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That’s familiar: How grown-up Zaijian channeled Santino with ABS-CBN Ball look

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/06/21/20190624-santino.jpg"/><figcaption>Zaijian Jaranilla, who portrayed Santino in the 2009 series ‘May Bukas Pa,’ returns to his fictional home at San Guillermo Parish Church in July 2019. <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — It’s been 10 years since Zaijian Jaranilla warmed hearts of TV viewers with his iconic character Santino in ABS-CBN’s “May Bukas Pa.”</p><p>Now all grown up at age 18, Jaranilla took his turn on the ABS-CBN Ball red carpet Saturday night with a barong design that paid homage to the inspirational series.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/09/11/20190914-zaijan.jpg"/><figcaption>Zaijian Jaranilla poses in his Budi Millari barong at the ABS-CBN Ball on September 14. <em>Shiela Reyes, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Depicted on the barong by Budi Millari is a familiar sight to fans of “May Bukas Pa” — the façade of the San Guillermo Parish Church in Bacolor, Pampanga, where the teleserye was set.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/09/11/20190914-san-guillermo-parish-church.jpg"/><figcaption>The façade of San Guillermo Parish Church, the fictional home of Santino in ‘May Bukas Pa.’ <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Jaranilla’s choice of design is fitting. Aside from a fundraising event for Bantay Bata 163’s Bantay Edukasyon program, the ABS-CBN Ball is also a celebration of the Kapamilya network’s 65 years.</p><p>Earlier this year, Jaranilla revisited the Bacolor church which he once called home a decade ago, and met residents whose of the municipality whose lives were changed by “May Bukas Pa.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r8OgwX5-GtU?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Now all grown up at age 18, Zaijian Jaranilla took his turn on the ABS-CBN Ball red carpet Saturday night with a barong design that paid homage to the inspirational series.</p>

Now all grown up at age 18, Zaijian Jaranilla took his turn on the ABS-CBN Ball red carpet Saturday night with a barong design that paid homage to the inspirational series.