San Lazaro

UYT.

Good morning, Ma'am. My name is Bennett Caparas.

Good morning, Ma'am. My name is Bennett Caparas.

And I would like to apply as a piano instructor

here at Harmony School of Music, Bicutan branch.

I am a graduate of

UP School of Music in 2004.

And I have done a recital with the UP Concert Chorus in 2007.

Who's there?

Miss Cora, wait a second.

Listen, my husband is drunk again.

Maybe you should pay us your rent now.

Tough times now. I can't find a job.

A month. Give me one more month.

Bennett, you haven't paid us in months.

Is there something there that you can pawn?

Pawn? Here. My watch.

It's yours. Made in Japan. Amazing watch.

Your watch won't suffice.

Can we have your laptop instead?

Miss Cora, I'll give you my liver, just not my laptop.

Please, Bennett, my husband is really drunk. I don't like violence.

So I'll just go inside and get your laptop, okay?

- I don't like violence. - Sorry, I'm not dressed, Miss Cora.

Bennett! I don't like violence. Berhilyo is really drunk!

Sorry, Ma'am!

Miss Cora, please! It's really late in the night.

Pretty boy

You slammed the door on my wife.

You! Listen up!

How many months have you been our tenant?

Eight months!

Then after paying the advance and deposit

You never paid us again!

A troublemaker, huh?

Are you going to fight me?

Are you going to fight me?

You going to show me more karate moves?

- Where'd you learn that? - From YouTube.

Hey, pretty boy

I'll give you two weeks.

Two weeks. If you don't pay me in two weeks...

Hello?

Sigfried de Leon? Limuel de la Pefia here.

We were classmates in elementary.

Sorry, this is Bennett Caparas.

No time for jokes, man.

I'm begging you.

I need your help tonight.

Meet me at Galaxy Bar.

I'll be counting on you.

Sigfried de Leon

How have you been?

You look the same. Nothing's changed.

I'm getting fatter.

My friend, I need your help.

You're a relative of Dante de Leon, right?

The famed exorcist from San Lazaro?

He's my uncle, the brother of my dad.

Can we go there tonight? To San Lazaro?

Why? What happened?

Biboy? Your brother?

What happened to him?

I am not a superstitious man.

But I just want to know if your uncle can do something

About Biboy's condition.

His wife left him three months ago.

After that, he seemed to have lost his sanity.

He's not the same person anymore.

What you need is a psychiatrist, not my uncle.

Do you know what Biboy did a while ago?

He skinned our dog alive.

And hanged him with our laundry.

You're telling me Biboy is possessed?

No.

All I'm saying is I have consulted all doctors.

I've tried all kinds of medicine.

My brother is losing his mind. I don't want him to end up in an asylum.

My friend

San Lazaro is really far.

It'll take us two days by car.

Just tell me how much.

I will write you a check.

Hello? Who is this?

Sigfried who?

Ah! Lito's son.

Sorry to disturb, Uncle. There's an emergency.

What happened, nephew?

My friend Limuel wants to consult you about his brother.

Okay.

Where are you? In Manila?

We have a car. We're on our way there.

We' re just gassing up.

What did you say?

The possessed man is in your car?

No sweat, Uncle.

My friend used tranquilizers on the possessed man.

He's asleep on the trunk.

Text me when you reach San Lazaro.

Great.

De Leon! Let's go.

Me and Biboy. We're not close.

We only see each other on Christmas.

We don't text each other.

How did his depression start?

His wife left him.

And then?

The problem with Biboy is he's soft.

If he gets fired from a job, he locks himself up in a room.

One whole week.

And he won't eat.

Prone to depression.

In hard times like these, you can't be that way.

You've got to be a little tough.

I didn't know Biboy's like that.

A weakling.

You? Are you a strong person?

I am made of steel, Sig.

I am made of steel.

Your uncle's a certified exorcist, right?

I hope he's not a fake.

Friend, I'll just tell you:

It's been awhile since I last visited my uncle.

Let's just ask for directions when we get there.

San Lazaro's a bit tricky on the map.

How you've been, friend? Long time no see.

Just like every Filipino,

_ Struggling. - Struggling?

Really now?

I still remember your catchphrase when we were kids.

What was it?

"Fight, fight! Never surrender, Maskman!“

I barely slept in two days.

Quite an intense week.

So, friend, how is work?

Me?

I have a veterinary clinic near commonwealth.

I formulate tranquilizers for export.

In Taiwan, Vietnam,

Singapore, Hong Kong.

So is business good?

The work is fun.

The collections are good. I got some savings.

You?

I have business ideas in fruition.

I have a food stall.

- Steamed dumplings. - Steamed dumplings?

Yes.

Steamed dumplings.

Do you want to know why you can't score a girlfriend?

You're boring.

You're too much of a good boy. That's old hat.

Girls don't like boring.

Go! Ask her out!

You shy 9"!'-

I don't have a crush on her.

On the freelancer?

Liar!

Since the Monday she came here, you can't stop staring at her.

You're so obvious.

I'll go ahead.

De Leon, don't be boring.

Your boringness will be the death of you.

Stop being shy. Go do it now.

Miss Cheska, I'll go ahead.

Just turn off the air-conditioner when you leave.

Bye.

Excuse me, Miss.

Happy Valentine's.

Cheska?

Cheska? Am I right?

I go by a lot of names.

I change my name depending on the calendar.

So, you're in the witness protection program?

Joke.

There's a lot about me you wouldn't understand.

I have a rare brain disease.

The medical community doesn't have a name for it yet.

Because of my disease, I can't have a normal life.

Disease?

Let's just say:

There's a village of characters living in my head.

Whoah, Ches... Ches...

It's okay that I call you Ches, right?

You can tell me anything. I'm open-minded.

You know, I just want to be your friend.

Don't call me Ches.

You've been stealing glances at me the whole week.

Because it's Valentine's today and I thought of

giving you flowers.

One of the characters in my head is

Mang Raul.

Alias: "Spider Palms".

He is a document forger.

You're cute.

Sleepy-eyed.

Lanky.

Awkwa rd .

I also have a crush on you.

Cheska Patricia Olivarez