''!Oka Tokat'' is a

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 ...

horror fantasy series broadcast by

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. Directed by Don Cuaresma, Laurenti Dyogi,

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Ricky Davao Frederick Charles Abiera Davao (May 30, 1961 – May 1, 2025) was a Filipino actor and television director. Career Davao began his career in the entertainment industry in 1978 as a dancer for the Vicor Crowd group. Later in the year, he had h ...

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, Jerry Lopez Sineneng,

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and Richard I. Arellano, it stars

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, Angelika Dela Cruz,

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, Giselle Sanchez, Marc Solis, Lorena Garcia, Bojo Molina,

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, Tin Arnaldo, Mel Martinez,

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, Nelson Evangelista,

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, Joy Chiong and

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. It aired on the network's evening line up from June 24, 1997 to May 7, 2002, replacing '' Abangan ang Susunod Na Kabanata'' and was replaced by ''

OK Fine, 'To ang Gusto Nyo! ''OK Fine, 'To ang Gusto Nyo!'' () is a Philippine television sitcom series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Starring Aga Muhlach, Bayani Agbayani and Rica Peralejo, it aired from May 14, 2002 to August 21, 2006, replacing ''!Oka Tokat'' and '' Attagirl'' ...

''. Its title is the reverse spelling of the phrase "''Takot ako!''" (translates to "''I'm scared!''"); hence, the exclamation point at the beginning. Later on December 4, 2001, ''!Oka Tokat'' was reformatted as a

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series.

Plot

The show revolves around a media crew led by Rona del Fierro (played by

) who investigates paranormal cases with the help of del Fierro's

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. Most of the story arcs feature creatures in Filipino mythology, including the ''dwende'' (dwarf),

tikbalang The Tikbalang (/ˈtikbaˌlaŋ/) (also Tigbalang, Tigbalan, Tikbalan, Tigbolan, or Werehorse) is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and rainforests of the Philippines. It is a tall, bony humanoid (half-human and h ...

diwata ''Anito'', also spelled ''anitu'', refers to ancestor spirits, nature spirits, and deities in the Indigenous Philippine folk religions from the precolonial age to the present, although the term itself may have other meanings and associ ...

and the

engkanto Engkanto (from Spanish '' encanto'', ) are mythical environmental spirits that are said to have the ability to appear in human form. They are often associated with the spirits of ancestors and spirits of the dead called ''anito'' in the Philipp ...

. Sometime later in the reformat, it now revolves around a group of five children led by Rona's cousin Kyle (played by

) who has inherited psychic powers from his mother. He is also joined by his new neighbors and friends including Twinkle (played by

), Bobong (played by

), Britney (played by Joy Chiong) and Tofu (played by

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Rona Catacutan del Fierro *

as Joaquin "Jack" Viloria† *

as Richelou "Rikki" Montinola (1997–2000) *

as Benjamin "Benjie" Catacutan (1997–1999) *

as Jeremiah "Jeremy" Tobias (1997–2000) * Angelika Dela Cruz as Tessa Sytangco (1997–1998) *

as Niccollo "Nico" Tobias (1997–1999) *

as Carmela de Dios (1999–2001) *Bojo Molina as Yoyong Panaligan (1999–2001) *

Marc Solis ''Ang TV'' () is a Philippine television sketch comedy show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Johnny Manahan, it stars Jolina Magdangal, Claudine Barretto, Camille Prats, Paolo Contis, Gio Alvarez, Rica Peralejo, Lindsay Custodio, Victor Ner ...

as Marco Benitez (1997–2001; recurring in 1997–1998) *

as Teresa Gonzales (2001)

Recurring cast

as Ligaya "Tita Gaying" Montinola (1997–2001)† *Giselle Sanchez as Magdalena "Dahlen" Karusealad (1997–2001) *Lorena Garcia as Joy Montinola (1997–2001)

Extended cast

* G. Toengi as Melissa "Lizzie" Santiago *

Janette McBride Janette Heather McBride, known professionally as Janet McBride (born 6 November 1983 in Queensland, Australia), is an Australian former actress and television host. Early life Born in Queensland, Australia, Janette Heather McBride is the daught ...

as Andrea "Andie" Santiago * Nelson Evangelista as Daniel De Dios (2000–2001) *

Zoren Legaspi Zoren Lim Legaspi (; born January 30, 1972) is a Filipino actor and television director. He is best known for appearing in several television shows such as '' Ika-6 na Utos'', '' Mulawin'', '' Now and Forever: Ganti'', '' Majika'', ''Enchanted ...

as Brad Alcantara * Tin Arnaldo as Abby * Mel Martinez as Jigs *

as Lester *

as Monty del Rosario *

as Sofia Mendez (Cousin of Jigs)

Reformatted cast

as Kyle *

as Twinkle *

as Bobong * Joy Chiong as Britney *

as Tofu

Guest cast

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as Stephen *

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as Michelle *

Glydel Mercado Flordeliza Sanchez-Gutierrez (born March 10, 1975), known professionally as Glydel Mercado, is a Filipino singer and actress. She began her career in the late 1980s through the variety show '' That's Entertainment'' and has since played suppor ...

as Verna Vidal * Sheila Marie Rodriguez * Gandong Cervantes * Wilson Go * Jun Urbano * Ching Arellano * Lara Morena * Dindi Gallardo * Nanding Josef *

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* Maricel Morales * Noel Trinidad * Joji Isla * Luigi Alvarez *

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* Flora Gasser * Gary Lim *

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* Beth Tamayo *

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* Farrah Florer *

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* Adriana Agcaoili *

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* Richard Arellano *

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* Roi Rodrigo *

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* Maila Gumila *

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* Cris Daluz *

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* Lara Fabregas *

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Sequel

In 2011, ABS-CBN announced that !Oka Tokat will have its sequel entitled ''"Oka2kat"''. It was supposed to be aired in March 2011 but it was delayed to February 4, 2012. The sequel does not focus on the previous characters but has the same genre.

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