'Salamat sa pagmamahal kay Bubbles': Ivana Alawi bids farewell to 'Batang Quiapo'

MANILA, Philippines — Actress Ivana Alawi has bid farewell to "Batang Quiapo."

In her Instagram account, Ivana said that she is happy to be part of the show. 

"Nu'ng unang inalok sakin ang 'Batang Quiapo,' isang malaking tanong ang pumasok sa isip ko. Bakit ako? Kaya ko ba ito? Deserve ko ba?" she said. 

"Pero dala na ng aking tiwala sa ABS-CBN lalo na kay Tita Cory (Vidanes), Direk Coco, at sa panalangin ko din, tinanggap ko siya ng buong puso. At sobrang proud ako sa show na ito," she added. 

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She thanked all the cast and crew of the show, especially her co-star and the show's director, Coco Martin. 

"Kaya naman gusto ko magpasalamat sa lahat ng bumubuo ng 'Batang Quiapo.' Mula kay Direk Coco, hanggang sa lahat ng mga artistang nakasama ko, technical staff, production staff, at sa mga utilities… Salamat sa pag-aalaga ninyo sa akin.

"At ngayong tapos na ang isang chapter ng buhay ko sa 'Batang Quiapo,' babaunin ko lahat ng natutunan ko.

"From the bottom of my heart, maraming salamat sa inyong lahat, sa inyong walang sawang pagtanggap sa akin gabi-gabi, sa pagmamahal niyo kay Bubbles. Salamat po ng marami at sana patuloy niyo pa rin supportahan ang 'Batang Quiapo,'" she added. 

“FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” had a record online viewership for the second consecutive night this week as the action-packed series confirmed the death of Ivana’s character, Bubbles, in Tuesday's episode that also earned multiple trending topics. 

The Coco Martin-led series breached the 600,000 mark for the first time ever as it logged a new all-time high record of 610,927 peak concurrent views on Kapamilya Online Live on YouTube. 

The episode featured Tanggol (Coco) grieving next to the lifeless body of Bubbles (Ivana), who was mercilessly shot by David (Mccoy De Leon). Prior to the death of Bubbles, Tanggol figured in an all-out gun fight as he tried to hunt down the group that killed Bubbles.

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