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See, if you take care of your beauty,

you would be as pretty as your mother.

There are a lot of things to learn

besides being pretty.

What use is your beauty

if you don't have anything to eat?

If you are pretty

you won't have to find food.

Someone will provide for you!

Look child, the moon is full again.

Do you know what happens

during a full moon?

During the first night of a full moon

the restless spirits of the forest

awaken.

These spirits speak to the living

so you must listen.

Or else

they will haunt you for days

just as the moon is full.

- I'm going home.

- What? Why?

It's getting late.

I have a family to go home to.

- So do I.

- Then let's go.

We're stuck trying to find

that "HDC" person.

We know that he's not a passenger.

We already have a list for that.

Those in the list

had families to report for them.

What if he had no one

to report him missing?

I don't know what else to do, Domingo.

I'm tired, and I'm going home.

You should know when to stop working.

They'll shut the power soon.

Look at the time.

Think of my family.

And think of yours, too.

They don't even pay us enough to do this.

I'm looking for someone.

I need your help.

He hasn't returned for days.

That's the only picture I have.

It was taken by a journalist

when he visited the Hacienda.

Is he a passenger on the missing bus?

I don't know where he's gone to.

Maybe he was on the bus.

But I can't be sure.

All I know is

some of his colleagues were planning

to go to Manila for their case.

What case?

The dispute for our land.

Don't you know anything?

Haven't you heard of what's going on

in the Hacienda?

Keep that picture.

Tell me if you find anything.

I need to know the truth.

Don't worry.

I won't stop until I find them.

The rain is gone.

They are all gone.

Did you get the sealant?

What?

I told you this morning

I forgot.

Don't worry.

I'll take care of it tomorrow.

What are you doing?

I need you out here.

Stop that and tie your hair.

He's done this to me a lot of times.

I don't understand

why he's doing this to me.

- We already did a police report on this.

- Thank you.

No sleep last night?

Didn't they all come from San Jose?

What if someone

didn't want "HDC" to make it to Manila?

Maybe it was political.

Or possibly personal.

So?

You want to go to San Jose?

I know what you're thinking.

We just need to check

all the case files there.

Maybe there's a link

between all the missing.

To check the cases in San Jose,

you will have to go there.

So, you're planning a trip?

Will the municipality pay for your trip?

Do you want to solve this case or not?

Put this in your naive head of yours,

Domingo.

It's not about what I want,

or what I don't want.

You should accept

that there is a process in solving cases

- Sir, the Chief asked for you.

- Alright.

Sir.

How is everything?

You've been reassigned.

These are your case files. Study them.

But, sir We've made

progress on the bus case.

Something sinister is going on

We believe that the answer is in San Jose.

- Only you do.

- Do you have evidence to support that?

The answer lies in San Jose?

How about the missing people?

Are they in San Jose

on vacation?

Come back to me

when you have evidence.

Right now, that's just an empty bus

left in the middle of the road.

You have a new case to solve.

Work on that.

A Philippine Eagle is missing

from the sanctuary.

The tracker was found removed

from the Haribon.

I'm sorry, sir, but

Are you saying that the bus

was simply left on the road?

People have gone missing, sir.

What's your name again?

Domingo, sir.

I'm not downplaying the bus case, Domingo.

You should focus your efforts

on the Haribon.

Top men from Manila

will handle the bus case.

They'll take care of it.

It's no longer in our hands.

Let's work on these local cases first.

This is important, too.

It's our national animal!

Sir, isn't the water buffalo

our national animal?

I have no f***ing idea!

National animal, national bird

We can name every national thing all day!

They're all confusing.

There's just too many!

I need to hear development

on the Haribon case.

Sir, wait

I haven't heard of anyone

taking over the case from Manila?

And, sir

All the passengers are locals

Not now, Domingo.

Let's just help each other here.

It's not just me who's f***ed.

It's all of us!

I have a boss too. Not just you guys.

- Sir!

- Mendoza.

Muzzle your dog.

- Yes, sir!

- And, Mandosa

You can't make a fool out of me again.

You owe me plenty.

Domingo.

What the hell is wrong with you?

What's happened to you?

Are you listening!?

I don't understand why you guys

treat the case like that!

And we call ourselves policemen

One week.

All it takes is one week before you

- Before what?

- Here. Read this.

- And then what?

- You heard what Chief said.

A Philippine Eagle is missing

in the sanctuary.

Open it.

They only found the tracker.

What tracker?

They tag the eagles

to track their movement and numbers.

So a Haribon is missing.

- And we simply need to find it?

- That's right.

Those are the kinds of cases

we solve here.

We used to have 32 Haribons.

Now, only 30 are left.

One was electrocuted near the cables.

The other one

Over there!

This is it

This is where we found it.

Water, sir?

Where's the body?

There's no body.

Only the tracker was left.

Look, there are markings

headed that direction.

You know

The eagles can no longer survive

outside the sanctuary.

The forests are vanishing

because of timber poachers

illegal loggers and fire starters.

The eagles have nothing left to eat!

Even their prey have disappeared.

They are starving to death.

If not for the sanctuary,

they would go extinct.

They no longer show themselves

It's as if they are always asleep.

Seeing one is like seeing a ghost.

They only show themselves to a chosen few.

- Sir!

- Yes? Where do these markings lead to?

Over there.

Who lives over there?

Diego and his daughter.

He's the caretaker of the land below.

It's only them now

after his wife died in childbirth.

Let's pay them a visit.

Anyone home?

Anyone home?

Good day. Is Diego here?

Someone wants to have a word with him.

He's not here. When is he coming back?

I don't know.

Young girl, shut your dog up!

He does not bite.

Have you sensed or heard

anything strange lately?

A loud noise or a gun shot?

Do you know what this is?

Kid?

Why were you in a hurry

when you saw us coming?

I just thought

Did you see something?

Do you know who this is?

Where did you get that?

What's going on here?

Good day, sir.

We're from the town precinct.

- We just need to ask you a few questions.

- Maya, leave us.

Have you heard gunshots

these past few days?

I don't recall.

Do you know anything

about the missing eagle?

- The one that was electrocuted?

- The one that was shot.

Obviously the one that was shot.

That's why we're asking

if you heard gunshots.

You're the only ones

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