Mamapasano: Now It Can Be Told is among eight entries to the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival. The annual holiday event will be held on-site for the first time in two years since the pandemic.

In a media conference, the movie's producer, the articulate and witty lawyer Ferdinand Topacio, issued a warning. He said if he finds out that an entry is pulled out from cinemas due to low ticket sales even if the festival isn't over, he will raise a howl.

He said: "Anong klaseng festival ka kung puro gross ang tinitingnan mo? Actually, kaya sumali ako rito is para ma-criticize ko sila.

"Kasi kung wala ako, wala akong karapatang mag-criticize. Ngayong nandito ako, bahala kayo sa buhay niyo. Mag-iingay talaga ako hanggang hindi niyo binabago ang sistema niyo."

Topacio explained that since the organizers said the eight entries were
well-chosen, these should be given the privilege of being screened throughout the festival's duration from 25 December to 7 January.

Mamasapano is a retelling of the 44 Special Action Forces troopers killed in an anti-terrorist operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on 25 January 2015.