Matinding pressure

For Martin del Rosario, wearing an actual SWAT uniform and being supervised by PNP officers on the set put additional extra weight on his shoulders.

- NESTOR CUARTERO

The official Philippine National Police uniform carried tons of responsibility, he said, and the challenge was to live up to it.

"It challenged us not just as ordinary citizens, but also as actors trying to portray the heroism of men in uniform," Martin told a recent mediacon in line with the film, "Beyond the Call of Duty."