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Cast

Main cast

• Governor Elena Toribio vda de. Deogracias : She was a former housemaid of the Deogracias who eventually became the second wife of Armando Deogracias. After the assassination of Amang, the people of Salvacion decided that it's time for Elena to continue Amang's candidacy for governor of Verano where she will be battling Pepe Ilustre, her former love. She is always wearing black clothes because she is grieving over corruption in the province.
• Governor Jose "Pepe" Ilustre : A paraplegic governor of the province of Verano whom he has a past with Elena before he married Lucia. He will eventually be Elena's opponent in the elections. But in the end, he will help Elena in her fight against corruption.

  Supporting cast

• Lucia Ilustre : The wife of Pepe. She will do everything for her husband to win over Elena. She is having an affair with Zaldy.
• Pacita Toribio : Elena's younger sister. Along with Elena's daughter Elsa, she will be helping her sister on her campaign for the elections. She had a deep crush on Zaldy. But, she was later killed by Zaldy.
• Zaldy Sanchez : A loyal bodyguard of the Deogracias. On the contrary, he is Lucia's lover. He later killed Pacita and masterminded the assassination of Amang.
• Mayor Andrea Deogracias : The eldest daughter of Amang Deogracias, a professional lawyer and municipal mayor of Salvacion, a position held by her father. She dislikes Elena and will do everything to disown her as a member of the family. She is about to marry Ramoncito Concepcion, but Ramoncito didn't went to their wedding and became she later became pregnant. She forgives Elena after suffering from miscarriage.
• Police Inspector Angelo Deogracias : A policeman and the one that cares about Elena. He is Carmela's boyfriend, although their families are in a dispute. He was accidentally shot by his brother Alfonso.
• Alfonso Deogracias : He is really close to Pacita and always involved in gangs and drugs. He will do everything to seek justice for his father's death. He is at-large due to gun smuggling, but decided to help with the authorities and surrenders. He later accepts Elena.
• Elsa Toribio : The daughter of Elena out of wedlock. She will be Elena's confidant along with her aunt Pacita after Amang's assassination. She is a juvenile diabetic. She had also a deep feeling over her stepbrother Angelo.
• Carmela Ilustre : The obedient and only daughter of Pepe and Lucia. She is very close to her father. She is Angelo's girlfriend.
• Mayor Armando "Amang" Deogracias : The mayor of the town of Salvacion. He is Elena's husband and a candidate for the governorship of the province. However, he was assassinated by a grenade explosion.
• Ramoncito Concepcion : A professional lawyer and is engaged to Andrea. He will convince Andrea to support her stepmother's decision to run as a replacement of Amang. He did not go to his wedding with Andrea.
• Manuel : Governor Ilustre's personal assistant. He was killed by Lucia's men.

  Extended cast

• Vice Governor Dorinda Fernando : The vice governor of Verano and a member of Partido Obrero, of which Amang is their candidate for governor. She will also help Elena on her stint in politics. But, she will plot her downfall.
• Apo Lucas : One of the leaders of Partido Obrero. Although Elena is now the governor of Verano, he will do everything to lure her in order to step down.
• Maggie Sarmiento : She was hired by Elena to be an employee of the municipality. A former employee of the budget office of the municipality who works as a nanny in Dubai to experience a something new.
• Greg : He is Lucia's personal assistant. Anything that Lucia orders, he follows.
• Police Superintendent Santos : The chief of police of Salvacion who shot Angelo while he is being seized. He is being paid by Andrea to escape Alfonso.
• Cathy : Alfonso's girlfriend who helped him to hide.

  Trivia

• This marks the comeback project of Nora Aunor on television after 8 years. Her last TV project is Bituin aired on ABS-CBN. This is also her second project with TV5. Her first is the Nora Sunday Drama Special aired when TV5 is still ABC 5.
• This is also the reunion of Nora Aunor with former husband Christopher de Leon.
• This marks the reunion of Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon with their son Ian de Leon. Their last appearance was in the movie, I Love You Mama, I Love You Papa.
• Nora Aunor, Christopher de Leon and Bembol Roco worked in the movie, Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos, which is directed by the series director Mario O'Hara.
• This is the first primetime project of comedian Eugene Domingo on TV5.
• Nora Aunor and Bembol Roco had work in movies Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos and Merika.
• The character of Elena Deogracias, resembles to Nora Aunor's candidacy for governorship of Camarines Sur in 2001. However, she was defeated by then-Governor Luis Villafuerte.
• The series were shot in the province of Batangas whose governor is Nora's on-screen rival and off-screen friend Vilma Santos-Recto, and where Christopher de Leon is the Board Member. However, de Leon is from the Second District upon which Taal is not included.

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