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Mumbaki

Mumbaki

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Joseph is a young doctor who returned to his hometown in the Mountain Province to bury his father, an Ifugao chieftain, who was killed during a tribal dispute. While there, he discovers his rich heritage and acquires pride in his being an Ifugao. Though the lure of a career in America remains strong, he is unable to resist the urge to help his village, which has resisted modern medicine and is now in the midst of a pneumonia epidemic and a civil war.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

14 August 1996

Country

Philippines

Cast

Raymart Santiago

Raymart Santiago

Dr. Joseph Dumalilon

Albert Martinez

Albert Martinez

Carlos Bakayyawan

Joel Torre

Joel Torre

Dr. Felix Lorenzo

Rachel Alejandro

Rachel Alejandro

Dr. Nancy David

Ruby Moreno

Ruby Moreno

Aya Iyawan

Ace Espinosa

Ace Espinosa

Daniel Atiwan

Angel Aquino

Angel Aquino

Dolores

Ray Ventura

Ray Ventura

Apong Ginoldang

Pen Medina

Pen Medina

Ramon Atiwan

Edward Vergara

Edward Vergara

Johnny Dimalinon

Rolando Tinio

Rolando Tinio

Ngidulu

Randy David

Randy David

Ngidulu's Assistant

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