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Before the lockdown last year, one of my last dinner dates was with directors Jose Javier Reyes, Joel Lamangan, Roni Bertubin, Louie Ignacio, and Cirilo “Ruel” Bayani.

They all came from different television networks and film production companies but it was a night full of laughter, good food, and so much fun gossiping! We were free—without masks and the IATF protocols were not yet conceived that time.

Fast forward to 2021, these directors have adapted to the new normal of production.

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Ruel recently got in touch with us to share his promotion as the new ABS-CBN head for international production and co-production. He will oversee the development, production, and distribution of international projects across all platforms.

Ruel was a student of the late Marilou Diaz-Abaya at Ateneo de Manila University who brought the class to the taping of Sic O'Clock News over at Broadcast City. “I could not sleep that night,” he recalls. “I just kn