Love Letters’: A Masterclass in RomanceRyan ‘Mr. Maybe it’s because the title appealed to me: “Love Letters.” For as long as I can remember, I’ve been writing love letters. On this Valentine’s evening of letters, Ogie’s songs felt exactly like a kundirana — a portmanteau of kundiman (romantic Filipino love song) and harana (serenade). Pop culture has trained us to think of romance in cinematic shorthand: like the dialogue in the “Before” trilogy, montages from “La La Land” and even the slow burn of K-dramas that endlessly tease in every episode. “Love Letters” offered a similar emotional continuity where there’s no climax, just a never-ending foreplay.

Source: Philippine Star February 18, 2026 16:03 UTC