My Daddy Dearest

My Daddy Dearest is a 2012 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Don Michael Perez, it stars Ogie Alcasid in the title role. It premiered on June 11, 2012 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on August 17, 2012 with a total of 48 episodes.

My Daddy Dearest
Title card
Genre	Drama
Developed by	Denoy Navarro Punio
Written by	Marlon Miguel John Kenneth de Leon Rona Sales
Directed by	Don Michael Perez
Creative director	Jun Lana
Starring	Ogie Alcasid
Theme music composer	Ogie Alcasid
Opening theme	"My Daddy Dearest" by Milkcah Wynne Nacion
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	48
Production
Executive producer	Leilani Feliciano Sandoval
Producer	Lilybeth G. Rasonable
Production locations	Metro Manila, Philippines
Cinematography	Carlos Montaño, Jr.
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	18–27 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	June 11 (2012-06-11) – August 17, 2012 (2012-08-17)

Originally titled as Bongga Ka Tay!, it was inspired by Sebastián Ortega's Lalola. The series is streaming online on YouTube.^[1]

Premise

The series centers on Bong, played by Ogie Alcasid and his daughter Daisy, played by Milkcah Wynne Nacion. They've never been so close to each other and Bong, being a single parent and has no idea on how to raise his daughter all by himself. Daisy tried her best to get her dad's attention but because of one certain wish, everything goes beyond their imagination which changes Daisy's dad into a woman.^[2]

Cast and characters

Cast

Ogie Alcasid

Jolina Magdangal

Mylene Dizon

Lead cast

• Ogie Alcasid as Bong Adonis / Sampaguita / Bong Adonis Clone^[3]

Supporting cast

• Jolina Magdangal as Rose Soriano-Adonis / Camilla
• Milkcah Wynne Nacion as Daisy Adonis
• JC Tiuseco as Chris 'CJ' Javier
• Pauleen Luna as Winnie / Annie / Minnie / Reyna Ada / Pixie characters^[4][5]
• Pinky Amador as Mercedes Adonis
• Mylene Dizon as Tiandra Soriano
• Kyle Danielle Ocampo as Lily
• Sherilyn Reyes as Daphne
• Pekto as Marco
• Ehra Madrigal as Ivy
• Menggie Cobarrubias as Juancho
• Richard Quan as Bryan
• Jan Manual as Jing
• Neil Ryan Sese as Val
• Nicky Castro as Junior

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of My Daddy Dearest earned a 14% rating.^[6] The final episode scored a 14.4% rating.^[7]