ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...

presents Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla (The Amulet: The Chronicles of Ramon Revilla) is a series based on the movies of

Ramon Revilla Sr. Ramon Bautista Revilla Sr. (born Jose Acuña Bautista; March 8, 1927 – June 26, 2020), popularly known simply as Ramon Revilla Sr., was a Filipino actor who served as Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He was known as the "''Hari ng ...

of the 1990s and 2000s, which features the Filipino cultural belief in the powers of an ''agimat'' or amulet. The milieu of the characters and stories are primarily set in

Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest ...

province where the belief in amulets remains strong to this day. The Agimat series comprises four titles. Tiagong Akyat is played by

Gerald Anderson Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson Jr. (born March 7, 1989) is a Filipino-American actor. He is managed and under contract to Star Magic, ABS-CBN's home based talent agency. Recognized as the "Action-Drama Prince" of Philippine industry, He is on ...

wherein he has superhuman strength, speed, and the ability to climb high walls through his amulet that makes him invincible. Tonyong Bayawak is played by

Coco Martin Rodel Pacheco Nacianceno (born November 1, 1981), known professionally by his stage name Coco Martin (), is a Filipino actor, director, and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead roles in ''Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin'', '' Walang H ...

and has the abilities and characteristics of the bayawak (

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). Elias Paniki is played by

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who has the quest to destroy all witches and warlocks. Pepeng Agimat is played by

Jolo Revilla Ramon Jolo "Jolo" Bautista Revilla III (born Jose Lorenzo Hernandez Bautista III; March 15, 1988) is a Filipino actor, comedian, and politician serving as the representative of the 1st District of Cavite since 2022. He also served as the vice ...

, who fulfills the mission of killing the or vampires. But during Season 2, it had now transformed into an afternoon mini-series as part of the ''Haponstatic'' block, now ''Kapamilya Gold''. Bianong Bulag is played by

Jason Abalos Jason Joel Jimenez Abalos (born January 14, 1985) is a Filipino actor, host, model, endorser and politician. Acting career Abalos is a former member of Star Magic talents until 2017. He was discovered after joining Star Circle Quest, a realit ...

a blind young man who gets a hold of an amulet that makes him a deadly sharpshooter, a special power he uses to help those in need. Kapitan Inggo is played again by

which has the power to ward off bullets and conquer his enemies. The series aired on

, locally available in the Philippines. The network announced that the Agimat series was unofficially cancelled due to poor ratings on March 18, 2011 as it was replaced by ''

Wansapanataym ''Wansapanataym'' ( Filipinization of the English phrase "''once upon a time''") was a Philippine fantasy anthology television series produced and broadcast by ABS-CBN. It airs every Sunday night. The series was aired from June 22, 1997, to Febr ...

''. Installments that did not push through were ''Pepeng Kuryente'' and ''Boy Putik'', which were supposed to star

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and

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, respectively.

Season 1

Tiagong Akyat

Pepeng Agimat '' Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla presents Pepeng Agimat'', more popularly known as simply Pepeng Agimat () was the second installment of the Philippine weekly mini-series '' Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla'' (''"Amulet: The Legend ...

Tonyong Bayawak

Elias Paniki '' Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla presents Elias Paniki'', more popularly known as simply Elias Paniki () was the fourth installment of the Philippine weekly mini-series '' Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla'' aired by ABS-CBN that s ...

Season 2

Bianong Bulag

Kapitan Inggo

NOTE: Aside from Saturday night (August 15, 2009 as Tiagong Akyat; August 21, 2010 as Elias Paniki), Season 2 was already moved to January 24, 2011 but unofficially ended on March 18 for the cancellation of the series.

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