Television: A woman goes to great lengths to protect her daughter in ‘Magpakailanman’

Tonight on Magpakailanman, a mother’s worst fear is realized when a nightmare scenario from her childhood happens again–to her own child.

When “Jessa Aquino,” not her real name, married her husband, she thought she was leaving a nightmare life behind. About to be a single mother, “Jessa” was just trying to get by in life–when love found her and married her. But what she thought was a fairy-tale ending proved to be a red herring as a bigger nightmare awaited her in marriage.

“Jessa” became the breadwinner of the family, leaving her husband to essentially become the housewife. What she didn’t know was that while she is away, her husband has a nasty addiction to porn–leading him to act on his lust with “Jessa’s” eldest daughter!

Confronted by the truth, “Jessa” is shell-shocked. How can something that happened to her as a child happen again? And how could she have been so wrong about her husband who she thought was going to be her family’s savior?

What will “Jessa” do for her family? For her daughter?

Find out tonight’s episode of Magpakailanman featuring Angelu de Leon, Neil Ryan Sese, and Kyle Ocampo. “Child Rape Video Scandal” is directed by Laurice Guillen, with the script by Senedy Que, based on the research of Karen Lustica.

Television: A tween becomes a mother tonight in ‘Magpakailanman’

Krystal Reyes features in a career-making role as she stars in the life story of Tintin Ng, a woman who became a mother at the young age of 13.

Taken against her will and kept out of the world, Tintin’s world revolved around the man who took her. But her nightmare world wasn’t so bad and she eventually learned to accept her fate. But when the opportunity to escape presents itself on her 18th birthday, Tintin must figure out if a woman like her can retrieve the childhood taken from her–and if she can leave behind the three children she already bore.

Magpakailanman presents Tintin Ng’s story tonight as a Mother’s Day presentation. The episode also features Gardo Versoza, Ryan Eigenmann, and Mayton Eugenio, under the effective direction of Dominic Zapata, with a script written by Senedy Que, on research materials collected by Cyril Ramos.

Television: A lotto winner loses his winnings in three months

In tonight’s Magpakailanman, host Mel Tiangco shares with us the story of Dionie Reyes–a man who won fourteen million pesos from the lottery, and who lost it all in three months.

Dionie starts out a simple man who just wants to give his family a comfortable life. But because he lacks credentials in education, he finds it hard to look for a better-paying work. So he started to rely on winning the lottery.

His wife Minda doesn’t think anyone wins the lotto. And she says so to her husband. A non-believer, Minda carried this belief until the unbelievable happened–Dionie won the jackpot through a Lucky Pick ticket!

But what was supposed to be their happily ever after turns into a nightmare. A man like Dionie who never experienced holding a large amount of money found it hard to control his spending. To show people that he was no longer the poor guy they had to pity, Dionie gave away money, and then he spent left and right.

When Minda started trying to talk some practicality in him, he started to feel under attack. And then he started to turn to someone else for comfort. For love.

Three months after winning the lottery though, Dionie discovers that he has nothing left. His so-called friends abandoned him. The mistress who promised him love and happiness disappeared.

He is left with no one.

But there is still that one person who has always been there for him.

The question is–can Dionie swallow his pride and go back to Minda? And will Minda want him back after everything that has happened?

Find out tonight on Magpakailanman, after Vampire ang Daddy Ko. The episode features Luis Alandy and Ms Jaclyn Jose, alongside Gerard Pizzaras, Karen delos Reyes, Dexter Doria, and Milkcah Nacion, from a script written by yours truly, researched by Karen Lustica, and directed by Ricky Davao.

Television: A father sells body and soul on ‘Magpakailanman’

How far would one person go to save his own child’s life?

In tonight’s Magpakailanman, Aljur Abrenica takes on his biggest acting challenge as he portrays the life of independent actor Kristoffer King, a one-time macho dancer who thought his life was going to turn around when he got a break in the showbiz industry.

But life had other plans for Kristoffer. After discovering that his son had a condition known as Hunter’s Syndrome, Kristoffer faced the facts that life was just about to get even harder for him. And as the showbiz break he was banking on continued to be elusive, and with a non-existent diploma to help him find work, Kristoffer had to be more creative in procuring money for his family.

Kristoffer didn’t want to hurt other people, but he didn’t mind hurting his pride. And so began his decent into the world of discreet male prostitution–all for the chance to save his son.

“Bayarang Adonis: the Kristoffer King Story” also features top-caliber acting from Max Collins, Rina Reyes, Philip Lazaro, Joel Camacho, and Marc Justine Alvarez; under the direction of the esteemed Maryo J. delos Reyes, with a script by Paul Sta. Ana, and the research of Vienuel Ello.

Magpakailanman airs tonight, after Vampire ang Daddy Ko.

Television: ‘Magpakailanman’ features the life story of a Transman

A transman is a person born with female parts and yet identifies as male. And this Saturday on Magpakailanman, Mel Tiangco features the life story of Nil Nodalo, born Marie, who struggled with who he was, who he was seen as, and who he wants to be.

How does a man, born a woman, find acceptance in a religious society who sees deviance as a sin? And how can he make the people he loves accept who he is?

Stories about men becoming women are rampant. And although it still gets frown from the more conservative types, it’s become a norm. People are no longer surprised by this. Men can become women. But what happens when it’s the other way around?

Find out tonight in “Transman: The Nil Nodalo Story,” featuring Andrea Torres, Mike Tan and Sabrina Mann in the role that will define their careers, as Nil Nodalo. The episode also features Dion Ignacio, Ryza Cenon, Rhen Escano, and Ms. Sharmaine Arnaiz, with a script by Obet Villela, through the research of Gel Launo, and under the direction of Dominic Zapata.

Magpakailanman airs this Saturday, after Vampire ang Daddy Ko.