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- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsNora AunorSpanky ManikanGigi DueñasElsa saw the blessed Virgin Mary who had changed her life and caused a hysteria in a poor isolated village.
- DirectorEddie RomeroStarsChristopher De LeonGloria DiazEddie GarciaSet at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsNora AunorPhillip SalvadorMarissa DelgadoA female movie fan idolizes a movie bit-player who becomes her obsession. Her unrequited love for him leads to a nightmarish end.
- DirectorJerrold TarogStarsJohn ArcillaArron VillaflorMon ConfiadoSet during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Philippine Revolutionary Army general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.
- DirectorErik MattiStarsPiolo PascualGerald AndersonJoel TorreInspired by a real-life scandal in which prison inmates are temporarily released from prison to work as contract killers on behalf of politicians and high ranking military officials.
- DirectorBrillante MendozaStarsGina PareñoJaclyn JoseJulio DiazThe Pineda family struggles with bigamy, unwanted pregnancy, possible incest, and skin irritations in a dilapidated movie theater.
- DirectorLawrence FajardoStarsNico AntonioBangs GarciaArthur AcuñaStealing a middle-class woman's smartphone is the biggest mistake in petty criminal Jestoni "Jess" Biag: it gets him locked up and waterboarded and gives him a crash-course in the workings of the deeply-corrupt system personified by his nemesis, Inspector Domingo. Further, the phone's memory contains an embarrassing video that makes the owner, Grace Rosuello, determined to get it back, and her persistence lands Jess in custody.
- DirectorMark MeilyStarsJericho RosalesAndi EigenmannVandolphThe childhood memories of the author, from his earliest days as a student until his first few years at work.
- DirectorDanny L. ZialcitaStarsNora AunorVilma SantosDindo FernandoA sexy dancer who has been accused of homicide is defended by a female lawyer who tries to keep their relationship professional as the latter struggles with the confusion of thoughts and emotions brought about by her budding affections for the dancer.
- DirectorCathy Garcia-SampanaStarsBrenna GarciaBea AlonzoBea BasaFour sisters try to stop their younger brother's wedding; in the process, all discover resentments among one another.
- DirectorErik MattiStarsGio AlvarezLauren YoungRustica CarpioAn image seemingly that of the Virgin Mary appears upon a man. The image begins to speak to the man in whispers. Since then, the man has not been the same.
- DirectorMilo SoguecoStarsMylene DizonRicky DavaoBing PimentelUnlike the former Philippine First Lady, Imelda is indifferent towards shoes. To her, they are fraught with the bittersweet nostalgia of childhood, one that was marred by a difficult relationship with her shoe-maker father, Romeo. Growing up, all of hers were handmade by him. Now a mature woman, she takes a pivotal call from the morgue, spurring her search for the perfect pair of shoes for her dead father. The deeper she searches for the perfect shoes, the more she finds herself.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsChristopher De LeonPhillip SalvadorCarmi MartinA modern-day version of the biblical legend of Cain and Abel. Strong-willed matriarch Señora Pina favors her younger son Ellis over the older Lorenzo, whom she blames for her husband's death.
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsCesar MontanoCaridad SanchezAmy AustriaA Muslim doctor returns to his homeland where the Philippine military is at war against the MILF While he endeavors to lead his family and other civilians to safety, he struggles to reconcile his professional and religious principles.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsNora AunorChristopher De LeonBembol RocoA woman falls in love with a Japanese soldier during the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines; the whole town turns against her.
- DirectorButch PerezStarsVilma SantosChristopher De LeonRio LocsinA man returns to his home town where he becomes involved with two women: one he has known since his childhood and the other one, a mysterious woman he met in the town cemetery while visiting the grave of his departed mother.
- DirectorCathy Garcia-SampanaStarsJohn Lloyd CruzBea AlonzoDerek RamsayA long-time couple seem destined for marriage, but frictions and differing ambitions break them apart. As they try to move on with their lives they are continually reminded of what they once had and temptation to go back is never far away.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsHilda KoronelMona LisaRez CortezThe life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
- DirectorCathy Garcia-SampanaStarsJohn Lloyd CruzBea AlonzoJanus Del PradoA couple with a tumultuous romantic past finds married life to be just as difficult.
- DirectorErik MattiStarsJohn Lloyd CruzMeryll SorianoTirso Cruz IIIA family is caught in a financial ruin after being involved in a ponzi scheme.
- DirectorRuel S. BayaniStarsAnne CurtisDerek RamsayCristine ReyesFurniture supplier Ram (Derek Ramsay) is happily married to Charmaine (Cristine Reyes). One day, Ram lands a big client, a new luxury resort. But he needs the help of Kara (Anne Curtis), the daughter of the owner of the resort, to finalize the deal. Kara's help, however, comes with a price, because she fancies Ram to be her lover. Not before long, Kara successfully seduces Ram, even though she knows about his marriage. When Charmaine learns of the affair, she finds ways to fight for her husband's waning attention.
- DirectorCarlos Siguion-ReynaStarsRichard GomezDawn ZuluetaMichael De MesaMistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting revenge, even well into the next generation.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsHilda KoronelBembol RocoLou Salvador Jr.Júlio Madiaga, a 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for his beloved, Ligaya.
- DirectorErik MattiStarsRhed BustamanteNeil Ryan SeseRonnie AlonteIn 1947, those aspiring to be priests are sent to a remote monastery to live in seclusion (Seklusyon) on the last day of their training. The purpose is to shield them from evil of the world. The plot thickens when a mysterious young girl arrives there, but the challenge that awaits the candidates is whether she was really sent by God or by the Devil.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsLolita RodriguezCharito SolisRio LocsinPura, who has been gone for 20 years, returns to her father's house. Her arrival reignites a bitter rivalry she has with her half-sister, Emilia, which sets the entire household astir.