MMK pays extra attention to detail in Fallen 44 Special Tribute.

Gary Ann  Lastrilla

<div><img src='' alt='050215-mmk_mainphoto.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>The second half of the two-part tribute of <i>Maalaala Mo Kaya</i> to the <i>Fallen 44 </i>will air this Saturday, May 2. It will feature the story of Garry Erana’s best friend, another fallen <i>SAF</i> commando, Rennie Tayrus who will be played by Ejay Falcon. </div><div><br/></div><div><i>Maalaala Mo Kaya’</i>s Production Manager Roda Dela Cerna explained how they picked out the story of best friends Garry and Rennie. “After <i>nung mangyari ang insident</i>e<i>, meron isang </i>feature<i> na tumatak sa amin. Yung magkaibigan na namatay, magkatabi sa libingan so nung pinuntahan namin yung pamilya, initially, isang kuwento lang ang pipiliin namin pero dahil magkadikit sila, hindi namin mapaghiwalay</i>.” </div><div><br/></div><div>Furthermore, Roda said, <i>“Hindi naging mahirap para sa amin na kuhain ang kuwento kasi right after na mainterview ng ABS-CBN, yung RNG natin doon, pinasabi kaagad na interesado ang MMK so hindi na sila nag</i>-entertain <i>ng kahit na anong network para kausapin p</i>a… In fact,<i> nung nandoon kami, dumating kami, nandoon yung ibang </i>network pero ang sabi nila, <i>ABS lang ang kakausapin namin na nakakatuwa kasi pinagkatiwala at itong dalawang taong to ay mga </i>officers<i>, mga</i> leaders<i> ng kani-kanilang commando</i>.”</div><div><br/></div><div>Roda said that they have been discussing this project as early as February. She also said that they have been coordinating with SAF while doing these special episodes. <i>“Maraming kailangan paghandaan kasi r</i>esearch-based n<i>ga po, ayaw naming magkamali, ayaw naming mapulaan </i>so every step of the way, coordination <i>po talaga with SAF,</i>” adding that they even have a massacre survivor at the shoot.</div><div><br/></div><div>Moreover, Roda said that they really wanted to be detailed in presenting the story of the SAF commandos so they coordinated with the P<i>hilippine National Police.</i> “<i>Sobrang naap</i>preciate <i>ng PNP na kinukuha namin bawat detalye.</i> Naappreciate<i> nila nag</i>cocoordinate p<i>o kami sa kaliit-liitang detalye kailangan po namin. Kasi sabi nga nila, minsan lang tayo gumawa ng ganito, gawin natin ng tama</i>. And even<i> kami sa MMK, ayaw din naman po naming magkamali sa pamilya na nagtitiwala po na ibigay yung kuwento sa amin,</i>” she said.</div><div><br/></div>

MMK reveals how the Fallen 44 special episodes came to be.

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