SPO4 Santiago: Sharpshooter

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SPO4 Santiago: Sharpshooter
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Directed byPepe Marcos
Screenplay by Jojo Lapus
Story byJaime Santiago
Produced by Jose Mari M. Bautista
Starring Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.
CinematographyDanny Bustos
Edited byPepe Marcos
Music byMon Del Rosario
Production
companies
Distributed by Viva Films
Release date
  • May 1, 1996 (1996-05-01)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • English

SPO4 Santiago: Sharpshooter is a 1996 Filipino biographical action film edited directed by Pepe Marcos. The film stars Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. in the title role. The film is based on the life of Jaime Santiago, a former police officer became a presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court in Manila and currently director of the National Bureau of Investigation. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Release

The film premiered on May 1, 1996, at the Odeon Theater in Sta. Cruz, Manila. [8] Jaime Santiago himself attended the premiere with actor Bong Revilla, but had to leave early when he heard of a hostage situation taking place in Tondo. After negotiations by the SWAT team on location proved unsuccessful, Santiago positioned himself in a nearby house and shot the hostage taker dead with an M16 rifle, saving the hostage who was a one-year-old girl. [8]

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