Seeing himself portrayed on the big screen, mannerisms and all, brought a smile to President Rodrigo Duterte’s face when he attended the premiere of the biopic of former Bureau of Corrections chief Ronald dela Rosa. I was seated beside him and he was laughing,” said Dela Rosa, whose life story was screened on Tuesday night in a commercial theater. ADVERTISEMENTVeteran actor Efren Reyes Jr. portrayed the President when he was still Davao City mayor, with Dela Rosa then a young police officer in the President’s turf. The President was a “major influence” in his life and career, said Dela Rosa, who is running for senator in the May elections. Although the movie was released two weeks before the start of the campaign period, Mr. Duterte defended its timing.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 30, 2019 21:45 UTC