The goings-on in FPJ’s Batang Quiapo this week indeed brought us to a rollercoaster ride of emotions for they were a mix of sad, light-hearted, and thrill.

Since the three of them left home, Tanggol (Coco Martin), Tindeng (Charo Santos) and Noy (Lou Veloso) only learned from his youngest brother Santino (Ronwaldo Martin) about Rigor’s suspension due to the administration case filed against him after “killing” Ramon Montenegro (now Christopher de Leon) during a shootout many years ago. Santino and Tindeng warned him to not go out often and to not get himself involved in squabbles in order for Rigor's wrath against him not be triggered.

Meanwhile, double-dealing Police MGen. Augustus Pacheco (Julio Diaz) inches closer to his goal of reigning over Manila through his position in the government, which delighted his partner Amanda Salonga (Lorna Tolentino) as she can be now called “Reyna ng Kamaynilaan.” But her mood suddenly became sour after Augutus brought up her past as a pickpocket before she got to where she is at present.

Their nemesis Ramon was able to freely fly and attend to their business problem in South Korea by using a fake passport, in which he uses the name "Alberto Elaurza Frias." Thus, for the meantime, he passed on his responsibilities and transactions in Quiapo to his nephew Greg (RK Bagatsing). He also told Olga to continue their preparations for their fight against the troop of Amanda and Augustus.

As she wished Ramon to keep safe during his travel, it was revealed in the succeeding episode that Olga actually has a new sinister plan against him and their father Don Julio (Tommy Abuel) for she’s not done yet in claiming what she believes is rightfully for her and her son Greg. On the other hand, Greg went off to fulfill what his uncle told him to do in Quiapo, with Ramon’s most trusted right-hand Severino (Dindo Arroyo) coming with him despite his extreme disapproval.

Unbeknown to Mokang, her family is actually anxious regarding their withstanding debt of 60,000 pesos to Roda (Director Joel Lamangan), which they used for Mokang’s debut party. Roda has been pressuring her parents Nita (Susan Africa) and Marsing (Pen Medina) to settle it immediately, or he will push through in having their house as mortgage. As Marsing requested an extension of the deadline for their payment in exchange of increasing the interest, Roda forced him to create another agreement indicating that they will pay 70,000 pesos within a week.

After their one-night stand the night before, PO2 Lena Cortez (Mercedes Cabral) joined PO1 Amando Mendoza (Allan Paule) in visiting Rigor. She confessed her romantic feelings for him and even tried to make advances on him, but failed as Mando and Tess (Cherry Pie Picache) arrived. Besides, Rigor also refused to accept her offer to be his shoulder to cry on in times of trouble.

Meanwhile, as soon as she set foot on the school grounds, Monica got summoned by their dean after her classmates complained about the mauling incident involving her, Tanggol, and JP (Dino Imperial) that happened at the school comfort room the other day. JP and their other classmates refused to tell what really happened prior to that and even threatened to file cases against the school and to transfer to another institution. Mokang pleaded to them to no avail and this resulted in the retraction of her scholarship and her expulsion.

Greg went on to accomplish what his Uncle Ramon told him to do before he flew to South Korea. On the other hand, Amanda and her henchman freed their poor kidnap victim after getting the ransom money they asked from his wife.

The chairman of their barangay and several policemen went to the house of Enteng (Jojit Lorenzo), where Tanggol, Tindeng, and Noy (Lou Veloso) are seeking refuge, looking for them due to the illegal possession of firearms and serious physical injury cases filed against Tanggol’s group. They also headed to the Dimaculangan residence to look for Mokang since she’s entangled in this fiasco, too.

Meanwhile, the group of Supremo (Lito Lapid) noticed the movement of Amanda and Augustus' group in Quiapo, so they decided to lie low a bit. The following day, they were able to corner Ato (Robbie Packing), one of henchmen of the rival group, who was initially hesitant to tell them the truth, yet eventually gave in. Supremo freed him in the end and even let him go with his bag full of drugs since he already got what he needed from him.

As Rigor is currently devastated over his suspension, Marites made sure to make him feel loved by taking care of him. Seeing the scene irked David who just got home from school and taking his girlfriend Camille (Yukii Takahashi) to her house, as it reminded him of catching his father at the same motel where he and Camille checked in the night before.

David confronted Rigor when he talked to him in the bedroom that he shares with his brothers. He told him how his perception of him suddenly changed after that as he used to idolize him. Rigor acknowledged his mistake and told David that he's going to understand him someday. He then assured him that that didn't make him love their mom any less and asked him to keep that secret between them.

The barangay chairman and the policemen also went to the Dimaguiba residence to look for Tanggol regarding what happened during Mokang's debut party and the mauling incident at her school. Rigor got angry upon learning about it, which resulted in a heated argument between him and Marites.

Mokang was consoled by Tanggol and his friends by taking her to a pub to forget her problems. They convinced her to just join them because they would help her with her current struggles. Clueless on what to do and frightened of how her family would react once they find out what happened to her, Mokang agreed to join them in their illegal shenanigans, but in one condition – they have to give half of their earnings to the less fortunate, while the remaining half will be divided among them.

As their group went back to their barangay, they were welcomed by the angry Tindeng who told them that the authorities are already after them. Tindeng advised them to leave while they're still hot in the eyes of the authorities, but he refused to leave Mokang behind for she's going to be the sole target of her classmates and their parents.

Mokang was greeted by her infuriated family as well when she got home and was even slapped by her father. All of them highly abhorred Tanggol for entangling her in this mess and told her to avoid him. She tried to defend him, but her words fell on deaf ears because they firmly believe that he is the root cause of all her misfortunes.

As soon as Tanggol and his friends arrived at the Dimaculangans, he instantly received a jab from her Edwin (Ping Medina) and Marsing. He might have retaliated to Edwin, but he didn't do it to Marsing for he respects him so much.

Amusing, relatable comments from netizens

This week's episodes of FPJ’s Batang Quiapo brought us to highs and lows of our emotions. And a lot of viewers seemingly shared the same sentiments based on the tweets they posted on Twitter.

Many were truly touched by the relatable and tear-jerking heart-to-heart talk and confrontation scene between Rigor and David, the father-and-son tandem compellingly portrayed by John Estrada and McCoy de Leon that we love to hate. Both actors also exuded chemistry and great acting chops.

At the same time, netizens also admired the rawness in the performances of Lovi Poe, Coco Martin, and their co-stars during that inuman session as Tanggol and his friends' way of consoling Mokang after her expulsion and the retraction of her scholarship. Netizens were impressed with how they made that scene so natural and relatable, making it appear like they weren't acting at all and just having fun as friends in real life.

Here are some of the tweets from the amused netizens:

nayzzwannn @MccoyDeLeon … ang lalim ah! tagos laman .. puso’t kaluluwa .. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼#FPJsBatangQuiapo

— LanggitaMarie (@LanggitaM) May 5, 2023

David looks up to his father so much, kaya ganito na lang disappointment niya. Kahit nakakainis yung mag-ama, may kurot sa puso yung scene na' to ah. Very good ka dito Mccoy 😢#FPJBQPagbabago pic.twitter.com/KLFjfpviGh

— sunny (@sunnyML22) May 5, 2023

Idol na idol kita tay dahil mabuti ka pulis,asawa at tatay pero nagbago yun nakita kita nangangaliwa - david

Galing mo mccoy de leon sa scene nyo ni john estrada #FPJBQPagbabago @DreamscapePH @VivaArtists_ pic.twitter.com/C1LJLx7clj

— julie albay (@OnlyMccoydl) May 5, 2023

The confrontation between Mokang and her family, please pakinggan nyo muna sya bago husgahan at sumbatan huhuhu!

MOKANG PAGBABAGO#LoviPoe #FPJBQPagbabago pic.twitter.com/N9DLpubr5c

— POEverLOVI (@poeverlovi) May 5, 2023

Grabe ang emosyon sa episode na ito. Mataas. Affecting. Totoong-totoo #FPJBQPagbabago

— Miss France Sajorda (@PrincessFrance) May 5, 2023

Sana maparusahan din si JP at mga kaibigan niya sa ginawa niya kay Mokang. #FPJBQPagbabago

— Aga Eniceo (@thenameisserace) May 5, 2023

Okray! Niligtas nga ni Tanggol si Mokang mula kay JP eh.

Puro mali lang kay Tanggol nakikita nga mga `to.#FPJBQPagbabago

— Cathellya⁷ ☆★|🐳💜 (@katpurrincess) May 5, 2023

Hoy tanggol tawang-tawa aq lasing knba hahaa nkakahawa mga tawanan nla tanggol at ng tropa loko loko tlga pati si Mokang d na napigilan kht problemado napasaya nyo. nice nice tlga to BQ aliw iba ka tlga Direk Coco kuhang kuha mo panlasa ng mga nanonood#FPJBQPagbabago

— marix💋💄 (@marhixz_18) May 5, 2023

Di ko kinakaya si Tanggol ngayon hoy#FPJBQPagbabago

— PRIMETIME KING IS BACK | Cardo Dalisay (@JrockerEm) May 5, 2023

Napariwara nalang talaga si Mokang. Hahahahah #FPJBQPagbabago

— Json Flores (@Json_flores) May 5, 2023

Pawer! Napaka normal talaga ng mga scenes dito sa #FPJBQPagbabago

— 🧡💙 ᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ 💜 ᜀᜎ᜔ 💛 ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ 💚❤️ (@MeisterVhin) May 5, 2023

Kawawa naman si mokang sa kanyang sitwasyon ngayon. Paano na yan hindi pa huli ang lahat dahil pwede pang magbago tiwala lang makabalik ka rin sa iyong pag-aaral.

Humanda na tayo sa monday may panibagong yugto ang FPJ'SBQ so very exciting na ako.#FPJBQPagbabago

— Kristy Golez (@golez_kristy) May 5, 2023

ang kulit nina Tanggol and friends eh...hahaha!#FPJBQPagbabago

— Cathellya⁷ ☆★|🐳💜 (@katpurrincess) May 5, 2023

Actually, parents should know about it before it becomes official. In short, Courting Stage. But maybe I'm an old school, so that's why.#FPJsBatangQuiapo #FPJsBatangQuiapoTV5 #FPJBQPinagkaisahan #FPJBQPagbabago https://t.co/8VXcJNvcLw

— CiCi Clair Rojo (@cicicrojo) May 5, 2023

Don’t miss the action-packed scenes in “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” as it enters an exciting new chapter starting May 8 (Monday).

Get your nightly dose of action, comedy, romance, drama, and everything in between by watching FPJ’s Batang Quiapo, weeknights on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, A2Z, and TV5!