Jerome Dulin

Mariano and Doc Ann, visual artists in Dagupan, explore different art spaces and community support to create and exhibit their artistic expressions amidst the perception of a flourishing creative movement in the hometown of the National Artist, Edades.

A young boy and his three friends are trying to live a normal life, battling their own demons and taking care of their respective families while their fathers are away. Until one day, the phone call that they look forward to everyday, finally never came.

At a family-run restaurant in Ilocos, Jorge, a privileged young man, is forced to work alongside Kiko, a street-smart newcomer hired by Jorge's grandfather, Tino, a retired sakada. When Tino suddenly dies, the two discover a hidden cigar box filled with unsent letters and photographs that reveal a decades-old love story between Tino and his best friend, Bong - a bond shaped by migration, forgetting, and sacrifice. As Jorge and Kiko piece together this lost history, their own relationship begins to shift. Set across generations and rooted in Ilokano culture, the series is a quiet exploration of class, intimacy, and the legacies we inherit - and choose to carry forward.

My Mother’s Bicycle tells the story of city girl Daruna who rushes back to her hometown to spend the last moments with her dying mother. Unfortunately, she doesn’t make it in time to bid farewell. With only a few hours left before the burial, she rides away in her mother’s bicycle to reminisce on the moments they shared and the lessons she learned.

A local farmer and an old pancit cook from Tuguegarao City, recalls the modifications in the ingredients of the local noodle delicacy that reveals a story of adaptation, progress and the impacts of climate change.