The Greatest Love (Philippine TV series)

The Greatest Love

The Greatest Love titlecard
Genre Romance, Melodrama, Family
Developed by Ginny Monteagudo-Ocampo
Written by Ruby Leah Castro - Villanueva
Jerry Gracio
Jaja Amarillo
Alpha Fortun
Carlo Katigbak
Directed by Jeffrey R. Jeturian
Mervyn B. Brondial
Dado C. Lumibao
Creative director(s) Ricky Lee
Starring Sylvia Sanchez
Dimples Romana
Andi Eigenmann
Matt Evans
Arron Villaflor
Joshua Garcia
Opening theme The Greatest Love of All
by Sharon Cuneta
Composer(s) Michael Masser
Linda Creed
Country of origin Philippines
Original language(s) Filipino
English
No. of episodes 62 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Marielle De Guzman-Navarro
Edyl Macy Delos Santos
Producer(s) Mark Anthony D. Gile
Location(s) Manila, Philippines
Cabarroguis, Quirino
Cinematography Neil Daza
Rain Yamson
Editor(s) Joy Buenaventura
Running time 30-45 minutes
Production company(s) GMO Production Unit
Release
Original network ABS-CBN
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) – present
External links
Website

The Greatest Love is a Philippine melodrama television series directed by Dado C. Lumibao, Jeffery Jeturian and Mervyn Brondial, starring Sylvia Sanchez, Andi Eigenmann, Dimples Romana, Arron Villaflor and Matt Evans. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel on September 5, 2016, replacing Tubig at Langis.[1][2]

Synopsis

The Greatest Love began young Gloria's (Ellen Adarna) great love story when she fell in love with a boatman Peter (Ejay Falcon). Even if they love each other, Gloria was forced to marry Andres (Junjun Quintana).

Through the years, an adult Gloria (Sylvia Sanchez) has become a loving and selfless mother to Amanda (Dimples Romana), Andrei (Matt Evans), Paeng (Arron Villaflor), and Lizelle (Andi Eigenmann).

However, a long-kept secret will shatter their once happy family, leading Gloria’s children to leave her one by one. As Gloria struggles to keep her family together, she starts to show symptoms of dementia and begins to lose pieces of her memory. Until she discovered that she is infected Alzheimer's disease.

All along, her children thought that Gloria was unfaithful to the late Andres. But, unknown to them that Gloria was raped by Andres that made her marry him.

Her family started to be more shattered when they discover that Lizelle was an illegitimate child. She is the result of Peter and Gloria's illicit love.

Her mission is to bring back the love her family once had for each other that becomes more difficult as she races against time and tries to gather her memories before they are completely wiped out.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Cast Character Character Information
Sylvia Sanchez Gloria Guerrero-Alegre[3][4][5][6] She is a selfless mom to her four children. She is joyful and always has a positive outlook on life. "There is money in the trash"; that is her motto in life and leads her in running a profitable junkshop. Her youngest child, Lizelle, helps her run the business. Family is her most important priority and the thing that Gloria cares about the most. She discovers that she has Alzheimer's disease, and the symptoms of her disease cause her trouble through the series.
Andi Eigenmann Lizelle Alegre/Alcantara [6][7][8] She is Gloria's youngest child. Lizelle is loving and understanding, and always prioritizes the needs of her loved ones. She is the result of Gloria and Peter's illicit love, that makes her an Alcantara instead of an Alegre.
Dimples Romana Amanda Alegre-Cruz[6][9] Gloria's first born. She is a successful marketing executive, a good wife, and a responsible mom to her only child Z. She got mad at Gloria when she learned of her mother's secret past.
Arron Villaflor Rafael "Paeng" Alegre[6][10] He is the third of the four siblings. An aspiring indie rock singer, he has been inclined towards music since his younger years. He inherited his love for music from his father, Andres.
Matt Evans Andres "Andrei" Alegre Jr.[6][11] He is the second of the four siblings. He is a freelance make-up artist. An intelligent and kind son to his Mama Gloria, his favorite person in the world. Gloria is the only woman that Andrei will love for the rest of his life.
Joshua Garcia Zosimo "Z" Cruz[6][12] Amanda and Chad's only child. He is a senior high school student. He is close to his precious grandmother, who he calls MommyLa.

Supporting cast

Cast Character Character Information
Nonie Buencamino Peter Alcantara[6] Went abroad to work for his future family with Gloria. He came back exactly on Gloria and Andres' wedding. Gloria didn't wait for him. He is the biological father of Lizelle.
Ynez Veneracion Isabel One of Gloria's bestfriends.
Luis Alandy Chad Cruz He is Amanda's husband and Z's father.
Bobby Andrews Alvin Sales He is Amanda's workmate.
Mercedes Cabral Greta Ramirez She is the one who tried to steal the project from Amanda.
Guji Lorenzana Gerald Samonte He is Lizelle's ex-fiance. He is also helping Lizelle to find her real father.
Alex Medina[13] Sandro He is a worker of "Alegre Junkshop"
Ruby Ruiz Lydia She is Gloria's bestfriend since they were teens. She is the one who provided Peter's full name to Lizelle.
Kira Balinger Waywaya "Y" The one who taught Z not to easily trust people you just met.
Micah Muñoz Ken Andrei's boyfriend.
Elaine Quemuel Azon Gloria's friend and a Zumba-Chi dancer with Gloria.
Claire Ruiz Sheila Paeng's love interest and ex-girlfriend.
Nor Domingo Jomar Peter's right-hand man and friend.
Martha Comia Bangs One of Gloria's workers at the junk shop.
Acey Aguilar Tigs One of Gloria's workers at the junk shop.
Kych Minemoto Pogs One of Gloria's workers at the junk shop.

Special participation

Cast Character Character Information
Tonton Gutierrez Zosimo Guerrero[5][6][13] Gloria's father. He objected to Gloria and Peter's love but later accepted him.
Rommel Padilla Andres Alegre Sr. Gloria's husband and the father of Amanda, Paeng, Andrei.
Tetchie Agbayani Stella Alegre The cousin of Andres. Did not accept Lizelle because she knew all along that she is not an Alegre.
Regine Angeles Belle[13] She is in love with Peter but Peter is in love with Gloria.
Kate Alejandrino Joy She is the architect that Gloria consulted for the house that she will build.
Aleck Bovick Thelma Alcantara[5][6] She is the mother of Peter. Didn't agree with Peter and Gloria's love for each other, but later accepted them because it is what makes Peter happy.
Richard Quan Eulalio Dalipe[13] The mayor of Bagong Ilog who officiated the civil wedding of Gloria and Andres.
Maila Gumila Melissa Samonte Gerald's mother.
Jong Cuenco TBA Gerald's father.

Episodes

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The Greatest Love is a Philippine melodrama television series directed by Dado C. Lumibao and Mervyn Brondial, starring Sylvia Sanchez, Dimples Romana, Andi Eigenmann, Arron Villaflor and Matt Evans. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel on September 5, 2016, replacing Tubig at Langis.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

As December 5, 2016, 66 episodes of The Greatest Love have aired.

Series overview

Season Episodes First aired Last aired Monthly Average
Nationwide
Season 1 55 September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18) 14.2%
Season 2 11 November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21) TBA (TBA)

List of episodes

Color key
  •      - Peak
  •      - Lowest Rating

Season 1

# No. in
season		 Title Original Air Date Twitter Hashtag Kantar Media Rating
(Nationwide)		 Source
1
 1 "Ang Pinakadakilang Pag-ibig ay Nagsimula" (The Greatest Love Begins)
September 5, 2016
 #TheGreatestLoveBegins 15.7% [23]
One day, when a typhoon was coming, Gloria's father, Mang Zosimo, is attacked by his rheumatism and Gloria has no choice but to go in town to buy her father's medicine. Boats were available to take her to town but no boats were available to take her back due to the strong rain. Peter, waited for Gloria but the typhoon was too strong and they can't go back to their street. They had no choice but to stay in a cave overnight. And there, Gloria realized that she fell in love with Peter, which is the start of her story.
2
 2 "Hindi Nabunyag" (Untold)
September 6, 2016
 #TheGreatestLoveUntold 14.9% [24]
Peter finally confessed his love for Gloria, so as Gloria, until they became lovers. But, Peter needs to work abroad in order for him to support Gloria and their future children when they get married. They had no choice but to deal in a long distance relationship even if they love each other.
3
 3 "Sorpresa" (Surprises)
September 7, 2016
 #TheGreatestLoveSurprises 15.7% [25]
Peter didn't come back for Gloria. Gloria stopped looking back on her past when Z, Gloria's grandson, showed up to surprise her a day after her birthday. Z brought Gloria back in her house, and she is surprised when Andrei, Lizelle and Gloria's friends surprised her, but Amanda and Paeng didn't make it on time because Paeng got into an accident when he lost control of his motor and Amanda has busy schedules. They went back to the house when the doctor discharged Paeng and they happily celebrated Gloria's birthday as an one big happy family.
4
 4 "Ang Pag-alok ng Kasal" (The Proposal)
September 8, 2016
 #TGLTheProposal 15.1% [26]
Peter returned for Gloria exactly on her wedding day with Andres. But Andres said to remember their child and do not return to Peter. The incident was something Gloria can never forget. Meanwhile, Gerald, Lizelle's boyfriend, finally proposed to her. But, the ring was too loose for Lizelle's finger, causing her to lose the ring.
5
 5 "Mga Sikreto" (Secrets)
September 9, 2016
 #TGLSecrets 14.6% [27]
Paeng and Lizelle argued about honesty. In Lizelle's case, is because she kept the ring that she lost a secret. In Paeng's case, its about the debts he got without asking help from his family. Before Lizelle gets married, she wants to tell the truth about herself to Gerald that she is an illegitimate child and that she is not an "Alegre".
6
 6 "Natuklasan" (Discover)
September 12, 2016
 #TGLDiscover 14.4% [27]
Gloria plans to buy one hectare of land for a house that she will build for her 60th birthday. On the other hand, Lizelle told Gerald the truth, the truth about her father, that she is an illegitimate child. She confronted Gloria on who is her real father, Gloria only gave the name, and the name of Lizelle's father was Peter.
7
 7 "Kumbinsihin" (Convince)
September 13, 2016
 #TGLConvince 15.4% [28]
Lizelle forgives Gloria about lying in who her real father is. But this doesn't stop her from searching. Lizelle asks Lydia, Gloria's bestfriend since they were teens, about Gloria's past relationships because it is possible that one of them might be her father. The information that Lydia provided was only the surname of Peter, so Lizelle discovered that her father's name is Peter Alcantara.
8
 8 "Mga Desisyon" (Decisions)
September 14, 2016
 #TGLDecisions 15.9% [29]
The search continues - now that Lizelle discovered her father's name, Lizelle goes to Bagong Ilog to search for Peter. She asked some of the people there, unfortunately, she discovered that Peter isn't there for a long time. Meanwhile, Gloria's plan to buy one hectare of land will not push through because someone bought it first.
9
 9 "Pagkatao" (Identity)
September 15, 2016
 #TGLIdentity 13.9% [30]
As Gloria helps Amanda to get her promotion by participating in a commercial about a mother's love, Gloria remembered a secret that almost broke her family when her husband Andres died. She remembered that Amanda almost left her when she discovered Gloria had an affair with Peter in the middle of her marriage with Andres. And there - Lizelle was the result of Gloria and Peter's illicit love.
10
 10 "Suliranin Ng Pamilya" (Family Affair)
September 16, 2016
 #TGLFamilyAffair 13.1% [31]
All the members of the Alegre family is all facing a problem.
1. For Lizelle - It is still about her real father. Lizelle can't find him because she lack information.
2. For Paeng - Still about the debts he got without paying for it. He borrowed money from Gloria and said that the money was for his motorcycle because it has many broken parts.
3. For Amanda - She is still struggling to get the promotion because her officemate is ruining her presentation by finding negatives in it.
4. For Andrei - He is still finding a way on how will he tell the truth to Gloria that he has a boyfriend.
5. For Gloria - She is getting more forgetful. And secrets from the past unveil causing her children to leave her one by one.
11
 11 "Sumpong" (Breakdown)
September 19, 2016
 #TGLBreakdown 13.1% [32]
Paeng told the truth to Gloria that he need P150,000 because he lost in the casino and Gloria has no choice but to get the money from her savings in building the house in Bagong Ilog. Afterwards, Gloria started showing signs of Alzheimer's disease by forgetting many things. She also fainted because of hypertension and cannot shoot the commercial due to sickness, so Alvin decided to shoot the commercial in Gloria's house even if it is not in favor with Amanda.
12
 12 "Minanang Bahay" (Ancestral House)
September 20, 2016
 #TGLAncestralHouse 10.3% [33]
As Gloria shoots the commercial in the ancestral house, an unexpected visitor suddenly appeared, Stella Alegre, Andres' cousin and almost made a scene by saying Gloria has no right in the ancestral house since she had an affair with Peter when she and Andres were still married, she also said that Gloria is unfaithful and a liar, but Amanda immediately stopped her. Meanwhile, when the commercial was released, Peter saw it and remembered his happy moments with Gloria when they were still together.
13
 13 "Araw ng Usapan" (Appointment)
September 21, 2016
 #TGLAppointment 13.0% [34]
Peter set an appointment with Gloria about the lot. Meanwhile, Gloria's commercial shoot turned out successfully despite her condition. So after the successful shoot of the commercial, they celebrated as one big happy family, but without Paeng because he is busy practicing in his house.
14
 14 "Pagtugis" (Pursuit)
September 22, 2016
 #TGLPursuit 12.4% [35]
Peter and Gloria almost saw each other in the appointment Peter set, but didn't work because Peter can't face Gloria and the guards were there to stop Gloria from entering Peter's office. Gloria was really willing to go not knowing that Peter was the one she was going to meet because Peter hid in the name "Mr A".
15
 15 "Senyales" (Signs)
September 23, 2016
 #TGLSigns N/A N/A
Lizelle met Gerald's parents, it turned out well but Gerald lied, saying that:
1. Gloria owns a buy and sell business.
2. Paeng is a band manager.
3. Andrei works as a cosmetic consultant.
He lied to his parents which angers Lizelle the most, because he is acting like he is not proud of Lizelle's family. Paeng, on the other hand, was removed by his bandmates because they were also affected by the people who Paeng borrowed money to, the one who took Paeng's place in the band was his ex-girlfriend, Sheila. Gloria also starts being forgetful by mistaking Sandro to Peter.
16
 16 "Pahintulot" (Permission)
September 26, 2016
 #TGLPermission 13.8% [36]
The dinner of the Alegres and the Samontes didn't turned out well. The lies that Gerald told his parents were out. That Andrei is a make up artist not a cosmetic consultant. Gloria owns a junkshop not buy and sell business. Causing Gerald and Lizelle to argue.
17
 17 "Pag-aaway" (Clash)
September 27, 2016
 #TGLClash 14.0% [37]
Amanda got mad at Lizelle when she told Gerald's parents that she is an illegitimate child because this is a dramatic scene for Z. Gloria bursts out in madness because all her children are fighting. Because of this, she remembered her past about Andres, that Andres likes her but she likes Peter. So Andres took the chance where Mang Zosimo and Peter is not around to rape Gloria. That incident of her life resulted to Amanda.
18
 18 "Maitim na Nakaraan" (Dark Past)
September 28, 2016
 #TGLDarkPast 14.6% [38]
Gloria's family is broken. This part of her life makes her remember something in her past. She almost aborted Amanda when she was pregnant because it angers her remembering what evil thing Andres did to her. Andres raped her because he got rejected by Gloria, also knowing that Gloria loves Peter, not him. That resulted to Amanda. She also almost aborted Amanda when she was still a fetus because she thinks that Amanda can broke her life. But her conscience prevailed and stopped the girl who would be the one to abort Amanda.
19
 19 "Pumanig" (Taking Sides)
September 29, 2016
 #TGLTakingSides 16.6% [38]
Amanda's anger to Gloria is really at its fullest. She didn't like his son Z to talk to Gloria. Paeng and Lizelle are also mad at Gloria. Because of Lizelle's anger, she left Gloria's house. Only Andrei is not mad at Gloria. How will Gloria fix her broken family now that all of her memories are slowly being erased?
20
 20 "Pag-Alala" (Recall)
September 30, 2016
 #TGLRecall 13.4% [39]
Gerald angrily went to Gloria's house finding Lizelle, he said he needs to talk to her. But because of the dinner that did not turned out well, he left Gloria's house and went to Andrei. When Gerald left the house, Gloria went back to her room to rest and suddenly fainted. She was brought to the hospital by Lydia. In the hospital, she cannot remember all of the happenings about the dinner. So she is scheduled to have a test if she is infected with some sort of disease.
21
 21 "Mapanganib na Sona" (Danger Zone)
October 3, 2016
 #TGLDangerZone 13.9% [40]
Gloria knew the truth from her doctor if she has a good health, but she needs to go to a neurologist because of her memory lapses. She will have to face a bigger problem of her life now because she is becoming more forgetful and her children still can't forgive her.
22
 22 "Pag-Amin" (Admit)
October 4, 2016
 #TGLAdmit 13.1% [41]
Because of Gloria's unexpected and strange memory loss, she decided to see a neurologist. Gerald then follows Lizelle to fix their problem but instead of fixing the problem, it became worst. Because Gerald lost his patience with Lizelle so he released harsh words to Lizelle which made her angry and cancelled the wedding.
23
 23 "Sangang Daan" (Crossroads)
October 5, 2016
 #TGLCrossroads 14.7% [42]
Due to Lizelle's heartbreak, she decided to find herself by walking alone in the road, and she was almost bumped by a car until Peter saved her. They met each other on the road but didn't know that they were related to each other. Lizelle realized that the man who saved her was Peter. But they separated roads when she realized it.
24
 24 "Atake" (Attack)
October 6, 2016
 #TGLAttack 12.2% [43]
Melissa, Gerald's mother, used social media to ruin Amanda and Gloria's name. Because of this, the company that Amanda works on can lose builders home. Gloria, on the other hand, went to a neurologist to test if she has something in her brain. Everything in Gloria's brain is ok. But, the doctor tried to test Gloria by saying words that Gloria should repeat after a while, it turns out that she can't remember the 3 words which is Simbahan, Mesa and Cellphone. She can only remember one word.
25
 25 "Harapan" (Confront)
October 7, 2016
 #TGLConfront 12.0% [44]
Since Gloria is in Manila, Z invited her to their house because Amanda will be back in midnight. So, Z and Gloria bonds, but to their surprise, Amanda came back from work early because of Mrs Samonte's false accusations. And she saw Gloria in her house with Z. Resulting to another family problem.
26
 26 "Pagmamalasakit" (Concern)
October 10, 2016
 #TGLConcern 14.7% [45]
Amanda bursts out. Making Z's communication and relationship to his MommyLa affected. Amanda said that Z can't text or call her. Aside from that, Amanda has another problem about Mrs. Samonte. They tried to fill the comment section of Gloria's commercial and deleted all of Melissa's comments. Now, this will anger Amanda more if she caught Z and Gloria together again niw that she has two problem, business problem and family problem.
27
 27 "Sakit ng Pagiging Makakalimutin" (Alzheimer's)
October 11, 2016
 #TGLAlzheimers 14.9% [46]
Gloria discovered that she is infected with Alzheimer's disease and the doctor told her to tell it to her children, but she chose not to. Meanwhile, Lizelle set an appointment with Peter to tell him the truth, but Peter was not convinced even if it is the truth.
28
 28 "Awayan" (Brawl)
October 12, 2016
 #TGLBrawl 15.3% [47]
Lizelle told Andrei that he set an appointment with Peter, so Lizelle and Andrei fought. Moments after, Amanda caught Z with Gloria at Ken's coffee shop. Even if Z consulted his father if he can go out with Gloria, Amanda still got mad at Gloria and Z because she can't forgive Gloria on Mrs. Samonte's comments and they could also lose builder's home because of this. Greta is revealed to be Mrs. Samonte's accomplice to bring Amanda down in the company. But Amanda didn't knew all along that Greta was the one who was using Mrs. Samonte to bring her down.
29
 29 "Ipinagbabawal" (Forbidden)
October 13, 2016
 #TGLForbidden 15.5% [48]
Gloria's decision is final. She chose not to tell her children about her disease to avoid more problems. Meanwhile, Z consulted Chad about Gloria's walk if he can come with her, but before Chad answers, Amanda immediately said that no. Amanda is thinking Gloria as a bad influence to her child because Z learned many things from Gloria. One of them is that Z is learning to answer back to Amanda.
30
 30 "Panawagan" (Appeal)
October 14, 2016
 #TGLAppeal 14.0% [49]
Gloria begged Mrs Samonte to delete all the hate comments on the commercial to clean Amanda's name. Mrs Samonte deleted it, but several people saw the comments before it was deleted, so they believed in it and also hated the commercial.
31
 31 "Kawalan ng Tiwala" (Disbelief)
October 17, 2016
 #TGLDisbelief 14.8% [50]
Gloria finally meets Mr. A and discovers that he and Peter are one and the same person. As they met, Gloria explained all the difficulties on how she raised her family when Andres suddenly disappeared.
32
 32 "Nasirang Pangako" (Broken Vow)
October 18, 2016
 #TGLBrokenVow 13.7% [51]
Gloria once again looked back on her love story with Peter. Gloria all along thought that Andres abandoned them. Because of that, it resulted to Lizelle. Meanwhile, Mang Zosimo was diagnosed of liver cancer, causing Gloria to sell her things, including her camera which is a part of her dream, to be a photographer. To her surprise, she discovered that Peter used all his savings just to help her. But, Mang Zosimo later died.
33
 33 "Mga Mahirap na Desisyon" (Tough Choices)
October 19, 2016
 #TGLToughChoices N/A N/A
Gloria told Peter the truth about Lizelle's true self, that he is Lizelle's biological father, not Andres. In a flashback, it was shown that Lizelle was made because she thought that Andres abandoned them. Peter also offered to go away with Gloria, but before that, someone reported it to Andres causing him to go home.
34
 34 "Walang Maalala" (Blackout)
October 20, 2016
 #TGLBlackout N/A N/A
Gloria discovered that Lizelle went to Peter to tell him the truth. So Gloria calls Lizelle to confront her. Meanwhile, as Gloria and Peter's confrontation ends, Gloria decided to go home. But, in her way home, she doesn't know where she lives. This is the first attack of her Alzheimer's disease. Gloria went missing after that incident.
35
 35 "Pagsagip" (Rescue)
October 21, 2016
 #TGLRescue 13.5% [52]
As the search for Gloria goes on, she saw her commercial on television. Because of that, Gloria finally remembered where she lives.
36
 36 "Paghahanap kay Gloria" (Finding Gloria)
October 24, 2016
 #TGLFindingGloria 12.8% [53]
Gloria spent a night in Leklek and Oca's house while waiting for morning to go home. While Andrei and Lizelle are still bothered in finding their mother.
37
 37 "Pauwi" (Home Bound)
October 25, 2016
 #TGLHomeBound 14.1% [54]
Gloria went back to San Ildefonso where she lives.
38
 38 "Importansya" (Importance)
October 26, 2016
 #TGLImportance 13.5% [54]
Peter found out that his daughter, Lizelle, is one of his employees in his company.
39
 39 "Pagtanggap" (Acceptance)
October 27, 2016
 #TGLAcceptance 15.4% [55]
Peter (Nonie Buencamino) rejects Lizelle (Andi Eigenmann) again, because he don't believe that she is his daughter. He also stated that he only sees Gloria unfaithfulness because of Lizelle.
40
 40 "Talunin" (Conquer)
October 28, 2016
 #TGLConquer 14.6% [56]
Gloria finally decides to face her disease. The doctors revealed that her disease became more serious. She may not remember how to use a phone and how to walk. She also thought of a way so she can't forget her children by writing their names of their pictures.
41
 41 "Makilala" (Recognize)
October 31, 2016
 #TGLRecognize 12.4% [56]
Lydia came back from Australia. With that, she found out about Gloria's Alzheimer's disease. But, Gloria still holds her decision to hide this from her children. She also found out who is Mr A. Gloria, also won an award, the "Ulirang Ina" award.
42
 42 "Paghahanda" (Preparation)
November 1, 2016
 #TGLPreparation 12.7% [56]
Lizelle resigned on Nuevo Rio after Mr A. said bad things about Gloria because he still think that Gloria and Lizelle are lying for his money. Meanwhile, Lizelle's family still don't know that her boss is Peter.
43
 43 "Pagkilala" (Tribute)
November 2, 2016
 #TGLTribute 15.3% [56]
Peter finds out the truth behind Lizelle's parentage.
44
 44 "Ulirang Ina" (The Greatest Mother)
November 3, 2016
 #TGLUlirangIna 17.3% [57]
Upon accepting her "Ulirang Ina" award, Gloria gives a heartwarming speech that touches everyone, including Amanda. Peter arrives at the awards night and watches Gloria from the crowd, intent on speaking to Lizelle about the paternity test results.
45
 45 "Mawasak" (Shattered)
November 4, 2016
 #TGLShattered 15.6% [58]
Peter, Lizelle, and Gloria's unexpected reunion backstage at the Ulirang Ina award is interrupted when Gloria's other children find out.
46
 46 "Ulirang Bes" (The Greatest Bes)
November 7, 2016
 #TGLUlirangBes 14.8% [59]
Lydia tells Gloria's three oldest children that Peter is Gloria's first love.
47
 47 "Ibalik" (Return)
November 8, 2016
 #TGLReturn 13.3% [60]
Gloria decided to return her award to the Women's club because she stated that she needs to fix her family first and to prove that she really deserves that award.
48
 48 "Hati" (Division)
November 9, 2016
 #TGLDivision 13.0% [61]
Following the incident on the night of the Ulirang Ina award, Gloria's children decide to keep their distance from her.
49
 49 "Pagbagsak" (Downfall)
November 10, 2016
 #TGLDownfall 12.7% [62]
After Amanda picks up Paeng from the Alegre house, they both meet with Andrei and convince him to form a pact to stick with each other, convinced that Gloria has chosen Lizelle and Peter over them.
50
 50 "Ibalik" (Restore)
November 11, 2016
 #TGLRestore 13.5% [63]
Gloria tries to make peace with her children, starting with Andrei. She visits Ken's coffee shop and vows to tell Andrei everything but when the moment comes, she forgets what she wants to tell him.
51
 51 "Bihira" (Uncertain)
November 14, 2016
 #TGLUncertain N/A N/A
Unable to pay rent, Paeng is kicked out of his house and he decides to move back to the Alegre family house with Gloria. On his first day back, he notices signs of Gloria's forgetfulness. Peter requests to meet with Gloria in person to discuss an important matter.
52
 52 "Pag-Amin" (Confess)
November 15, 2016
 #TGLConfess N/A N/A
Gloria meets with Lizelle and Peter in Manila. Peter requests to have Lizelle's surname be legally changed from Alegre to Alcantara. Gloria reveals her condition to Peter and begs him not to tell anyone.
53
 53 "Ibalik ang Dati" (Rekindle)
November 16, 2016
 #TGLRekindle 14.8% [64]
Peter researches Alzheimer's disease after Gloria tells him her secret. Lizelle's birthday is coming up but she is reluctant to invite her siblings fearing that they will just turn her down. Amanda has a hard time looking for a new job as the events surrounding the Builders Home campaign haunt her in her interviews. Meanwhile, Y and Z get closer.
54
 54 "Simpatya" (Sympathy)
November 17, 2016
 #TGLSympathy 16.5% [64]
It's Lizelle's birthday and Peter holds a big party at his house in her honor. Lizelle's coworkers at Nuevo Rio, her old friends at the junk shop, Tita Lydia, Tito Jomar, and her mom Gloria attend. During the party, Gloria and Peter reminisce about Bagong Ilog. Peter contacts a neurologist looking for a second opinion regarding Gloria's prognosis.
55
 55 "Matigas ang Ulo" (Stubborn)
November 18, 2016
 #TGLStubborn N/A N/A
Y and Z decide to stop by Lizelle's birthday party, which Amanda finds out about after she sees a picture posted on Facebook. Peter asks Gloria to let him care for her but she refuses. Something blossoms between Lizelle and Sandro during the party. Ken encourages Andrei to try and make peace with Lizelle. Back in San Ildefonso, Paeng snoops around the house looking for loose cash to steal and accidentally finds Gloria's medical papers.

Season 2

# No. in
season		 Title Original Air Date Twitter Hashtag Kantar Media Rating
(Nationwide)		 Source
56
 1 "Mabawi" (Regain)
November 21, 2016
 #TGLRegain 14.2% [65]
Paeng discovered Gloria's Alzheimer's disease because he was trying to find things to sell for money. He is the first one of Gloria's children to know about this aside from Peter and Lydia.
57
 2 "Kanlungan" (Refuge)
November 22, 2016
 #TGLRefuge N/A N/A
Gloria and Peter went to a care facility for people with Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Paeng was temporarily the boss of the junkshop while Gloria went to the doctor for a checkup.
58
 3 "Silakbo" (Outburst)
November 23, 2016
 #TGLOutburst 13.7% [66]
Paeng saw Gloria and Peter together and he can't hold his anger and immediately dashed to Gloria to confront her.
59
 4 "Alarma" (Wake Up Call)
November 24, 2016
 #TGLWakeUpCall 16.0% [67]
Paeng is worried on Gloria's disease because she is forgetting basic things like eating, especially when she thought that the calculator was her cellphone.
60
 5 "Paglahok" (Involvement)
November 25, 2016
 #TGLInvolvement 15.6% [68]
Sandro caught Paeng getting money from the junkshop's earnings. He took advantage of Gloria's Alzheimer's to secretly get money from the junkshop.
61
 6 "Pagbisita" (The Visit)
November 28, 2016
 #TGLTheVisit 12.9% [69]
Lizelle went to San Ildefonso to visit Gloria. But, tension rises as Paeng saw her.
62
 7 "Pananabik" (Longing)
November 29, 2016
 #TGLLonging 12.8% [70]
Gloria's is still longing for her children. Meanwhile, Amanda accepts a sideline business from Alvin because she had no choice. Paeng, was caught by Sandro gambling.
63
 8 "Kinalaman" (Involve)
November 30, 2016
 #TGLInvolve 14.1% [70]
Sandro told Lizelle and Gloria the truth about what he discovered on Paeng.
64
 9 "Hinala" (Suspicion)
December 1, 2016
 #TGLSuspicion N/A N/A
Gloria tried to prove Lizelle and Sandro's accusations against Paeng. So she counted all the junkshop's earnings, and she discovered that the earnings are lacking P80,000. Which made her suspicion against Paeng stronger. She also discovered that the earrings that Peter gave her are missing. Unknown to her is that Paeng sold it (sangla) in exchange of money for his gambling.
65
 10 "Isyu sa Pagtitiwala" (Trust Issues)
December 2, 2016
 #TGLTrustIssues 12.8% [71]
Tension rose on Paeng and Gloria as the issue of the junkshop's missing earnings opened. Meanwhile, Amanda and Chad are having a problem because Alvin built an agency wherein she and Amanda are partners. Which made Chad jealous.
66
 11 "Pagbibigayan" (Compromise)
December 5, 2016
 #TGLCompromise
67
 12
December 6, 2016
68
 13
December 7, 2016
69
 14
December 8, 2016
70
 15
December 9, 2016
71
 16
December 12, 2016
72
 17
December 13, 2016
73
 18
December 14, 2016
74
 19
December 15, 2016
75
 20
December 16, 2016

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Reception

KANTAR MEDIA NATIONAL TV RATINGS
(4:15PM PST)
PILOT EPISODE FINALE EPISODE PEAK AVERAGE SOURCE
15.7%
TBA
17.3%
TBA
 [1]

Production

Timeslot and Premiere

The Greatest Love was reported to replace My Super D on July 18, 2016,[2] but was postponed (and moved to later date) because of Pinoy Big Brother: Mga Kwento ng Celebrity Housemates (later retitled into Pinoy Big Brother: Mga Kwento ng Teen Housemates). The network released several teasers of the show and announced a premiere date which is on September 5, 2016. A full length trailer was released on August 27, 2016.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National TV Ratings (September 5, 2016 - MONDAY)". abscbnpr.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sylvia Sanchez thrilled over first lead role". ABS-CBN News. July 15, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Greatest Love Full Trailer: This September 5 on ABS-CBN!". ABS-CBN Entertainment. August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
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