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There’s an entire genre of Filipino movies set in Tondo, the oldest and reputedly the toughest slums of Manila. In these movies an ordinary man defends the poor and the weak against powerful oppressors, be they landlords or criminal gangs. Sometimes the hero is himself a wanted criminal, a Robin Hood figure who robs the rich and gives to the poor. This was the trademark role of Joseph Estrada, who parlayed his image as a man of the people into a career in politics culminating in the presidency (and eventual ouster on corruption charges). At present there are three heroes of the Tondo genre in the Senate, making Robin Hood figures an overrepresented sector. Whether the cast members of Tribu will go on to be senators is highly doubtful; they have enough trouble taking a stroll in their own neighborhood.

Tribu in the Hong Kong Standard.