Political spectacle at full force

TO DEEPEN the deconstruction of the national hero, TBA Studios and director Jerrold Tarog’s Bayaniverse series have tuned their attention to Manuel L. Quezon, Set in the American occupation, Quezon depicts the political squabbles and brutal manipulation that its titular figure must resort to in order to attain independence for the Philippines.

- By Bronté H. Lacsamana Reporter

Played with magnetic force by Jericho Rosales, the Manuel L. Quezon we see here is a ringleader of the circus known as Philippine politics, its familiar shape still ringing true to what we experience today.

The rest of the characters are chess pieces to him — from Governor Leonard Wood (an amusing appearance by