The Fate of the Late Flor Contemplacion's Family

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Some time ago, I wrote a critical review of the movie called The Flor Contemplacion Story. I rewatched it because it was uploaded on YouTube by VIVA Films themselves. The fate of the family of the late Flor just got worse. After the rightful execution--I'll share whatever data I got from the Internet. Take note that I'm just another writer, not a big-time historian. So what really happened?

One "sequel" to the movie was given in Magpakailanman (Whenever) on GMA-7. It was when Flor's only daughter, Russell Contemplacion, who got pregnant at 17 years old with her estranged irresponsible partner, gave the details of what happened. Unlike the "hit movie", the episode showed that her father Efren, her brothers Xandrex and the twins Jonjon and Joel (who starred as themselves in the film) got into shady dealings. Xandrex even died in jail on September 1, 2012, though the cause may have not yet been revealed, until this very day.

The details given by PEP.ph (written in Tagalog) aren't flattering. For non-Tagalog speakers, I hope that your browser has an option to translate. Now, for the fate of the twins, they're still alive, and here's their fate:

Ayon kay Russel, “Si Jonjon po, nakakulong sa Medium Security Jail. So, medyo may chance na malapit na raw na makalaya pero hind sure kung kailan.

“Si Joel po, nasa Maximum Security Jail pa rin dahil medyo nagkakaproblema po yata."

Translation for non-Tagalog speakers:

According to Russell, "As for Jonjon, he's locked up at the Medium Security Jail. So, there's a chance that he might be released any time soon but can't be sure of when."

"As for Joel, he's in Maximum Security Jail until now because of some problems."

The father, Efren Contemplacion (who was also involved in the screenwriting), now 68 years old, is still in a relationship with Violeta. Efren lives in Bataan where he goes to Quezon City for check-ups. One detail that the film never hid was that Efren himself committed adultery with a mistress, presumably unable to wait until Flor would return from Singapore.

The fate of Flor's family should be a warning about how labor export has torn apart families. Sadly, the people at Migrante International still refuse to advocate for the acceptance of more FDIs, in favor for national industrialization.

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