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ABS-CBN Film Restoration ends 14-year run

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<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fleo.katigbak%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02ebc7qjMHJAVYYCNr7Q43rTZDBz6xGmkmpHt9kaM9PJvYiJCMJ1gm4X7HaHWwjToNl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="291" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>MANILA — The ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project has ended its 14-year run saving the gems of Philippine cinema.</p><p>The ABS-CBN unit had scanned, enhanced, restored and remastered some 240 movies from as early as 1939 and reintroduced them to new audiences. It officially closed on March 31 but continued turning over and sampling its last works in April, said its head Leo Katigbak.</p><p>&quot;For the last few months, we barreled through as much as we can with what meager resources were available to us and until our very last day, we gave it our all,&quot; Katigbak said in a Facebook post.</p><p>&quot;While that facet of the business is gone, many aspects of what we used to do will be handled by other ABS departments, including the SAGIP PELIKULA advocacy, jointly by Star Cinema and Cinemo beginning May 2025,&quot; he added.</p><p>Katigbak thanked ABS-CBN executives who &quot;had the vision to future proof the film assets of the company and allowed the initiative that became SAGIP PELIKULA to flourish and save many movies beyond its initial scope.&quot;</p><p>He also expressed gratitude to the department&#x27;s partners &quot;who gave more than we had the right to ask in support of our common passion.&quot;  </p><p>He made a special mention to Kapamilya actor Piolo Pascual &quot;who was with us since Day 1 promoting the initiative&quot;, as well as veteran screenwriter and National Artist for Film Ricky Lee &quot;who lent his voice and shared our passion, providing the soul that sent our spirits soaring.&quot;</p><p>Katigbak noted that ABS-CBN Film Restoration started its journey with the release of the classic film &quot;Himala&quot; and took its &quot;poetic and fitting&quot; final bow with the premiere of &quot;Tatlong Ina, Isang Anak.&quot; Both movies were headlined by the late Nora Aunor, a National Artist dubbed as Philippine cinema&#x27;s &quot;Superstar&quot;.</p><p>&quot;Preserving the past to inspire the future is a never-ending quest and we hope we were able to encourage many including a new generation to take up the challenge.  Sa mga tumangkilik, naniwala, nanaginip…maraming salamat po,&quot; Katigbak said.</p><div> <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/4/17/abs-cbn-film-restoration-s-leo-katigbak-recalls-big-moment-with-nora-aunor-1034" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Film Restoration&#x27;s Leo Katigbak recalls &#x27;big moment&#x27; with Nora Aunor</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/4/30/gerald-anderson-on-the-storyline-of-sins-of-the-father-super-exciting-push-tv-0125" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TV PATROL: Ilang pelikulang restored at remastered ng ABS-CBN mapapanood nang libre</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVScVg8B8fo?&amp;pp=0gcJCYQJAYcqIYzv&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z-fjxKkAZRs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mH7niZF_XTw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TVKAz0HmFzo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project has ended its 14-year run saving the gems of Philippine cinema.</p>

The ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project has ended its 14-year run saving the gems of Philippine cinema.