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November 26, 1997. (1997-11-26) Country. Philippines. Language. Filipino. Kokey ([ˈkokeɪ]) is a 1997 Filipino science fiction film. The film is about an extraterrestrial who had a penchant for befriending human beings. It was directed by Romy Suzara.
Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. GCGH (July 25, 1928 – July 10, 2012), known professionally as Dolphy, was a Filipino comedian and actor. He is widely regarded as the country's "King of Comedy" for his comedic talent embodied by his long roster of works on stage, radio, television and movies. [2] [3]
—JC Nigado, writing for the Manila Standard in July 1987 By the time the People Power Revolution deposed Ferdinand Marcos from the presidency, most Filipino films were mass-produced with quality sacrificed for commercial success. Filmmaker Ishmael Bernal admitted in 1993 that his growing inactivity in filmmaking was because the national economy "went kamikaze since '86. Movie producers have ...
Philippines. Language. Filipino. Urduja is a 2008 Filipino animated historical fantasy film based of the legend of the warrior princess Urduja of Pangasinan. It was the first of two locally produced (in the Philippines) animated films set for release in 2008. The other, Dayo, was released as an entry for the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival.
Filipino. Box office. ₱17.6 million. Gagamboy is a 2004 Filipino superhero comedy film co-written and directed by Erik Matti. The screenplay written by Dwight Gaston was based on an original story written and developed by Matti, Gaston, and Roselle Monteverde-Teo. The film stars Vhong Navarro, Jay Manalo, and Aubrey Miles in the lead roles ...
Bob Ong. Bob Ong. Born. Cuasay, Taguig, Philippines. Occupation. Author. Genre. Humor. Bob Ong is the pseudonym of a contemporary Filipino author known for using conversational writing technique to create humorous and reflective depictions of Philippine life. [1][2] The author's actual name and identity are unknown.
Ibong Adarna, also known as The Adarna Bird, [1] is an early 19th century Filipino epic poem that centers around a magical bird of the same name. During the Spanish era, the longer form of the story's title was Korrido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan ng Tatlong Prinsipeng Magkakapatid na anak ni Haring Fernando at ni Reyna Valeriana sa Kahariang Berbanya ' ("Corrido and Life Lived by the Three Princes ...
XCOR Lynx. Daniel Angelo Roque (born November 1990), also known as Chino Roque, was one of the 23 space cadets selected from more than 28,000 Filipino candidates by the Axe Apollo Space Academy in 2013 to fly to space with XCOR Lynx. Being the only Filipino who qualified in the international astronaut selection, he would be considered as the ...