Steak (Maalaala Mo Kaya)

"Steak" is the fifth episode of the 27th season of the Filipino drama anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK). Written by Mae Rose Balanay and directed by Elfren Vibar,[1] it aired on ABS-CBN in the Philippines on February 9, 2019. The episode depicts the early life of Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, played by Joseph Marco.

"Steak"
Maalaala Mo Kaya episode
Episode no.Season 27
Episode 5
Directed byElfren Vibar
Written byMae Rose Balanay
Original air dateFebruary 9, 2019
Guest appearance(s)

Upon the episode's announcement on February 2, 2019,[4] it was met with controversy due to the episode airing while Bong Go was a candidate for the 2019 Philippine Senate election; "Steak" was broadcast three days before the official campaign period for the candidates.[5][6]

Production

The episode was first reported on January 23, 2019 in an article from PEP.ph, which stated that Dominic Ochoa was cast as Bong Go.[7] It would only be officially announced on February 2 by the Twitter account of the MMK television series, with Bong Go to actually be played by Joseph Marco.[4]

Reception

On the Saturday it aired, "Steak" received a rating of 25.0% according to Kantar Media, ahead of another weekend anthology program Magpakailanman, which received 14.1% for its episode about the family of another then-current senatorial candidate, Cynthia Villar.[8][5][9]

After watching the episode, Bong Go was "humbled" by it and considered the episode to be accurate to what his life has been like ("What you saw was true, you witnessed that you would really not have time for your children and your family in a job like this").[10][3]

References
  1. MMK "The Bong Go Story" February 9, 2019 Teaser. YouTube. YouTube, LLC. February 6, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ABS-CBN Entertainment (February 9, 2019). MMK: Emmy becomes Bong's inspiration. YouTube. YouTube, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. "PRRD a father figure in my life — Go". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019. Totoo po ‘yung nakita niyo
  4. Coconuts Manila (4 February 2019). "TV drama features life story of Duterte's long-time assistant Bong Go — and netizens aren't thrilled". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. Madarang, Catalina Ricci (4 February 2019). "Criticisms on candidates' 'life stories' airing days before official campaign period". InterAksyon. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. Gabinete, Jojo (4 February 2019). "Vice Ganda, Joseph Marco draw flak over senatorial aspirant Bong Go". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. Gabinete, Jojo (23 January 2019). "Ilang kandidato sa 2019 elections, nagpaparamdam na sa pelikula at TV shows". PEP.ph (in Filipino and English). Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. ABS-CBN PR [@ABSCBNpr] (11 February 2019). ""Maalaala Mo Kaya" emerged as the preferred drama anthology on Saturday (Feb 9)..." (Tweet). Retrieved 6 November 2019 – via Twitter.
  9. "National TV Ratings (February 8-10, 2019)". ABS-CBN Corporation. ABS-CBN Corporation. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  10. "Bong Go humbled by 'Maalaala Mo Kaya' story" (in English and Filipino). Davao del Sur. Philippine News Agency. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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