''Palibhasa Lalake'' () is a Philippine television sitcom series broadcast by

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...

. Directed by Johnny Manahan, it stars

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Joey Marquez Joselito Perez Marquez (; born Artemio Perez Marquez Jr.; October 7, 1957) better known as Joey Marquez, is a Filipino actor, comedian, politician, and former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was bor ...

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, Miguel Rodriguez, Gloria Romero, Carmina Villarroel, Amy Perez and Cynthia Patag. It aired from March 3, 1987 to November 9, 1998, and was replaced by '' Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako''.

History

Palibhasa Lalake made the television airwaves on Tuesday March 3, 1987 a day after

relaunching The Star Network. It aired every Tuesdays from 20:30 to 22:00 PhST. In 1992, the show started to apply closing credits sequence replacing the frozen video picture at every end of the episode as if most entertainment programmes from ABS-CBN started to do that practice. In 1995, the show moved at the earlier 19:00 PhST timeslot. In early 1997, the show moved from Tuesdays to Mondays airing at a later timeslot 21:00 PhST. The show concluded on November 9, 1998.

Sypnopsis

The show began on March 3, 1987, with the original cast composed of

, Miguel Rodriguez, Gloria Romero, Cynthia Patag, and Amy Perez. They were later joined by Carmina Villarroel (who then played Richard's younger sister, Cathy, a street smart tomboyish kid from the province, and Apa Ongpin (who played the role of a rich Castilian hunky nerd). Over the years, many characters have come and gone, like Rene Requiestas (as Minerva's genius brother who is never taken seriously),

(as Johnny, a dumb hunk whose favorite endeavor is to invent things that never succeed). Later additions to the family were Gwapings member, Eric Fructuoso, who was first featured as a suitor of Cathy. Eventually the two other Gwapings members namely Mark Anthony Fernandez and Jomari Yllana were also added to the cast. They played regular teenage rascals always on the lookout for girls). Still later on, another bench brat joined in the fray,

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. Since the show was predominantly male, girls had to join in the fun too. Lindsay Custodio, Rica Peralejo, Jacqui Manzano and Regine Tolentino, then teenagers, were notable early guests. Claudine Barretto and G. Toengi also appeared as a recurring guest stars in early years. In an effort to boost ratings, later seasons saw the addition of character foils, such as Tikboy ( Anjo Yllana), a lovable semi-retardate in search of his long-lost mother. After 11 years of airing, ''Palibhasa Lalake'' aired its final episode on November 9, 1998.

Cast

Regular

as Ricardo / Ricky (1987–1998) *

as Joselito / Joey (1987–1998) *

as Juanito / Johnny (1990–1998) * Miguel Rodriguez as Miguelito / Miggy (1987–1989) (Recurring guest thereafter) * Anjo Yllana as Eroll, Tikboy (1994–1998) * Gloria Romero as Tita Minerva Chavez * Amy Perez as Amelia "Amy" Chavez * Cynthia Patag as Cynthia Chavez * Carmina Villarroel as Cathy (1987–1994) * Apa Ongpin as Raffy * Edu Manzano as Budoy * Arlene Muhlach as Arlene

The Gwapings

* Mark Anthony Fernandez as Mark * Eric Fructuoso as Eric * Jomari Yllana as Jomari *

as Jao

The Kutings

* Claudine Barretto as Tracey * Rica Peralejo as Ashley * G. Toengi as KC * Regine Tolentino as Regine * Lindsay Custodio as Sydney

Additionals

* Menggie Cobarrubias as Luis * Malou Crisologo as Jessa *

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as Rovic * Rene Requiestas as Adonis * Jacqui Manzano as Jacqui *

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 Anton * Bonel Balingit as Hikapre (recurring) (1995–1998) * Susan Jane Ritter * Bearwin Meily * Gabby Eigenmann (1996–1998) * Kevin Vernal * Mark Vernal * Andrea Del Rosario as Seksi * Kristine Hermosa *

Ogie Diaz Roger "Ogie" Diaz Pandaan (; born January 2, 1970) is a Filipino comedian, actor, entertainment reporter, and talent manager. He is popularly known as "''Pekto''", the name of his character in the long-running former television show '' Palibhasa ...

as Pekto (1992–1998) *

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Theme song

The theme song of the show is "Katawan", performed by Hagibis (composed by Mike Hanopol).

Reruns

The show's episodes are

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over at Jeepney TV from October 20, 2014 to November 5, 2021. The show is streaming on

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and

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References

External links

* * {{TV Guide show, 388766, Palibhasa Lalake ABS-CBN comedy series ABS-CBN original programming 1987 Philippine television series debuts 1998 Philippine television series endings 1980s Philippine television series 1990s Philippine television series Filipino-language television shows