The second season of ''

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'', a

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, premiered on October 3, 2016, on the network's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide on

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and concluded on May 24, 2017. The series stars

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as SPO2 Ricardo Dalisay, together with an

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consisting of

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, and

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. The second season of ''Ang Probinsyano'' shows the Tuazon family's façade slowly unravel, leading their conflict with Cardo to become even more direct than it was when they were shrouded in anonymity. The Tuazons then succeed in smearing Cardo's name by securing his conviction for drug trafficking. Cardo would later escape and find incriminating evidence against the Tuazons, and along the way exonerating himself. In his search for justice, Cardo also uncovers the Tuazons involvement in the demise of his father, brother and sister-in-law.

Plot

Tomas Tuazon (

), Joaquin's (

) father, is revealed as the head of the drug syndicate Cardo (

) battles. Don Emilio Syquia (

), Tomas' father-in-law, gets fed up with Tomas taking control of the drug syndicate for himself and orchestrates events that would pit Cardo against Tomas. Tomas is ultimately captured by Cardo in a drug sting, and is subsequently convicted. To retaliate, Joaquin and Don Emilio frame Cardo for illegal drug possession. While inside the maximum security prison, Cardo and Tomas continue to engage in conflicts, which further intensifies when Don Emilio reveals the truth to Cardo that Tomas killed Cardo's former sister-in-law, Carmen (

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). As Tomas attempts to escape prison, Cardo kills him. Following Tomas' death, Joaquin and General Rogelio Jacob (

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) hire a new, even more cruel

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Director, Guillermo Acosta (Dindo Arroyo). Under their payroll, Acosta makes prison life more difficult for Cardo. Cardo participates in a jailbreak and is determined to clear his name. He continues to pursue the syndicate responsible for his frame up. To that end, using the name of Miguel, he joins his allies in prison Ramil "Manager" Taduran (

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) and Julian Valerio ( Julio Diaz) who work for the

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-based drug syndicate of Romano "Chairman" Recio (

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), an ally of Joaquin, to take the syndicate down. The organization continues to threaten his family and has many connections in society, including the police and government. Unknown to Cardo, the syndicate who framed him is the same syndicate responsible for the deaths of his loved ones, including Ador. Don Emilio is captured by Cardo and convicted for the murder of Cardo's father, SPO4 Pablo B. de Leon (

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). Cardo and his prison allies take down Recio's drug syndicate and after surrendering, Cardo's innocence is proven after Joaquin is exposed for his crimes. Cardo obtains incriminating evidence including Colonel Roy Carreon's (Art Acuña) testimony that he previously secretly worked for Joaquin. Joaquin is exposed as Ador's murderer and for his part in covering up and leading a drug and human trafficking syndicate. Cardo kills Joaquin after the latter disrupts his wedding to Alyana (

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), finally avenging his twin's death.

Cast and characters

;Main cast *

as SPO2 Ricardo "Cardo" Dalisay *

as Verna Syquia-Tuazon * Jaime Fábregas as PC/Supt. Delfin S. Borja *

as PC/Insp. Joaquin S. Tuazon *

as Carmen M. Guzman *

as Tomas "Papa Tom" G. Tuazon *

as Kapitana Flora "Lola Kap" S. Borja-de Leon *

Don Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

Emilio Syquia ;Recurring cast * Malou Crisologo as Yolanda "Yolly" Capuyao-Santos * Beverly Salviejo as "Yaya" Cita Roque * Pepe Herrera as Benjamin "Benny" Dimaapi * Marvin Yap as Elmo Santos * Art Acuña as PS/Supt. Roy Carreon *

John Medina John J. Medina is a developmental molecular biologist with special research interests in the isolation and characterization of genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. Medina has spent most of his profess ...

as PS/Insp. Avel "Billy" M. Guzman *

Lester Llansang Lester Ferrer Salansang (born July 3, 1985), known professionally as Lester Llansang, is a Filipino actor who appeared in the film ''Saranggola'' when he was 14 years old. He plays the role of a schoolboy who witnessed a crime committed by his po ...

as PS/Insp. Mark Vargas *

John Prats John Paulo Quiambao Prats (born February 14, 1984) is a Filipino comedian, actor, dancer, TV host, director, model and entrepreneur. He started as a child star in year 1992. He is the older brother of actress and former child-star Camille Prats ...

as SPO3 Jerome Girona, Jr. * Michael Roy Jornales as PS/Insp. Francisco "Chikoy" Rivera * Marc Acueza as PS/Insp. Bernardino "Dino" Robles * Rino Marco as PS/Insp. Gregorio "Greg" Sebastian *

Marc Solis ''Ang TV'' ( en, The TV) was a youth-oriented comedy variety show in the Philippines. The show's format was inspired by its predecessor ''Kaluskos Musmos'', (a popular Philippine kiddie gag show in the 1970s) and its foreign counterpart ''The ...

as SPO1 Rigor Soriano *

as Alyana R. Arevalo-Dalisay * Benj Manalo as Felipe "Pinggoy" Tanyag, Jr. *

Joel Torre José Rizalino "Joel" de León Torre (born June 19, 1961) is a Filipino actor and producer who is best known for his numerous films such as the biographical film ''José Rizal'' (1998), crime thriller film '' On the Job'' (2013) and the historica ...

as Teodoro "Teddy" Arevalo *

Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino Shamaine Buencamino (''née'' Centenera; born February 28, 1965) is a Filipina actress and mental health advocate who has appeared in more than 100 movies and television series and shows. Personal life She married Filipino actor Nonie Buencami ...

as Virginia "Virgie" R. Arevalo * McCoy de Leon as Juan Pablo "JP" R. Arevalo *

Elisse Joson Maria Chriselle Elisse Joson Diuco (born January 6, 1996), professionally known as Elisse Joson, is a Filipino actress, model, dancer and endorser. Personal life Elisse Joson was born in Balanga, Bataan, Philippines. She is the only daughter ...

as Lorraine Pedrosa * Lander Vera Perez as Alfred Borromeo *

Kiray Celis Johanna Ismael Celis (born July 29, 1995), better known as Kiray, is a Filipino actress, comedian and the founder of Chicks and Fins. Career Acting Kiray was first discovered when she joined a contest called ''Muntíng Miss U'' of '' Magandang ...

as Mitch * Simon Ezekiel Pineda as Honorio "Onyok" Amaba * McNeal "Awra" Briguela as Macario "Makmak" Samonte, Jr. * James "Paquito" Sagarino as Paquito Alvarado * Rhian "Dang" Ramos as Amanda "Dang" Ignacio * Shantel Crislyn Layh "Ligaya" Ngujo as Ligaya Dungalo * Lei Andrei Navarro as Dominador "Junior" G. de Leon, Jr. *

Dennis Padilla Dennis Esteban Dominguez Baldivia (born February 9, 1962), popularly known as Dennis Padilla (), is a Filipino comedian, TV host, radio broadcaster and actor. He is the son of the late Dencio Padilla, and the father of actress Julia Barretto. He ...

as Edgar Guzman *

Ana Roces Ana Roces (born on February 2, 1976) is a Filipino actress. Roces was formerly a teen idol in the 1990s and a cast member of '' That's Entertainment''. Career She was discovered in the Colgate commercial she appeared in opposite Eric Banes in t ...

as Leonora "Nora" Montano-Guzman *

Brace Arquiza Brace Henry Arquiza (born December 12, 2000) is a Filipino actor, model, dancer and singer from Cavite, Philippines. Currently, he is a talent of ABS-CBN and is known for his role as Toffer in the primetime series ''Bagito''. He was also a membe ...

as Ryan M. Guzman *

Daisy Reyes Daisy Garcia Reyes is a Filipino beauty queen, film and television actress, singer, TV-host, politician and businesswoman. She was crowned Binibining Pilipinas World 1996. She earned the title as the Beauty Queen Diva. She is a former councilor ...

as Belen Girona ;Guest cast

Episodes

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References

External links

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