‘The guide was created mainly for educators who want to use films in teaching history, but it can also be enjoyed by anyone who wants to better understand and appreciate the movie,’ the preface wrote. It includes teaching aids like chronologies, visuals, online resources, activities, worksheets, discussion questions, and reading lists. 

Inside, the guide has discussions and notes on Quezon with different characters in the film, placing them in comparison, such as: Quezon VS Osmeña, Quezon VS Wood, or Quezon VS Aguinaldo.  It gives clarity and context on many plot points in the film that the audience may not have understood while watching. 

Alvin Campomanes—a historian, translator, educator at the University of the Philippines Manila, and the man behind the guide—shared his creation process: First, he watches the film while reading the screenplay to take detailed notes on historical and creative elements. Then comes the identification of dialogues that require deeper exploration. He also revisits the filmmakers’ primary and secondary sources. He consults the filmmakers themselves on technical aspects such as cinematography, scoring, and use of creative licenses to capture the full intent and artistry of the film. 

“It felt like the culmination of a decade-long journey of advocating for historical cinema as a tool for public history and education,” Campomanes says as he shares the publication of the guide for the last movie in director Jerrold Tarog’s trilogy films “Bayaniverse”. 

He has always created guides from his previous guides for Heneral Luna (2015) and Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral (2018) with fellow teachers in mind. Thus, he uses a tripartite framework—pre-viewing, viewing, and post-viewing—with suggested activities prepared for each stage.