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Why Is There a Yesterday?
The story follows a village girl who is mysteriously spared when a platoon of soldiers led by Colonel Valderamma massacres her family, along with peasants accused of sympathizing with the communists. When the girl has grown up, her body has healed, but her mind is yet to recover from the horrible experience. She continues to thirst for revenge and crafts a scheme to exact retribution. She eyes the head of the military mission who instigated the carnage that she survived. He is now a well-admired retiring general who is about to cap his career with the service's highest honors.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Why Is There a Yesterday? was released September 18, 1996. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
The story follows a village girl who is mysteriously spared when a platoon of soldiers led by Colonel Valderamma massacres her family, along with peasants accused of sympathizing with the communists. When the girl has grown up, her body has healed, but her mind is yet to recover from the horrible experience. She continues to thirst for revenge and crafts a scheme to exact retribution. She eyes the head of the military mission who instigated the carnage that she survived. He is now a well-admired retiring general who is about to cap his career with the service's highest honors.
Cast, crew and production details
About Why Is There a Yesterday?
Cast
Nora AunorHelen/ Karina Salvacion
Eddie GarciaGen. Valderama
Dawn ZuluetaLeah
Daniel FernandoMulong
Sarah Jane AbadYoung Helen
Rolando TinioPriest/ Confessor
Ama QuiambaoCol. Madrigal's sisterCredits
- Directed by
- Joel Lamangan
- Written by
- Roy Iglesias, Julius Alfonso
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Filipino
- Original title
- Bakit May Kahapon Pa?
Production
Viva FilmsPhilippines
Themes
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