MANILA, Philippines — Votes from local absentee voting (LAV) are crucial and may spell victory for a senatorial candidate lagging behind the 12th slot, according to the Commission on Elections.

Sales agency Luxbox has come on board Lav Diaz’s historical drama “Magellan,” which stars Gael García Bernal. The film will have its world premiere in Cannes Film Festival’s Premiere section.

Veteran director Lav Diaz also stars in the flick alongside Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why) and Enchong Dee (GomBurZa). Marietta Subong also stars. The film follows a group of travel vloggers ...

MANILA, Philippines — Teaser trailers for Lav Diaz's "Magellan" starring Gael Garcia Bernal as the Portuguese explorer have been released ahead of the movie's world premiere in the 2025 Cannes ...

One auteur who remains humble and low-key is Lav Diaz. But the greatness of the man goes beyond his choice of his simple daily get-up—black bucket hat, black long-sleeved shirt, and denims. He riddles ...

That’s the bold claim made by multiawarded independent filmmaker Lav Diaz in his latest work, “Magellan”—a film set to premiere at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival this May.

Award-winning Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz’s nine-hour film about the 16th-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month. The festival ...

LOS ANGELES, USA – Lav Diaz’s Magellan (Magalhaes), starring Gael Garcia Bernal as the titular Portuguese explorer, will debut in the Cannes Premiere section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival ...

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) kicked-off Monday the three-day local absentee voting (LAV) for Eleksyon 2025. As of 9:30 a.m., personnel of the poll body started lining up at one of the polling ...

QUEZON CITY, (PIA) — Local absentee voting (LAV) has started today, April 28, allowing government employees and other qualified individuals to cast their votes ahead of the upcoming May 12, 2025 ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Sacrifice, a psychological horror flick from filmmaker Prime Cruz and starring veteran director Lav Diaz, has begun production in the Philippines. Lovi Poe (Seasons), Timothy ...