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'Salamat, Tanggol: 'Grand Kapamilya welcome for 'Batang Quiapo' star Coco Martin

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Reyma Deveza

ABS-CBN News

<div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFWyQApzUj-/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A10753121.000000002%2C%22ls%22%3A558925.2000000002%2C%22le%22%3A558955.2000000002%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1056" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA -- Coco Martin, the lead star of &quot;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo,&quot; received a warm welcome from Kapamilya bosses and employees when he visited ABS-CBN on Tuesday, January 28.</p><p>Martin, along with his co-stars including Charo Santos, McCoy de Leon, John Estrada, Cherry Pie Picache and Christopher de Leon, and more, received a warm welcome and roaring applause from their fellow Kapamilyas as the hit action series &quot;Batang Quiapo&quot; celebrated its second anniversary.</p><p>In the grand Kapamilya welcome, new cast members were also revealed.</p><p>Some of the stars joining &quot;Batang Quiapo&quot; are Andrea Brillantes, Jake Cuenca, Angel Aquino, Juan Rodrigo, Paolo Paraiso, Gillian Vicencio, Shamaine Buencamino and screen veterans Michael de Mesa, Albert Martinez, Dante Rivero, Chanda Romero, Celia Rodriguez.</p><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Martin expressed his happiness and gratitude to all the Kapamilya.</p><p>&quot;Sobra po. Thank you so much sa pagmamahal at sa suporta,&quot; he said.</p><p>Asked of his reaction that his show has became a beacon of hope during the trying times for ABS-CBN, Martin said: &quot;Ano lang po talaga iyon po ay sa pagtutulungan ng lahat po ng empleyado at mga show ng ABS-CBN. Nagtulong-tulong para lahat magkaroon ng hanapbuhay, maka-survive ang kompanya at makapagbigay ng saya at inspirasyon sa bawat pamilyang nanonood gabi-gabi sa &#x27;Batang Quiapo.&#x27;&quot;</p><p>ABS-CBN executives Cory Vidanes, Carlo Katigbak, and Mark Lopez expressed their appreciation and congratulated Martin and all the people behind &quot;Batang Quiapo.&quot;</p><p>They also expressed excitement with the upcoming action-packed episodes of &quot;Batang Quiapo&quot; that will touch the hearts of the audiences.</p><p>&quot;Staying on the air for two years is not easy, delivering entertainment to millions of our Kapamilyas five nights a week with the same amount of hard work, passion and dedication that&#x27;s truly worth a hero&#x27;s welcome. To Coco and the BQ team this goes without saying -- bida kayo sa puso naming lahat. Maraming salamat,&quot; Lopez said.</p><p>&quot;Wala pa tayong istasyon, wala pa tayong prangkisa, pero nangingibabaw pa rin ang pag-asa natin. ... Sana alalahanin natin kung bakit natin ginagawa ito, hindi para sumikat kung hindi magbigay saya at inspirasyon at pag-asa sa ating pamilya. Dahil sa galing nang pagbibigay serbisyo niyo sa ating bayan, kumikita tayo at nakakatulong tayo sa pamilya natin sa ABS-CBN at sa sarili nating  pamilya. So sa lahat po nang ginagawa niyo para sa Filipino at sa pamilya natin sa ABS-CBN -- Coco at inyong mga kasama sa &#x27;Batang Quiapo&#x27; maraming-maraming salamat,&quot; Katigbak said.</p><p>&quot;Sa ngalan ng lahat ng ating mga Kapamilya, sa lahat nang nanonood, lahat ng audiences ng ABS-CBN, taos-puso kaming nagpapasalamat sa inyong lahat. Sa pambansang tagapagtanggol Coco Martin, thank you very much. Sa lahat nang bumubuo ng &#x27;Batang Quiapo,&#x27; maraming salamat dahil sa inyo nanatili tayo sa puso ng bawat Filipino. ... Salamat Coco dahil hindi mo kami iniwan,&quot; Vidanes said.</p><p>Last Thursday, January 23, &quot;Batang Quiapo&quot; soared to 803,123 peak concurrent viewers on Kapamilya Online Live on YouTube.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFK1HSVyrYt/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A11013652.000000002%2C%22ls%22%3A558925.2000000002%2C%22le%22%3A558955.2000000002%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1094" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>&quot;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo&quot; which debuted in February 2023 airs weeknights at 8 p.m. on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, Cinemo, A2Z, and TV5. 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<p>Coco Martin, the lead star of 'FPJ's Batang Quiapo,' received a warm welcome from Kapamilya bosses and employees when he visited ABS-CBN on Tuesday, January 28.</p>

Coco Martin, the lead star of 'FPJ's Batang Quiapo,' received a warm welcome from Kapamilya bosses and employees when he visited ABS-CBN on Tuesday, January 28.