tty ▁much ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁scarc ity ▁of ▁water ▁in ▁Bag ong ▁P ag - asa , ▁she ▁ends ▁up ▁s elling ▁her ▁remaining ▁supply ▁for ▁a ▁pretty ▁un reason able ▁price . ▁Despite ▁the ▁old ▁lady ' s ▁bad ▁reputation , ▁Sant ino ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁end ▁up ▁def ending ▁her ▁from ▁en rag ed ▁neighb ors ; ▁but ▁instead ▁of ▁showing ▁grat itude ▁to ▁the ▁said ▁k ids , ▁she ▁ends ▁up ▁driving ▁them ▁away . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁heat ▁wave ▁phenomen on ▁in ▁Bag ong ▁P ag - asa ▁finally ▁takes ▁its ▁to ll ▁on ▁its ▁residents ; ▁but ▁despite ▁the ▁said ▁fact , ▁En rique ▁remains ▁un m oved ▁regarding ▁the ▁matter . ▁En rique ▁then ▁verb ally ▁har ass es ▁Mario , ▁whom ▁he ▁accused ▁of ▁being ▁Bag ong ▁P ag - asa ' s ▁ju et eng ▁lord . ▁A ▁fire ▁in ▁Bag ong ▁P ag - asa ▁destroyed ▁At ong ▁and ▁Baby ' s ▁liv elihood ; ▁a ▁newly - wed ▁( to ▁T ilde ) ▁En rique ▁helped ▁them , ▁but ▁in ▁return ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁bl ame ▁C oco y ▁for ▁the ▁fire , ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁fire ▁was ▁just ▁an ▁accident . ▁This ▁causes ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁both ▁C oco y ▁and ▁Sant ino ▁from ▁Bag ong ▁P ag - asa . ▁ ▁M s . ▁Gl oria ▁Rom ero ▁as ▁Al ing ▁So led ad ▁- ▁an ▁inf am ous , ▁ir ate , ▁and ▁gre edy