Tara na! Makisaya!
Screening
December 25, 2022 — January 7, 2023
Parade of the Stars
December 16, 2022 | 2 PM
CAMANAVA Area
Movie lineup:
Family of Two (A Mother and Son Story)
Film by Nuel Crisostomo Naval
Kampon
Film by King Palisoc
Penduko
Film by Jason Paul Laxamana
Rewind
Film by Mae Cruz Alviar
Becky and Badette
Film by Jun Lana
Broken Heart’s Trip
Film by Lemuel Lorca
Firefly
Film by Zig Dulay
GomBurZa
Film by Pepe Diokno
Mallari
Film by Derick Cabrido
When I Met You in Tokyo
Film by Conrado Peru and Rommel Penesa
The annual Parade of the Stars will pass through four cities, a first time in MMFF history.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), which organizes the much anticipated annual festival, advises motorists to avoid the parade route as thousands are expected to watch the star-studded parade.
The parade will kick off at 2 pm from the Navotas Centennial Park; and will travel through C4, Samson Road, and Mc Arthur Highway up to the Valenzuela People’s Park where the main event will take place.
It will run for 8.7 kilometers, with an estimated travel time of three hours.
The MMDA, in coordination with parade’s host cities Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela, Philippine National Police (PNP), Office of Civil Defense-NCR (OCD NCR), and concerned agencies, has laid down measures to facilitate the smooth flow of the parade as well as ensure the safety and security of the participating celebrities and people who will watch the parade.
MMDA Acting Chairman and concurrent MMFF Over-all Chairman Atty. Don Artes said 1,000 personnel, composed of traffic enforcers, members of Road Emergency Group, Public Safety Division, Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group, Towing and Impounding Group, Traffic Engineering Center, among others, will be deployed along the parade route.
“This year’s parade of stars will traverse into four cities as we want more people to have a glimpse of the casts of the 10 MMFF entries,” said Atty. Artes. “With the expected influx of spectators and movie fans, we have prepared a traffic management plan to mitigate the effects on vehicular flow.”
The MMDA will implement temporary lane closures and counterflow from 12 noon to 8 pm along the following roads:
– C-4 Road (from Navotas Centennial Park to A Mabini St.)
– Samson Road (from A. Mabini St. to Monumento Circle)
– Mc Arthur Highway (from Monumento Circle to C. Santos Street)
They will be opened after all the floats have passed.
Heavy traffic is expected along Samson Road, Mc Arthur Highway and perpendicular Roads as movie fans are anticipated to flock the streets to see their favorite stars.
Motorists with no business in the area are encouraged to avoid the affected route to avoid inconvenience and take the following alternate routes:
– From Malabon to Navotas, take
Gov. Pascual and M. H. Del Pillar Street
– Motorists heading to Monumento may take Gov. I Santiago Road, M. H. Del Plar Street, and Samson Road.
– Motorists may also take North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) northbound and southbound.
The 49th MMFF will run from December 25 to January 7 in Philippine theaters.
Organized by the MMDA, the MMFF is aimed primarily to promote and enhance the preservation of Philippine Cinema.
This year’s MMFF is presented in partnership with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
Proceeds from the film festival go to a number of beneficiaries in the film industry, including the Movie Workers Welfare Foundation Inc., the Motion Picture and Anti-Film Piracy Council, the FDCP, and the Optical Media Board.
