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2021

The case of Philippine stand-alone cinemas and its challenges for

the film industry and government
Francis Leo Maria Del Fierro Ordenes
De La Salle University, Manila

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Ordenes, F. D. (2021). The case of Philippine stand-alone cinemas and its challenges for the film industry
and government. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/5903

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