Do novela have the same power in the philippines now, as they used to in the past?

"It's all dependent to the topic of the novels before and after. Before, the theme of the novels mainly focuses on nationalism, revolutionary, anything that exudes extreme emotion. However, in this modern day the feelings we are now expressing are just about love that is somewhat baseless and shallow. There is no deep seated feelings that requires extreme emotions to express.
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