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The quarantine guidelines advised by the government had left a lot of people on what to do on their free time at home when malls and other establishments are closed.

Here's a list of free books and movies you can access online to enrich your mind and take away your COVID-19 worries.

1. Regal Entertainment

Looking for '80s and '90s local films? Regal Entertainment has you covered now that they've uploaded films like Anak ni Janice and Temptation Island (original version) on their official YouTube channel.

2. TBA Studios

Get more of your local film fix and re-watch highly acclaimed movies like Heneral Luna, Goyo, Birdshot, and psychological thriller Bliss from TBA Studios. They've uploaded the films on their official Facebook and YouTube accounts.

3. Scribd

Digital library Scribd is giving free 30-day access to its wide collection of eBooks and audiobooks.

While millions stay home to reduce spread of COVID-19, Scribd is making our digital library of ebooks and audiobooks free for everyone pic.twitter.com/0dPiywSLde

-- Trip Adler (@tripadler) March 18, 2020

4. Paulo Coelho

Well-loved Brazilian author Paulo Coelho has announced on his Instagram that some of his works are now posted for free on his website. His eBooks are also available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian.

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During the current pandemic, I posted some titles (ebooks) for free on my page I titoli italiani verranno aggiunti domani

A post shared by Writer (@paulocoelho) on Mar 18, 2020 at 11:48am PDT

5. Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is an online library of over 60,000 free eBooks and educational materials. Choose among the free ePub and Kindle eBooks and download or read them online.

6. Lockdown Cinema Club

The Lockdown Cinema Club is an initiative by independent Filipino filmmakers including filmmaker Carl Chavez, producer Alemberg Ang, cinematographer Mackie Galvez, and actress and producer Camille Aragona. The initiative invites viewers to “watch all you want, give what you can,” to help no work-no pay film industry workers including utility personnel, setmen, frips, electricians, and production staff.

Independent films from across Asia and the Philippines are available for streaming.

Stay safe and enjoy binge watching and reading!

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