EL FILIBUSTERISMO: REIGN OF GREED
______________________________________________________ EL FILIBUSTERISMO "Ang paglisan sa tahanang sinilangan at nilakihan ay higit pa kaysa kung mawala ang kalahati ng sariling pagkatao" – Jose Rizal ______________________________________________ “El Filibusterismo” was the sequel of the novel “Noli Me Tangere” written by Dr. Jose Rizal . Through the years, this novel just like its predecessor, had produced several versions both in text and illustrated (comic books) novel formats. A Filipino movie was also made based on this classic literary creation which starred Pancho Magalona, Charito Solis, Robert Arevalo and Carlos Padilla, Jr. among others. This film was directed by Gerardo de Leon who later became a National Artist. Thirteen years after the events of Noli Me Tangere, Crisostomo Ibarra returns to the Philippines under the guise of Simoun, a wealthy bearded jewelry tycoon ...