In today Batang Quiapo episode september 5th, the video starts with Mang Dolfo (played by Eddie Garcia) visiting Quiapo. He is reminiscing about his past when he used to work there as a cargador, tagabantay, and tindero.
He runs into Marites, who is the daughter of his friend Señor Facundo. Mang Dolfo tells Señor Facundo that he is looking for his son Tanggol.
Later in the video, Mang Dolfo meets with his son Tanggol. Tanggol tells Mang Dolfo that his wife Camille has died. Tanggol blames his cousin Joaquin for her death. Mang Dolfo says that he doesn’t believe Tanggol and that Joaquin isn’t capable of doing something like that. He tells Tanggol that he needs to talk to him to get him to turn away from evil.
The synopsis of the video is that Tanggol, the grandson of a former gangster, is being manipulated by Divina, a cunning woman. Divina is using Tanggol to sell fake gold to unsuspecting buyers. Tanggol, who is unaware of Divina’s true intentions, believes that he is helping the poor by scamming the rich.
The cast:
- Coco Martin as Tanggol
- Susan Roces as Lola Magda
- John Estrada as Facundo
- Malia Pineda as Marites
- Charlie Dizon as Camille
- Rommel Padilla as Don Ramon Montenegro
- Eddie Garcia as Mang Dolfo
- Benjie Paras as Ogie
- Manny Ibañez as Joaquin / Tikoy
- Jackielou Blanco as Olga
- AJ Perez as Mando
- Bryan Santos as Ramil
The video ends with Marites telling Mang Dolfo that she saw Joaquin while she was being kidnapped. She says that Joaquin was the one who kidnapped her.