FPJ's Ang Probinsyano ( / International title: Brothers) is a 2015 Philippine action drama television series based on the 1997 Fernando Poe, Jr. film of the same title, produced by FPJ Productions. It is top billed by Coco Martin, together with an ensemble cast. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block, and worldwide via The Filipino Channel from September 28, 2015, to August 12, 2022, replacing Nathaniel. It aired until March 13, 2020, on ABS-CBN, when the network suspended productions of its shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and non-renewal of free-to-air TV broadcast franchise. It returned on Kapamilya Channel on June 15, 2020, and simulcasted with other network platforms.
Overview The story comprises five story arcs.
Book 1 (Syndicate Arc) which spans the first and second seasons, ran from September 28, 2015, to May 24, 2017. It focused on various crimes related to the powerful and corrupt human trafficking and drug ring of the Tuazon Family.
Book 2 (Rebellion and Terrorism Arc), which encompasses the third and fourth seasons, aired between May 25, 2017, to March 14, 2018. This arc focused on the life of Ricardo Dalisay as he tries to put a stop to the rebel group known as the Pulang Araw, and featured the return of his archenemy Renato "Buwitre" Hipolito. Cardo goes undercover in the Pulang Araw, and forms a vigilante group called Vendetta comprising former members of Pulang Araw and ex-prisoners. Vendetta's purpose is to combat corruption, terrorism, injustice, tyranny, and any other crimes.
Book 3 (Political Arc) premiered from March 15, 2018, and concluded on April 5, 2019. This arc consisted of the show's fifth and sixth seasons, which focus on the larger political drama in the Philippines.
Book 4 (Crime and Corruption Arc), opened with the show's seventh season which premiered on April 8, 2019, and sees the restoration of Oscar Hidalgo to the presidency. In response, a special task force is formed consisting of the former members of Vendetta, and led by Ricardo Dalisay. In the eighth season, Vendetta focuses on new threats from Lito Valmoria and Enrique Vera, while also sabotaging the plans to take down Cardo as a "criminal" by the corrupt and despotic First Lady Lily Ann-Cortez. She is aided by Secretary Arturo Padua, Cardo's long-time nemesis Renato Hipolito, and Hipolito's right-hand man Jacob Serrano. Cardo carries out a dangerous mission to save Hidalgo's life at the presidential palace.
Book 5 (International Arc), begins by showing drug lord Enrique Vera's death at the hands of Task Force Agila. Having avenged the murder of Audrey, the sister of P/Cpt. Lia Mante and daughter of Fernando Mante, in the final season Dalisay and his team eventually travel to the north to find a new hiding place. This season focuses on Cardo's new allies and enemies, as well as Hidalgo's journey to find Cardo's group and discover things from his past. Hidalgo reclaims his role as president once again, with Cardo and the rest of his group being reinstated, to put an end to their enemies' deeds. The series concludes with Cardo's taskforce taking on Renato, Lily, and Arturo.
ActorCharacterSeasons123456789 Main charactersCoco Martin Dominador de Leon colspan="1" colspan="8" Ricardo Dalisay colspan="9" Maja Salvador Glenda Corpuz colspan="1" colspan="8" Agot Isidro Verna Tuazon colspan="2" colspan="7" Jaime Fabregas Delfin Borja colspan="10" Arjo Atayde Joaquin Tuazon colspan="2" colspan="7" Bela Padilla Carmen Guzman-de Leon/Tuazon colspan="2" colspan="7" Albert Martinez Tomas Tuazon colspan="2" colspan="7" Susan Roces Flora de Leon colspan="9" Eddie Garcia Emilio Syquia colspan="6" colspan="3" John Arcilla Renato Hipolito colspan="2" colspan="7" Angel Aquino Diana Olegario colspan="2" colspan="7" Jhong Hilario Alakdan Adlawan colspan="2" colspan="4" colspan="3" John Prats Jerome Girona, Jr. colspan="2" colspan="7" Sid Lucero Manolo Cantindig colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="4" Pokwang Amor Nieves colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="6" Mitch Valdes Gina Magtanggol colspan="2" colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="2" Ronwaldo Martin Roldan/Gagamba colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="3" Yassi Pressman Alyana Arevalo-Dalisay colspan="2" colspan="6" Edu Manzano Lucas Cabrera colspan="4" colspan="2" colspan="3" Rowell Santiago Oscar Hidalgo colspan="4" colspan="5" Mariano colspan="7" colspan="2" Jolo Revilla Harold Casilag colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="4" Mark Anthony Fernandez Brandon Cabrera colspan="4" colspan="2" colspan="3" J. C. Santos Marco Cabrera colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="4" Ryza Cenon Aubrey Hidalgo colspan="4" colspan="2" colspan="3" Francis Magundayao Yohan Hidalgo colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="4" Dawn Zulueta Marissa Hidalgo colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="4" Alice Dixson Catherine Cabrera colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="4" Lito Lapid Romulo "Leon" Dumaguit colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="3" Lorna Tolentino Lily Ann Cortez-Hidalgo colspan="5" colspan="4" Shamaine Buencamino Virginia Arevalo colspan="6" colspan="2" Bianca Manalo Lourdes Torres-Girona colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="2" McCoy de Leon Juan Pablo Arevalo colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="2" Michael de Mesa Ramil Taduran colspan="1" colspan="5" colspan="3" Joel Torre Teodoro Arevalo colspan="6" colspan="2" Tirso Cruz III Arturo "Art" M. Padua colspan="6" colspan="3" Marc Abaya Jacob Serrano colspan="6" colspan="3" Geoff Eigenmann Albert de Vela colspan="6" colspan="4" Ara Mina Ellen Padua colspan="6" colspan="2" Richard Gutierrez Angelito "Lito" Valmoria colspan="7" colspan="1" Julia Montes Mara Silang colspan="8" Joseph Marco Lucas Catapang colspan="8" Roi Vinzon Eduardo Guillermo colspan="8" Sharon Cuneta Aurora Guillermo colspan="8" Charo Santos-Concio Ramona colspan="8"
Main characters
P/Capt.(PS/Insp) Dominador "Ador" B. de Leon Played by: Coco Martin
Ador is Cardo's identical twin brother, and a police officer in the CIDG. He is raised separately from his brother by his grandmother, Lola Flora. He enters the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) alongside Joaquin Tuazon, and falls in love with Carmen, his classmate's sister. He graduates as the class valedictorian, and marries Carmen when she becomes pregnant. She gives birth to Dominador "Junior" de Leon, Jr.
Ador continues to display his intelligence and skill as a policeman, and is eventually promoted to Senior Inspector. He becomes a prominent and respected CIDG police official in Manila with a loving family. Early in the series, Ador is betrayed and murdered by Joaquin after pursuing the latter's child-trafficking syndicate, and Cardo is called to take his place, both as an officer and a husband and father of Ador's family. Later, in 2017, Ador was avenged when his brother stabbed Joaquin in the neck during a bloody fight in the rain.
P/Maj. Ricardo "Cardo" Dalisay Played by: Coco Martin
Cardo is a police officer falsely referred to as a fugitive and the overall protagonist of the series. He is the leader of Task Force Agila (formerly known as "Vendetta"). He was separated from his identical twin brother, and grew up in the rural town of Botolan, Zambales with his best friend Glen, who secretly has a crush on him. Cardo joins the SAF as an officer. When Ador is killed, General Delfin Borja, Cardo and Ador's maternal great-uncle and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)'s director, orders Cardo to assume Ador's identity and continue the mission his late brother left behind. As part of his mission, Cardo is forced to pretend to his brother's family and friends; and reunites with his grandmother, whom he resents for deserting him. He promises to find the person behind his brother's death.
After his cover is blown, Cardo reveals himself and reunites with his family. Cardo is reassigned to the CIDG and tackles various cases, some which tie directly to the Tuazon family's crimes. Towards the end of Season 2, Cardo kills Joaquin Tuazon to avenge his twin brother's death, and rescues his new wife Alyana after she was kidnapped by Tuazon during their wedding.
At the start of Season 3, Cardo and Alyana have a son named Ricardo "Ricky Boy" Dalisay Jr. and Cardo decides to quit the police force and settle down with his family. However, Ricardo is soon killed in the crossfire of a gunfight between the police and the rebel group Pulang Araw. This even forces Cardo to return to active duty as a PNP-SAF officer. As more of his comrades are killed by Romulo "Leon" Dumaguit, Cardo is the only survivor left as two of his comrades are captured. Cardo then takes on a new identity of Fernan, and joins Pulang Araw.
After Hipolito disperses Pulang Araw, Cardo, Romulo and former inmate Ramil Taduran co-found a vigilante-armed resistance group named Vendetta to expose Hipolito's crimes, treachery, greed and corruption in the Philippine Government, and avenge the deaths of their comrades and friends. Throughout Season 4 and Season 5, they successfully rescue various innocent people who were forced to work by Hipolito, as well as by the villanous congressman Brandon Cabrera and the Vice President Lucas Cabrera. The President of the Philippines, Oscar Hidalgo witnesses the group's rescuing efforts. Vendetta also rescues both Andy and Lorenzo at Brandon's house, after Brandon attempts to rape her. Cardo shoots Brandon when he is about to kill both Andy and Lorenzo.
After their missions during the elections, the vigilante group allows Cardo to fix his relationship with his ex-wife Alyana, and they elope to the North to fix their relationship. After their remarriage, the couple re-join the vigilante group to battle against Alakdan's group, and later against political corruption under Lucas Cabrera's administration. Vendetta are then framed as criminals by Lucas Cabrera.
In season 6, Cardo finally kills Don Emilio Syquia to avenge his father's death, while Vendetta and the people of Sto. Niño fight to save prisoners kept in a mine. Cardo also kills Alakdan Adlawan to avenge Olegario's son, Romulo, and Ricky Boy's death, and kills President Lucas Cabrera to justice for Makmak and Oscar's family. Soon after, Vendetta was granted a presidential pardon from their crimes by the returning President Oscar Hidalgo.
Cardo is promoted to Senior Master Sergeant and is assigned to lead Task Force Agila, a task force consisting of CIDG members, Vendetta members, and some new members of the PNP. Oscar and the PNP promote him from Senior Master Sergeant to Police Lieutenant after passing the lateral exam, then to Police Captain, the same rank as his twin brother, Ador.
During the opening ceremony of Flora's Garden someone throws a grenade, almost killing several of Cardo's friends. He takes his revenge by killing the perpetrator, Dante "Bungo" Madarang, who had also raped and killed several of Cardo's co-police officers.
In season 8, Cardo and Task Force Agila fight against the corrupt paramilitary "Black Operatives" (Black Ops for short), created by Sec. Arturo Padua because of the "shoot to kill order" against President Hidalgo. A day later, Cardo is shot in the middle of crossfire by Albert De Vela, the Black Ops leader. Alyana runs over to save her husband, but is fatally shot by Albert. Later, Teddy and Virgie arrive at the Vendetta hideout to find out that their daughter died, and become furious towards Cardo for Alyana's death.
After an argument with Lito and the Arevalos, Cardo leaves the group for his new mission, to investigate the Black Ops' whereabouts. He captures Lia Mante, a member of Black Ops, and uses her as a hostage. Meanwhile, Ramil returns to Task Force Agila and explains the truth about Alyana's passing to her parents. It is confirmed that Lito was the only one to blame for Alyana's death at the hands of Albert and Black Ops. Cardo vows vengeance for his wife's death, swearing to bring down both Lito and Albert.