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A 2002 Filipino social drama starring Sunshine Dizon, Joko Diaz, Bobby Andrews, and Paquito Diaz.
Dario is a disgruntled ex-cop who gets discharged from his job two years ago when he obeys the order of his superior, Superintendent Villa to take the syndicate master, Johnny Estrella to a safe-house instead on the police station. Superintendent Villa is under orders of Johnny. The crook escapes. Now Dario lives as an informal security man in a bar he frequented during his officer days. Marian is a young novice who is taking month long break from the convent. She finds out that her older sister Mabel has been taken by the people of Johnny and Sonny Estrella powerful leaders of a syndicate operating illegal drug business and white slavery in Alupihan Island.
For years, mob boss Don Julio has been the target of police investigation, led by honest cop Col. Alano. Quite a number of police deep penetration agents (DPA's) have been placed into Don Julio's organization. But somehow, Don Julio manages to find and kill them. Except for one. With the suspicion that an insider from their ranks have been tipping Don Julio of the DPA's identities, Col. Alano sends in agent Nick Abeleda without the knowledge of his superiors.
Company janitors Marlon, Brando, and Jack would do anything to provide for their niece Bona and their ailing grandfather.
Carding is an ex-convict trying to start anew outside the bars and got a job as a taxi driver. However, just as he swore not to get involved in any illegal activities, a young woman Kristine rented his taxi cab as a getaway vehicle in a in a staged abduction, where she played as the hostage. As Carding put his best foot forward to save her from the kidnappers yet policemen mistook him as one of the crooks. For the second time around, he got arrested. Carding escaped from the jail and found out Kristin’s deception. He implored her to clean up his name to the authority. The conscience-stricken Kristin affirmed to attest the truth. As her statement was broadcast in the Philippine television, it is also seen by the Robbery Gang leader.
Undercover cop Turo (Rudy Fernandez) penetrates a crime syndicate to hunt for the killers of his brother. He rents a room from Chayong (Gelli De Belen), a loud and evil-tempered fish vendor who ends up falling in love with her.
ER Ejercito (AKA George Estregan Jr.) returns to prison once again and this time playing the psychotic leader of Sputnik Gang. Pitted against him is Chuck Perez who plays the role of Bahala Na Gang boss. Neither of the two is willing to back down and would do everything just to get rid of each other and to ensure supremacy. This movie shows how the two ended up in jail and how their lives changed while inside, their ascent to power, and finally, their quest to supremacy and its effect to them.
Ellis is imprisoned for seeking revenge for his brother's death, gets hired as an assassin, and later discovers that the child he is supposed to abduct is actually his own from a past relationship.
A case of mistaken identity which shows the Philippines' social classes between the rich and the poor. A sitcom remake was aired ten years later in 2006.
Veterinarian Doc Aga rents a detached house in the compound of Babsy. Living with him are his bumbling assistant Godo and his niece, Camille. Babsy is very much against the relationship of Doc Aga with his daughter Alex. In this movie spin-off of the popular 90s sitcom of the same name, Doc Aga finds himself caught in the middle of a diamond smuggling scheme and tries to help his undercover agent friend capture the culprit.
A Filipino kids movie directed Bey Vito
