Kapuso historical fantasy series Maria Clara at Ibarra got its viewers more hooked with its latest powerful episode.
On January 6, MCAI featured the Dinggin Nyo Kami episode, which showed Crisostomo Ibarra finally standing up in public against the abuses of the authorities of San Diego.
The church scene astounded netizens, commending the showrunners and actors for a ‘job well done.’
#MCAIDingginNyoKami one of the top trending topics in the Philippines with other MCAI-related hashtags.
STILL TRENDING!!! oht with 30k tweets 🙌🏻#MCIDingginNiyoKami
Julie Anne San Jose
Dennis Trillo#MariaClaraAtIbarra pic.twitter.com/pUVjJQHEcX— STEPH ♡ (@stephtabao) January 6, 2023
Netizens can’t help but get goosebumps, describing the episode as one of the most iconic in Philippine TV history.
“THIS IS PHILIPPINE TELEVISION EVERYONE I AM SPEECHLESS,” tweeted @userjopay.
THIS IS PHILIPPINE TELEVISION EVERYONE I AM SPEECHLESS ✊#MCIDingginNiyoKami pic.twitter.com/vJ11xe62I5
— j🐤 (@userjopay) January 6, 2023
@avenidostem also tweeted, “I GOT GOOSEBUMPS WITH THIS SCENE!!! HOLY OMFG!!! THIS SCENE WILL BE SECURED AS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC SCENES IN PHILIPPINE TV HISTORY!!!!”
I GOT GOOSEBUMPS WITH THIS SCENE!!! HOLY OMFG!!!
THIS SCENE WILL BE SECURED AS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC SCENES IN PHILIPPINE TV HISTORY!!!!#MariaClaraAtIbarra#MCIDingginNiyoKami #mcidingginnyokami pic.twitter.com/dKFdESJcok
— STEM Christian Avenido (@AvenidoStem) January 6, 2023
“Dinggin niyo ang sigaw ng taumbayan! Pwersa ng masa ang pinakamakapangyarihag sandata ng bansang malaya! THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT SCENE IN THE HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE TELEVISION. GOOSEBUMPS,” wrote @wearep0tato.
Dinggin niyo ang sigaw ng taumbayan! Pwersa ng masa ang pinakamakapangyarihag sandata ng bansang malaya!
THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT SCENE IN THE HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE TELEVISION. GOOSEBUMPS
FILAY AngPagmulat#MCIDingginNiyoKami pic.twitter.com/JwX4K2WRlV
— Bb. Clai🌙|| DINGGIN NIYO KAMI (@wearep0tato) January 6, 2023
Other netizens @xrandomtots and @nikolaithereyes drew parallels between the powerful scene and the Pink movement, particularly the Tumindig artwork by Tarantadong Kalbo and the Pink Rally photo, due to their striking similarity in form and connotation.
“POWERFUL EPISODE TONIGHT. Salamat. Di na muling pipikit. Titindig always, in all ways.”
POWERFUL EPISODE TONIGHT. Salamat.
Di na muling pipikit. Titindig always, in all ways. ✊🏼🌷#MCIDingginNiyoKami | #MariaClaraAtIbarra pic.twitter.com/Dxy4d2wNuq— 🗣random thoughts (@xrandomtots) January 6, 2023
“Tonight’s scene will always remind me of this,” tweeted @nicolaitthereyes, referring to the Pink Movement.
Tonight's scene will always remind me of this. #MCIDingginNiyoKami pic.twitter.com/SDeB3pV80y
— Nikolai Reyes (@nicolaithereyes) January 6, 2023
One of the show’s lead stars, Julie Anne San Jose, who portrays Maria Clara, also took to Twitter to share her sentiments and tweeted, “Titindig at di na muling pipikit lesgoooooo #MCIDingginNiyoKami.”
Titindig at di na muling pipikit lesgoooooo #MCIDingginNiyoKami
— JULIE ANNE SAN JOSE (@MyJaps) January 6, 2023
Netizen @escapingthought also praised the episode, praising Dennis Trillo in particular for his outstanding performance.
“THIS SCENE!!!!!!! Dennis Trillo delivers way beyond expectations. Hard to top this performance. Hats off to you, our Crisostomo Ibarra! Napatayo, napapalakpak, naluha. Parang sasabog puso ko. Sa mga tiwali’t mapang-abuso, DINGGIN NIYO KAMI!!!”
THIS SCENE!!!!!!! 👏👏👏
Dennis Trillo delivers way beyond expectations. Hard to top this performance. Hats off to you, our Crisostomo Ibarra!
Napatayo, napapalakpak, naluha. Parang sasabog puso ko.
#MCIDingginNiyoKami https://t.co/ujkrN1nmJb pic.twitter.com/dh8YncGm28
— ET (@escapingthought) January 6, 2023