"Sineskwela", "Hirayamanawari", "Bayani", "Epol Apple", "Math-tinik," "Batibot,"---do these names ring a bell to you? If it does, that makes you a certified Batang 90s who grew up watching these iconic educational shows! Learning about Science, History, English, Math, and Values Education was easier during those good old days.   (Read more: Nostalgic Filipino TV Shows Millennials Surely Miss) Nowadays, children have more access to educational shows, thanks to the internet and social media. But adult supervision is still needed. There have been reports of “Peppa Pig” cartoon series on Youtube that look seemingly ordinary, but if one views them, it...

Millennials are really lucky to have lived in the time when technology has not taken over the world yet—just a good quality of OPM music, movies, fun-filled street games, and also, TV shows. There’s just something about the local TV shows we used to watch when we were kids that we can still recall today. Maybe it’s the catchy jingle we used to sing with when the show was starting, which we can still sing along to up to this day. Or maybe it’s the precious memories of rushing to home after playing under the heat of sun so we wouldn't...

Filipinos have been obsessed with K-dramas and movies nowadays. Some tend to finish binge-watching 20 episodes-long series in a span of 2 to 3 days! Like, how can you do that folks? Lol. I am not actually fond of Korean dramas, but if you are going to ask me which k-series I would not get tired of watching, that would be Reply 1988. One of South Korea’s highest-rated series in their television history. Reply 1988 revolves around five friends and their families residing in the same street of Ssangmun-dong in the year 1988. With its story of family, love, and...

Before KathNiel, LizQuen, or JaDine, the Philippine television and soap operas have been showcasing romantic-themed movies and shows ever since the Philippine cinema was born. With that, lots of love teams have been made whom Filipino viewers were so fond of watching even from the 1940s to 1960s. During the abrupt expansion of the local film industry in the country, after the world-war II, movie studios in the PH were newly established in the likes of Sampaguita and LVN pictures. And the romantic-themed movies and telenovelas are still being adapted to entertainment industry until now. Now, let us relive the...

WARNING: This review contains spoilers for the Cinemalaya 2020 Main Competition Shorts Entry “Tokwifi”. Read at your own risk.   Photo courtesy of Cinemalaya REVIEWER’S RATING: 9/10 SYNOPSIS: A 1950s mestiza star, trapped inside a television that fell from the sky – dreams up a romantic romp with a Bontok Igorot man who does not know how to kiss. The film is set in the beautiful fields and mountains which are home to the Igorot Tribe. The opening scene tells us a fact, according to a book written by Dr. Albert Jenks in 1905, that the Igorot do not kiss,...