• Source: Batang Quiapo (TV series)

FPJ's Batang Quiapo (transl. FPJ's Quiapo kid) is a Philippine television drama action series broadcast by Kapamilya Channel. The series is based on the 1986 film of the same title. Directed by Malu L. Sevilla, Darnel Joy R. Villaflor, Richard V. Somes, Coco Martin and Kevin de Vela, it stars Martin in the title role. It premiered on February 13, 2023 on the network's Primetime Bida line up replacing Mars Ravelo's Darna.
The series is streaming online on YouTube.




Plot


A young man named Tanggol rises to be one of the biggest outlaws in the neighborhood while he navigates his way in life to survive in Quiapo, Manila. Hoping to earn the affection of his parents, his feat draws him closer to the truth about his identity.




Cast and characters






= Present

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Main cast
Coco Martin as Hesus Nazareno "Tanggol" A. Dimaguiba/Hesus Nazareno "Tanggol" A. Montenegro
Christopher de Leon as Ramon Montenegro / Alberto Frias
Coco Martin as young Ramon
Lito Lapid as Supremo "Primo" C. Medina
Jomari Angeles as young Primo
John Estrada as PCpl. Rigor Dimaguiba
Ejay Falcon as young Rigor
Cherry Pie Picache as Ma. Teresa "Marites" Asuncion-Dimaguiba
Miles Ocampo as young Marites
Rosanna Roces as Divina Pulido Cruz
Lorna Tolentino as Amanda Salonga
Lara Fortuna as young Amanda
Charo Santos as Matilde "Tindeng" Asuncion
Precious Lara Quigaman as young Tindeng
Supporting cast
Joey Marquez as PMSg Edilberto "Berting" Oliva
Julio Diaz as PMGEN Augustus V. Pacheco
Dominic Roco as young Augustus
Allan Paule as PCpl. Armando "Mando" Mendoza
Marlo Mortel as young Mando
Joonee Gamboa as Harrison Co Cheng / Angkong
Tommy Abuel as Don Julio Montenegro
Raul Montesa as young Don Julio
Pen Medina as Marciano "Marsing" Dimaculangan
Ronnie Lazaro as Lucio Liberan
Viggo Franco as young Lucio
Irma Adlawan as Olga Montenegro / Beng
Ryza Cenon as young Olga
Raquel Villavicencio as Cecilia
Susan Africa as Nonita "Nita" Dimaculangan
Lou Veloso as Ricardo "Noy" Asuncion, Jr.
Karl Medina as young Noy
Joel Lamangan as Rodolfo "Roda" Alcantara
Jojit Lorenzo as Renato "Enteng" Dimapilis
Mercedes Cabral as PCpl Lena Cortez
Ping Medina as Edwin Dimaculangan
Mark Lapid as Benjamin "Ben" Camacho
Ricardo Cepeda as Richardson Wu
Jeffrey Tam as Leroy "Roy" Tiu-Lee
McCoy de Leon as David A. Dimaguiba / Fake Hesus Nazareno "Tanggol" A. Montenegro
Ronwaldo Martin as Santino A. Dimaguiba
King Gutierrez as PLTCOL Manuel Suarez
Benzon Dalina as Turko
Mark Anthony "Big Mak" Andaya as Alvin "Tanos" Garcia
Sugar Ray "Mammoth" Estroso as Gabriel "Bulldog" Santiago
Ryan Martin as Rodolfo "Dolfo" Agustin
Renz Joshua "Baby Giant" Baña as Rowell "Oweng" Bulawan
Long Mejia as Peng
Raymond Ronquillo as Raul
Barbie Imperial as Tisay
Kim Domingo as Madonna
William Martinez as Regie
Anjo Yllana as Michael
Maverick Relova as Derek
Guest cast




= Former

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Main cast
Lovi Poe as Monica "Mokang / Monique" Dimaculangan-Frias
Jaclyn Jose as Jail Chief Supt./BGEN Dolores Espinas
Supporting cast
RK Bagatsing as Greg Montenegro
Marina Benipayo as Christine Cheng
Odette Khan as Aurora Cheng
Toni Fowler as Chicky
Ynez Veneracion as Marita
Dinky Doo Jr. as Boston
Deborah Sun as Yolly
Dindo Arroyo as Severino Sabado
Val Iglesias as Romulo "Mulong" Cordero
Robert Seña as Jail Warden Col. Gerardo Balatucan
Vandolph Quizon as Ronaldo "Bong" Pulido
Donna Cariaga as Becky
Neil Coleta as Obet
Yce Navarro as Ruben
Elijah Canlas as Pablo Caballero
Niño Muhlach as Baste
Ivana Alawi as Samantha Montenegro-Macaraig / Samantha "Bubbles" Fortun-Zaballa
Mona Alawi as young Bubbles
Soliman Cruz as Celso "Mayor" Fortun-Zaballa
Jim Pebanco as young Celso
Jean Saburit as Lourdes
Lito Camo as Goodah
Nikko Natividad as Emong Fortun-Zaballa
Kim Rodriguez as Jelly
Deo "Diwata" Balbuena as Frida
Yukii Takahashi as Camille Castillo
Levi Ignacio as Gregorio "Gary" Ramos
Dan Alvaro as Dante "Dan" Martinez
Joel Saracho as Apo Manuel
Jerald Napoles as Ato
Kim Molina as Ima
John Rendez as Juancho Caballero
Lao Rodriguez as Jail Lt. Antonio Macasantos
Malou Crisologo as Pacing
Gil "Ate Gay" Morales as Elsa
Tessie Tomas as Señora Bettina Caballero
Ara Davao as Katherine Caballero-Montenegro
Jaime Fabregas as Don Facundo T. Caballero
Nonie Buencamino as Marcelo Macaraig
Alex Vincent Medina as young Marcelo
Luisito Espinosa as Roberto
Renz Fernandez as Bullet
Guest cast




Episodes






Production






= Development

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After the success of the television adaptation of Ang Probinsyano, Batang Quiapo was pegged by various news outlets as Martin's likeliest next project and a possible new TV series. Rumors of the possible TV adaptation of Batang Quiapo began when the film's theme, Doon Lang, was performed by Martin in a "duet" with Fernando Poe Jr. as the clip of the scene from the film was being played; said scene originally featured Poe and Maricel Soriano singing in a duet. Martin had expressed interest in adapting more of FPJ's works for film and/or television, as he adapted another Poe classic Carlo J. Caparas' Ang Panday which was an entry into the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival.
However, the adaptation became uncertain due to Ang Probinsyano's continued extension until its finale on August 12, 2022.




= Casting

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On December 5, 2022, Martin is confirmed to star, direct, write, and to co-produce (the first in his showbiz career) in the Batang Quiapo remake alongside Poe's daughter, Lovi Poe and Charo Santos.
On January 4, 2024, Lovi Poe left the show due to her marriage with her fiancée in England. Her character was signed off.
On January 23, 2024, Deborah Sun left the show due to an accident on the set and was immediately taken to the Hospital. Her character was signed off.
On March 2, 2024, Jaclyn Jose died, leaving her role as Jail Chief Supt./BGEN Dolores Espinas. Bart Guingona replaced Jose as the new Jail Chief Supt./BGEN Oscar Duran.




= Filming

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Principal photography commenced on January 9, 2023, the same day of the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene.




Broadcast


The series, along with other primetime programs were pre-empted on A2Z from November 8, 2023 to February 9, 2024 and took effect every Wednesday and Friday to give way to the 2023–24 PBA season. It continued to air on Cine Mo! (as Saturday Marathon), Kapamilya Channel and TV5.




Soundtrack


The series' opening theme song, "Batang Quiapo" (alternatively titled as "Matira Matibay" (Only the Strong Survive), is sung by various Filipino rap artists—Smugglaz, Bassilyo, CrazyMix, Flict-G, Kial, MastaFeat, Jonas, and Pistolero—and a cover of Rico J. Puno's "Kapalaran" (Fate) is sung by Gary Valenciano. "Pangako" (Promise) was originally sung by Moira Dela Torre.




Reception






= Ratings

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According to Kantar Media, the pilot episode of the series debuted to a rating of 21.4%, and rose to 22.6% on February 15 (compared to its timeslot rival Maria Clara at Ibarra with 19.1% and 19.6%, respectively). Additionally, the series received an average national TV ratings of 25.2% from October 9 to 13, covering urban and rural homes (ahead its timeslot rival Maging Sino Ka Man).
Batang Quiapo ruled its timeslot for five consecutive months. Despite limited reach on free-to-air, AGB Nielsen Philippines reported that the pilot week of the series gave a positive feedback on the viewers with 12.5% pilot episode rating on February 13, 2023, placing it in the 3rd spot of the rating board and 13.8% rating on February 15, placing on the 2nd spot of the rating board (compared to Maria Clara at Ibarra's 12.5%). As per AGB Nielsen, the series registered its highest rating of 16.9% on October 13, 2023, placing at the top spot of the rating board.




= Online viewership

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Batang Quiapo was a success upon its debut. The pilot week has generated over 44 million digital views across all online platforms and peaked with 341,509 live concurrent viewers on YouTube. The official tag also became the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter nationwide. On October 4, 2024, the series reached an all-time high of 777,460 live concurrent viewers on YouTube.




= Muslim stereotype controversy

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A day after its debut, the series' creators apologized to the Muslim community due to a scene where Martin's character Tanggol sought the help of his Muslim friend Abdul–portrayed by Rez Cortez–as he was being pursued by the police. Tanggol took refuge in the company of armed Muslim men whom the police were hesitant to take action due to fear of retribution. A number of Muslim Filipinos took offense and criticised the portrayal as reinforcing negative stereotypes against them, with some calling for a boycott of the series. Movie and Television Review and Classification Board later released a statement on the controversy and asked for cultural sensitivity from production houses. Senator Robin Padilla–a prominent Filipino Muslim–also issued a statement regarding the episode, assuring people that Martin did not have any "ill intentions" and appealed to fellow Filipino Muslims for understanding and forgiveness.




= Parodies

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A sketch in the children's comedy show Goin' Bulilit parodied the teleserye as "Baby Quiapo", where actor Renz Joshua "Baby Giant" Baña–who portrayed Oweng in the original series–portrays "Sanggol Dimagiba-giba", a parody of show's protagonist Tanggol Dimaguiba.




Accolades






Notes






See also


Batang Quiapo
List of Kapamilya Channel original programming
List of A2Z (TV channel) original programming
List of TV5 (Philippine TV network) original programming
List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
List of programs broadcast by Jeepney TV
List of Kapamilya Online Live original programming
List of ABS-CBN Studios original drama series




References






External links


Batang Quiapo at IMDb

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