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Stories Set in the Philippines
Rizal's novels, Manila crime rings, Imelda-era excess and island shoots that doubled for Vietnam — the archipelago writes and hosts epics. Start with these ten, then open the country on StoryTerra's map.
Open the Philippines on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in the Philippines
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Browse 86 books, 398 movies, 4 TV shows and 7 games set in Philippines.

Uncharted
A young street-smart Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost…

xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage comes out of self-imposed exile thought to be long dead and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang and his team in a race to recover a…

Plane
After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.

Shotgun Wedding
Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding but when the entire party is taken hostage “’Til Death Do Us Part” takes on a whole new meaning in this hilarious adrenaline-fueled adventure as…

Wayne's World
The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of…

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather actors' health war near the filming locations and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and…

Days of Being Wild
Yuddy a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts tries to find solace and the truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.

A Fantastic Woman
Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.

31 Minutos
Chilean television show which takes the form of a mock news broadcast, and is fronted by puppets who present various items.

The Color of Ash
A pessimistic uninspired middle-aged artist finds spark with a millennial photographer who leads her on a path of creative and sexual reawakening.
The 10 stories above are just a sample of the 495 in the catalogue for this entry. For the full live catalogue, open the Philippines in the StoryTerra app. On the live map you can also filter by the exact time the stories take place — any year, decade or century, from BCE to the future.
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