Pagulayan

Pagulayan is a 2023 Gordican biographical drama film directed by Pierre Lam and written by Raymond Ramiro and Gregory Chuan, all of whom produced the film alongside Selena Yan. It follows Pablo Pagulayan, the Rightist 16th president of Gordica, through his single term from 2009 to 2013. Jojo Lopez stars in the lead role, while Domingo, Nathan Liu, Bruce Tong, Cristian Mangubat, Evelyn Ferrera, and Bruno Montoya star in supporting roles.

In July 2018, GMPC Pictures confirmed that it had begun working on a then-untitled biographical film about Pagulayan. Principal photography took place in Bohamo from June to September 2022. Pagulayan sparked controversy in late 2021 when it was announced that Jojo Lopez—who is of and  origin—as the  Pagulayan, and the issue worsened with the release of the trailer in January 2023. The film later garnered further controversy due to renewed sexual misconduct allegations against Lam which led to him being fired from the project, the film purportedly having a left-leaning bias and depicting the politically conservative main character negatively, and criticisms from people close to Pagulayan for sensationalizing the Pagulayan years.

Pagulayan was released on August 18, 2023. Controversy aside, the film was met with mixed reception, as reviewers praised the writing and cinematography, were polarized by Lopez's performance, and criticized the soundtrack and running time.