''Don't Give Up on Us'' is a 2006 Filipino

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film directed by Joyce E. Bernal. The film was the fifth and last screen appearance of

Judy Ann Santos Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo (born May 11, 1978) is a Filipino actress and film producer. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines, and is known for her dramatic and comedic roles in blockbusters and independent films, as w ...

and

Piolo Pascual Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual (, born January 12, 1977) is a Filipino actor, model, singer, television host, comedian and film producer. Pascual began a career in 1993 after landing a bit role in the film ''The Vizconde Massacre Story (God Help ...

together (after '' Esperanza: The Movie'', ''Kahit Isang Saglit'', ''Bakit 'Di Totohanin'' and ''

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'') prior to the premiering of '' Sa Piling Mo'' next month as well as the non-official entry for the 31st Metro Manila Film Festival almost 3 weeks later. ''Don't Give Up on Us'' grossed roughly in the Philippines. The official websites listed several international screenings but no international box-office receipts were made available by

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. It is the third Highest-Grossing Philippine-produced movie in 2006 after '' Sukob'' and '' Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo''. The Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB) gave ''Don't Give Up on Us'' a B rating, which made it eligible for a 65% tax rebate on its earnings in the Philippines. The

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(MTRCB) gave ''Don't Give Up on Us'' a PG-13 rating which required parental guidance for viewers under thirteen years of age.

Plot

''In a most unexpected place, love finds its way...'' ''But will it survive the journey?'' Abby (

) thinks she has everything under control until her best friend Sabina walks out of her own bridal shower weeks before her marriage to Abby's younger brother Samuel. With a cassette tape left behind by Sabina as her only lead, Abby vows to find her best friend and bring her back in time for the wedding. Abby's search takes her to Baguio. There she meets Vince (

) and his younger brother Marco, a folk singer in a local pub whose voice she heard in Sabina's tape. Vince claims that he recorded the song for his friend Rabbit who was supposed to give it to his girlfriend (Sabina). Abby persuades Vince to take her to Rabbit in the hope to find Sabina. Marco thinks of an idea to get Vince and Abby together. As Abby and Vince travel together through the mountain provinces, love tries to find its way through their hearts. But will it survive the journey?

Cast

as Abelarda "Abby" Trinidad *

as Vince *

Hilda Koronel Hilda Koronel (born Susan Reid; January 17, 1957) is a MMFF, FAMAS, Luna and Urian award-winning Filipino actress. Born to a Filipino mother and an American father who was a serviceman in Clark Air Base, she has starred in around 45 films, m ...

as Pilar *

Rio Locsin Maria Theresa Rosario Garcia Nayve-Israel (born October 3, 1961), known professionally as Rio Locsin, is a Filipino actress. Known primarily for her roles in films with underlying social themes, she began her career playing daring characters a ...

as Teresa * Tommy Abuel as Robert *

Marjorie Barretto Marjorie Bernardine Castelo Barretto (; born 19 May 1974) is a Filipino former actress and politician. She also served as the city councilor of second district of Caloocan from 2007 to 2013; she ran for the same position in 2025 but lost. Her si ...

as Aleli *

Cheska Garcia Francesca Marie "Cheska" Velasco Garcia-Kramer (born Francesca Marie Velasco Garcia; July 24, 1980) is a Filipino actress and model. Early life Cheska Garcia was born in Makati, Philippines to Francisco Pablo Pellicer Garcia, a Spanish mestizo ...

as Sabina * John Wayne Sace as Julius *

Marco Alcaraz Marco Antonio Faylona Alcaraz (; born July 12, 1983) is a Filipino actor, model, and former varsity basketball player at San Sebastian College-Recoletos. His first movie was '' Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita'' with Dennis Trillo Abelar ...

as Samuel *Paolo Paraiso as Rabbit *JC Quadrado as Marco

Accolades

*YES! Magazine Reader's Choice 2006 *:Favorite Actress of the Year - Sol Bagoporo *:Favorite Movie of the Year *S Magazine Reader's Choice Awards 2006 *:Hottest Premium Actress - Judy Ann Santos *:Hottest Premium Actor - Piolo Pascual *:Movie of the Year *4th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards (March 17, 2007) *:Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Musical/Comedy) - Piolo Pascual *23rd PMPC Star Awards for Movies (March 23, 2007)http://www.philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200703262402.htm *:Movie Actor of the Year - Piolo Pascual *:Movie Cinematographer of the Year - Charlie Peralta *:Movie Original Theme Song of the Year - "Sana Ay Malaman Mo" (Piolo Pascual)

References

External links

* * * {{Joyce Bernal 2006 films 2006 romantic comedy films Films directed by Joyce Bernal Philippine romantic comedy films Star Cinema films 2000s Tagalog-language films Films shot in Baguio