Just have a laugh and a good time.
Reyes and Labayen wrote the script with input from Villanueva and Gil.
It was a fantastic collaborative experience with a lot of back and forth, Villanueva remembers.
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While some scenes are being filmed in Manila, most of the shoot took place in Bangkok.
Ironically for such a mainstream production, it involves some of Asias heavyweight arthouse producing talent.
Like Filipinos, theyre hospitable people.
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They shoot shorter days than we do here and everything was very smooth.
Everyone wants to visit Korea and eat Korean food because of their K-pop, dramas and movies.
We should be doing the same thing for the Philippines, he says.
Instead of just selling our islands, we should we showcasing our culture and our films, he says.
We had fun making it and hope our audience feels the same way when they watch the film.
