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Why Piolo Pascual is excited with the rise of streaming platforms

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo from Netflix" s="" Instagram="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/entertainment/01/16/20240116-piolo.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo from Netflix&#x27;s Instagram account.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — With the rise of streaming platforms, Kapamilya actor Piolo Pascual hopes to see more diverse Filipino content. </p><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Pascual, who recently starred in the Netflix series &quot;Replacing Chef Chico,&quot; said more doors are opening with streaming platforms for local artists.</p><p>&quot;With the emergence of streaming platforms, mas maganda gumawa ng content ngayon kasi mas diverse na &#x27;yung mga konsepto. You&#x27;re not stuck anymore with one genre, one formula ... I was watching Netflix, ang dami nang iba-ibang series, iba-ibang country,&quot; the actor said. </p><p>&quot;And I&#x27;d be honest: I feel na sana meron din tayong ganoon, and I wanna be part of that movement that represents our own flavor, our culture, just like &#x27;Replacing Chef Chico&#x27; sa Netflix. So &#x27;yung mga ganoon, na kasama ka doon sa movement na magpapatingkad ng Philippine entertainment,&quot; she added.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a_0wXw8SGLg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Pascual said he just wants to help the local entertainment industry.</p><p>&quot;At my age, I&#x27;m happy, I&#x27;m grateful because I&#x27;m part of that. Kasi nagbabago na &#x27;yung landscape ngayon ng content creation, so mas lumalawak &#x27;yung creative process mo, &#x27;di ba? Hindi ka na stuck ngayon sa isang proyekto lang, pero hindi natatapos &#x27;yung mga pwede mong gawin.&quot;</p>

With the rise of streaming platforms, Kapamilya actor Piolo Pascual hopes to see more diverse Filipino content. 