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Jai, hindi sinukuan ang kaniyang ama 

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Ever since Jai (Maris Racal) was born, she had no memory of her father (Cris Villanueva). Since he left at an early age, she was raised by her mother, Elena (Ana Abad Santos), and her stepdad, Dodong. Though she lived a simple life with them, she always felt incomplete knowing that she never knew her father and why he wasn’t with them. At times, she would feel neglected by her mother and stepdad because they would prioritize her sickly stepbrother. This fueled her sentiments to find a father that may give her the love and understanding she needs. Elena and Dodong ease her silent suffering by giving Jai a glimpse of who her father is with pictures and kind stories Elena had stashed away. Jai’s heart could not be happier and pleaded to know his whereabouts. Unfortunately, Elena had no idea and this discouraged her from finding out. After all, she has Dodong who would do anything to be the father she needed.Undeterred, Jai sought a way to find her father. When she had to drop school, she worked different jobs until she could buy a bike and did food deliveries. While doing so, she secretly asked around if people knew her father and put up missing flyers of him.After endless traveling until the farthest houses Baguio and coming up with no leads, Jai felt hopeless and went back home. She knew that home was a place of love with her mother empathizing with her feelings more and Dodong cherishing her presence as much as he can, so she stayed content and tried to forget her missing biological father. Until one day, her mother finally found Jai’s father on the internet using his new name “Jericho.” The powerful yearning to continue the search all came flooding back to Jai. This time around, her mother was in full support of what she wanted to do. Jai packed bags and followed the lead. At a shabby and dangerous-looking apartment building in Manila, Jai finally set eyes on her father and hugged him immediately. Jericho, though quite surprised, welcomed Jai. It turns out Jericho just went on with his life, but he never went back to Jai and her mother because they were already having a good life and didn’t want to ruin it. He admitted that his life decisions aren’t the wisest and it was best that he left their lives. Until now, he’s still dealing with issues and struggles that would only cause troubles to a family if he lived with them. Jai tried to understand where her father was coming from. All that mattered to her now was how they would make up for the lost time that they were apart. She begged her mother to let her work near her father’s place and to use the money to help her father get back on his feet. Her mother allowed it as long as Jericho would change his ways and take care of her. Jericho felt grateful to be given a second chance and the time to reconnect with Jai, so he promised to do better and wouldn’t do drugs anymore like he used to. For a while, Jai and her father were doing well, until it wasn’t. Jai found an empty packet of illegal drugs and paraphernalia outside Jericho’s room. With a mix of panic, betrayal, and worry, Jai rushed to her father’s room only to find that he overdosed.Catch &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/maalaala-mo-kaya" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MMK</a>&quot; every Saturday on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), A2Z and <a href="https://app.iwanttfc.com/dFR6MWHAcVb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iWant</a> from 8:30pm to 9:30pm.

Maalaala Mo Kaya’s Hugot from the Vault features the 2021 episode “MMK Flyers” starring Maris Racal and Cris Villanueva.

Maalaala Mo Kaya’s Hugot from the Vault features the 2021 episode “MMK Flyers” starring Maris Racal and Cris Villanueva.

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MMK: Jai, hindi sinukuan ang kaniyang ama | Bisikleta

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Published Aug 16, 2025 11:16 PM PHT

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