Labs Ko Si Babe


Labs Ko Si Babe is a Philippine romantic-comedy drama television series aired in the primetime block of ABS-CBN. It premiered on August 2, 1999 replacing Esperanza and concluded on November 10, 2000, replaced by Pangako Sa 'Yo. It was also broadcast on The Filipino Channel from November 15, 1999 to February 23, 2001. The program is one of the longest running series in the Philippines and is also known the first romantic comedy series in Philippine television.
The series was headlined by Jolina Magdangal and Marvin Agustin and was supported by an ensemble cast including Gloria Romero, Gina Pareño, Johnny Delgado, Princess Punzalan, Jaclyn Jose, Bembol Roco, and Zsa Zsa Padilla.

Premise

In the town of San Clemente, the lives of four families intertwined bringing drama and a bit of comedy. Auring and Felipa, the matriarch of their respective families, were the best of friends before becoming mortal enemies when Auring lost a sweepstakes ticket handed over her by Felipa for safekeeping; Felipa believes the ticket has won in the lottery. The conflict got bigger that their families started to become part of it, and that the romance developing in Cindy, daughter of Lupe and Kit and granddaughter of Auring, and Wally, son of Viola and Rocky and grandson of Felipa, are caught in the cross-fire. Meanwhile, Miguel, who came from Italy, entered the picture and became friends with Cindy that made Wally got jealous. However, Miguel's stepmother Elena, known to have bad reputation, caused even more problems in the story between the Auring and Felipa families. To help bring peace in the town of San Clemente is the Mayor, Diwata or Mayor Di, who always stand in between the fights of the families. Mayor Di chose to remain single after a dark past, but is living with her nephew Jobert.

Cast and characters

Main cast