Philippine Bliss
2008"Philippine Bliss" tells the tale of six modern-day Filipinos living in a single neighborhood, a housing project called B.L.I.S.S., started by the former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos during the Martial Law era. These people, whose names allude to familiar characters from Jose Rizal's novels, narrate their private yet vivid stories of loss, longing, and Third World despair, all intersecting in a public arena that is their packed community. Theirs are lives seen with an oftentimes comic eye, unabashedly bound by a wild and brimming sense of Filipino hope.
Acted in
Neil Elpusan
as Simon Crisostomo
Menk Cruzat
as Sisa
Reinier Lucien
as Elias
Therese Carlos
as Maria
J.V. Katipunan
as Tasyo
Lara Tarranco
as Clara
Damaso
as itself
Salvi
as itself
JP Hernandez
as djembe player
Atoy Reyes Jr.
as steel trader
Pedring X. Santos
as junkyard dog
Nina Dandan
as tambay client 1
Cherish Brillon
as tambay client 2
Enuh Iglesias
as tambay client 3