MANILA — “Dito at Doon,” the upcoming romance movie starring Janine Gutierrez and JC Santos, is heading straight to digital streaming, after its producer announced Tuesday it has postponed its cinema run.

• ‘Dito at Doon’ paalala sa pinagdaanan ng mga tao sa pandemya, ayon kay Janine Gutierrez

The JP Habac film was originally set for a March 17 release in cinemas, but TBA Studios has decided to postpone that plan due to health and safety concerns, amid rising cases of COVID-19.

“We have decided to release ‘Dito at Doon’ exclusively online for the time being. This was a very difficult decision for the whole team, but one that has everyone’s best interest in mind,” E.A. Rocha, TBA Studios head, said in a statement.

The online release of “Dito at Doon” will proceed as planned. It will be accessible starting March 31 via KTX.ph, iWant TFC, Cinema 76 @ Home, and Ticket2Me.

• NCR mayors agree to shut down cinemas again amid spike in COVID-19 cases

The national government had earlier allowed reopening of cinemas starting March 5 in modified general and general community quarantine (MGCQ, GCQ) areas, but Metro Manila mayors, a day later, agreed to keep cinemas and amusement centers closed in light of the recent spike in COVID-19 infections.

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