History Trivia / BatangQuiapo

* InMemoriam: In the episodes released after Jaclyn Jose's death, a special tribute for her will be played before the "Abangan" segment.

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Although Jaclyn Jose died on March 2, 2024, her last remaining scenes were shown on the episodes aired after her passing. The scene where Espinas finally gets arrested is done using a [[FakeShemp body double]] and archive footage.

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Although Jaclyn Jose died on March 2, 2024, her last remaining scenes will be shown on the episodes aired after her passing.

* DawsonCasting: Coco Martin, who is 41 years old at the time, portrays Tanggol, a man in his early 20s.
** This also applies to Mokang, a 17 year old teenager who has just celebrated her 18th birthday. Her actress, Lovi Poe, is 34 years old at the time.

** Similarly, '''three''' members of the Medina family all have roles on the show: Pen Medina (as Marsing), Ping Medina (as Edwin), and Karl Medina (as a young version of Noy). The number of Media family members having roles on the show would later increase as Alex Medina joined the cast to portray [[spoiler: a young version of]] Marcelo Macaraig.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Based on the original "Bagong Yugto" trailer, the prison arc was supposed to be longer. However, it was shortened, likely as a result of the Bureau of Corrections calling the show out for allegedly maligning them.

* DawsonCasting: Coco Martin, who is 41 years old, portrays Tanggol, a man in his early 20s.
** This also applies to Mokang, a 17 year old teenager who has just celebrated her 18th birthday. Her actress, Lovi Poe, is 34 years old.
** This can also apply to both of Tanggol's siblings, David and Santino, who are also in their early 20s. David's actor, [=McCoy=] de Leon is 28 years old, while Santino's actor, Ronwaldo Martin, is 25 years old.
** Rigor is mentioned to be 45 years old in one episode. His actor, John Estrada, is 4 years older than that, being 49 years old.

** Similarly, '''three''' members of the Medina family all have roles on the show: Pen Medina (as Marsing), Ping Medina (as Edwin), and Karl Medina (as a young version of Noy).

* PromotedFanboy: Coco brought over a number of prominent vloggers as part of the show's cast, most notably dwarf [[Website/TikTok [=TikToker=]]]-turned-actor [[https://www.tiktok.com/@jejemonvines21?lang=en Renz Joshua "Baby Giant" Baña]] whose role in the show was his first foray into professional acting, as well as former athletes Sugar Ray "Mammoth" Estroso and Mark "Big Mak" Andaya.

* TroubledProduction: Downplayed example - Coco Martin claimed in an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upCEuBxIXLA interview]] that his crew ran into a bit of trouble with RealLife law enforcement who mistook the armored van chase for an actual heist; the cast and crew ended up at a precinct where they explained their situation.

* FakeNationaliy: Almost all of the actors portraying the Red Phoenix Triad leadership aren't actual Chinoys (Filipinos with Chinese descent). The only exception to this is Jeffrey Tam (who portrays Leroy Tiu-Lee).

* ProductionPosse: Quite a number of the series' cast are made up of ''Ang Probinsyano'' alumni, which isn't all that surprising.

* TroubledProduction: Downplayed example - Coco Martin claimed in an [[https://ent.abs-cbn.com/batangquiapo/articles-videos/exclusive-peek-at-the-making-of-fpjs-batang-quiapo-pilot-episode-19063 interview]] that his crew ran into a bit of trouble with RealLife law enforcement who mistook the armored van chase for an actual heist; the cast and crew ended up at a precinct where they explained their situation.