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‘Viral Scandal’: The moment Rica, her parents find out she’s gone viral

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Rica (Charlie Dizon) finds out she was sexually assaulted while unconscious through a viral video, in the November 16 episode of ‘Viral Scandal.’ ABS-CBN	" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/11/16/20211116-viral.jpg"/><figcaption>Rica (Charlie Dizon) finds out she was sexually assaulted while unconscious through a viral video, in the November 16 episode of ‘Viral Scandal.’ <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The ABS-CBN teleserye “Viral Scandal” once again ranked among the top trends on Twitter in the Philippines on Tuesday, as the lead character portrayed by Charlie Dizon found out she has gone viral over a sex scandal.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/16/21/viral-scandal-trends-no-1-with-primetime-debut">Living up to its title, ‘Viral Scandal’ trends No. 1 on Twitter as it debuts on primetime</a></li></ul><p>In the episode titled “Scandal of Pain,” a distraught Rica tried to piece together the events of the previous night, after she woke up in a hotel room with no memory of what had happened.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6f3FDWq9KbE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o8N0VyDAkPc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>Her worst suspicions were confirmed when a video of her being sexually assaulted circulated on social media. Dazed, Rica retreated to a nearby abandoned building, where she contemplated taking her own life.</p><p>The episode also showed the devastation of her family, including her parents Kakay (Dimples Romana) and Dan (Miko Raval), upon discovering what happened.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">NUMBER 10 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScandalOfPain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ScandalOfPain</a> <a href="https://t.co/9jBKD6EkN0">pic.twitter.com/9jBKD6EkN0</a></p>— RCD Narratives - ABS-CBN (@RCDNarratives) <a href="https://twitter.com/RCDNarratives/status/1460611132943527939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>As the dramatic scenes unfolded on Tuesday night, the series’ official hashtag, #ScandalOfPain, entered the top 10 trending topics nationwide on Twitter, with viewers praising the performances of the lead cast.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/16/21/1-on-1-joshua-garcia-on-going-solo-and-going-viral">1 on 1: Joshua Garcia on going solo and going ‘Viral’</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/12/21/1-on-1-charlie-dizon-gets-real-about-her-acting-process">‘Mahirap bumitaw’: Charlie Dizon gets real about her acting process, and whether she ever wanted a love team | 1 on 1</a></li></ul><p>Directed by Dado Lumibao and Froy Allan Leonardo, “Viral Scandal” can be accessed via Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, A2Z, TV5, iWantTFC, TFC, WeTV, and iflix.</p>

The episode showed the shock of Kakay (Dimples Romana) and Dan (Miko Raval), upon discovering what happened to their daughter Rica (Charlie Dizon).