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The Filipino romance film—a genre built on the foundations of kilig (that butterflies-in-your-stomach feeling), dramatic confrontations in the rain, and grand sweeping gestures—proved in 2024 that it is far from a dying art. Instead, it evolved. A charming, almost low-stakes romance that became a