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Tommy Abuel, John Medina bid goodbye to 'Batang Quiapo'

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Reyma Deveza

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TvpUCRiKVH4?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>MANILA --  Screen veteran Tommy Abuel bid goodbye to ABS-CBN&#x27;s hit primetime drama &quot;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo,&quot; as his character Don Julio Montenegro, was killed off in Wednesday&#x27;s episode.</p><p>Rodrigo&#x27;s character died after he was shot by Rigor (John Estrada) during a battle between Tanggol&#x27;s team and the authorities. Don Julio&#x27;s right-hand man was also killed in the said episode.</p><p>Before he passed away, Don Julio asked Tanggol and his son Ramon Montenegro (Christopher de Leon) to protect each other.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DSpj1_fkdEZ/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2100994.1999998093%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="960" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DSpjsgTES2R/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A2120033.8999996185%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="960" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>In a social media post, Dreamscape Entertainment and CCM Film Productions expressed gratitude to Abuel and Medina for their portrayal of Don Julio and Franco, respectively.</p><p>In previous episodes, the characters played by <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/12/18/primetime-bloodbath-batang-quiapo-loses-key-characters-in-action-filled-episode-1246">Juan Rodrigo, Pen Medina and Susan Africa </a>also bid farewell to the series.</p><p>&quot;Batang Quiapo&quot; airs weeknights at 8 p.m. on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, Cinemo, A2Z, and TV5. It&#x27;s also available on iWantTFC and TFC.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ViMIONSEUp0?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y9AlJpAxDVQ?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_DtNKb9PN6E?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Screen veteran Tommy Abuel bid goodbye to ABS-CBN's hit primetime drama "FPJ's Batang Quiapo," as his character Don Julio Montenegro, was killed off in Wednesday's episode.</p>

Screen veteran Tommy Abuel bid goodbye to ABS-CBN's hit primetime drama "FPJ's Batang Quiapo," as his character Don Julio Montenegro, was killed off in Wednesday's episode.