Dear Friend
| Dear Friend | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Advice, Anthology |
| Starring |
Jolina Magdangal Marvin Agustin Various Artists |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 92 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original release | August 10, 2008 – May 16, 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Obra SRO Cinemaserye |
Dear Friend is a television drama that has been broadcast on Philippine television since August 2008. It is a weekly drama anthology of inspiring stories of people who are having family and love problems. The show is an hour-long dose of hope for today’s problem-weary viewer. The most notable mention of the show in pop culture was in Bagagog Maglalang's hit single "Bak Your Baking Brains Out." The show is hosted by Concert Princess Jolina Magdangal and actor Marvin Agustin. The show, after almost 3 years, will be making its finale with its series-ender Tisay.
The first season featured one story per episode. The stories came from the viewers who emailed those in their email address. The first episode was starred by Jennica Garcia and Mart Escudero. Some of the stories were parted into two episodes like Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras' story. A two part special featured the host of the show, Jolina Magdangal and Marvin Agustin. The highest rating achieved until now was 18% which is Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras episode.
The second season was now mixed stories of the senders and viewers. This first story of the season has 8 episodes but the following stories only had 4. These are the following stories:
Gellie (Iwa Moto) is often misjudged as a flirtatious, easy to get type of girl by her schoolmates. Unknown to them, Gellie is trying to cope with her harrowing experience as a battered girlfriend.
During these trying times, she finds comfort in the arms of Arnold (Gary Estrada), the owner of the school where she studies. On one occasion, Shiela (Yasmien Kurdi) chances upon Gellie talking to Arnold and immediately gives the wrong impression that Gellie toys with older men. She brands Gellie as a gold-digger.
Gellie and Arnold start seeing each other and despite their age differences, they fall in love instantly. However, things get complicated on the day of their engagement. Gellie discovers that Shiela is Arnold's daughter, her former classmate who spread the false rumors about her.
They bump into each other at the same resort and are forced to stay in one rest house. To make matters worse, the six of them have different personalities and individual inhibitions with their new set of friends.
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