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Artists protested, AI flooded the ecosystem, and users bristled at the changes. Spotify made it through 2025 anyway, maintaining its status as a music streaming giant

As our shared political reality rapidly degrades under the onslaught of AI slop, how did Philippine democracy fare in 2025?

The filmmaker spoke with Rolling Stone Philippines about directing the Christmas movie, the optimism needed in cinema, and his return to the major festival