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About Children's Show Inspired by a tv documentary made by the same director, Children’s Show tells the story of children ages 13-15 being exploited by a powerful syndicate managing a betting game involving underground fighting. Al and Jun, two fraternal twin brothers, earn a living by doing the oddest jobs and stints available, from pedicab driving in the bustling streets of Manila to jobs involving gangs and fraternities. Their grandmother Lola Alice, even at her advanced age, manages to raise them and nurture them, despite the extreme poverty their family lives in. The boys’ mother committed suicide at 35; their father went to live with his second family after his wife’s untimely demise. Due to the need (and desire) to earn extra money, the brothers engage into the clandestine fistfight matches held by several middlemen and syndicates wanting to exploit the children’s vulnerability. In this place, the boys find a solution to their problems. Jun finds love in the form of Kara...

The star of 2005’s internationally-acclaimed independent film “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros” Nathan Lopez will act opposite his identical twin Gammy in ABS-CBN’s “Maalaala Mo Kaya” this Saturday (November 23). In the episode directed by Nuel Naval, Nathan and Gammy will portray the roles of identical twins Elmer and Eric, who were very close since childhood. However, after the death of their soldier father, Elmer chose to come out as gay—a decision disliked by Eric, who is a ‘closet queen.’ Also part of the fun and heartwarming “MMK” episode are Jackilou Blanco, Nikki Valdez and Ricardo Cepeda. The episode was written by Benson Logronio and Arah Jell Badayos and researched by Akeem del Rosario. “MMK” is led by business unit head Malou Santos, production manager Roda Dela Cerna, and executive producers Cathy San Pablo and Lindsay Dizon. Don’t miss “MMK” Saturday nights, after “Wansapanataym” on ABS-CBN.