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Jan Milo Severo - Philstar.com
December 5, 2025 | 12:03pm
The cast and crew of Metro Manila Film Festival 2025 entry 'Bar Boys: After School.'
Philstar.com / Jan Milo Severo
MANILA, Philippines — “Bar Boys: After School” director Kip Oebanda revealed that his Metro Manila Film Festival entry also tackled corruption in the government.
During the grand media conference of his movie, Kip said that transparency should be mandatory in the government.
“Ina-address natin ito sa pelikula, kapag public official ka o contractor o kahit sino ka man, dapat mandatory na transparent ka para sa lahat ng ito," he said.
“Kasi ninanakawan tayo nang ninanakawan ng mga contractor, ng gobyerno, at hanggang ngayon, wala pa rin nakukulong."
Happening now: The Bar Boys are back! Carlo Aquino, Kean Cipriano, Rocco Nacino, and Enzo Pineda reprise their roles in the sequel "Bar Boys: After School."
Odette Khan joins them in the official Metro Manila Film Festival 2025 entry directed by Kip Oebanda. | via Jan Milo… pic.twitter.com/oi6lL6pLt2
“Ang nakukulong lang, 'yung mga maliliit na bagmen, 'yung mga small fish. But there are the big fish that’s why we don’t have any accountability for them because there’s no transparency. Kita dapat lahat ng resources, lahat ng pera ng lahat ng mga politiko, lahat ng mga tumatanggap ng pera ng gobyerno. Number one yon."
Kip also said that Congress should pass the Anti-Dynasty law.
“Number two, tingin ko, kailangan natin ng mga batas na pipigil sa monopoliya ng mga ilang pamilya sa gobyerno natin, so I am very for anti-dynasty law. I speak for the whole cast na they would prefer na walang dynasty sa Pilipinas. Why? Because when you collect power and put it together in one sector and in one group, what you do is you make it hard to hold those all accountable," Kip said.
“So if there are people in Congress, in Senate, in local government, at hawak nila ang lahat ng kapangyarihan, hawak nila ang kompanya, ibig sabihin mas mahihirapan tayo to hold them accountable. And so, we support anti-dynasty law and stricter, harsher punishment sa lahat ng corrupt. Kailangan natin yan kasi mayaman ang Pilipinas, ninanakawan lang tayo," he added.
The film's star Carlo Aquino echoed Kip's statement.
“Saka kapag may hawak ka nang power na ganoon katagal at hindi nawawala sa yo, nag-iiba yung judgment mo. Nadi-disconnect ka," he said.
“So, ako rin, yun talaga yung kapag mabibigyan ako ng pagkakataon,” he added.
"Bar Boys: After School" will be shown in theaters on December 25.
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