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Did you know that calling Jesus Christ “Bro” became widely popular because of the iconic teleserye “May Bukas Pa”?

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<div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774947152789Did-you-know-that-calling-Jesus-Christ-Bro-became-widely-popular-because-of-the-iconic-teleserye-May-Bukas-Pa-2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p>The show followed the journey of a young orphan named Santino, played by Zaijian Jaranilla. Airing for a year starting in February 2009, the series centered on Santino’s divine connection with Jesus—known to him as &quot;Bro&quot;—and his extraordinary ability to heal others.<br/><br/></p><div><iframe width="1521" height="526" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7xWP8PL76rw" title="Santino brings Bro food | May Bukas Pa" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><br/>The affectionate term caught on with viewers and was even featured in the 2009 ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID, <em>Star ng Pasko</em>.<br/><br/></p><div><iframe width="1521" height="526" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T1nNUOMS14g" title="ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID 2009 &quot;Bro, Ikaw ang Star ng Pasko&quot;" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/><br/></div>

<p>Did you know that calling Jesus Christ “Bro” became widely popular because of the iconic teleserye “May Bukas Pa”?</p>