Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo
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Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo a romantic comedy
Romantic Comedy
Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...

 movie released by Star Cinema
Star Cinema
ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. , is the wholly owned film production subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is the Philippines' largest film production, producing most of the highest grossing films in the Philippines.-1994:...

, is an official entry to the 33rd Metro Manila Film Festival - Philippines
2007 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 33rd Annual 2007 Metro Manila Film Festival ran from December 25, 2007 to January 5, 2008.-Films in competition:There are two batches of films in competition, the first batch were shown from December 25, while the second batch will be shown on January 1, 2008.-First batch:* Bahay Kubo* Enteng...

. This is the sequel of the 2006 film Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo is a Philipino romantic comedy film. It was produced by Star Cinema, and is the official entry of Star Cinema for the 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival. It stars real-life couple, Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo.The film had a two-week gross of P139.9 million, becoming the...

with Judy Ann Santos
Judy Ann Santos
Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo , popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is Philippines film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer....

 and Ryan Agoncillo
Ryan Agoncillo
Kristoffer Lou Ryan Agoncillo , popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer, photographer, and TV host.-Early life:Agoncillo was born on April 10, 1978...

 reprising their roles. There were some scenes filmed in Spain. Santos and Agoncillo were in attendance during the California
California
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 and Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

 international premieres.

Plot

Angie (Judy Ann Santos) and Jed (Ryan Agoncillo) are first-time parents who experience the joys and pains of raising a child. They realize that parenthood is extremely demanding and learn to sacrifice their own interests for their baby.Four years later Jed realises that he and Angie still have not been on a honeymoon he decides to take Angie to Barcelona, At first Angie protests against the honeymoon but decides to go and leaves their child with their friends Kaye and Dodie. When their mothers (Gloria Diaz and Gina Pareño) hear of the couple's departure, the grandmothers each take turns caring of the child.

After Jed and Angie return from their trip, the duo must deal with their mothers' personal issues. They realize that only after they've fulfilled their roles as children can they understand the true meaning of what it is to be a parent.

Supporting cast

  • Gina Pareño
    Gina Pareno
    Gina Pareño is an actress in the Philippines born to a Filipina mother and German- American father. She first worked as an extra in some films and then later on became one of the artists of Sampaguita Films. She has worked in television and film in the Philippines since the 1960s...

     as Belita
  • Gloria Diaz
    Gloria Diaz
    Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz is an award-winning actress in the Philippines, and the first Filipino to bring home the Miss Universe crown.-Early Life and Family:...

     as Charito
  • Ariel Ureta as Carlos
  • Derek Ramsay
    Derek Ramsay
    Derek Arthur Ramsay is a Filipino-British model, actor, host, and VJ in the in the Philippines. Amongst his hobbies is collecting cars. Ramsay is at times simply called Derek Ramsay....

     as Ronnie
  • Juliana Palermo as Mariel
  • AJ Perez
    AJ Perez
    Antonello Joseph "AJ" Sarte Perez was a Filipino actor. He was a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic in Batch 13. He portrayed one of the lead characters in the 2009 miniseries Your Song Presents: Underage. In 2010, he played his first main role on primetime in the television series, Sabel...

     † as Otap
  • Timothy Chan
    Timothy Chan
    Timothy Chan is a Filipino child actor. He took part in the comedy film Sakal Sakali Saklolo aired on 2008 and May Bukas Pa aired on ABS-CBN in 2009-2010.-Television:*Joaquin Bordado as young Joaquin....2008*Palos as Franco Canavarro ....2008...

     as Rafa
  • Soliman Cruz as Rommell
  • Dominic Ochoa
    Dominic Ochoa
    Dominic Ochoa Dominic Ochoa Dominic Ochoa (born Jose Dominic Madrigal Ochoa on August 4, 1974 is a Filipino actor. Ochoa is a member of ABS CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic, as part of the batch 4.-Personal life:...

     as Kenneth
  • Lui Villaruz as Erwin
  • Kat Alano
    Kat Alano
    Katherine Anne Brown Alano , called as Kat Alano, is an Anglo-Filipino model, actress and television presenter/VJ in the Philippines.-Early life:...

     as Sandra
  • Tuesday Vargas as Catalina
  • Cheena as Cora
  • Juliana Palermo as Mariel
  • Byron Ortile
    Byron Ortile
    Byron Ortile is Filipino child actor and a commercial model his known in his role as Alvin in Sine Novela Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan as he plays the son of Marvin Agustin and Camille Prats.-Career:...

     as Kevin
  • Ricky Davao
    Ricky Davao
    Ricardo Manuel Caballes Davao , better known as Ricky Davao, is a Filipino actor. He is the husband of actress Jackie Lou Blanco. He is the younger brother of Bing Davao and the son of Charlie Davao.-Television:...

     as Alex
  • Ketchup Eusebio
    Ketchup Eusebio
    Michael Eusebio, better known as Ketchup Eusebio, is a Filipino actor.- Filmography :-External links:...

     as Dodi
  • Carlo Balmaceda as Bronson
  • Steven Fermo
    Steven Fermo
    Steven Christian Fermo is a Filipino Actor and a graduate from the Hit gag show, Goin'Bulilit. He is currently studying in one of the best, and premier schools in the Philippines, Claret School of Q.C....

     as Bokbok
  • Miles Ocampo
    Miles Ocampo
    Camille Hojilla, better known as Miles Ocampo is a Filipina actress, commercial model and print-ads model. A former mainstay in the kiddy gag show Goin Bulilit, she is a member of Star Magic...

     as Jane
  • Dagul as Bobot

Box office

The movie debuted number 2 at the box office
Box office
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 grossing PHP17 Million, on its opening day. On its 4th day of release, Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo jump to #1, overtaking Enteng Kabisote 4
Enteng Kabisote 4: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko: The Beginning of the Legend
Enteng Kabisote 4: Okay Ka Fairy Ko...The Beginning of the Legend is a comedy fantasy movie. the fourth and last sequel of Enteng Kabisote films based on the Philippine television series Okay Ka Fairy Ko...

at the box office, bringing the total of PHP68.3 Million. As of January 12, the film had grossed PHP122.9 Million. As per announcement made by ABS-CBN's Saturday edition talk show (Entertainment Live) last January 26, 2008, the movie grossed for a total of over 150 million making it the highest grossing movie of 2007.

Awards and recognitions

  • 33rd Metro Manila Film Festival - Philippines
    Second-Best Film
    Second-Best Float

  • 6th Gawad Tanglaw
    Best Film
    Best Director - Jose Javier Reyes

Criticism

Philippine Senator Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
Aquilino "Nene" Quilinging Pimentel, Jr. is a Filipino politician who served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2000-2001.-Delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention:...

 criticized the film, particularly the scene which smacks of an ethnic slur to non-Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...

 speaking Filipinos when the character of portrayed by Gloria Diaz
Gloria Diaz
Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz is an award-winning actress in the Philippines, and the first Filipino to bring home the Miss Universe crown.-Early Life and Family:...

 exclaimed to her grandchild's nannies: "Bakit pinapalaki ninyong Bisaya ang apo ko?" (Why are you rearing my grandchild as a Visaya?) The senator, who hailed from Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...

, demanded an apology from producer Star Cinema
Star Cinema
ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. , is the wholly owned film production subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is the Philippines' largest film production, producing most of the highest grossing films in the Philippines.-1994:...

, claiming that it makes non-Tagalog speaking Filipinos "as if they are less Filipino than the Tagalog people
Tagalog people
The Tagalog people are an ethnic group in the Philippines. The name Tagalog comes from either the native term tagá-ilog, meaning 'people living along the river', or another native term, tagá-alog, meaning 'people living along the ford', a ford being a shallow part of a river or stream where people,...

". Iligan City
Iligan City
The City of Iligan is a highly urbanized industrial city north of the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines, and the province's former capital. It is approximately 795 kilometers southeast of Manila...

-based Call for Justice, Inc., referred to this dialog as "a typical Imperial Manila
Imperial Manila
Imperial Manila is a pejorative epithet used by certain sectors of Filipino society to express the idea that all the affairs of the Philippines—whether in politics, business, economy, or culture—are decided by what is happening in the capital region Metro Manila without considering the rest of the...

mentality".
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