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Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'' is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television), and "''se ...

political Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with decision-making, making decisions in social group, groups, or other forms of power (social and political), power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of Social sta ...

series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...

. Directed by Marlon N. Rivera, it stars

Ruru Madrid José Ezekiel Misa Madrid (born December 4, 1997), professionally known as Ruru Madrid (), is a Filipino actor, singer, model, and host who rose to fame in ''Protégé''. He is known for portraying the role of Ybarro / Ybrahim in the 2016 v ...

. It premiered on April 25, 2016 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on May 5, 2016 with a total of 8 episodes. The series is streaming online on

YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...

Premise

Jon G, a young and inexperienced mayoral candidate was made to run by his politician father. The drama satirizes and parodies traditional Philippine politics and exposes the absurdity and hypocrisy of some of the campaign strategies used by most politicians today to win voters. It aired for two weeks right before the presidential election on May 9.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Joven Jon Philip Ganid / Jon G. ;Supporting cast *

Tessie Tomas Teresita Winsett Hermosa (born October 31, 1950), better known by her stage name, Tessie Tomas, is a Filipino actress, screenwriter and stand-up comedian. Regarded as the original "Queen of Daytime TV", she is best known for hosting some of the ...

as F *

Leo Martinez Leo Martinez (born March 7, 1945) is a Filipino actor, comedian and director. Martinez also served as Director General of the Film Academy of the Philippines. Personal life He is married to Gina Valenciano (sister of Gary Valenciano), and has chi ...

as Onofre Mesa Ganid / O.M.G. *

Gabbi Garcia Gabriella Louise Ortega Lopez (born December 2, 1998), known professionally as Gabbi Garcia (), is a Filipino actress, global endorser, singer, host and vlogger. She is currently an exclusive talent of GMA Network, Sparkle GMA Artist Center, ...

as Cheverlyn "Che" Dimasupil *

Arianne Bautista Arianne Angeli Bautista (born September 1, 1993) is a Filipino commercial model, actress, and former host of GMA Network. She is currently a freelance artist since 2019. Early life Arianne Bautista was born and raised in Quezon City. She studi ...

as Angela Mae "Gelai" Inocente *

Jackie Rice Jacqueline Sobreo Rice (born April 27, 1990) is a Filipino former actress, model, and singer. Until 2022, she was a contract artist of GMA Artist Center. Rice appeared as the cover girl for ''Maxim'' magazine in July 2009 and '' FHM'' twice in ...

as Margeaux * Archie Adamos as Achil *

Jao Mapa Jose Vicente D. Mapa III, who is better known by his stage name, screen name Jao Mapa (born February 17, 1976), is a Filipino actor. He is also an accomplished Painting, painter. Acting career Mapa is best known for his Pepsi-Cola advertisemen ...

as Pepe * Glenda Garcia as Martha Dimasupil * Love Añover-Lianko as Cora Kamkam * Vince de Jesus as M * Patani Daño as Dora Mae *

Pekto Mike Nacua (born June 14, 1973), popularly known as Pekto, is a Filipino actor, comedian and television host. He rose to prominence in '' Nuts Entertainment'' (2003), as the original host of '' Day Off'' (2005), and as Bobong in the sitcom '' Is ...

as C * Jay Arcilla as Emil *

Maey Bautista Maylin "Maey" Bautista (born May 5, 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 Showdown''. ...

as Eya Binabalita * Lance Serrano as Rob * Dang Cruz as a reporter * Gene Padilla as a reporter ;Guest cast * Divine Aucina as Osang *

Mel Martinez Mel, Mels or MEL may refer to: Biology * Mouse erythroleukemia cell line (MEL) * National Herbarium of Victoria, a herbarium with the Index Herbariorum code MEL People * Mel (given name), the abbreviated version of several given names (including ...

as Hanash *

Martin del Rosario Martin Miguel Mangay del Rosario (born November 25, 1992) is a Filipino actor and model who is known for his portrayal of Norberto Matias in the 2011 drama series '' Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin'', as Severino Monzon in the TV adaptation of '' Pin ...

as Carlos Manalastas *

Benjamin Alves Benjamin Sapida (born March 31, 1989), whose previous screen name was Vince Saldaña 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 Quia ...

as Kenji "Ken G." Ganid * Jen Rosendahl as Madonna

Ratings

According to

AGB Nielsen Philippines AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Nielsen, or AGB Nielsen Philippines, under The Nielsen Company is a global leader in audience measurement, market research firms, and data analytics, with a focus on media in the Phi ...

' Mega Manila television ratings, the pilot episode of earned a 10.9% rating. The final episode scored a 12.9% rating.

References

External links

* * 2016 Philippine television series debuts 2016 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs shows GMA Network drama series Philippine political television series Philippine television miniseries Television shows set in Quezon City {{Philippines-drama-tv-prog-stub