Ping Lacson: Super Cop

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Ping Lacson: Super Cop
Directed byToto Natividad
Screenplay byWilly Laconsay
Story byRaymond Burgos
Produced byEric M. Cuatico
StarringRudy Fernandez
Cinematography
  • Ramon Marcelino
  • Rudy Diño
Edited by
Music byEdwin "Kiko" Ortega
Production
company
Release date
  • December 25, 2000 (2000-12-25)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Ping Lacson: Super Cop is a 2000 Philippine biographical action film directed by Toto Natividad from a script by Willy Laconsay. Starring Rudy Fernandez as the then-PNP Chief Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, the film tells the story of Lacson's career as a policeman.[1][2]

Produced by Millennium Cinema, the film was released on December 25, 2000 as an official entry for the 26th Metro Manila Film Festival.[3][4] Less than a month after the film's release, Lacson himself participated in the Second EDSA Revolution (or EDSA II) in January 2001 that removed President Joseph Estrada from office, as well as the EDSA III protests in April 2001 that sought to return him to power.

Plot

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The film depicts the Kuratong Baleleng rubout in 1995, and showing the timeline of his career, from Philippine Military Academy, Metrocom Intelligence and Security Group, People Power Revolution, Presidential Anti-Crime Commission's "Task Force Habagat" into reaching PNP Chief post.

Cast

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Lt. Gen. Diomedio Villanueva has an uncredited cameo in the film.[7]

Production

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Millennium Cinema, a production company established in 1999 by the family of President Joseph Estrada, produced the film.[7][8] Filming began in Baguio City on August 5, 2000, in which the PMA graduation scene of young Ping Lacson (portrayed by Raphael Fernandez) was shot.[7]

Lacson has the described the film as "only 35 percent accurate".[9]

Controversy

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Kilusang Mayo Uno, a left-wing group called for a boycott of Ping Lacson, as they stated that Lacson was not a hero, but a corrupt police officer who kills innocent people. The group also stated that the film only distracted the public from the corruption of then-President Joseph Estrada.[10]

Release

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Ping Lacson was released on December 25, 2000 as one of the official entries for the 26th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

Less than a month after the film's release, PNP Chief Lacson's removal of support for President Joseph Estrada resulted in the latter's ouster in the Second EDSA Revolution on January 20, 2001.

Accolades

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Award-Giving Body Category Result
2000 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Film Nominated

See also

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References

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