Hiwaga ng Kambat

2019 Philippine drama television series

Hiwaga ng Kambat

Title card

Genre|

* Drama
* Horror
* Fantasy

Created by|

* Carlina dela Merced
* Manny Palo
* Reggie Amigo
* Mariami Tanangco-Domingo
* Allan Cuadra
* Philip Joshua Endrinal
* Hazel Parfan

Written by|

* Mari Lamasan
* Clarissa Estuar-Navarro
* Mariami Tanangco-Domingo
* Raymond Diamzon

Directed by|

* Onat A. Diaz
* Jerome C. Pobocan

Creative director| Rondel P. Lindayag
Starring|

* Edward Barber
* Grae Fernandez

Music by| Francis S. Concio
Country of origin| Philippines
Original language| Filipino
No. of episodes| 19 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers|

* Carlo Katigbak
* Cory Vidanes
* Laurenti Dyogi
* Roldeo Endrinal

Producers|

* Julie Anne R. Benitez
* Brenda Lee E. Estocapio

Production location| Philippines
Editor| Mark Segubience
Production companies|

* Dreamscape Entertainment Television
* Cinemedia

Original release
Network| ABS-CBN
Release| April 21 (2019-04-21) –
August 25, 2019 (2019-08-25)

Hiwaga ng Kambat (lit. 'mystery of the twin bat') is a 2019 Philippine television drama horror series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Onat A. Diaz and Jerome C. Pobocan, it stars Edward Barber and Grae Fernandez.[1][2] It aired on the network's Yes Weekend! line up and worldwide on TFC from April 21 to August 25, 2019, replacing Wansapanataym and was replaced by Parasite Island.

## Synopsis

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A twin was born in a partner who was cursed so that their child will turn into bats. The curse came true, as baby Twins were born. One looks normal, but inherited the hot-blooded and impatience traits of a bat, another looks literally a bat, complete with blind eyes and strong sonar and enhanced hearing. The bat-shaped baby was abandoned in a farming town, while keeping the human baby. Many years later, the twins grew differently. Iking being kind to his family, despite being cursed to transform into a bat on night. While Mateo inherited his father's vile attitude, matching his impatience and hot-bloodedness. Their fates and rivalry got intertwined when Iking goes to Mateo's school.

## Cast

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### Main cast

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* Edward Barber as Michael E. Baron / Francisco "Iking" Castro
* Grae Fernandez as Mateo E. Baron

### Supporting cast

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* Maymay Entrata as Sarah Pamintuan
* Chanty as Loraine Maniquis
* Sunshine Cruz as Melissa Enriquez-Baron
* Epy Quizon as Zandro Baron
* Malou de Guzman as Epifania "Panying" Castro
* Johnny Revilla as Jaime Enriquez
* Michael Rivero as Tomas Pamintuan
* Rubi Rubi as Delia Pamintuan
* Antonette Garcia as Oryang
* Manuel Chua as Berting

### Guest cast

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* JJ Quilantang as young Iking
* Robert "Robbie" Wachtel as young Mateo
* Lawrence Roxas as Dodong
* Che Ramos as Doc Pia Maniquis

## Rerun

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The show re-aired on Jeepney TV from October 31, 2020 to March 6, 2021. The show also re-aired on Kapamilya Channel from August 7 to December 18, 2021, replacing the reruns of Parasite Island and was replaced by Uncoupling. The show re-aired again on Jeepney TV (also on ALLTV) from August 30 to October 26, 2025 as Wansapanatym.

## Reception

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Kantar Media National TV Ratings
(6:45PM and 7:00PM PST)  Pilot Episode | Finale Episode | Peak | Average

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24.4%
April 21, 2019[3] | 33.9%
August 25, 2019[4] | 33.9%
August 25, 2019[4] | 24.3%

## See also

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* List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
* List of ABS-CBN Studios original drama series

## References

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1. ^ "LOOK: Maymay, Edward to topbill new teleserye". ABS-CBN News. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
2. ^ Hiwaga ng Kambat Full Trailer: This April 21 on ABS-CBN!. ABS-CBN Entertainment. April 17, 2019.
3. ^ "National TV Ratings (April 17 – 22, 2019)". ABS-CBN Corporate. April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
4. ^ a b "'THE VOICE KIDS' BLIND AUDITIONS CONTINUES TO LEAD WEEKENDS; 'HIWAGA NG KAMBAT' ENDS WITH A BANG". LionhearTV. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.

## External links

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* Official website
* Hiwaga ng Kambat at IMDb

*[No.]: Number
*[lit.]: literal translation