''Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko'' ( / international title: ''My Fairy Grandmother'') is a

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebis ...

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series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

. Directed by Rico Gutierrez, it stars

Gloria Romero Gloria Romero may refer to: *Gloria Romero (actress) Gloria Anne Borrego Galla (born December 16, 1933), known professionally as Gloria Romero (), is a multi-awarded Filipino actress, regarded as the “Queen of Philippine Movies”, her care ...

. It premiered on April 30, 2017 on the network's Sunday Grande sa Gabi line up replacing ''

Tsuperhero ''Tsuperhero'' () is a Philippine television action situational comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by LA Madrijeros and Rado Peru, it stars Derrick Monasterio in the title role. It premiered on November 13, 2016 replacing '' Ismol ...

''.

Premise

Narrating the adventures of Lola Goreng, and her grandchildren Alice and Elvis, who find themselves living with Moira, a kid who they found on the streets.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Gloria "Goreng" Espino *

Jillian Ward Jillian Ward (; ; born Jhyllianne Wardë; February 23, 2005) is a Filipina actress, singer, and vlogger. She is known for playing the title role of Gertrudis "Trudis" Capili-Ferrer in GMA Network's ''Sine Novela'', ''Trudis Liit'', Donna Marie ...

as Alice Espino *

Chlaui Malayao Maria Chlaui Denise T. Malayao (born January 24, 2008) is a Filipino actress known for her roles on '' Yagit'' and ''Little Nanay''. Personal life Maria Chlaui Denise Malayao was born to a family of 5 in Imus, Cavite Cavite, officially t ...

as Moira Villavicencio * David Remo as Elvis Espino * TG Daylusan as Pipoy * Julius Miguel as Jorrel * Angelica Ulip as Tintin *

Frances Makil-Ignacio Frances Makil-Ignacio is a Filipino actress (born March 29, 1971). From 2001-2012, she starred in numerous shows of ABS-CBN as a contract actress. In 2012, she briefly transferred to TV5 as part of Valiente before staging an ABS-CBN comeback the ...

as Mila / Metring *

Nova Villa Novelita Villanueva Gallegos (born April 16, 1946), better known as Nova Villa, is a Filipino actress and a veteran comedian. With a career spanning more than 50 years, Villa is recognized as the original 'Goddess of Comedy' and one of the defi ...

as Dee

Production

Principal photography was halted in March 2020 due to the

enhanced community quarantine in Luzon The enhanced community quarantine in Luzon was a series of stay-at-home orders and '' cordon sanitaire'' measures implemented by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on the island of Luzon ...

caused by the

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. The series resumed its programming on July 18, 2021.

Ratings

According to

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' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of ''Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko'' earned an 8.5% rating. The show got its highest rating on October 29, 2017 with a 12.5% rating.

Accolades

References

External links

* * 2017 Philippine television series debuts Filipino-language television shows GMA Network original programming Philippine anthology television series Philippine children's television series Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub