As FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano announced its upcoming finale, netizens believe that Lolong caused the longest-running Kapamilya series to end, but Ruru Madrid disagreed.
Since Lolong premiered on GMA Telebabad on July 4, it has remained in the #2 spot on the rating chart and established the best primetime lineup of GMA Network amidst the pandemic alongside 24 Oras and Bolera.
FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano penetrated the Top 3 only twice eversince Lolong aired on free TV.
Recently, the Kapamilya series announced that it would end an era as it is down to its last three weeks of airing.
With this, netizens alleged that it was Lolong that caused FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, however, Lolong star Madrid disagreed with this idea.
According to Madrid’s message sent via PEP.PH, Lolong cannot be compared to FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano because their show has just started.
“To be honest, I wouldn’t say na ang Lolong po ang nagpatumba sa Ang Probinsyano dahil kakasimula pa lamang po namin at sila po ay umere ng 7 years kung saan tinutukan at sinubaybayan din po sila ng sambayanang Pilipino.”
He also cited that he already has a lot of projects that faced FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano in the past.
“Katunayan po nito, ako po ay nakagawa ng ilang mga teleserye na nakatapat ng Ang Probinsyano katulad po ng Encantadia, Alyas Robinhood 2, Sherlock Jr. Nag-guest din po ako sa The Cure at ngayon ang Lolong.”
Madrid said he highly respects FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’s star Coco Martin and the show’s entire production.
“Mataas po ang respeto ko sa lahat ng bumubuo ng Ang Probinsyano, lalo na po kay Sir Coco Martin.
In the end, all of them in the entertainment industry want nothing but to provide happiness to the viewers.
“Dahil bilang isang tao na nasa loob ng entertainment industry, ang goal po naming lahat ay makapagbigay saya sa bawat manonood. Nagawa po nila yun at nakatulong din sa mga artista na nawalan na ng trabaho. Kaya saludo po ako sa kanilang lahat.”
Lolong recently trended online as netizens send their witty entries for the ‘#LolongDaks.‘
https://twitter.com/Khrisseeeee/status/1545043255200321537?s=20&t=iv_V8w4PXAr15TdALN3xQg
https://twitter.com/jacob_hasmin/status/1545074352886013952?s=20&t=AcVpQEDIlQ2MWL3OfKWP2A
aba naka smile si @Rurumadrid8 sana all
RURU MADRID#LolongDaks
WE LOVE DAKS pic.twitter.com/WbR3sXqeUn— Jobelle Canubas Sarte (@SarteCanubas) July 7, 2022
Buset na GMA to ibunulgar ang lihim ng lahi namin e. Hahahah#LolongDaks
— bitsssss❤️ (@michaellolong11) July 8, 2022
How true ang #LolongDaks ? Haha@Rurumadrid8 pic.twitter.com/SGkRVAXEy0
— L-A-W of Positivity (@maestroyal) July 7, 2022
https://twitter.com/ki10metro/status/1545284511671668741?s=20&t=MoTQUoE0GFZJ1oY-TR4RqQ
Daks is the nickname of the crocodile named Dakila, Lolong’s companion in the series. “Daks” is the slang term Filipinos use to describe something big.
Meanwhile, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’s finale trailer became a trending topic online and already earned more than two million views since its release.
