Motivational speaker Rendon Labador admitted that he was once sought after by FPJ’s Batang Quiapo to be part of the TV series.
On Friday, March 17, he shared via Facebook post a video of actor and director Coco Martin, who revealed that they planned to include the motivational speaker in their show, but it did not push through.
The Kapamilya actor also mentioned in the video that they intended to include Rendon’s sibling, but nothing happened.
When asked about his thoughts on the motivational speaker’s social media posts criticizing him, Martin responded gently,“Ako naman inuunawa ko na lang sila.”
In his “OPEN LETTER” to Martin, Labador confirmed everything Martin had revealed.
“OPEN LETTER TO COCO MARTIN!!! Yes, January palang nakikipag negotiate na sila saakin para mabigyan ako ng role sa BATANG QUIAPO. Totoo yan! Nag rerequest ako ng meeting sakanila para maayos ang collaboration. Hindi sila corporate kausap kaya hindi namin masyado binigyan ng pansin,” Labador said.
“Nag follow up sila ng second time at gusto daw nila ako i include, tinawagan namin sila at nakausap. Wala silang maayos na direction sa role na offer pati sa story hindi organized, kaya hindi na ulit namin pinansin,” he added.
Labador said he had too many other commitments to do something he thought had no direction.
“Pwede yan sa mga taong walang ginagawa sa buhay at nag sisimula palang sa industry o kaya yung mga artista o celebrity na walang mga projects. Hindi ko sila minamaliit, its just that hindi lang kaya ng oras at commitment ko ngayon.”
Labador said he’s working on opening his sports bar/restaurant, admitting that the show’s management was professional in inviting him for an appearance twice.
“Kaya nga hindi ko na sinabi na kinukuha mo ako at 2x ako nag decline. Wala naman akong paki alam diyan sa mga pinag gagawa ninyo. Kaya kong gumawa ng BATANG DIVISORIA kung gugustuhin ko lang, Gets mo?
“FYI: Intindihin mo din na iba ang reputation ko dito sa socmed!” Labador wrote.
He would prefer to continue to advocate for people who “have no voice.”
“At wala akong paki alam kung sino ang masasagasaan ko, Lalo na sayo! Kung gusto mong i respeto kita, paki respeto din ang mga maliit nating mga negosyante diyan sa Quiapo.
“Wala naman silang pera katulad natin. Nag su survive lang ang mga yan sa pang araw araw nila. Yun ang punto ko. Sana maintindihan mo. Alam kong negosyante ka din, sana lang simulan mo na mag hanap ng sarili mong studio para hindi mo magamit ang pang publikong lugar para sa iyong pansariling interes. Huwag kang tanga.”
Labador emphasized that if Martin wants to hire him for his projects, it’s a different matter.
He should make an appointment with him and talk as a “businessman” and “man to man.”
“Pero bago kita kausapin, ayusin mo muna ang mga vendors sa Quiapo! Then lets talk about business,” he furthered.
Netizens appeared to enjoy the issue with Labador and the highly-rated program.
Ahahhaha.. Hindi sila corporate kausap. Pero sino sya? Makapg send na nga lang ng demo song ko sa batang quiapo? San ba magsi send? #batangquiapo pic.twitter.com/DvDF5u7E1l
— XiaoVibes (@XiaoVibes) March 20, 2023
Some said that Labador is a “nobody” to be turning down an opportunity to appear in the biggest television program in the country.
hala sino si Rondon? https://t.co/3VSD9eA5u1
— John Lapus (@KorekKaJohn) March 18, 2023
https://twitter.com/iamrainierg23/status/1635998956697034753?s=20
https://twitter.com/ladyybug_08/status/1637136001947582472?s=20
Who you po ba? https://t.co/S7KYKtKZtr
— apr. (@abrilmariya) March 19, 2023
https://twitter.com/mryosotwo7/status/1637329845540782081?s=20
https://twitter.com/babsyching/status/1637266390465011713?s=20
FPJ’s Batang Quiapo is currently the most-watched drama series in the country despite ABS-CBN lacking a franchise.
Miss not the action-packed scenes of FPJ’s Batang Quiapo, an adaptation of Regal Films’ 1986 movie of the same title with the late Fernando Poe Jr. and the Diamond Star Maricel Soriano as lead stars back then. It airs on weeknights at 8 PM on various channels, including Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, TV5, iWantTFC, and ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube and Facebook page.
The program is also accessible to viewers within and outside the Philippines through iWantTFC and The Filipino Channel (TFC) on cable and IPTV.
