The 25 best Filipino rom-coms list: voting process
Updated 19:16 PM PHT Fri, August 4, 2017
Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — The sheer number of rom-coms in Philippine cinema makes the act of ranking them a daunting task. While the list, of course, is not a scientific or objective one, we set out basic guidelines that must be followed:
- The film must have been released in the last 25 years (1992-2017)
- For a film to be a romantic comedy, the main driver should be a love story built with major comedic elements.
More than a list of personal preference, we want the list to reflect the views and perspectives of professionals in Philippine cinema — from the directors, actors, screenwriters, producers who make the films to the critics, academics, and fans who champion the films. CNN Philippines Life asked over 40 professionals to give us a ranked list of their 10 best rom-coms of the last 25 years. The following submitted their lists:
- Anj Pessumal
- Hannah Espia
- Jane Torres
- Simon Santos
- Wanggo Gallaga
- Jade Castro
- Eric Cabahug
- Ronald Arguelles
- Kriz Gazmen
- Leo Katigbak
- Shinji Manlangit
- Moira Lang
- Patrick Valencia
- Bianca Balbuena
- Petersen Vargas
- Marie Jamora
- Tonette Jadaone
- Oggs Cruz
- Theodore Boborol
- Baby Ruth Villarama
- Dan Villegas
- Juan Miguel Severo
- Prime Cruz
- Quark Henares
- Iza Calzado
- Jasmine Curtis-Smith
- Janine Gutierrez
- Lotlot de Leon
Votes were tallied and ranked, with rankings bearing more weight than the number of times a film appeared on the list. A film’s total number of votes (weighed according to how high it ranked on the lists) was divided against the total number of participants. Ties were resolved by assessing how many times a film ranked higher than the other, yielding a list of 25 films.