On November 24, director Darryl Yap revealed that Ponce would play the young Aquino.
“Hindi ka nag-iisa… na nanligaw kay Imelda. Jerome Ponce is the young Ninoy. #MARTYRorMURDERER #MoM #MoM2023,” he captioned.
‘Katips’ star Jerome Ponce portrays the young Ninoy Aquino in ‘Martyr or Murderer’, the sequel to ‘Maid in Malacañang’.
In September, Ponce signed a contract with Viva Films, starting the rumors that he will have a role in the sequel of Maid in Malacañang.
The director exclaimed, “Congrats Kyle and Jerome, WELCOME TO VIVA! Love you Avel Salvamante Bacudio and Boss Vincent del Rosario.”
Diego Loyzaga will portray the young Bongbong Marcos. While Marco Gumabao will play the young Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
On August 3, Katips and Maid in Malacanang started its showing.
While Maid in Malacañang boasted of its opening gross ticket sales of 21 million pesos, ‘Katips’ lead actor-director and producer Atty. Vince Tanada shared that their opening day box office results reached 41.8 million.
On August 5, Katips stars Ponce and Sachzna Laparan were seen watching its rival film Maid in Malacanang.
