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* ArcWords: "Tandaan mo kung sino ka."[[note]]Translation: Remember who you are.[[/note]]

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* ArcWords: "Tandaan mo kung sino ka."[[note]]Translation: Remember who you are.[[/note]]"
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* ArcWords: "Tandaan mo kung sino ka.""[[note]]Translation: Remember who you are.[[/note]]

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* ArcWords: "Tandaan mo kung sino ka.""[[note]]Translation: "[[note]]Translation: Remember who you are.[[/note]]
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Republican connotes something completely different to non-Filipino readers di ba


* ATeamFiring: The Republicans during the Battle of Tirad Pass, who only cause 2 American casualties onscreen. Justified, since the former at this point were exhausted and low on food, not helped by them removing the rear sights of their rifles.
* AudienceSurrogate: Joven serves as one, as he's a NonActionGuy essentially caught in the crossfire between the Republican and American forces.

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* ATeamFiring: The Republicans Filipinos during the Battle of Tirad Pass, who only cause 2 American casualties onscreen. Justified, since the former at this point were exhausted and low on food, not helped by them removing the rear sights of their rifles.
* AudienceSurrogate: Joven serves as one, as he's a NonActionGuy essentially caught in the crossfire between the Republican Filipino and American forces.



* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In contrast to General Antonio Luna, who is a professional and experienced general hated by a number of Republican Army soldiers, General Gregorio Del Pilar is a far less experienced, younger general, who is generally admired and liked by the Republican Army.

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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In contrast to General Antonio Luna, who is a professional and experienced general hated by a number of Republican Army soldiers, Filipino soldiers and officers, General Gregorio Del Pilar is a far less experienced, younger general, who is generally admired and liked by the Republican Army.Filipino army.



* NonActionGuy: Joven. He's the only notable character who never wields a weapon onscreen nor attempts to shoot back at the Americans, only being a photographer hired by the Republicans to take pictures of officials.

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* NonActionGuy: Joven. He's the only notable character who never wields a weapon onscreen nor attempts to shoot back at the Americans, only being a photographer hired by the Republicans to take pictures of Filipino officials.
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* ATeamFiring: The Repul during the Battle of Tirad Pass, who only cause 2 American casualties onscreen. Justified, since the former at this point were exhausted and low on food, not helped by them removing the rear sights of their rifles.

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* ATeamFiring: The Repul Republicans during the Battle of Tirad Pass, who only cause 2 American casualties onscreen. Justified, since the former at this point were exhausted and low on food, not helped by them removing the rear sights of their rifles.
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* ATeamFiring: The Revolutionaries during the Battle of Tirad Pass, who only cause 2 American casualties onscreen. Justified, since the former at this point were exhausted and low on food, not helped by them removing the rear sights of their rifles.
* AudienceSurrogate: Joven serves as one, as he's a NonActionGuy essentially caught in the crossfire between the Revolutionaries and American forces.

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* ATeamFiring: The Revolutionaries Repul during the Battle of Tirad Pass, who only cause 2 American casualties onscreen. Justified, since the former at this point were exhausted and low on food, not helped by them removing the rear sights of their rifles.
* AudienceSurrogate: Joven serves as one, as he's a NonActionGuy essentially caught in the crossfire between the Revolutionaries Republican and American forces.



* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In contrast to General Antonio Luna, who is a professional and experienced general hated by a number of Revolutionary Army soldiers, General Gregorio Del Pilar is a far less experienced, younger general, who is generally admired and liked by the Revolutionary Army.

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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In contrast to General Antonio Luna, who is a professional and experienced general hated by a number of Revolutionary Republican Army soldiers, General Gregorio Del Pilar is a far less experienced, younger general, who is generally admired and liked by the Revolutionary Republican Army.



* NonActionGuy: Joven. He's the only notable character who never wields a weapon onscreen nor attempts to shoot back at the Americans, only being a photographer hired by the Revolutionaries to take pictures of officials.

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* NonActionGuy: Joven. He's the only notable character who never wields a weapon onscreen nor attempts to shoot back at the Americans, only being a photographer hired by the Revolutionaries Republicans to take pictures of officials.
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** "Tahol, Goyo, tahol!"[[note]]Translation: Bark, Goyo, bark![[/note]]

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** --> "Tahol, Goyo, tahol!"[[note]]Translation: Bark, Goyo, bark![[/note]]



* ArcWords: "Tandaan mo kung sino ka."[[note]]Translation: Remember who you are.[[/note]]

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* ArcWords: "Tandaan mo kung sino ka."[[note]]Translation: ""[[note]]Translation: Remember who you are.[[/note]]
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* NonActionGuy: Joven. He's the only notable character who never wields a weapon onscreen nor attempts to shoot back at the Americans, only being a photographer hired by the Revolutionaries to take pictures of officials.
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* AudienceSurrogate: Joven serves as one, as he's a NonActionGuy essentially caught in the crossfire between the Revolutionaries and American forces.
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* BigBrotherMentor: Zig-zagged, Goyo's older brother Julian is supportive but he's a colonel, one rank below his brother, a brigadier general.

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-> "Ano ba ang halaga ng isang bayani?"

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-> "Ano ba ang halaga ng isang bayani?"
bayani?"[[note]]Translation: What is a hero worth?[[/note]]



* AnimalMotifs: Goyo is regularly referred as The Dog and The Eagle. The former is used to mock him for his UndyingLoyalty to Aguinaldo, while the latter is used to boost his morale.
--> "Ikaw ang agila."[[note]]Translation: You are The Eagle.[[/note]]
--> "Mabuhay ang agila!"[[note]]Translation: Long live The Eagle![[/note]]

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* AnimalMotifs: Goyo is regularly referred as The the Dog and The the Eagle. The former is used to mock him for his UndyingLoyalty to Aguinaldo, while the latter is used to boost his morale.
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--> "Ikaw ang agila.Aguila."[[note]]Translation: You are The the Eagle.[[/note]]
--> "Mabuhay ang agila!"[[note]]Translation: Aguila!"[[note]]Translation: Long live The the Eagle![[/note]]



* JobTitle: The film's subtitle means "The Young General".

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* JobTitle: The film's subtitle means "The Young General".General" (or traditionally, "the Boy General") since he's only in his young 20s.



* TheMagnificent: "Ang Aguila" ("The Eagle").[[note]]In real life it was his codename in the Katipunan secret society which started the Philippine Revolution.[[/note]]



--> "Kapag bumagsak si Aguinaldo, may ipanibagong titindig. Pero ito (''gestures to Mount Tirad''), hindi ito mapapalitan."[[note]]Translation: If Aguinaldo falls, another will rise. But this, can never be replaced.[[/note]]

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--> "Kapag bumagsak si Aguinaldo, may ipanibagong titindig. Pero ito (''gestures to Mount Tirad''), hindi ito mapapalitan."[[note]]Translation: If When Aguinaldo falls, another will rise. But this, can never be replaced.[[/note]]



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We're not shown what happens to Julio after he's deployed to Bulacan.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We're not shown what happens to Julio Julian after he's deployed to Bulacan.
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* AndStarring: Mon Confiado gets this citation, while Perla Bautista and Benjamin Alves both get "With Special Participation Of..." citations.


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* MrFanservice: The eponymous protagonist is a good looking man, knows it, and majority of the women pine over him.

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* AnimalMotifs: Goyo is regularly referred to as The Eagle.

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* AnimalMotifs: Goyo is regularly referred to as The Eagle.Dog and The Eagle. The former is used to mock him for his UndyingLoyalty to Aguinaldo, while the latter is used to boost his morale.



** "Tahol, Goyo, tahol!"[[note]]Translation: Bark, Goyo, bark![[/note]]



* ArcSymbol: Too much focus is given on BloodFromTheMouth, whether from other characters or Goyo himself via his own ImagineSpot.



* CasualDangerDialogue: The Americans make a few good quips while they're pinned at Tirad Pass, with Private Simmons telling his major that he could really use some company up the road and Lieutenant McClelland agreeing with the trooper next to him that he would indeed love some beer.

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* CasualDangerDialogue: The Americans make a few good quips while they're pinned at Tirad Pass, with Private Simmons telling his major that he could really use some company up the road and Lieutenant McClelland [=McClelland =] agreeing with the trooper next to him that he would indeed love some beer.



* DeathByDisfigurement: Goyo met his end via gunshot to the left jaw.



* DistantFinale: While the film is set in 1899, TheStinger and SequelHook is set during [[TheGreatDepression 1935]].



* FacialHorror: Goyo was fatally shot on the left side of his jaw.



* GoryDiscretionShot: Whe the film never shies on the aforementioned {{Gorn}}, Manuel Bernal's execution is only audible with the scene showing Goyo hearing it just outside the torture chamber.



* TheHeroDies: Via surprise shot through the jaw.



* JobTitle: The film's subtitle means "The Young General".
* LadyInRed: Remedios wears a scarlet saya during her and Goyo's (subverted) DanceOfRomance.



* PetTheDog: The American soldier that catches Joven, and Garcia's son fleeing Tirad Pass opts to let the boy go after Joven slips and falls down the mountain path.

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* PetTheDog: PetTheDog:
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The American soldier that catches Joven, and Garcia's son fleeing Tirad Pass opts to let the boy go after Joven slips and falls down the mountain path.


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* PresentAbsence: Antonio Luna's death, the circumstances behind it and the characters' different stance over it are felt throughout the film.
* ProtagonistTitle: Three guesses who the main character is.
* RobbingTheDead: The American soldiers stole Goyo's clothes and medals after they saw his corpse.
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* ATeamFiring: The Revolutionaries during the Battle of Tirad Pass, who only cause 2 American casualties onscreen. Justified, since the former at this point were exhausted and low on food, not helped by them removing the rear sights of their rifles.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Goyo is revealed to be one as the film goes on, having traumatic flashbacks from the Philippine Revolution as well as recent battles.
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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In contrast to General Antonio Luna, who is a professional and experienced general hated by a number of Revolutionary Army soldiers, General Gregorio Del Pilar is a far less experienced, younger general, who is generally admired and liked by the Revolutionary Army.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Del Pilar dies at Tirad Pass and Emilio Aguinaldo is captured shortly after.

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* ForegoneConclusion: Del Pilar dies at Tirad Pass and Emilio Aguinaldo is captured shortly after.eventually after two years of pursuit.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Tandaan mo kung sino ka.[[note]]Translation: Remember who you are.[[/note]]]]


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--> "Ikaw ang agila."[[note]]Translation: You are The Eagle.[[/note]]
--> "Mabuhay ang agila!"[[note]]Translation: Long live The Eagle![[/note]]
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* CasualDangerDialogue: The Americans make a few good quips while they're pinned at Tirad Pass, with Private Simmons telling his major that he could really use some company up the road and Lieutenant McClelland agreeing with the trooper next to him that he would indeed love some beer.
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* BilingualBonus: Like its predecessor, Goyo is littered with foreign languages; if you know any of the followng languages from Tagalog, English and Spanish you can watch in unsubtitled.

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* BilingualBonus: Like its predecessor, Goyo is littered with foreign languages; if you know any of the followng languages from Tagalog, English and Spanish Spanish, you can watch in it unsubtitled.
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* GratuitousEnglish: The Americans, General Alejandrino's translator and Garcia and his men.
* GratuitousSpanish: Aside from orders and Alejandrino and his translator, Carrasco exclusively speak in Spanish.
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* DirtyCoward: The second Carrasco announced Goyo's death, some Filipino soldiers fled the battle, only to be shot down by the advancing Americans.
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* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: How Garcia and his men taunt the Americans.


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* BilingualBonus: Like its predecessor, Goyo is littered with foreign languages; if you know any of the followng languages from Tagalog, English and Spanish you can watch in unsubtitled.
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* BasedOnATrueStory
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Lampshaded in the opening text, pointing out how the film is a mix of historical facts and fiction.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: As with its predecessor, many of the characters are some form of mestizo, given how Filipinos generally tend to be mixed to various degrees.


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* AntiquatedLinguistics: Again like its predecessor, the Tagalog used through the film is accurate to the time period.
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* PetTheDog: The American soldier that catches Joven and Garcia's son fleeing Tirad Pass opts to let the boy go after Joven slips and falls down the mountain path.

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* PetTheDog: The American soldier that catches Joven Joven, and Garcia's son fleeing Tirad Pass opts to let the boy go after Joven slips and falls down the mountain path.

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* FriendlyFire:



** There's marked friction between Jose Alejandrino and Emilio Aguinaldo, with their scenes together punctuated with the former demanding answers about Antonio Luna's death.

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** There's marked friction between Jose Alejandrino and Emilio Aguinaldo, with their scenes together punctuated with the former demanding answers about Antonio Luna's death.death.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We're not shown what happens to Julio after he's deployed to Bulacan.

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''Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral'', released September 5, 2018, is a historical biopic film starring Paulo Avelino as the titular Gregorio "Goyo" del Pilar, the youngest General during the Philippine–American War, who died in the Battle of Tirad Pass. It is written, directed, edited, and scored by Jerrold Tarog, and is a sequel to ''Film/HeneralLuna''.

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''Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral'', released September 5, 2018, is a historical biopic film starring Paulo Avelino as the titular Gregorio "Goyo" del Pilar, the youngest General during the Philippine–American War, who died in the Battle of Tirad Pass. It is written, directed, edited, and scored by Jerrold Tarog, and is a the sequel to ''Film/HeneralLuna''.



* DivideAndConquer: Generals Otis and MacArthur mused that they thought about doing this at some point though it ended up being a non-issue because Luna was killed by his own side for reasons unrelated to the war.

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* DivideAndConquer: Generals Otis and MacArthur [=MacArthur=] mused that they thought about doing this at some point though it ended up being a non-issue because Luna was killed by his own side for reasons unrelated to the war.



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-> "Kapag bumagsak si Aguinaldo, may ipanibagong titindig. Pero ito (''gestures to Mount Tirad''), hindi ito mapapalitan."[[note]]Translation: If Aguinaldo falls, another will rise. But this, can never be replaced.[[/note]]

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-> --> "Kapag bumagsak si Aguinaldo, may ipanibagong titindig. Pero ito (''gestures to Mount Tirad''), hindi ito mapapalitan."[[note]]Translation: If Aguinaldo falls, another will rise. But this, can never be replaced.[[/note]]
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-> "Ano ba ang halaga ng isang bayani?"

''Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral'', released September 5, 2018, is a historical biopic film starring Paulo Avelino as the titular Gregorio "Goyo" del Pilar, the youngest General during the Philippine–American War, who died in the Battle of Tirad Pass. It is written, directed, edited, and scored by Jerrold Tarog, and is a sequel to ''Film/HeneralLuna''.

The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgQrbe5Xduk here]].

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!!''Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral'' contains examples of the following tropes:

* AGirlInEveryPort: Goyo has had a ''long'' string of lovers before he arrives at Dagupan. Though he seems serious about his courtship of Remedios, his serenades are punctuated with scenes of Joven reading through the ''many'' love letters he has from his previous lovers.
* AnimalMotifs: Goyo is regularly referred to as The Eagle.
* ArcWords: "Tandaan mo kung sino ka."[[note]]Translation: Remember who you are.[[/note]]
* BackForTheDead: Lieutenant Garcia, the sharpshooter Luna promoted in the previous film returns in this one and is the first Filipino casualty at the Battle of Tirad Pass.
* CurbStompBattle: Following Luna's death, the Filipinos are so badly outmatched that they lose ''every single battle'' against the Americans after. Not even able to wound or kill a single American in some of them.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Manuel Bernal is utterly defiant to the torture and coercion he's put through after he's captured. Up to his death, he continues to insult Del Pilar.
* DivideAndConquer: Generals Otis and MacArthur mused that they thought about doing this at some point though it ended up being a non-issue because Luna was killed by his own side for reasons unrelated to the war.
* DueToTheDead: At first, the Americans loot Del Pilar and leave his naked corpse at the pass. They later come back to give it a military burial.
* ForegoneConclusion: Del Pilar dies at Tirad Pass and Emilio Aguinaldo is captured shortly after.
* {{Gorn}}: We get a pretty vivid look of [[spoiler:Del Pilar being shot through the jaw]]. Earlier, a soldier gets shot through the neck and the shot lingers on the large gaping wound.
* HeroicBSOD: Goyo suffers from some shell shock that seems to have started from when he got a grazing head wound from a previous battle, though he's also haunted by Bernal's accusations. It leads him to accosting a senile old man and nearly drowning in a stream.
* HoldTheLine: The fortifications that Goyo and his men put up at Tirad Pass was pretty effective in keeping the Americans back. It took them bringing up their sharpshooters up a hidden path that led them even higher up the pass to break the defenders.
* ImmediateSequel: The film starts just a day after the murder of General Antonio Luna.
* OverrankedSoldier: General Jose Alejandrino is of the opinion that there is no proper soldier in the Philippine military, himself included. This is because Antonio Luna was the only one to study military science and many others are either appointees or competent but otherwise unqualified.
* PatrioticFervor: Lieutenant Garcia makes it clear that he will continue fighting for the Philippines. When asked if he hates Aguinaldo, he answers with this:
-> "Kapag bumagsak si Aguinaldo, may ipanibagong titindig. Pero ito (''gestures to Mount Tirad''), hindi ito mapapalitan."[[note]]Translation: If Aguinaldo falls, another will rise. But this, can never be replaced.[[/note]]
* PetTheDog: The American soldier that catches Joven and Garcia's son fleeing Tirad Pass opts to let the boy go after Joven slips and falls down the mountain path.
** The American commander makes sure to get Del Pilar's reply letter to Remedios.
* SceneryPorn: Mount Tirad gets many gorgeous, lingering shots of its beauty.
* SequelHook: The film ends with some kids putting up posters for Manuel Quezon's 1935 presidential campaign and proclaiming support for him.
* WartsAndAll: The film presents Gregorio Del Pilar in both good and bad lights. He's a courageous fighter and with some tactical talent, but he's also shown to be self-doubting and reckless womanizer. The first few scenes has him liquidating Luna's close allies, not exactly dissuading the accusations of him being Aguinaldo's loyal attack dog.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The remnants of Luna's troops do not integrate well with the rest of Aguinaldo or Del Pilar's command. They get into a brawl with some Kawit soldiers during the march north and refuse to volunteer to reinforce Tirad Pass until Lieutenant Garcia arrives.
** There's marked friction between Jose Alejandrino and Emilio Aguinaldo, with their scenes together punctuated with the former demanding answers about Antonio Luna's death.

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