PH wins two awards in Guam

In this Tuesday, April 14, 2015 photo, Filipino actor Buboy Villar, who plays the role of the young Manny Pacquiao, poses before the premiere showing of "Kid Kulafu", a film about Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, at cinemas at Rockwell Shopping complex at the financial district of Makati city, east of Manila, Philippines. AP FILE PHOTO

In this Tuesday, April 14, 2015 photo, Filipino actor Buboy Villar, who plays the role of the young Manny Pacquiao, poses before the premiere showing of “Kid Kulafu”, a film about Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, at cinemas at Rockwell Shopping complex at the financial district of Makati city, east of Manila, Philippines. AP FILE PHOTO

The Philippines won two awards at the Guam International Film Festival, held last Sept. 30. Buboy Villar won best achievement in acting for playing boxing champ Manny Pacquiao as a teenager in Paul Soriano’s “Kid Kulafu.” Antoinette Jadaone’s romantic-comedy hit “That Thing Called Tadhana,” which top-bills Angelica Panganiban and JM de Guzman, won best narrative film. Bayani San Diego Jr.

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