“FPJ’s Batang Quiapo,” which is meant to commemorate Fernando Poe Jr.’s 18th death anniversary, is an ABS-CBN TV series adaptation of the 1986 movie starring “Da King.” Coco Martin, Miles Ocampo, ‘Primetime King Is Back’ and Plaza Miranda were some trending topics on Twitter.

The pilot episode of ‘Batang Quiapo’ reached more than 340k concurrent Kapamilya Online Live viewers. The pre-show of ‘Batang Quiapo’ live public viewing has started, hosted by Eric Nicolas. Lead actor Coco Martin is joined by co-stars Cherry Pie Picache, Senator Lito Lapid, and his son Mark Lapid & Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna & Vice Mayor Yul Servo. (Source MJ Felipe)

FPJ’s Batang Quiapo is a 1978 Filipino action-drama film directed by Pablo Santiago and starring Fernando Poe Jr. The movie tells the story of a street kid named Quiapo who gets taken in by a kind-hearted stranger and must confront a gang that controls his neighborhood. It is considered a classic of Filipino cinema and is often cited as one of Fernando Poe Jr.’s best films.

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