regular readers of "bandera" then called the tabloid a part of the x-rated tabloids due to the appearance of rosanna roces as the page 3 girl, margie holmes (who was a palanca awardee) and andromeda's erotika columns. moralists criticized "bandera" for being an obscene and vulgar publication, that led to dozens of libel cases filed and an investigation by the mandaluyong city council. lotto results and analysis and horse racing tips are some of the favorite parts of the tabloid. it also had "more daring" sister tabloids, "bandera pm", "bandera tonight", and "bandera international" edition, catered for the filipino ofws, which published in hong kong and the middle east.