According to Vangie Labalan, the actress who played Didong's mother, Didong (Dinoy, according to some sources) was originally named "Ninoy", after Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., who was assassinated on August 21, 1983. However, to avoid controversy or complications in the political climate at that time (Marcos dictatorship), his name was changed to Didong during the dubbing. This is the main reason why the date "August 21", which is the day Ninoy was assassinated, was written on the blackboard at the camp headquarters.
While the film served as an entry to the 10th Metro Manila Film Festival, it was first screened in Japan via the 7th PIA Film Festival.
Although this film was released in 1984, the copyright year was credited as "1983".