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Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano (1998)

Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano poster
Original title
Ang Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano
Directed by
Fernando Poe Jr.
Genre
action film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
2h 03m
Rating
8.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A provincial policeman returns to fight a mining company that is illegally exploiting land owned by indigenous people. He uses his skills to protect their rights and bring the criminals to justice.

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What happens

Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano (transl. The Return of the Provincial Man) is a 1998 Philippine action film co-written and directed by Fernando Poe Jr., who also reprises his role as Kardo de Leon, the titular "Probinsyano". The film is a sequel to the 1996 hit "Ang Probinsyano". The sequel shifts its focus from drug trafficking in the first film, to illegal mining and indigenous peoples' rights to ancestral lands. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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