''Dear Uge'' is a
Philippine television
Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953 upon the first commercial broadcast made by Alto Broadcasting System (now ABS-CBN), making the Philippines the first Southeast Asian country and the second in Asia to do so. Even ...
comedy
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Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
anthology
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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), ...
. Starring
Eugene Domingo
Eugenia "Eugene" Roxas Domingo-Bottoni (; born July 23, 1971), is a Filipino actress, comedienne and host. She has performed in lead and supporting roles in various genres of the Philippine film industry. She is popularly known as the "Comedy ...
and Divine Aucina, it premiered on February 14, 2016 on the network's Sunday Grande sa Hapon line up. The series concluded on February 13, 2022.
The series is streaming online on
YouTube
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.
Premise
Urbana Genoveva Esperanza hosts a web show titled as ''Dear Uge'' where she features love stories. Joining her in the show is her feeling charming sidekick, Devine.
Cast and characters
;Main cast
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Eugene Domingo
Eugenia "Eugene" Roxas Domingo-Bottoni (; born July 23, 1971), is a Filipino actress, comedienne and host. She has performed in lead and supporting roles in various genres of the Philippine film industry. She is popularly known as the "Comedy ...
as Urbana Genoveva "Uge" Esperanza
* Divine Aucina as Divine
;Recurring cast
* Skelly Clarkson as Hercules
* Jessah Nicole as Mercy
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Dave Bornea
Justin Merck de Jesus (born February 23, 1995), known professionally as Dave Bornea, is a Filipino YouTube personality, actor, model and dancer best known for his viral video Dubsmash "Twerk It Like Miley".
Biography
He was born in Visayas an ...
as Diego
* Tery Gian
*
Euwenn Aleta
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Jo Berry as So Very
* Jelai Andres
* Atak AraƱa as Kata / Kerry
*
Jak Roberto
Jan Rommel Osuna Roberto (born December 2, 1993), professionally known as Jak Roberto, is a Filipino actor, model, dancer and singer. He was a member of the trio boy band 3LOGY alongside Jeric Gonzales and Abel Estanislao. Roberto is curr ...
as Berto
* Aaron Yanga as Darak
Production
Principal photography was halted in March 2020 due to the
enhanced community quarantine in Luzon
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caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The show resumed its programming on August 23, 2020.
Ratings
According to
AGB Nielsen Philippines
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' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Dear Uge'' earned a 15% rating.
Accolades
References
External links
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2016 Philippine television series debuts
2022 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network anthology series
GMA Network comedy shows
Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Television series by GMA Entertainment Group
Television shows set in the Philippines
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