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Much has been said about the legendary Bad Boy of Philippine cinema but it is not easy to describe the enigma of his presence, the longevity of his career and his magnetism towards the opposite sex.

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The Freeman staff came dressed in their favorite big-screen characters at the movie-themed Christmas party held in Waterfront Cebu City Hotel (Lahug), which was graced by big bosses Sir Jose “Dodong” Gullas, TF chairman, and Sir Miguel Belmonte, president and CEO of the Star Group of Publications.

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Blame it on the worldwide organic panic. That is, the universal desire to look like you just shopped at Whole Foods.

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The rage was contrived. The gestures were well practiced. And the facts were, well, missing.

Like soufflé badly executed, the result fell flat. The act clashed with the atmosphere. The context did not agree with the spiels. They were a hard rock band in a properly appointed concert hall.
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Each time he manages to get himself interviewed, Ka Roger says something totally hilarious. He alternately threatens everybody in sight with liquidation by NPA death squads and goes into a frenzy about the omnipotence of his half-starved guerrilla units.

Everything about Ka Roger is expressively theatrical.
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The Freeman staff came dressed in their favorite big-screen characters at the movie-themed Christmas party held in Waterfront Cebu City Hotel (Lahug), which was graced by big bosses Sir Jose “Dodong” Gullas, TF chairman, and Sir Miguel Belmonte, president and CEO of the Star Group of Publications.

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Blame it on the worldwide organic panic. That is, the universal desire to look like you just shopped at Whole Foods.

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The rage was contrived. The gestures were well practiced. And the facts were, well, missing.

Like soufflé badly executed, the result fell flat. The act clashed with the atmosphere. The context did not agree with the spiels. They were a hard rock band in a properly appointed concert hall.
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Each time he manages to get himself interviewed, Ka Roger says something totally hilarious. He alternately threatens everybody in sight with liquidation by NPA death squads and goes into a frenzy about the omnipotence of his half-starved guerrilla units.

Everything about Ka Roger is expressively theatrical.
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