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10 scenes from FPJs Batang Quiapo that show Davids vulnerable side

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Mary Ann Bardinas

A cruel brother to his siblings, a disrespectful son to his mother, a manipulative and abusive partner to his past flames, and a despicable and ruthless young man in general. There’s definitely no doubt that David Dimaguiba, compellingly portrayed by promising actor McCoy de Leon, is one of the most hated characters not just in “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/batangquiapo">FPJ’s Batang Quiapo</a>” but even in the entire Philippine television history, perhaps.  While we’ve been so used to him being aggressive, irrational, and treacherous, avid viewers of the series were likely astonished and perplexed upon seeing David’s sudden change of heart in recent episodes. From being so eager to end his older brother, Tanggol (Coco Martin), whom he used to be hostile with since he had considered him as a rival ever since they were young, we’d witnessed how he retreated from killing him and even expressed remorse for all the horrible things that he had done against him.However, even though he’s an antagonist, this was actually not the first time that we’d seen David in his vulnerable state, for he had several emotive scenes over the past two years of “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/batangquiapo">FPJ’s Batang Quiapo</a>,” which we have collated in this edition of Kapamilya Toplist.Prior to being rude towards his mother, Marites (Cherry Pie Picache), he actually had a poignant moment with her in the earlier part of the series, wherein he tearfully told her his plans after getting his then-girlfriend, Camille (Yukii Takahashi), pregnant, and she made him vow to stay committed to her and treat her well. And, apparently, it was already the last.As their family was ravaged by severe misunderstandings and incessant fights, David has put his entire loyalty on his father, Rigor (John Estrada), consistently taking his side and defending him whenever there would be clashes at their home or their family members would attack him verbally or physically.Thus, he had many emotional moments with him, such as when David tried to convince Rigor to accept the money he earned from working under the Montenegros, who were among the latter’s enemies, as well as to postpone his plan of attacking them since he didn’t want him to get killed by their henchmen. He persuaded Rigor again to already stop chasing Marites and going after Ramon (Christopher de Leon) because he didn’t want him to get harmed. But his plea fell on deaf ears since Rigor was not keen on surrendering his fight against the influential family.However, these scenes were relatively lighter compared to the recent ones we’d seen, as we witnessed how his eyes were filled with tears and his heart crushed upon seeing the bloody and unconscious body of Tanggol being taken out of the police station and going to the vehicle that would bring him to the hospital.As he went back to the car, his companion and current flame, Atty. Vera Saldivar (Maika Rivera) scolded him for not doing what their boss, Congressman Miguelito Guerrero (Jake Cuenca), had told him to do—to fatally shoot Tanggol. Even he was confused and astonished with his reaction at the time since we all know how he really wanted to kill him. He was also baffled by finding himself worried about Tanggol’s condition and wanting to find out if he was able to make it out alive or not.With his life now in danger, David had an emotional phone call with Rigor to tell him how much he loved him and apologize for not being as brave as him. He also had a touching and dumbfounding introspection, through which he expressed resentment for all the unpleasant things he had done to Tanggol despite the latter never harming him, and called on the Black Nazarene to ask forgiveness—which he did for the first time.And lastly, in order to save him and many people from the wicked and ruthless plan of Miguelito to murder him, David mustered the courage to relay it to Tanggol during the latter’s latest campaign caravan. Whether Tanggol heard it or not, or whether he would believe it or not, we can all agree that it was indeed a heroic act.These 10 scenes of David indeed prove that villains are innately good and it’s still possible for them to have a change of heart.Will this switch of David to Tanggol’s side be for good or just on a whim? Let’s see in the upcoming episodes of “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/batangquiapo">FPJ’s Batang Quiapo</a>,” weeknights at 8 PM, on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), A2Z, and TV5.

Let us revisit the scenes in “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” wherein David showed his good heart and vulnerability.

Let us revisit the scenes in “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” wherein David showed his good heart and vulnerability.

10 scenes from “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” that show David’s vulnerable side

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10 scenes from “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” that show David’s vulnerable side

Mary Ann Bardinas

Published Jun 24, 2025 01:51 AM PHT

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