''I Heart Davao'' (International title: ''My Sweet Heart'') is a 2017
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 "''telebi ...
romance 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 Marlon N. Rivera, it stars
Carla Abellana
Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana (; born June 12, 1986) is a Filipino actress and model who played the lead role in the Philippine adaptation of the Mexican telenovela '' Rosalinda'' in 2009. She is also known for her lead role in '' Sine Novela: ...
and
Tom Rodriguez
Bartolome Alberto Mott (born October 1, 1987), known professionally as Tom Rodriguez, is a Filipino-American model, actor, host and singer.
Biography
Rodriguez is from Catbalogan, Samar. He was born in Subic Naval Base in Zambales to an Ameri ...
. It premiered on June 26, 2017 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing ''
Meant to Be''. The series concluded on August 18, 2017 with a total of 40 episodes. It was replaced by ''
My Korean Jagiya
''My Korean Jagiya'' ( / ) is a Philippine television drama romance comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mark A. Reyes, it stars Heart Evangelista and Alexander Lee Eusebio, Alexander Lee. It premiered on August 21, 2017 on the n ...
'' in its timeslot.
The series is streaming online on
YouTube
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.
Premise
Hope, a heart transplant recipient goes to
Davao City
Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of lan ...
to save her family's chocolate business. She meets Ponce who is the ex-boyfriend of her heart donor.
Cast and characters
;Lead cast
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Carla Abellana
Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana (; born June 12, 1986) is a Filipino actress and model who played the lead role in the Philippine adaptation of the Mexican telenovela '' Rosalinda'' in 2009. She is also known for her lead role in '' Sine Novela: ...
as Hope Villanueva-Torres
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Tom Rodriguez
Bartolome Alberto Mott (born October 1, 1987), known professionally as Tom Rodriguez, is a Filipino-American model, actor, host and singer.
Biography
Rodriguez is from Catbalogan, Samar. He was born in Subic Naval Base in Zambales to an Ameri ...
as Ponce Torres
;Supporting cast
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Benjamin Alves
Benjamin Sapida (born March 31, 1987), whose previous screen name was Vince SaldaƱa and current screen name is Benjamin Alves, is a Filipino actor and model under the management of GMA Network.
Biography Early life
Alves was born Benjamin Quiam ...
as Paul Gutierrez
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Betong Sumaya as Patrick "Tasoy" Alcancez
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Maey Bautista
Maylin "Maey" Bautista (born May 5, 1973), also known as Maey B, is a Filipino journalist, host, actress, and comedian. She is known for her tandem with Betong Sumaya since they participated in '' Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showd ...
as Judith Bueno-Alcancez
* Catherine Remperas as Aileen Ayuban / Dorothy
* Ricardo Cepeda as Manolo Torres
* Phillip Lazaro as Vicencio "Vic"/ Vivenca "Venks" Sumpak
* Racquel Villavicencio as Helena Veronica "Helen" Villanueva
* Glenda Garcia as Mary Prudence "Pru" Villanueva
* Joel Saracho as Manuel Ayuban
* Geraldine Villamil as Mila Fostanes-Ayuban
* Nats Sitoy as Jenny Ayuban
* Kevin Sagra as Teban
;Guest cast
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Patricia Tumulak
Patricia Marie Gomez Tumulak (; born March 3, 1988) is a Filipino beauty pageant titleholder and actress. She came from a large family with a Filipino, Japanese and Spanish lineage from the Visayas region. She currently resides in Quezon City, ...
as Maxine "Max" San Agustin
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Rez Cortez
Res Septimo Cortez (born January 4, 1956), better known as Rez Cortez, is a Filipino film and television actor and assistant director.
Acting career
Cortez's film career began in 1974, when he was introduced in ''Daigdig ng Sindak at Lagim''. ...
as Judith's father
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Ces Quesada
Ces Quesada (; born June 13, 1958) is a Filipina actress and TV host. She is currently signed with GMA Network and ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Netw ...
as Judith's mother
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Zoren Legaspi
Zoren Lim Legaspi (; born January 30, 1972) is a Filipino actor and television director. He is best known for appearing in several television shows such as ''Ika-6 na Utos'', '' Mulawin'', '' Now and Forever: Ganti'', ''Majika'', ''Enchanted Ga ...
as Eugene "Euge" Lumbas
Episodes
June 2017
July 2017
August 2017
Ratings
According to
AGB Nielsen Philippines
AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Nielsen, is a market research firm in the Philippines specializing in broadcast media. AGB Nielsen conducts audience measurement of television ratings for certain areas in the Philipp ...
' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement, the pilot episode of ''I Heart Davao'' earned a
7.4% rating. While the final episode scored a 6.5% rating. The series had its highest rating on July 28, 2017 with an 8.3% rating.
References
External links
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2017 Philippine television series debuts
2017 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs shows
Philippine romantic comedy television series
Television shows set in Davao City
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