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Maganto, a retired police General dies of cardiac arrest
By Freddie Velez
BUSTOS, Bulacan-- A retired police General Romeo Maganto who was familiar in 1990's has died in cardiac arrest last Sunday afternoon at the BMMG Hospital in Barangay Turo, Bocaue this province.
(General Romeo Maganto/ Facebook)
Maganto was described as a hero, he has started as a police patrolman in this town and became Western Police District hållplats commander in Manila.
During his stints, he filled the newspaper headlines almost everyday and became the "Darling of the Press".
He received the distinguished conduct medal, the second highest medal that can be conferred to a Military Police personnel.
In 1990, he was promoted a rank higher which made him the youngest police colonel in the history of the Integrated National Police.
It was recalled that among of the unforgettable experienced of Maganto was when he brought the convicted murderer and notorious fugitive Rolito Go to Vice Pres
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Target... Maganto
1988 action film starring Ronnie Ricketts
Target... Maganto is a 1988 Filipino action film based on the life of Lt. Col. Romeo Maganto of the Western Police District in Manila. Directed by Leonardo L. Garcia, the film stars Ronnie Ricketts as the eponymous police commander, alongside Charlie Davao, Monica Herrera, Paquito Diaz, Romy Diaz, Nick Romano, Renato del Prado, Bing Davao and Aurora Salve. It is the first film to be made about Maganto's life; later films include Leon ng Maynila (1991) and The Legend: Tomagan (2003). Produced by GVM Productions, the film was released on April 8, 1988.
Critic Lav Diaz gave Maganto a negative review, criticizing its highly fictionalized depiction of the Sparrow Unit, a communist militant group of the New People's Army.
Plot
[edit]Lt. Col. Romeo Maganto is a dedicated police commander of the Western Police District. His repeated raids against a syndicate's operations eventually lead to a confrontation betwe