Ana, a social climber from the province, and Mark, a good-looking but emotionally weak guy, met on a ship to a city one April Fool's Day.
[1] Lolong (who'll later be known as Medal of Valor awardee Lt. Romualdo Rubi) who has chosen a career in the military despite his mother's and wife's protests.
Blessed with a happy disposition and a determination to live a normal life, Jerome lands a job as an errand boy at a local police station.
A true to life story about how these three women will struggle through the pain that the 2006 MV Leonida II tragedy (a ferry boat which capsized due to overloading in Surigao city) has brought in their lives and how they will rise above it in the end.
On the other hand, her daughter Carla (Pineda) realizes the need for them to find additional income so she decides to try her luck as a maid in Manila.
But instead of raising her family's quality of life, Carla ends up in the hands of a cruel employer who almost kills her after several months of maltreatment.
But upon learning that an American was arriving in the Philippines to finally marry her, she was forced to declare only one daughter and put her husband and other children to a painful and depressing isolation.
Daniella is a rich kid, who is content playing alone in the house since her parents have provided her with all the material things that she asks for.
Solly, a pretty singer whose beautiful voice captivates the heart of a young boy named Jun.
Zandro, the notorious campus playboy who juggles three girlfriends at a time, crosses paths with Knoll, a pretty scholar whose innocence instantly captivates his fickle heart.
But when May's father passes away, she realizes how much Bobit loves her as he shoulders some of her financial obligations and helps her find a teaching job so she can graduate from college.
It's as if they’re destined to change each other's lives as Christie teaches Jawo how to read and write; while he, in turn, lets her experience simple joys such as eating street food and laughing out loud.
[26][27] The life story of Star Power grand winner Angeline Quinto who struggled with her complicated family ties as well as her dream to become a singer.
Manuela, the town beauty in Saranggani who captures both the hearts of her close friend Isyot as well as the chief of police, Manuel.
[34][35] On Maalaala Mo Kaya, Jessy Mendiola and Ejay Falcon play a married couple, Lisa and Efren, who have sworn to love each other despite the disapproval of the former's family.
But the irony of it is that Lisa's father, Fidel (played by Mark Gil), seems to be the one who's set on ruining her life since he is deeply obsessed with her.
[40] Susana, a devoted mom whose world turns upside down when her sons Roderick and Ray-an are both diagnosed with incurable diseases.
[43][44] A lone boy searching for a family he never had At the age of three, Nikko is abandoned by his mother in a makeshift movie house in Tacloban.
There's Lola Aning whose relatives didn’t like him, a family of drug users and a couple who also left him in the end due to an unfortunate turn of events.
Her rampant hair loss persists into her teenage years, causing her a lot of heartaches and discrimination by the people around her.
[46] Darwin Calvario of General Santos City, a tricycle driver who tries his best to be a good provider to his wife Chona and their newborn baby.
Earning money for their daily needs is difficult enough already, but his strength as a family man is put to the test when he finds out that his baby is suffering from imporforate anus (no anal opening) and needs to undergo an immediate operation.
Amidst his frantic search for funds that would cover his son's hospital bills, Darwin stumbles upon a bag containing a huge amount of money in the backseat of his tricycle one day.
Tragedy strikes when at the peak of his athletic career, Bert is suddenly diagnosed with a serious illness and loses his right leg in the process.
Although their mom tries her best to provide for their needs, Grace and Philip can’t help but criticize her lack of courage to fight for their right to be acknowledged by their father.
[55][56] Witness how life hasn’t always been easy for Marcelito whose childhood was filled with difficulties and a deep longing to be reunited with his real family.
To survive the streets of Surigao, he took up various odd jobs like working as a pin boy in a bowling alley and a balut vendor at one point in his life.
He found comfort in singing Regine Velasquez's songs to pass the time, not knowing that it will lead him to instant fame someday.
In order to save his parents’ marriage, Jason decides to court Karen who eventually falls for his charm.
Devastated, Rene can't accept the fact that he was fooled by the woman to whom he gave his all and that he now experiences what his father had experienced with his mother.