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Coco Martin lists down his favorite “FPJ's Batang Quiapo” scenes—memories with Mokang included!

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Liezel Dela Cruz

TBH, we love these scenes too—so much that we can&#x27;t help but smile just thinking about them, even if some happened three years ago already.A big teleserye calls for big scenes, which, in turn demand big effort behind the camera. If there&#x27;s a dedicated artist who knows that better than anyone else, it’s none other than the Primetime King himself, Coco Martin, who poured sweat, tears, and blood into the making of &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/batangquiapo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo</a>.&quot; &quot;Talagang binuhusan namin &#x27;to ng oras, lakas, at talagang ito &#x27;yung isa sa mga teleserye o programa ko na ginawa na pinaghirapan talaga namin,&quot; he told ABS-CBN Studios. And as &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/batangquiapo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo&quot;</a> nears its finale after three years of dominating primetime television and the online world, Coco savors this labor of love as he looks back on some of his favorite scenes to shoot from the action-packed series. Be warned, though: this might get a little nostalgic. He didn’t say much, but Coco&#x27;s sentimentality could be felt when he mentioned that the scenes from the show’s first season—those carefree days in Tanggol’s life that were spent with his first love Mokang (Lovi Poe) and his solid &#x27;tropa&#x27; Enteng (Jojit Lorenzo), Bulldog (Sugar Ray “Mammoth” Estroso), Dolfo (Ryan Nacianceno), Tanos (Marc “Big Mac” Andaya), and Oweng (Renz “Baby Giant” Baña)—will always be his favorites. <div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/2/26/15-scenes-from-fpj-s-batang-quiapo-that-shows-the-enduring-extraordinary-bond-of-tropang-tanggol-0016" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WATCH: 15 scenes from “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” that shows the enduring, extraordinary bond of Tropang Tanggol</a></div>From viewers’ POV, our best picks include Tanggol and Mokang&#x27;s banter, yes? The cast has mentioned in interviews that they don’t usually follow a traditional script, meaning the pair sometimes ad-libbed lines here and there, and we could tell from their organic reactions in those scenes.Case in point: their &#x27;tambay kuwentuhan&#x27; moments, like that time they were drinking and Coco joked, “‘Pag ito, nalasing mamaya, in love na sa akin ’to,” which Lovi probably didn&#x27;t expect. And of course, let’s not forget their budots-style dance during Mokang’s birthday party scene.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/batangquiapo/articles-videos/15-naturally-kilig-scenes-tanggol-mokang-from-fpjs-batang-quiapo-that-will-make-you-smile-today-20185" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WATCH: 15 naturally ‘kilig’ scenes Tanggol &amp; Mokang from “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” that will make you smile today</a></div>Despite all his enemies, Tanggol is grateful to have even more supporters who’ve had his back, especially his barkada, whom we loved watching for the comic relief they brought during the early days, back when their journey hadn’t yet led to those intense &#x27;bakbakan&#x27; and tragic deaths. Hard to forget, of course, is the scene where they all got splashed with pee that Mokang poured from the second floor of their house.We all went through a rollercoaster of emotions watching &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/batangquiapo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo</a>&quot; over the past three years, but Coco vows that nothing could prepare our hearts for the finale, which he says will be a first on primetime TV.&quot;Pinagtuunan namin ng panahon at ginastusan namin talaga,&quot; he said, adding that they pulled out all the stops to make the closing episode really spectacular as a way of giving back to the audience for all their love. &quot;Sa loob ng tatlong taon, siniguro namin na masusulit &#x27;yung pagsuporta at pagmamahal ng lahat ng mga tao at sa pagsubaybay nila sa &#x27;Batang Quiapo&#x27; kaya ito &#x27;yung pinaka-unforgettable scene para sa akin.&quot; Now we’re curious… and excited. How do you think Tanggol’s do-or-die &#x27;Huling Laban&#x27; will end? Catch the &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/batangquiapo">FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo</a>&quot; finale week on Kapamilya Channel sa ALLTV2, A2Z, <a href="https://app.iwanttfc.com/dFR6MWHAcVb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iWant</a>, and Kapamilya Online Live (KOL).