Pugoy – Hostage: Davao

Pugoy – Hostage: Davao
Directed by	Francis "Jun" Posadas
Written by	Francis Posadas Jojo Lapus Ely Perez
Produced by	Eddie Chua
Starring	Ian Veneracion
Cinematography	Ver Dauz
Edited by	Rogelio Salvador
Production company	First Films
Distributed by	First Films
Release date	1993 (1993)
Languages	Filipino Cebuano English

Pugoy – Hostage: Davao is a 1993 Filipino action film directed by Francis "Jun" Posadas. The film stars Ian Veneracion as Felipe Pugoy. The film is based on the 1989 Davao hostage crisis.[1][2] Produced by First Films, the film was released in early 1993.[3]

Plot

This film is about the story of Felipe Pugoy, a troubled inmate who, with his gang, instigated a hostage crisis in a Davao City prison that led to 21 deaths (5 hostages and 16 inmates, including Pugoy) in 1989. Among them were a visiting Australian female missionary Jacqueline Hamill with the evangelical Joyful Assembly of God.

Cast

• Ian Veneracion as Felipe Pugoy
• Lito Legaspi^[citation needed] as Mayor Antonio Duwalde (based on Mayor Rodrigo Duterte)
• Roy Alvarez as Lt. Col. Franco Calida
• Gina Pangle as Jacqueline Raye Hamill
• Mark Gil as Mohammad Nazir Samparani

References

1. "How Duterte comics portrayed Pugoy hostage crisis". ABS-CBN News. April 18, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
2. "Pugoy: Davao Hostage Crisis movie based on 1989 crisis starred Ian Veneracion". Manila Channel. April 18, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
3. "Theater Movie Guide". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. March 13, 1993. p. 19. Retrieved May 17, 2021. CINERAMA 4 [-] Pugoy

External links

Pugoy – Hostage: Davao at IMDb