FPJ’s Batang Quiapo lead star and director Coco Martin confirmed that the program attempted to have motivational speaker Rendon Labador make an appearance but the invite fell through the cracks.
In a video shared by Labador himself, Martin revealed that FPJ’s Batang Quiapo wanted Labador to play a role in the highly-rated show.
“Hindi… actually kinukuha namin ‘yon eh… eh hindi natuloy eh…” Martin answered when an interviewer brought up Labador’s name.
“Hayaan n’yo na… ako naman inuunawa ko na lang sila,” Martin said after several people joked that they don’t like Labador.
In his response to Martin, Labador confirmed that the show wanted him on but he denied it twice.
“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 wrote.
“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.”
According to Labador, he has better things to do than to get involved with something that has 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.”
Aside from that, Labador is busy working on opening a sports bar.
“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 said that if Martin truly wants him on the show, he should face him “man to man.”
“Pero bago kita kausapin, ayusin mo muna ang mga vendors sa Quiapo! Then lets talk about business.”
Netizens think Labador could’ve been more humble given he’s not as popular as Martin or the show.
https://twitter.com/malditalangpo/status/1637156026503004162?s=20
Meanwhile, Labador shared a photo of an envelope that appears to have been sent by ABS-CBN.
“May dumating na envelope sa office from the content creator ABS-CBN, ano kaya to? Ayaw kong mag artista kasi negosyante talaga ako at ayaw ko ng scripted as much as possible. Ang forte ko lang naman ay ipaglaban ang TAMA at i-boses ang mga mahihina, pero if ever na matutuloy kung ano man to… isa lang masasabi ko “ako ang tatapos sa era ni Coco Martin,” Labador wrote.
