“Bayang Magiliw” is a social satire about a fictional town
in Quezon Province called Magiliw where reproductive health is a crime. The
result: Magiliw is the country’s most densely populated municipality outside
Metro Manila. Ironically, or perhaps fittingly,the town mayor is an inveterate
womanizer who has secretly fathered about a dozen illegitimate children around
the town.Two incidents propel a chain of events that will rock Magiliw. The first concerns a baby boy—the mayor’s latest illegitimate spawn—who is abandoned by its confused mother and ends up in the hands of an affluent elderly couple. The couple's daughter, a corporate lawyer based in Manila, decides to adopt the baby. Trouble ensues as soon as the mayor realizes he is the father.
The other incident concerns an idealistic OB-gyne who is sent to jail by the
mayor for prescribing contraceptives to Magiliw’s womenfolk.
The beleaguered doctor finds an advocate in the same corporate lawyer who wants
to adopt the foundling. Together they stand up against the mayor’s hypocritical
rule.
Maayos at maganda ang pagkakagawa ng pelikula. Though may
mga konting script na medyo mababaw at di bumagay sa pelikula. Maayos na
nailahad ang gustong tumbukin ng pelikula with some sub plot on the side.
Screenplay and Director’s treatment is ok. Actor’s performance is ok as well.
G. Toengi delivers good acting on this movie same with Arnold Reyes and Wendell
Ramos that delivers subtle approach on their character. It’s good to watch a
film na may social relevance at napapanahon ang tinatalakay about family
planning. This movie will help us to realize the real situation and outlook of
citizens about family planning.
My Verdict: 3/5
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