Yeah! I'm shock at the "do you speak Tagalog" part. I was like... PH.? Seriously? If I'm a Yakuza.. I would probably and 100%ly avoid going there. Coz chismozas is much more feared there than yakuzas.. lol! It's so easy to be caught there than anywhere.
I'm glad you found this. Many would consider this a rare gem not so many stories out there that portrays a movielike retro drama and also i doubt people living in a remote area would know what a yakuza is much less the concept of it so i'm not worried about chismozas buzzing their dirty mouths...if i'm a yakuza in town its either i'd be in a wanted poster or in the newspaper
Iyong tema parang pre-Cory Aquino iyong setting. Ahehehe.
One of the best stories i've read and the setting is in my country ,author did a pretty good job depicting the places, simple houses, surroundings are mostly nature and most of all poker faced bastards who easily takes a bribe without a second thought( this is true for most people in my country)