Magpakailanman: Babalikan o Papalitan? (Full Episode) #MPK
Aired (May 25, 2024): Moving on from someone you love who eventually leaves you without a trace or explanation is a hard thing to deal with, but how did Rochelle (Bianca Manalo) recover from this heartbreak when her husband suddenly disappeared? Watch her story in "Babalikan o Papapalitan? - The Rochelle Mendoza Story." #GMANetwork #GMADrama #Kapuso
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00:00 [Music]
00:21 I miss the location of the owner of the vehicles they used.
00:24 Even the roads they used, there's no sign of us.
00:28 Cap, didn't the CCTVs of the neighboring barangays catch them?
00:32 Did they see anything?
00:33 Ah, Mrs. They didn't see anything either.
00:36 What do you mean they didn't see anything?
00:38 What happened to my husband? He suddenly disappeared.
00:40 It's like magic.
00:41 He wants to go home but he's being stopped.
00:45 You stopped me from answering.
00:47 Our trip is so far.
00:48 Sister, calm down.
00:50 How many years have we been looking for him? Three?
00:52 How many people will guess our order?
00:55 The total number of people we asked is more than the days we've been together.
01:00 I don't know if his body is still alive.
01:04 I hope God won't let you disappear from us.
01:08 Who? Doc! Doc! Doc!
01:12 How hard is it to move on?
01:20 That's what the hearts of those who were left behind or backed up by their loved ones ask.
01:27 Especially if it suddenly disappeared and didn't feel again.
01:32 Is that what we call ghosting?
01:36 Oh, there are so many of us who can relate to our true story
01:43 but we are more concerned because there is a mystery behind the disappearance of Mr.
01:51 That is the story we need to focus on in Babalikan o Papalitan.
01:59 The Rochelle Mendoza Story
02:03 Babalikan, Papalitan, the story of the missing man
02:31 After 13 years, you're still crying.
02:34 Jerry? Jerry Sacramento?
02:44 You used to cry for the chicks.
02:51 Now, you cry for the people you don't know.
02:53 How long has he been missing?
02:55 How long have you known him?
03:08 My husband? He's been missing for three years.
03:20 Hello? Maybe I'm right. Maybe I don't know him.
03:26 These people are too much. I've been in Dubai for four years.
03:34 You won't notice that we're already together.
03:37 This is my love. She's crying.
03:46 It's not just because we're used to not being together anymore.
03:49 Even Mingming doesn't want you to leave.
03:53 Philip, don't worry about your sister Rochelle.
04:00 It's not your nephews.
04:01 That's right, brother.
04:03 Just don't think too much about your favorite ghost.
04:07 Don't worry. After this, I'll say goodbye to you just once.
04:14 Just once?
04:16 If I get a kick in the...
04:18 I'm lucky if I get to say goodbye to you, right?
04:21 Don't say that.
04:23 The kids might get scared. It's not a good joke. It's not funny.
04:27 My love, I promise you.
04:32 When I get home, I'll have my own store in the market.
04:36 And we'll have a tricycle.
04:38 Take care, kids.
04:41 Take care.
04:42 Okay, Papa's leaving.
04:54 Bye-bye.
04:57 Philip.
05:00 [music]
05:13 Rochelle, let's go back to the time when Diego and you were living together.
05:19 We were a happy family. We were content with what we had.
05:24 I was given a good, responsible husband.
05:28 I had no vices. And I had a good son.
05:31 So we were content with our life.
05:33 What was your life like?
05:35 I had a store and he was a tricycle driver.
05:38 But of course, as a couple, you also had a fight, right?
05:42 Our fight was...
05:45 He was easy to trust people.
05:48 He was easy to make friends.
05:50 He always left the house.
05:54 He was fond of his friends.
05:56 Yes, he was.
05:57 He was a good friend.
05:58 Take what you want.
06:00 What's that?
06:02 That's beautiful.
06:03 Sister, take care of that.
06:09 And don't let your father buy you anything.
06:12 This is beautiful.
06:21 It suits you. Take it.
06:26 You're the one who's in Saudi, the wife.
06:28 That's why it's not funny to take care of two little ones.
06:31 You're the one who's taking care of yourself.
06:33 I don't want to spend the money my husband made.
06:41 It's okay.
06:43 It's a waste. It suits you.
06:45 Mom, please help me pack.
06:49 Papa!
06:50 My children!
06:54 You're just here?
06:55 Did you miss me?
06:56 Yes.
06:57 I missed you too.
06:58 Yes.
06:59 You're here already?
07:01 Sorry, my love.
07:05 I was only able to last a year.
07:07 I'm almost going crazy with sadness.
07:10 I don't think I can finish the three years contract there.
07:13 It's okay. Let's just help each other.
07:18 It's important that we're together.
07:22 Even though Diego didn't buy his wife,
07:24 he still fulfilled his promise to sell the house to Rochelle.
07:29 And he will drive a Pampasading Cricycle for the well-being of their family.
07:35 He felt his love for them everyday.
07:40 Until...
07:42 Ming!
07:43 Ming Ming!
07:46 Oh my, my love.
07:47 That cat of yours.
07:48 It disappeared when you were gone.
07:51 It's so annoying.
07:52 It has a strong smell.
07:55 I'll be back soon.
07:56 Don't touch it.
07:58 Papa and I will make it.
08:01 Just one, please.
08:04 Please.
08:06 Ivan,
08:08 Niel,
08:09 that's enough.
08:10 Your uniforms will be disliked.
08:12 You're not going to stop?
08:17 You guys, go ahead.
08:19 Papa will leave again.
08:20 Don't.
08:21 I'll talk to you later.
08:26 Ivan,
08:29 Niel,
08:31 you shouldn't fight.
08:33 You're brothers.
08:35 You're friends.
08:36 And you, brother,
08:38 you should be giving your child to his sister.
08:40 Okay?
08:41 You should be a good example to him.
08:44 Sorry.
08:47 I...
08:48 You guys need to be afraid to follow him.
08:53 What if Papa suddenly disappears?
08:56 You're being like that again.
08:58 Okay,
09:01 your father's record might be destroyed.
09:04 It's the most on-time in the world.
09:06 Let's go.
09:08 Let's go.
09:13 We'll be late.
09:14 Let's go.
09:16 Up.
09:17 Wait.
09:18 I love you, my love.
09:24 Let's go.
09:35 Let's go.
09:38 [music]
09:49 For those moments,
09:50 Rochelle couldn't explain
09:53 her feelings of uneasiness and worry for her husband.
09:59 Mama,
10:03 where's Papa?
10:05 Why didn't he tell us?
10:07 Oh.
10:08 And, Ning.
10:12 And, Ning.
10:13 Yes?
10:14 What's the news about Diego?
10:15 I called the tricycle queue.
10:18 Diego didn't queue up.
10:21 He said he'll queue up again
10:23 past 12.40.
10:26 He just rang the phone.
10:31 He didn't do anything.
10:32 He didn't answer.
10:33 He's always texting me.
10:37 Where's my husband?
10:38 Philip, where's your brother?
10:55 We've been looking for him all day.
10:58 Sister, isn't this his cell phone?
11:02 [music]
11:07 Oh, my God.
11:09 Where's your brother?
11:12 When we're looking for him,
11:21 he's been sleeping and eating for a week.
11:24 We can't stop looking for him.
11:31 Yes.
11:32 Someone said that he might have joined someone else.
11:36 Oh, really?
11:37 Or that he might have some kind of relationship.
11:38 But I don't believe it.
11:40 You don't believe that he has a girlfriend?
11:42 Yes.
11:43 I feel that he's not...
11:44 His children are very important to him.
11:48 He loves them.
11:49 He can't bear it.
11:50 Where did they bring Diego?
11:55 Philip, are you sure?
11:57 Look at the faces in the CCPD.
12:00 Didn't you recognize anyone?
12:01 We've been looking for them one by one, right?
12:04 I miss the location of the owners of the cars they used.
12:08 Even the roads they used, we didn't see anyone.
12:12 Cap, didn't the CCTVs of the neighboring barangays catch them?
12:17 Didn't they see anyone?
12:18 Mrs., we've already asked the neighbors of the barangays.
12:22 But they didn't see anyone either.
12:24 How can you say that?
12:27 What happened to my husband?
12:28 He just disappeared.
12:29 It's magic.
12:30 Mrs.
12:31 Cap, my husband is so kind.
12:35 He's not a thug.
12:37 And it's impossible to kidnap him.
12:39 If there was one, he would call us and ask for ransom.
12:42 But there's none.
12:43 And they can't be trusted because we're not rich.
12:46 Sister,
12:51 didn't they...
12:52 Didn't they do the exchange?
12:57 If they didn't catch the one on the drug list,
12:59 they'll look for an innocent to exchange.
13:03 The other sister is being killed.
13:08 Don't say that.
13:09 Don't say that.
13:10 Diego will not die.
13:12 My husband will not die.
13:13 He will force himself to live for us to be mothers.
13:17 Despite the hard work and hard search,
13:21 Diego's tricycle was not found.
13:26 And his last passenger was not found either.
13:28 He was seen in the CCTV.
13:30 Rochelle followed all the precincts in the whole of Manila,
13:36 including the neighboring towns.
13:39 But...
13:41 They can't be helped.
13:42 We can't be given a lead,
13:44 and they'll tell me that my husband is dead.
13:47 But whatever happened to my brother,
13:51 wherever he is,
13:53 we should think that we are in danger.
13:55 Especially the children.
13:56 Why did you stop?
14:01 Because...
14:03 Papa and you are the ones who will do this.
14:06 And...
14:08 I might be annoyed.
14:09 You're not annoyed.
14:12 I'm just worried.
14:14 My brother is bad.
14:16 Maybe...
14:19 Papa just suddenly disappeared.
14:21 It's my fault.
14:24 Papa.
14:25 Son.
14:28 You're not to blame.
14:30 You're not to blame.
14:32 Mama.
14:34 Did you find Papa?
14:37 Listen to me, Mama.
14:46 It's dangerous.
14:49 While we're looking for your Papa,
14:53 you might get caught.
14:54 Mama can't handle it.
14:56 So...
14:58 You should go to the province first,
15:00 to your grandmother.
15:02 Mama promised,
15:04 I'll bring Papa back.
15:06 Rochelle never gave up
15:15 in finding her husband.
15:17 A year passed,
15:19 even though the pandemic was rampant,
15:22 they tried their best,
15:23 and they tried every possible way
15:26 to get the answer
15:29 to the mysterious disappearance of her husband.
15:33 Until...
15:35 It's dark.
15:43 It's dark.
15:47 What's dark?
15:50 Your car?
15:51 Your room? Your cave?
15:53 What's dark?
15:54 All I can see
15:57 is darkness.
15:59 He wants to go home,
16:03 but he's being stopped.
16:06 Who?
16:08 A man?
16:10 Did someone take my husband?
16:12 A woman?
16:14 Is she with another family?
16:15 What?
16:16 Give me an answer!
16:19 Our journey is so far!
16:20 Sister, please calm down.
16:21 I'll accept any answer!
16:25 Sister,
16:26 Sister, please calm down.
16:28 We'll continue this with him.
16:32 Calm down.
16:35 Sister, what's happening to you?
16:47 Even your questions are not being answered.
16:49 Brother loves you,
16:52 and you know that.
16:53 Don't give up on him.
16:54 I haven't seen my children for a year.
16:59 I really want to hug them,
17:02 but I can't get them a father.
17:04 Even God can't answer my questions.
17:08 [phone ringing]
17:10 Mom,
17:15 someone's calling you.
17:16 Shiniel?
17:21 What happened to my son?
17:24 He's sick.
17:29 He's having a fever.
17:31 He's not feeling well.
17:33 He's not feeling well.
17:36 He's sick.
17:37 He's been unconscious for two weeks.
17:40 And there's a pandemic.
17:42 That's why our situation is so difficult.
17:45 I'm here in Manila,
17:47 and I can't go home
17:48 because there are checkpoints on the way.
17:50 I'm begging the checkpoints
17:52 to let me go home.
17:53 But when I got home,
17:55 I didn't expect that
17:56 my son's situation is like that.
17:58 Who's calling?
18:04 Son,
18:05 I'm sorry that I didn't take care of you enough.
18:10 I hope God will let you go without us.
18:15 Son, don't.
18:18 Mom can't take care of you.
18:20 Shin.
18:33 I don't want to.
18:34 I don't want to.
18:36 I'm tired.
18:37 I'm tired.
18:42 Go home.
18:44 I can't take care of you anymore.
18:45 I don't want to be alone.
18:47 I don't want to be alone.
18:49 I'm tired.
18:51 I'm tired.
18:54 Go home.
18:58 [sobbing]
18:59 Shin,
19:06 Shin,
19:09 please.
19:11 No!
19:14 No!
19:15 No!
19:16 No!
19:17 [sobbing]
19:18 No!
19:21 Shin!
19:23 No!
19:24 [screams]
19:26 Rochelle's gratitude reached the heavens
19:29 when her son slowly recovered.
19:32 Rochelle returned to Manila
19:34 to look for a job
19:36 and to send money to her children
19:39 so that they can continue looking for their father.
19:43 But two years passed.
19:47 The election was held
19:48 and our President was replaced.
19:51 But there was still no sign
19:54 of his missing wife.
19:56 I went to the MBI again.
19:57 I went to the task force to buy the goods.
20:00 Did they say anything about your brother?
20:03 They said
20:05 Diego is presumed dead.
20:08 But they can't find his body.
20:11 No, we're still looking for him.
20:14 Excuse me.
20:18 [music]
20:46 After 13 years,
20:48 you're still crying.
20:50 Jerry?
20:57 Jerry Sacramento?
21:00 You used to cry for the chicks.
21:06 Now, you cry for people you don't know.
21:09 [music]
21:10 Do you know him?
21:22 He's been missing for three years.
21:29 But I might be right.
21:38 I might not know him.
21:39 He might not be in the middle.
21:44 He might be hiding.
21:48 He might be with another family.
21:52 He might be dead.
21:55 That's what cowards say to each other.
21:59 [music]
22:02 [music]
22:03 What does your heart say?
22:12 Maybe I need to accept that he's gone.
22:30 Don't forget that you're still here.
22:32 Maybe you won't see yourself
22:37 when you're looking for someone else.
22:41 You're also disappearing.
22:44 Can I tell you a story?
22:48 Can I believe that
22:53 I used to be a chicken?
22:58 Because my wife kept on cheating on me.
23:03 I thought,
23:05 I'm going to be a chicken.
23:07 I loved her so much
23:09 that I even
23:11 despised myself.
23:13 Everything was gone.
23:19 Everything was gone.
23:21 Until one day, I said,
23:27 "Let's break up."
23:28 When I learned that I love myself,
23:39 I said,
23:41 "I'm ready to love again."
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24:45 [meow]
24:46 Ming Ming?
24:47 Ming Ming?
24:53 Are you back?
24:55 Ming Ming?
25:04 Are you back?
25:11 [meow]
25:12 [sigh]
25:14 What does this mean?
25:16 Is Diego coming back?
25:20 Is my husband coming back?
25:25 Oh.
25:29 Honey?
25:31 Honey?
25:32 Is that you?
25:34 [meow]
25:36 [music]
25:38 [music]
25:41 [sniff]
25:42 [crying]
25:47 Honey, talk to me. Is that you?
25:52 How long will I stop living for you?
26:02 Will I ever find you?
26:08 [music]
26:09 Who was the person who came into your life?
26:19 That was my colleague when I was still a girl.
26:24 I was able to get him out of my mind.
26:28 He would comfort me every day.
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27:00 [music]
27:03 Don't worry. After this, I will say goodbye to you just once.
27:07 There's another one?
27:09 If I get a kiss.
27:11 You're lucky if I get to say goodbye to you, right?
27:15 Don't say that.
27:17 The kids might be afraid. It's not a good thing. It's not funny.
27:21 I love you, my love.
27:23 [music]
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27:29 [music]
27:32 [music]
27:33 [music]
27:35 Don't forget that you're still here.
27:38 [music]
27:40 [music]
27:42 Maybe you'll find someone else.
27:45 You might not be able to see yourself.
27:48 You might lose yourself.
27:50 [music]
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28:26 [music]
28:29 And for Shiniel,
28:30 I think I'm just an artist, Miss Universe.
28:33 No matter what they want, we will work hard to reach all of it.
28:38 I think it's so great to be a part of their dreams.
28:45 To be a part of their life that will last.
28:50 I love you, Rochelle.
28:57 [music]
28:59 [music]
29:01 Ate.
29:03 Ate Rochelle, can we talk?
29:12 Sure, we can talk.
29:26 What? Just like that? You're just going to change my mind?
29:29 What do you want me to do?
29:35 Stop my life?
29:38 Respect, Ate. Not giving up.
29:44 Ate, the real love for my brother.
29:56 Don't question my love for your brother.
29:58 You have no right.
30:02 How many years have we been looking for him?
30:05 Three?
30:06 How many will believe our rules?
30:09 Eleven?
30:11 The number of people we asked for help is more than the number of days we've been together.
30:18 What is it, Ate?
30:21 Nothing, right?
30:25 I don't know if his body is still alive.
30:29 How long will I carry this?
30:34 For the rest of my life?
30:36 I'm still breathing.
30:42 I'm still alive and truly living.
30:48 Come on, Ate. How will you explain to your children that you're changing the love that their father is waiting for?
30:56 How?
30:59 [Music]
31:20 [Music]
31:48 [Music]
31:53 I'll help you.
31:54 Don't.
31:56 It's broken.
31:57 Let's go.
31:58 Jerry, let's stop this.
32:00 This is wrong. Sorry.
32:02 Why is it wrong?
32:06 Rochelle, is it because we met again?
32:11 Let's fight this.
32:17 I can't tell my children.
32:19 Because you're afraid, you're being judged by others.
32:25 Rochelle, believe me. This is your life. You should be responsible.
32:33 Jerry, I love you.
32:37 Since you came back to my life, I'm happy.
32:43 But everything is confusing. Maybe I should accept that this is my life.
32:49 I have a husband who is gone, and I have no one to explain or to blame.
32:55 Rochelle, please don't.
32:59 Don't let me be the only one who is in trouble in your life.
33:10 A life full of questions, without certainty.
33:14 Mom, please wrap this for me.
33:18 My love is kind. She deserves everything that makes her happy.
33:23 Don't you want to be happy again?
33:33 [Music]
33:43 [Music]
34:08 You promised us, Mom.
34:10 [Music]
34:23 Believe me, son. Mom did everything to find your dad.
34:27 Is that why you have someone else? Is that why you left dad?
34:36 No, son. Your dad will never be replaced by anyone.
34:42 Don't you want to have another dad?
34:47 So that while dad is not here, you won't be sad.
34:52 We're hurt because you're hugging someone else.
34:59 It should be dad. It should be dad.
35:03 Dad.
35:04 You know what, Mom?
35:10 Mom has a big heart.
35:14 There are so many rooms here.
35:18 There's a room for my dad.
35:23 There's a room for Ivan.
35:26 A room for Jel.
35:29 And a room for someone else.
35:32 [Music]
35:34 Mom needs to love so that she can be a better mom for you.
35:40 So that she can be a better person for others.
35:44 Mom will love and love again.
35:48 I hope you understand.
35:54 [Music]
36:09 Jel, is the sweet coconut salad just right?
36:12 Yes, it's delicious. I'm sure dad will be happy for his birthday.
36:17 I hope he will show up at the door.
36:23 Then we will sing to him.
36:25 Jel, sorry, the door is open. That's why I climbed up.
36:30 Okay, continue.
36:32 You're still working.
36:34 What are those?
36:37 Spaghetti.
36:39 You mentioned that Ivan and Jel's favorite.
36:42 That's why I brought it.
36:44 And this is the favorite fruit of Diego.
36:52 This should be a special day for the person you love the most, even if you're not with him.
37:00 Can you help me to make this, Uncle Jerry?
37:14 Yes, of course.
37:22 What are you making?
37:23 Home.
37:25 Home?
37:27 You know, there should be a strong post at home so that it won't be different right away.
37:34 So we will make four posts.
37:38 And of course, it's beautiful if it's colorful.
37:49 Four posts, green.
37:51 What color do you want to make it?
37:54 Red.
37:56 Red? Okay.
37:57 Do you have any news? What's the latest news about your mister?
38:05 Nothing yet.
38:07 Nothing? Since then?
38:08 Nothing.
38:09 Rochelle, imagine that Diego is watching you now. What will you tell him?
38:17 If you're watching now, I don't have any other wish. I just hope that you'll come back.
38:22 For your children who love you so much, I hope you'll come back so that your parents who are old,
38:30 they don't have any other wish if they don't see you.
38:33 If for example, Diego suddenly appears, he's already there.
38:40 What will you do now? Who will you be with?
38:45 It's hard, right?
38:47 It's hard to answer.
38:49 It's hard to answer.
38:51 I'm also thinking about my husband's family.
38:55 But I will answer.
38:58 I will choose what I have now because he has already sacrificed a lot for me.
39:09 I will not leave him because when I need someone to be with me,
39:15 he left his job and house to be with my children.
39:23 That's why I will not leave him.
39:26 Your answer is so beautiful.
39:29 I respect your decision.
39:34 I'm sure that based on what you told us today,
39:40 I'm sure that in the end, you will find a peaceful and good solution
39:47 if that point comes.
39:50 I hope that it's not just for the children, but for all of you involved.
39:56 You will know what will happen.
40:00 I hope that we will have a closure on what really happened to him.
40:07 Thank you very much, Rochelle.
40:10 And I hope that your family will continue to be happy with Jerry.
40:15 Thank you very much. God bless your family.
40:18 Thank you.
40:20 In our story, let me share this quotation.
40:24 "Never be a prisoner of your past.
40:28 It was just a lesson, not a life sentence."
40:32 It means that we should not be a prisoner of our past.
40:36 We should follow the lessons that were taught to us.
40:40 But we should learn to move on in our lives.
40:49 Don't lose your present to your past.
40:53 And let's not give up on the future challenges that will come.
40:59 Now, tomorrow, and forever.
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