Orapronobis Essay

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Way back 1985, in the coastal town of Dolores, bounded on the east by the pacific ocean, there is a foreign priest that gave the last rites to an alleged rebel, and because of that, he murdered by a cult under the leadership of Kumander Kontra, who was also executed the rebels, and they are the orapronobis. After EDSA revolt, all political prisoners are released, led by an ex-priest turned underground revolutionary, Jimmy Cordero and all political detainees celebrated the fall of dictatorship. A while ago, Jim becomes an advocate of human rights, and marries a human rights activist named Trixie. Then Jimmy and Trixie’s brother Roland go with a fact-finding mission in Dolores, and despite of Trixies protest, they still investigate the latest crime committed by the orapronobis. There, Jimmy meets his ex-girlfriend name Esper, and finds out that he has a son with her, Camilo. They both hide the true identity of the boy, especially on himself. Conniving with the military, the orapronobis step up their acts of terror. Jimmy’s group is forced to evacuate the town’s people to the town church, then later to Manila, wherein Jim got a friends invitation to rejoin the underground movement. Later, Roland die because of ambushed with Jimmy, only Jim survives. After recovery, Trixie gave birth to their child. Soldiers raid the refugee center with a masked man who identifies several of the barrio folk as rebels. The refugees and the human rights activists complain to the government. Esper and her son are abducted by the Orapronobis who accuse Esper of helping the rebels. She is raped and beaten up by Kumander Kontra in front of Camilo. Fighting back, she shoots at Kontra. In a hysterical rage, Kontra goes on a shooting rampage, killing Esper, Camilo and the captured barrio men. Later, the military bring the casualties to the town where Jimmy weeps over the bodies of Esper and his
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