Veteran and award-winning actor Tirso Cruz 3rd was sworn in as the new chairperson and chief executive of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) on July 5. He is set to begin his mandate once Malacañang Palace releases his official papers, placing outgoing Chairman Mary Liza Diño on a hold-over capacity to ensure the continuity of the agency's meritorious operations.

Nevertheless, given The Sunday Times Magazine's front-row seat in the leaps and bounds of the agency under Diño, it is but fitting to shine the spotlight too at this crossroads on the beloved actor as he prepares to assume his latest and all-important role for the future of the Philippine movie industry.