''Sa Piling ni Nanay'' (International title: ''Ysabel'' / ) is a

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 ...

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 ...

. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr. and Omar Deroca, it stars Yasmien Kurdi,

Katrina Halili Maria Katrina Iren Pe Halili (born January 4, 1986) is a Filipino actress and commercial model of Chinese descent. She made her screen debut through the reality talent search '' StarStruck'' in 2003, and became more popular playing several rol ...

and

Mark Herras Mark Angelo Santos Herras (born December 14, 1986) is a Filipino film and television actor. He won in the reality talent show '' StarStruck'' aired in GMA Network. He also appeared in '' Forever in My Heart'', ''Encantadia'', '' SOP'', and ''I ...

. It premiered on June 27, 2016 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing ''

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''. The series concluded on January 27, 2017 with a total of 154 episodes. It was replaced by '' Pinulot Ka Lang sa Lupa'' in its timeslot. The series is streaming online on

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Premise

Ysabel is a single mother to Maymay. Working as a personal assistant to Scarlet, who married Javier for money. Scarlet is incapable to give her husband a child and convinces Javier to get a surrogate mother, Ysabel. Scarlet knows Ysabel needs money because Maymay has leukemia. Maymay later dies while Ysabel is still pregnant who will become the kid of Scarlet and Javier, Maya. Due to sadness, Ysabel will take away Maya and she will raise her like her own daughter.

Cast and characters

;Lead cast * Yasmien Kurdi as Ysabel Salvacion-de Guzman / Zeny Alfonse *

as Jonas Ocampo *

as Scarlet Morato-Mercado ;Supporting cast *

Nova Villa Novelita Villanueva Gallegos (born April 16, 1946), better known as Nova Villa, is a Filipino actress and a veteran comedian. With a career spanning more than 50 years, Villa is recognized as the original 'Goddess of Comedy' and one of the defi ...

as Matilda Mercado *

Bettina Carlos Anna Bettina Christina Pineda Carlos-Eduardo (born December 25, 1987), known professionally as Bettina Carlos, is a Filipina actress and host. She started her career in GMA Network and a contract artist of GMA Network but later moved to rival s ...

as Wanda *

Antonio Aquitania Antonio Ford Aquitania (born January 16, 1977) is a Filipino actor, comedian, host, and model. He is a former member of ''Bubble Gang''. Early career Aquitania's first appearance was as a latter cast member of a long running comedy sitcom ''Pal ...

as Victor "Rod" Alfonse * Sofia Catabay as Maya de Guzman / Katharine Mercado-Salvacion *

Benjamin Alves Benjamin Sapida (born March 31, 1987), 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 Quiam ...

as Javier Mercado ;Guest cast * Chlaui Malayao as Angelica Mae "Maymay" Salvacion *

Dexter Doria Dexter Doria is a Filipino veteran actress. She has appeared in more than 175 films and several television programs from ABS-CBN and GMA Network. Career In 1977, she appeared in such movies as ''Elektrika Kasi, Eh!'', ''Tisoy'', ''Babae!'', ''I ...

as Almeda "Meding" Alfonse * Chinggoy Riego as Juaning * Banjo Romero as Budong * Rap Fernandez as Diaz *

David Licauco David Alexander Sy Licauco (born June 15, 1994), more popularly known as David Licauco (), is a Filipino actor and model. He is known for portraying Malik for GMA television drama ''Mulawin vs. Ravena'' (2017) and Fidel de los Reyes y Maglipo ...

as David * Jaycee Parker as Patty Morato * Nicole Dulalia as Denise * Dianne Hernandez as Sofia * Patricia Ysmael as Greta * Milkcah Wynne Nacion as Sarah Alfonse * Zarah Mae Deligero as young Sarah * Aprilyn Gustillo as Mayca Pineda *

Shermaine Santiago Shermaine Santiago (born February 16, 1980 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipina actress, TV show host, and singer. She appeared in a lot of hit TV shows from GMA Network such as ''Best Friends'', '' Beh Bote Nga'', '' Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man ...

as Joy Villegas *

Jillian Ward Jillian Ward (; ; born Jhyllianne Wardë; February 23, 2005) is a Filipina actress, singer, and vlogger. She is known for playing the title role of Gertrudis "Trudis" Capili-Ferrer in GMA Network's '' Sine Novela'', ''Trudis Liit'', Donna Mar ...

as Katherine Salvacion *

Gabby Eigenmann Gabriel John Celebre Eigenmann (; born March 2, 1978) is a Filipino actor, singer, host and model. He is currently working as an exclusive talent of GMA Network. Background He was born on March 2, 1978 in Makati, Philippines. Gabby hails fro ...

as Benedict Corpuz *

Irma Adlawan Irma Santonil Adlawan (born March 7, 1962) is a Filipino stage, television and film actress. She is dubbed as the “''Queen of Independent Cinema''” for her acting prowess and exceptional contribution to Philippine film industry. Adlawan is ...

as Remy Santel *

Diva Montelaba Hyacienth Diva Mantalaba, better known as Diva Montelaba (born January 14, 1991 in Cebu City, Philippines), is a Filipina actress. She was one of the Final Five in the fifth season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent search show of GMA Ne ...

as Rose * Lance Busa as Mocha * Nikki Co as Michael * Judie dela Cruz as Mira

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 Philipp ...

' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Sa Piling ni Nanay'' earned a 15.4% rating. While the final episode scored a 10.7% rating.

Accolades

References

External links

* * 2016 Philippine television series debuts 2017 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub