The mall bombing in Manila by the Kamandag, Alakdan's splinter group within the Pulang Araw where Cardo's son was one of the casualties is disturbing to say the least. Considering how this is Truth in Television in this day and age where terrorist attacks from Islamic militants are all over the news, losing a loved one in a snap is never easy.
Bungo and his criminal group heavily implying to have raped women police officers in a supposedly family friendly television show. This caused some controversy in real life with some saying the scene had gone too far and has maligned the the reputation of the real life police. Not to mention that the idea of women being maltreated, let alone sexually assaulted, wouldn't bode too well in an era where sexual harassment cases against high-profile personalities and even more disturbing stuff like children unwittingly exposed to inappropriate content are rife.
The torture scenes. Dear god, the torture scenes. They are bloodier that what would you normally see in a teleserye, making them one of the more controversial aspects of the series.
The torture of some members of Task Force Agila under the orders of Renato. Not only are the punches and hits sound much more sickening and brutal, but some of them (especially Matero) can be heard screaming at the top of their lungs during the torture.
Don Ignacio's death scene is less bloody, but it's quite brutal and disturbing to say the least. It starts with a bloodied Don Ignacio being tied to a tree by Armando and Lolita's group, leaving him hanging by Armando and Lolita's group. Armando uses the stick as a torch to set Don Ignacio on fire, feet first, as Ignacio screams in agony. If that wasn't enough, Armando and Lolita's group starts shooting Ignacio to death while he's still burning alive.
The death of Armando in hands of Cardo and Task Force Aglia members. It is considered to be one of the most brutal death scenes in the series and for good reason. We see Armando wake up and find out that his arms are tied to 2 armored vehicles while one armored vehicle (driven by Cardo himself) is facing him. We then see the 2 armored vehicles beginning to move, starting to stretch out Armando's arms while Armando is calling out Cardo's name. To make it worse, Armando's arms are beginning to be graphically torn off of his body (the audience hears gashing sounds as his arms are being torn off) while Armando lets out an agonizing scream. To top it off, Cardo then starts to run over Armando and we see a close up of Armando's head being bashed hard as the blood splatters, leaving an armless and bloodied Armando lying dead.
As if the torture of some of the Task Force Agila members wasn't enough, Lucio then takes both Roxanne and Victor to a room and he pushes Roxanne to a makeshift mattress. There, he unbuckles her pants (and his own) and rapes her while Victor is Forced to Watch all of it.
under the orders of Renato. Not only are the punches and hits sound much more sickening and brutal, but some of them (especially Matero) can be heard screaming at the top of their lungs during the torture.