Palawan appears to be an idyllic tropical island. Its powder-white beaches and lush forests have made it one of Asia’s hottest new tourist destinations. But for a tiny network of environmental crusaders and vigilantes trying to protect its spectacular natural resources, it is more akin to a battlefield.

DELIKADO follows Bobby, Tata and Nieves, three magnetic leaders of this network, as they risk their lives in David versus Goliath-style struggles trying to stop politicians and businessmen from destroying the Philippines’ “last ecological frontier”. A timely film emblematic of the struggles facing land-defenders as they are being killed in record numbers while trying to save natural resources from being plundered by corporations and governments, DELIKADO is also a unique expose of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs’ in the Philippines, which has claimed thousands of lives. DELIKADO shows how the drug war is used as a tool for politicians to control the levers of economic and political power while also offering a story of courage and resilience to inspire others into action.

Some Tagalog language, English subtitles.