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PART 8 The road to revenge: The Edong Santiago’s story in “What Lies Beneath”

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<div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774254585805WLB-InfographicThumb.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p>Edong goes back on his rampage, more powerful and swifter than ever before. He directs his attention to Ryan and Beth and then passes on a gnawing message to Erica. </p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774252984766WLB-ET_76-EdongsCallsBeth.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253000941WLB-ET_77-EdongsInsultsErica.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><p>Then again, Edong’s plan backfires, and Erica, Beth, Alice, and Mel opt to organize a press conference in order to reveal the full extent of their role in Edong’s descent into madness, which in turn unexpectedly won him young supporters.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253026763WLB-ET_78-MabelsPressCon.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253041061WLB-ET_79-EdongOverhearsErica.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253052522WLB-ET_80-EdongRefusesMABELsConfession.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p>Multiple fatalities remain on the rise in Amurao, even striking Althea, which Edong denies being his fault, triggering the possible involvement of the deceitful Edward.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253068743WLB-ET_81-EdongDeniesHarmingAlthea.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253083044WLB-ET_82-EdongTracksEdward.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p>Hatred against hatred, Edong comes into another conflict with Edward, who eventually compares their traumatic pasts that formed who they are today, in the hopes of entering into an alliance. </p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253102381WLB-ET_83-EdongVSEdward2-1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253113960WLB-ET_84-EdongVSEdward2-2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253134582WLB-ET_85-EdongVSEdward2-3.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p>Outmaneuvered by Edong during their confrontation, a desperate Edward relies on the scoop about Crisanto’s recent capture to make a successful escape. Unnerved, Edong tracks down Crisanto, and in the process, his long-buried trauma comes flooding back.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253157983WLB-ET_86-EdongVSEdward2-4.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253171742WLB-ET_87-TheReturnofCrisanto-1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774254105763WLB-ET_88-TheReturnofCrisanto-2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774253197501WLB-ET_89-TheReturnofCrisanto-3.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><h3 id="isPasted" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/3/11/part-7-the-road-to-revenge-the-edong-santiago-s-story-in-what-lies-beneath-1609"><strong>Page 7 &lt;&lt;&lt; PREVIOUS </strong></a></h3><h3 style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/3/31/part-9-the-road-to-revenge-the-edong-santiago-s-story-in-what-lies-beneath-0142"><strong>NEXT &gt;&gt;&gt; Page 9</strong></a></h3><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><em></em><br/></div>

<p>Explore this “What Lies Beneath” infographic highlighting the key events that shaped Edong Santiago (Jake Cuenca)—from a boy devoted to his mother to a broken man driven by revenge—Page 8</p>

Explore this “What Lies Beneath” infographic highlighting the key events that shaped Edong Santiago (Jake Cuenca)—from a boy devoted to his mother to a broken man driven by revenge—Page 8