''The General's Daughter'' is a 2019

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starring

Angel Locsin Angelica Locsin Colmenares (born April 23, 1985) is a Filipino actress and humanitarian. She is known for her dramatic roles and portrayals of heroines and mythological characters in film and television. She is a recipient of various accolades ...

. The series aired on

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's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide via

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from January 21 to October 4, 2019, replacing '' Ngayon at Kailanman'', and was replaced by ''

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''.

Plot

2nd LT Rhian Bonifacio is an AFP Military Nurse dedicated to save lives. Beneath her benevolent exterior, however, lies a secret - she's a spy, trained by her very own father, "Heneral" Santiago Guerrero, to exact revenge against his sworn enemy, BGen. Marcial de Leon, the commander of the Northern Command of the AFP. Unbeknownst to Rhian, she has been living a lie - that the father she has known and loved all her life was the enemy all along and has trained her to be used as a weapon against her real father. Having been indoctrinated to believe in the nobility of Tiago's cause, Rhian will be caught in the crossfire between Tiago's cell and the AFP. Rhian will find herself struggling between her love for her false family and the dictates of her conscience.

Cast and characters

Protagonist

as 1st Lt. Rhian Bonifacio, PA / Arabella de Leon

Main

Tirso Cruz III Tirso Silvano Cruz III (born April 1, 1952) is a Filipino actor, comedian, and singer. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines. Regarded as a "matinee idol", Cruz is a FAMAS Award and Gawad Uria ...

as Lieutenant General Santiago "Heneral Tiago" Guerrero Sr., AFP *

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as Brigadier General Marcial de Leon, AFP *

Janice de Belen Catherine Janice Yap de Belen (; born November 9, 1968), better known as Janice de Belen, is a Filipino actress, commercial model and television host. She is dubbed as the “''Queen of Horror-Drama''” for her acting prowess and exceptional ...

as Amelia Montemayor-Guerrero * Eula Valdes as Corazon de Leon *

Paulo Avelino Michael Paulo Lingbanan Avelino (born May 13, 1988) is a Filipino actor, singer, model and a movie producer. Regarded as the "Prince of Philippine Teleserye", he is best known in television series such as '' Walang Hanggan'' (2012), ''Bridges of ...

as Franco "Dos" Segismundo *

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as Elijah "Elai" Sarmiento *

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as Maj. Ethan del Fierro, PA * Ryza Cenon as 2nd Lt. Jessica "Jessie" de Leon-del Fierro, PA *

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as Isabel "Nanang Sabel" Sarmiento

Supporting

Loisa Andalio Josefina Loisa Francisco Andalio (; born April 21, 1999), better known as Loisa Andalio, is a Filipino actress, dancer and singer. She was first seen on Philippine TV in April 2014 as a housemate of the fifth regular season of ''Pinoy Big Broth ...

as Claire del Fierro *

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as Ivan Cañega * Art Acuña as Armando Segismundo * Archie Adamos as BGen. Lorenzo Buencamino, AFP * Cholo Barretto as 1st Lt. Joselito "Jopet" Ramirez, PA *

Kim Molina Kimverlie Soriano Molina (born July 1, 1991), popularly known as Kim Molina, is a Filipino singer and actress, known for portraying Aileen in the long-running Filipino stage musical ''Rak Of Aegis'' (2014—present), Savannah in the drama series ...

as 2nd Lt. Maria Lilybeth "Billet" Abarquez, PA * Tess Antonio as Cora Apostol * May Bayot as Fedelina Catacutan * Amy Nobleza as Lea "Ekang" Apostol * Anne Feo as Helen del Fierro * Marc Santiago as Santino "Santi" M. Guerrero * Avery Balasbas as Aradella "Ara" De Leon *

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as Andrew "Andoy" Apostol * Kate Alejandrino as Lt. Adelina Manlangit, PA * Rafael "Paeng" Sudayan as Papi * Jim Bergado as Barog * Lilygem Yulores as Joselyn * John Steven de Guzman as Tom-Tom *

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as Gloria * Patrick Quiroz as Amir

Guests

* Ashley Sarmiento as young Rhian *

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as teen Rhian *

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as young Tiago *

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as young Marcial *

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as young Corazon *

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as young Amelia * Rino Marco as young Armando * Brandon Axl as young Franco *

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as teen Franco *

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as David Pascal *

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as Mayor Manuel Sta. Maria * Leo Rialp as Oscar Villavicencio * Rolly Inocencio as Mang Eugene * Jomari Angeles as Caloy * Dido de la Paz as George Catacutan * Kiko Matos as Salvador "Buddy" Banzon * Giovanni Baldisseri as Roman *

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as Vera "Ms. Poison" Sangre * Jong Cuenco as Bernardo "Mr. Mogul" Tuazon *

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as BGen. Gregorio "Greg" Maximillano *

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as young Greg * Janice Hung as Capt. Alexandra "Cuatro" Noblejas, PA * Tart Carlos as Bekbek * Apollo Abraham as Tiago's Lawyer * Ces dela Cruz-Guevara as Elvira Ricaforte * Wilmar Peñaflorida as Tiago's Henchman *

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as Tintin * Chai Fonacier as Irene * Patrick Sugui as Banjo *

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as Amor * Darwin "Hap Rice" Tolentino as Tomas * Mark "Big Mac" Andaya as Jack *

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Gabriela "Cinco" Sta. Ana *

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as Zandro "Tres" Abellanosa / Wilson Montino * Javi Benitez as Vladimir Lejano * Emilio Garcia as Mayor Dante Velario * Rochelle Barrameda as Irma Velario * Lara Morena as Adelfa Dimaranan

Broadcast

''The General's Daughter'' premiered on January 21, 2019, which was simulcast worldwide on

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and

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. The show aired on ABS-CBN's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block and worldwide via TFC. Before the conclusion of the show, it was picked up by the

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-based

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which airs the same over Myanmar.

Reruns

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of ''The General's Daughter'' is broadcast through the

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from June 15, 2020, to January 15, 2021, filling in for '' Ang sa Iyo ay Akins originally planned timeslot. It was eventually replaced by the rerun of ''

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'' on the said timeslot.

Production

Casting

The initial cast of the series, which included Angel Locsin, Maricel Soriano, Janice de Belen, Eula Valdez and Ryza Cenon who had just transferred from the

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, was announced by Dreamscape Entertainment Head Deo Endrinal via

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on April 12, 2018. The series would be officially unveiled in November 2018 during ABS-CBN's ''Family is Love'' trade event. The series was first developed around 2014 or 2015, and underwent numerous changes before making it to air in 2019. The biggest change made being that the Rhian Bonifacio character was supposed to be a member of the

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, which was different from the member of the Army Nurse Corps that the character ended up becoming. Angel Locsin was the first and sole choice for the role of Rhian Bonifacio. According to Dreamscape's creative head, Rondel Lindayag, only Locsin had the angst to portray the character perfectly. However, Locsin could not accept the role early in its development because she was tied to star in a ''

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'' which was supposed to have been directed by

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. Locsin would eventually be forced out of the role after suffering a disc bulge on her back. Thereafter, Locsin did not star in another TV series to rehabilitate her back as well as having gone through a break-up with former boyfriend

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; the lone exception thereto being a supporting role in ''

La Luna Sangre ''La Luna Sangre'' (lit. The Blood Moon) is a 2017 Philippine horror-fantasy drama television series. Directed by Richard Arellano, Rory Quintos and Mae Cruz-Alviar, it stars Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Angel Locsin and Richard Gutierrez. ...

'', which was a sequel to the Locsin-starrers '' Lobo'' and ''

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''. The role of Marcial de Leon was originally offered to

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, who declined the role as he was, at the time, the COO of the Tourism Promotion Board, an attached agency of the Department of Tourism.

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was next approached to play the role, but he likewise turned down the offer in order to prepare for his bid for reelection as Mayor of

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. The role would eventually be bagged by Albert Martinez who was then a part of ''

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'', he'd later appear concurrently on both shows. The series was billed as the "biggest teleserye of 2019" in terms of the cast, the mounting of the drama, the mounting of the action, and the mounting of the interaction between components of the story.

Reception

During its near 9-month run, ''The General's Daughter'' was a consistent top rater, second only to perrenial ratings hit ''

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''. Its pilot rating of 34.0% was considered impressive considering that the episode aired on simulcast with its online platforms. The series would then register a higher number, 35.1%, on its second episode. The series would hit its peak on May 16, 2019, as it scored a rating of 36.7%. The show would make history on its September 6, 2019, episode as it placed number 1 on Kantar Media, displacing ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' to number 2 for the first time since its debut in 2015; on that broadcast, ''The General's Daughter'' scored 32.8% to ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano's'' 32.4%. The series would conclude on a high note, registering a rating 35.9%.

Accolades

Notes

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:General's Daughter ABS-CBN drama series Philippine action television series Philippine military television series 2019 Philippine television series debuts 2019 Philippine television series endings Television series by Dreamscape Entertainment Television Filipino-language television shows Television shows set in the Philippines