Being a mother is, without a doubt, the toughest yet most noble job in the world. It has no time limit, no compensation, no day-offs, and no rest as mothers need to attend to the needs and take good care of the whole family round-the-clock. But what’s more challenging about motherhood is having to remain composed and strong whenever the family is faced with hard-hitting problems for it’s to her to whom everyone depends on for strength and resolution.
Just like Joan Reyes of Sandugo, exceptionally portrayed by veteran actress Cherry Pie Picache, who arguably divided the viewers on whether what she did to one of her sons was justifiable or not. Now that the primetime series is now down to its remaining episodes, let’s take a look back on those moments that she showed how willing she is to do anything for the sake of her sons JC (Ejay Falcon) and Leo (Aljur Abrenica) through this Kapamilya Toplist.
As we all know, she sold off Aris (Marc Santiago) to a human trafficker named Dante (Mike Magat) in exchange of a hefty amount that they needed for the medical treatment of his ailing twin brother JC (Zyren Dela Cruz) and the brighter future for Aris that Dante promised her.
She truly regretted what she did and tried to take him back to no avail. She tried to move on and live a normal life with her husband Eugene (Ariel Rivera) and their remaining child JC for so many years, until she found out that Aris wasn’t dead yet and he’s been actually living near them as Leo, JC’s boss.
Despite being the mom, it was Joan who humbly make amends with her sons whenever they had misunderstandings and did everything she could in order for them to fix their troubles. Even though they kept on rejecting her pleas, she promised not to give up on them, especially to Leo when she was still persuading him to bestow her his forgiveness over what she did and to let her make up for their lost time.
After years of assuming that he’s already dead, the greatest surprise of her life came when she discovered that Aris was still alive after all and they got reunited because of her relentless efforts in finding him. Their reunion might not have started well, but her perseverance to regain at least his favor eventually paid off.
Furthermore, she even did everything she could in order to protect Leo from the authorities who used to go after him because of the crime he committed, although it would mean having to go against Eugene and JC, who are both police officers. She might be subjected to a criminal case for helping Leo out, but Joan didn’t mind since he is her child after all.
Will Joan’s yearning for their family to be complete again still possible? Well, that’s for us to find out so you better not miss an episode of Sandugo, weekdays on Kapamilya Gold.