MANILA — Actress Ivana Alawi has bid goodbye to her “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” family.

In a lengthy social media post on Tuesday, the TV actress recalled the days when the role was offered to her to be the next leading lady of Coco Martin who plays the lead role of Tanggol in the hit Kapamilya series.

“Nung unang inalok sakin ang Batang Quiapo, isang malaking tanong ang pumasok sa isip ko. Bakit ako? Kaya ko ba ito? Deserve ko ba? Pero dala na ng aking tiwala sa ABS-CBN lalo na kay Tita Cory, Direk Coco, at sa panalangin ko din, tinanggap ko siya ng buong puso. At sobrang proud ako sa show na ito,” she said in her post. 

Alawi thanked her “Batang Quiapo” family as she closed the door on her character as one of primetime series ladies.

"Kaya naman gusto ko magpasalamat sa lahat ng bumubuo ng Batang Quiapo. Mula kay Direk Coco, hanggang sa lahat ng mga artistang nakasama ko, technical staff, production staff, at sa mga utilities... Salamat sa pag aalaga ninyo sa akin. At ngayong tapos na ang isang chapter ng buhay ko sa Batang Quiapo, babaunin ko lahat ng natutunan ko,” she said. 

Alawi also thanked viewers for consistently tuning in with them every single night. 

“From the bottom of my heart maraming salamat sa inyong lahat, sa inyong walang sawang pagtanggap sa akin gabi-gabi, sa pagmamahal niyo kay Bubbles. Salamat po ng marami at sana patuloy niyo parin supportahan ang Batang Quiapo,” she said. “Hanggang sa muli, Bubbles signing off.”

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During Monday’s episode of ABS-CBN’s series, Alawi’s character Bubbles was gunned down by David, played by McCoy De Leon. 

During the episode, Dreamscape Entertainment announced that the series has reached 596,164 concurrent viewers from Kapamilya Online Live. 

Catch “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo" in Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, Cinemo, A2Z,  TV5,  iWantTFC and TFC.