''Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?'' (International title: ''Second Chances'' / ) is a 2009

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 ...

. Based on a 1984 Philippine film of the same title, the series is the thirteenth instalment of '' Sine Novela''. Directed by

Maryo J. de los Reyes Mario Margarito Jorolan de los Reyes (October 17, 1952 – January 27, 2018), simply known as Maryo J. de los Reyes, was a Filipino film and television director. He began his career in the 1970s. Death He died after suffering a heart attack on ...

, it stars

Aljur Abrenica Aljur Mikael Guiang Abrenica (born March 24, 1990) is a Filipino actor, dancer, model and singer. He appeared on the fourth season of '' StarStruck''. Early and personal life His father, Alfonso Abrenica Jr., was a musician, and his mother, Am ...

and

Kris Bernal Kristine Ann Tan Bernal (born May 17, 1989) is a Filipino actress who became known for winning the fourth season of the reality-based talent search '' StarStruck'' of GMA Network. Bernal rose to fame as the other half in her loveteam with A ...

. It premiered on March 2, 2009 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up replacing '' Saan Darating ang Umaga?''. The series concluded on June 19, 2009 with a total of 78 episodes. It was replaced by '' Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin'' in its timeslot.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Miguelito "Lito" Sanchez *

as Myrna Ramos-Sanchez ;Supporting cast *

Ara Mina Ara Mina (born Hazel Pascual Reyes-Almarinez; May 9, 1979) is a Filipino actress, singer, endorser, and entrepreneur. Career Mina became part of the Philippine entertainment industry at 14 years of age via the youth-oriented program '' That ...

as Glacilda Bautista *

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 Kiko Claro * Mike Tan as Bong Ramos *

Juan Rodrigo José Dante P. Pascual, known professionally as Juan Rodrigo, is a Filipino stage, film and television actor, singer and model. Personal life and career Rodrigo was discovered by his former talent manager Boy De Guia. He started as a dancer, ...

as Rene Ramos *

Mariz Ricketts Mariz Ricketts is a Filipino singer, television host, film and television actress, and film producer in the Philippines. Career Mariz performed the theme song in the film ''Ang Lihim Ng Golden Buddha'' (1989). She became a popular as a singer ...

as Linda Ramos *

Lloyd Samartino Lloyd Samartino Jr. (born February 2, 1960) is a Filipino actor. Personal life Samartino's mother is Carmen Soriano, an actress and singer. Samartino's wife was Jo Ramos, a singer and daughter of former Philippines President Fidel V. Ramos. T ...

as Eddie Sanchez *

Maritoni Fernandez Maritoni Fernandez-Dayrit (born Antonita Maria Carmen Fernandez Moynihan; March 31, 1969) is a Filipina character actress, model and entrepreneur. Family She is the daughter of Antony Moynihan, 3rd Baron Moynihan, who was English with some Ir ...

as Constance "Connie" Sanchez *

Carlo Aquino Carlo Jose Liwanag Aquino (born 3 September 1985) is a Filipino actor and musician known for being the lead singer of the band Kollide and formerly of JCS with John Prats and Stefano Mori. Aquino achieved critical recognition for his performan ...

as Philippe "Phil" Bautista *

Maybelyn Dela Cruz Maybelyn dela Cruz (born December 20, 1982) is a Filipino actress and politician based in the Philippines. She was former child star and popularly known as the daughter of Nova Villa in Home Along Da Riles, a comedy series that aired on ABS-CBN. ...

as Cherry Ramos * Rhea Nakpil as Encar *

Jana Roxas Jana Roxas (born August 22, 1990) is a Filipina former actress. She was known as Starstruck Batch 3 Avenger along with Chuck Allie, Iwa Moto, Gian Carlos and the Ultimate Survivors Jackie Rice and Marky Cielo. She appeared in GMA-7 TV series l ...

as Antonia Claro * Krystal Reyes as Angeli Claro * Say Alonzo as Anina * Jake Vargas as Elmer Ramos * Matutina as Sima * Dart Zia as Yanboy * Kiko Junio as Ovige * Lawrence Gutierrez as Migs ;Guest cast *

Pen Medina Crispin "Pen" Parungao Medina Sr. (born August 27, 1950, in Arayat, Pampanga) is an actor from the Philippines who started acting in theater plays in his youth. He eventually played versatile roles on the big screen and in various television s ...

as Tata Teryo * Julio Diaz as Rafael Bautista *

Ana Capri Ynfane Avanica (born April 24, 1979), known professionally as Ana Capri, is a Filipino actress. Career In 1996, Capri made her screen debut in ''Virgin People 2'', directed by Celso Ad. Castillo, where she acted alongside Sunshine Cruz, Sharmai ...

as Jessa * Boy Roque as Phil's jailmate

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 Phili ...

' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?'' earned a 22.1% rating. While the final episode scored a 30.5% rating.

References

External links

* 2009 Philippine television series debuts 2009 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Live action television shows based on films Philippine romance television series Television shows based on comics Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub