Ping Lacson: Super Cop | |
Director: | Toto Natividad |
Screenplay: | Willy Laconsay |
Story: | Raymond Burgos |
Starring: | Rudy Fernandez |
Music: | Edwin 'Kiko' Ortega |
Studio: | Millennium Cinema |
Country: | Philippines |
Language: | Filipino |
Ping Lacson: Super Cop is a 2000 Philippine action film directed by Toto Natividad, starring Rudy Fernandez. Fernandez played the then-PNP Chief Panfilo "Ping" Lacson's life and police career.[1] [2] The movie was an official entry for the 2000 Metro Manila Film Festival.[3]
The movie premises 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.
Kilusang Mayo Uno, a left-wing group called the movie to be boycotted, as they stated that Lacson was not a hero, but a corrupt police officer who kills innocent people. The group also stated that the movie only distracting the public from the corruption of then-President Joseph Estrada.[4]