days back in elementary, high school and early adult, his adventures with his friends and his secret affection towards his “special someone.”
Taking place at present times, Tribu tells the story of street life in the slums of Tondo, Manila, a lower class suburb in the northwest portion of the city of Manila. The film is told from the viewpoint of a young ten-year-old boy named Ebet who We follow as he witnesses the deadly lives of teen age gang members in Tondo and the events that lead to their explosive confrontation. The film follows Ebet who witnesses three youths being initiated into the Thugz Angels gang. In the opening sequence of the film, the 10-year-old boy explains the genesis of the tribes. They exist, he says, because the children are poor. They are poor because they or their parents lack jobs. In Tondo, the boy says, you have to be tough or you die. Even a child needs to be tough.
She’s pretty. She’s sexy. She’s got everything… but LOVE. Teodora “Doris” Mesina (Rufa Mae Quinto) is a 30-year-old virgin who’s anxious to get married not only because her biological clock is fast ticking but because she loathes the idea of ending up a spinster like her aunt. For her, nothing can be worst than growing old, lonely and die a virgin.
Call Center Girl is a story about Teresa “Terry” Manlapat (Pokwang), an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who had been away from her family for 13 years, to help support their needs by working in a cruise ship. She comes back, only to find out that her husband just passed away. She is also faced with the problem of reuniting with her children, who had been terribly affected by the absence of a mother for many years. To re-establish her life in the Philippines, she looks for work and lands a job in a call center, which happens to be where her youngest daughter Regina (Jessy Mendiola) also works at. She sees this as a good opportunity for her to get close again to Regina, who is not too happy to see her again, thinking that she (Terry) had abandoned them during her growing years when she needed a mother.
It starts when Roberto Ong (Bob Ong), not wanting to attend his elementary school homecoming because of his fear of not living up to others’ expectations of him. He then recalls his days back in elementary, high school and early adult, his adventures with his friends and his secret affection towards his “special someone.”
MANNY (Jake Cuenca) and JERRY (Paolo Avelino) have been best buddies and housemates for the longest time but they cannot be any more different from each other – especially when it comes to their take on the affairs of the heart. Manny, a chef gifted with chiselled looks and ripped abs, believes that love – just like sex – should be shared with as many partners as possible. On the other hand, Jerry, a dorky-but-cute graphic designer, thinks that he should wait it out for that special someone. They decide to swap lifestyles just to prove whose theory is right.
The mother-reliant and weakling Ramon (Vhong Navarro) is forced to work as a landscape artist to pay off their family’s debt. In his work field, he meets the lovable femme fatal boss Anna (Solenn Heussaff), who he falls in love head over heels with. Working hard as he tries to impress, Ramon unknowingly digs the graveyard of three victims of injustice whose souls begin to haunt and possess Ramon’s body for vengeance; thus ruining his courtship and eventual relationship with Anna.
