Banta ng Kahapon(1977)
Each is a prisoner of his past. This is the judgment of the future. This is the threat of yesterday.
Set at the backdrop of the 1969 congressional elections, Banta ng Kahapon unravels the story of men as pawns in a millue of political power - men best described as beholden only to amorality and the highest bidding politicos who pay their services.
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Set at the backdrop of the 1969 congressional elections, Banta ng Kahapon unravels the story of men as pawns in a millue of political power - men best described as beholden only to amorality and the highest bidding politicos who pay their services.
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1977-12-24
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Each is a prisoner of his past. This is the judgment of the future. This is the threat of yesterday.
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