Question: Were Robert Benton and Ishmael Bernal from the same country?

Context articles: Nora Aunor filmography
Ikaw ay Akin
Pinulot Ka Lang sa Lupa
Hinugot sa Langit
Himala
Manila (2009 film)
Ishmael Bernal
Robert Benton
Manila by Night
Shake, Rattle &amp; Roll (film)

Nora Aunor is a Filipino actress, recording artist, and film producer who has worked in theater, radio, television,concerts and film.
 She started her career as a singer and eventually tried her luck on movies.
 Aunor made more than 1 movie in the span of more than 45 years.
 She is the only actress of her generation to have been directed by four National Artists for film Awardees, Gerardo de Leon, Lamberto Avellana, Lino Brocka, and Ishmael Bernal.
 As an actress, she is regarded as one of the best in the business because of the quality movies, television shows and stage plays that she did.
 She was named by NO!
 Magazine as one of the "Philippines' 15 Best Actors of All Time" in 2004, S Magazine named her as the "Philippines' Best Actress of All Time" in 2006 and in 2010, she was hailed by the Green Planet Movie Awards as one of the "10 Asian Best Actresses of the Decade".
Ikaw ay Akin is a 1978 Filipino romantic drama film directed by Ishmael Bernal, about a man's gulit over his affair with another woman that hurt the feelings of his long time girlfriend.
 It starred Nora Aunor Vilma Santos and Christopher De Leon in leading roles, and also had pre-stardom actors in minor roles; like Rene Requiestas and Sandy Andolong, who later become De Leon's wife.
Pinulot Ka Lang sa Lupa (  You Were Just Picked Up from the Ground / English title: Envy) is a 2017 Philippine melodrama television series broadcast by GMA Network starring Julie Anne San Jose, Benjamin Alves, LJ Reyes, Martin del Rosario, and Jean Garcia.
 It is based on the comic novel and the 1987 film of the same title courtesy of Regal Films starring Lorna Tolentino, Gabby Concepcion and Maricel Soriano, created by Gilda Olvidado and directed by Ishmael Bernal.
 It replacing "Sa Piling ni Nanay" on January 30, 2017 on GMA Afternoon Prime block.
Hinugot sa Langit (lit.
 "Snatched from Heaven") is a 1985 Gawad Urian Award winning Filipino melodramatic film directed by Ishmael Bernal based on moral values.
 It is considered a classic in Filipino cinema and picked up four Gawad Urian Awards.
 It is about an unwanted pregnancy and issues with abortion and the church.
Himala ("Miracle") is a 1982 Filipino drama film directed by Ishmael Bernal and produced by the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines.
 The film's script was written by Ricky Lee based on the story of a teenage girl on Cabra Island in the province of Occidental Mindoro between 1966 and 1967.
Manila is an independently produced twinbill film that pays homage to Lino Brocka's "Jaguar" and Ishmael Bernal's "Manila By Night".
 Piolo Pascual co-produced and starred in both episodes.
Ishmael Bernal (30 September 1938 – 2 June 1996) was a Filipino film, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter.
 Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, he directed many landmark Filipino films such as "Nunal sa Tubig" (1975), "City After Dark" (1980), "Relasyon" (1982), "Himala" (1982), and "Hinugot sa Langit" (1985).
 He was declared a National Artist of the Philippines in 2001.
Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is an American screenwriter and film director.
 He won the Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979) and won a third Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "Places in the Heart" (1984).
Manila by Night also known as City After Dark is a 1980 Filipino directed by Ishmael Bernal and starring Gina Alajar and Charito Solis.
 Released at the height of the Marcos regime, the film uncovers the other face of Manila by depicting the ugly aspects of life in the city - unemployment, prostitution, drug addiction, and lack of decent housing.
 Considered as one of Bernal's masterpieces, it is an epic multi-narrative of people who have shady pasts and are trying to exist in an unforgiving world.
Shake, Rattle & Roll is a 1984 Filipino horror anthology film directed by Emmanuel H. Borlaza, Ishmael Bernal, and Peque Gallaga.
 It is the first installment in the "Shake, Rattle & Roll" film series.
 This was the only film in the series to be produced and distributed by Athena Productions, with the rest of the installments produced and distributed by Regal Films.
 The film was an entry of the 10th Metro Manila Film Festival, with Herbert Bautista winning Best Actor.