While the COVID-19 pandemic forced many establishments to reduce its accessibility, the cinemas were forced to close temporarily. Now, after over a year of being closed, we are happy to announce that - CINEMAS ARE BACK.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 20, 2021 — Competing against the most prominent filmmakers from the Asia-Pacific region, homegrown multi-awarded filmmaker Brillante Mendoza’s “Gensan Punch” won the Kim Jiseok Award after its world premiere at the “A Window on Asian Cinema” section in the recently concluded Busan International Film Festival last October 15. 

MANILA — Inbound travelers from "green lanes" who have completed their COVID-19 vaccination are no longer required to undergo facility-based quarantine upon arriving in the Philippines from Oct. 14, government said on Wednesday. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 14, 2021 — Spearheading the country’s representatives, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) along with seven Filipino companies, are taking part in the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan from October 11 to 14. 

MANILA, Philippines—  The country’s film industry, which employs about 300,000 people, is calling for a tax holiday after incurring around P16 billion in losses since the pandemic hit the country last year.

MANILA – An official of the National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) on Monday urged local government units to increase their Covid-19 vaccination numbers in order to achieve 80 percent population protection soon.

MANILA – A health official on Monday estimated active Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) may decrease to 10,000 by the end of October if it remains under Alert Level 4 accompanied by short time from detection to isolation.

MANILA – The Philippines has updated the testing and quarantine protocols for international travelers coming from the “green” and “yellow” lists of countries, territories, and jurisdictions.