Philippine director Alberto "Treb" Monteras' politically charged hip-hop/poetry mashup 'Respeto' received its U.S. premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival after a yearlong festival tour. By ...

Treb Monteras II’s “Respeto” finally gets some respect abroad. The Cinemalaya winner bagged three trophies—best film, director, and the Audience Choice Award—at the 16th Cyprus Film Days International ...

This is the lurid, tender and irresistible backstory of our blood-soaked news. The drug-war corpses that have filled our TV screens are rarely reintroduced as living people who came from somewhere. In ...

The Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd) has announced the winners of the 2nd Entertainment Editor’s Awards (Eddy’s) held last July 9 at the Solaire. Abra’s “Respeto” made a sweep at ...

Ironically — and perhaps, intentionally — the only place you will truly find respect in Treb Monteras II and Njel de Mesa's "Respeto" is in its title. And that's exactly why it deserves all of yours.

MANILA, Philippines — Alberto Monteras II’s "Respeto," an exploration of the Pinoy hiphop underground world where a young aspiring rapper and a Martial Law poet cross paths, won seven awards at the ...

A TIMELY and timeless tale of a teenage boy’s rise from poverty and violence through rap and poetry, Respeto bagged the majority of accolades at this year’s Cinemalaya Film Festival including Best ...