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A story about a mother and daughter relationship in which they never seem to agree on anything, especially now that Katya is settling down with her boyfriend. Things get more complicated between them when Pokwang finds a f*ck buddy.  Starring: Pokwang, Sue Ramirez, Gloria Diaz and Ryan Bang Directed and written by: Jose Javier Reyes

The films asks the questions "Where do broken hearts go?" and tells the story of a woman struggling to meet airline baggage requirements who meets a man who comes to her aid. Both in despair out of love, they form a charming friendship that will take them to Sagada in their attempts to mend each other's hearts Directed by Antoinette Jadaone Produced by Ronald Arguelles Written by Antoinette Jadaone  Starring Angelica Panganiban JM de Guzman Music by Emerzon Texon Cinematography Sasha Palomares  Edited by Benjamin Tolentino Production companies Cinema One Originals Epicmedia Monoxide Works One Dash Zero Cinetools Distributed by Star Cinema Release date November 10, 2014 (Cinema One Originals Film Festival) February 4, 2015 Running time 110 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguages Filipino English

Birdshot is a 2016 Philippine coming-of-age thriller film written, directed and edited by Mikhail Red. Starring Mary Joy Apostol, Arnold Reyes, Ku Aquino, and John Arcilla, its story revolves around a farm girl (Apostol) in the countryside, who unwittingly kills a Philippine eagle (an endangered species locally known as the haribon), and two police officers (Reyes and Arcilla) assigned to track down the haribon's killer while investigating the mysterious disappearance of a busload of farmers en route to Manila.

Louie Puyat has been living a solitary life in Saga, Japan until has-been actress Hazel Ilagan arrives. They develop a functional relationship where Louie checks on Hazel during her vacation. Amidst the isolation, the two lost souls find comfort in each other. Directed by Jason Paul Laxamana Produced by Carlo L. Katigbak Olivia M. Lamasan Written by Jason Paul Laxamana Starring Gerald Anderson Julia Barretto Music by Paulo Protacio Cinematography Carlos David S. Mauricio  Edited by Mai Calapardo Production company Black Sheep Productions Distributed by ABS-CBN Film Productions Release date May 15, 2019 Running time 107 minutes Countries Philippines Japan LanguageFilipino

Set in the imaginary Barangay Husay, Eman teams up with his two friends, Toto and Carlo who start as the underdogs, failing at every opportunity to succeed in their small-time scams. They then meet Nicoy who becomes part of Eman's group breaking the tradition of having only 3 members per gang. Starring: Pepe Herrera, Jerald Napoles, Jelson Bay, Paolo Contis, Kate Alejandrino. Directed and written by Marius Talampas. Directed by Marius Talampas Written by Marius Talampas Starring: Pepe Herrera Jerald Napoles Jelson Bay Paolo Contis Production company Mavx Productions Distributed by OctoArts Films Release date 28 November 2018 Country Philippines Language Filipino 

Four sisters before the wedding serve as a prequel to "Four Sisters and a Wedding that came out back in 2013. After discovering their parents' marriage is on the brink of ending due to extracurricular their father was having outside of the marriage;  the Salazar siblings scheme to try and find out who this "kabig" is and to hopefully put an end to the situation so their parents won't separate.  The movie has an amazing cast that played their characters very well, but the lack of depth and character development made this movie a so-so. Listen to the podcast to understand whether you should or should not watch this movie.  Directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar  Produced by Vanessa R. Valdez Kara U. Kintanar Screenplay by Vanessa R. Valdez Starring Charlie Dizon Alexa Ilacad Gillian Vicencio Belle Mariano Music by Cesar Francis Concio  Cinematography Neil Daza Edited by Marya Ignacio Production companies Star Cinema SCX Distributed by CineXpress Release date December 11, 2020 Running time 116 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipino

Yellow Rose is a 2019 American-Filipino musical drama co-written and directed by Diane Paragas. It is produced by Cecilia R. Mejia, Diane Paragas, Rey Cuerdo, Orian Williams, and Jeremiah Abraham. Yellow Rose stars Eva Noblesada, Dale Watson, Princess Punzalan, and Lea Salonga. The movie follows Rose Garcia, an undocumented 17yrs old  Filipina girl, who's forced to grow up quickly after her mother was detained and deported by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Through the difficult time of losing her mother, Rose tells her story through her music. With the help of Dale Watson, Rose gets the courage to get on stage to pursue her dream as a country singer.  Directed by Diane Paragas Produced by Cecilia R. Mejia Rey Cuerdo Diane Paragas Orian Williams Jeremiah Abraham Written by Diane Paragas Annie Howell Celena Cipriaso Starring Eva Noblezada Dale Watson Princess Punzalan Lea Salonga Music by Christopher Hoyt Knight CinematographyAugust Thurmer Edited by Iron Reiter Taylor Levy Production companies Stage 6 Films ABS-CBN Global Cinematografo Originals Home Away Productions Civilian Studios Distributed by  Sony Pictures Releasing (United States) Star Cinema (Philippines) Release date May 2, 2019 (Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival) October 9, 2020 (United States) Running time 94 minutes Countries United States Philippines LanguagesEnglish Filipino

When a former cartel assassin deliberately betrays the family by refusing to complete her mission, the cartel orders her execution. Unbeknownst to them, she fakes her own death and is able to create a new life of her own. When the cartel discovers she is alive, the hunter becomes the hunted as she fights to get revenge on those who took her new life away from her. Directed by Pedring A. Lopez Produced by Vic del Rosario Kelly Uy Written by - Pedring A. Lopez Screenplay by - Yz Carbonell & Rex Lopez Starring: Cristine Reyes Germaine De Leon KC Montero Music by Jessie Lasaten Cinematography Pao Orendain  Edited by Jason Cahapay Production companies: Viva Films BlackOps Studios Asia Psyops8 Distributed by Viva Films Netflix Release date March 27, 2019 Running time 90 minutes

Dito at Doon: An ECQ love story we can all relate to. When we were all put on lock down during the 2020 ECQ most of us took our lives online, watched Korean series, drank Korean coffee, learned how to cook and baked; some of us even fell in love. Dito at Doon is a story we can all relate to it was the lives we all lived during ECQ 2020, the difference is that LenLen and Caloy fell madly in love, but was the ending a happy one?  Listen to Albear & Mike discuss how amazingly awesome this movie is and one you should definitely watch. DIRECTOR: JP Habac CAST: Janine Gutierrez, JC Santos, Yesh Burce, Victor Anastacio TBA Studios. 

Another week has come to an end and this week on Tambay News we talk about more Covid-19 vaccines coming to the Philippines soon, the list of Filipino Billionaires, and how a gentleman passed away after being punished for violating curfew. Also, netizens went nuts making #nasaanangpangulo go viral, finally don't forget to check out Dito at Doon review coming on Monday April 12th, 2021. Until the next one, its Michael from Manila and Alber from San Diego - Take care everyone.

Barcelona: A Love Untold (2016). Ely (Daniel Padilla) can't get over his past love who looks like Mia. In Barcelona, he juggles a bunch of odd jobs and studies to get his master's degree. He then meets Mia (Kathryn Bernardo), a girl who catches his eye because she looks like his past love. After a series of mistakes in the past, she abruptly uproots herself from life in the Philippines to move forward and start anew. Ely helps her get on her feet in Barcelona and of course, in the process, they fall in love - I mean did you expect something else to happen from this love team? Directed by Olivia Lamasan Produced by Charo Santos-Concio Malou N. Santos Screenplay by Olivia Lamasan Carmi Raymundo Starring Kathryn Bernardo Daniel Padilla Music by Cesar Francis Concio Cinematography Hermann Claravall Edited by Marya Ignacio Joshua Ducasen Production company ABS-CBN Film Productions Distributed by Star Cinema Release date September 14, 2016 Running time 130 minutes CountryPhilippines

Hope everyone had a great week and in this week's Tambay News episode we talk about how cycling has taken over Metro Manila, Derek Ramsay and Ellen Adarna are now engaged and ECQ in Manila will be extended.

It follows the story of Jane Pineda, a washed-up actress and former child star whose career hits rock bottom while she trying to escape a big scandal. Directed by Irene Villamor Produced by Vincent Del Rosario Written by Irene VillamorStarring Bela Padilla JC Santos Music by“Mundo” by Raphiel Shannon Cinematography Pao Orendain Edited by Arnex Nicolas Distributed by Viva Films Release date February 5, 2020 Running time 94 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipino

This week we'll talk about the Philippines is reach record number of new COVID-19 cases every day, a new Jollibee is opening up in Time Square and a driver won 15million pesos in a lottery plus so much more. Enjoy. 

Fan Girl is about a fanatical Paulo Avelino fan (newcomer Charlie Dizon) who meets her onscreen idol (played by himself) in less than ideal circumstances after stowing away in the back of his pickup truck. As you'd expect, the young stan finds out he isn't quite the perfect man when nobody's watching. Directed by Antoinette Jadaone Produced by Bianca Balbuena Dan Villegas Written by Antoinette Jadaone Starring Charlie Dizon Paulo Avelino Music by Teresa Barrozo Production companies Black Sheep Productions Globe Studios Project 8 Corner San Joaquin Projects Epic Media Crossword Productions Release date October 31, 2020 (Tokyo International Film Festival) December 25, 2020 (Philippines) Running time 100 minutes[1]CountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipino

In this week's episode of Tambay News lets talk about everything that's happened in the week on March 15th. In the Philippines the number of Covid Cases continues to rise, meanwhile in Atlanta Georgia a shooter goes on a killing spree killing 8 individuals 6 of which were Asian Women. 

Love or Money is a brand new film starring Coco Martin and Angelica Panganiban directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar, produced by Star Cinema. Its about Angel (played by Angelica Panganiban) having to pick between being with her sugar daddy and the amazing lifestyle he's able to give her vs Leon (played by Coco Martin) who can only offer her a simple lifestyle and love. The movie takes us on an adventure in Dubai where, as you might guess Leon and Angel fall in love and live happily ever after. The movie was released on March 12th, 2021.

In this week's Tambay News episode we talk about the rising cases of Covid-19 in the Philippines, The Mayor of  Calbayog murder shootout with the PNP, a Harvard professor stating that comfort women were all volunteers and so much more.  For updated that's happening in the Philippines and those that are affecting Filipino's throughout the world, make sure to subscribe to Something Taglish. 

The film centers on the love story of Joy (Bernardo) and Ethan (Richards), Filipino workers based in Hong Kong. Ethan, a bartender, is keen on romantically pursuing Joy, a domestic helper who is wholly dedicated to providing for her family. Joy is destined to leave Hong Kong as soon as possible to pursue her dream as a nurse in Canada. Ethan disregards that and continues to pursue even though the chances of her staying is slim to non. Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina Produced by Carlo L. Katigbak Olivia M. Lamasan Screenplay by Carmi G. Raymundo Rona Co Cathy Garcia-Molina Starring Kathryn Bernardo Alden Richards Music byJessie Q. Lasaten Cinematography: Noel Teehankee Edited by: Marya Ignacio Production company ABS-CBN Film Productions Distributed by: Star Cinema Release date July 31, 2019 (Philippines) August 9, 2019 (United States) August 8, 2019 (Middle East) Running time 118 minutesCountryPhilippines

This week we got some COVID vaccine updates, OFW news, an American pervert sentenced to prison and some entertainment news. Have a good rest of the week and don't forget to follow/subscribe to Something Taglish.