Kamao (Fist)

S03 E01 • Wednesday, Oct 20, 1993 • Oct 20

Kapirasong Sulat (Piece of a Letter)

S03 E02 • Wednesday, Oct 27, 1993 • Oct 27

Placement Fee

S03 E03 • Wednesday, Nov 3, 1993 • Nov 3

TV Set

S03 E04 • Wednesday, Nov 10, 1993 • Nov 10

Brilyante at Bubog (Jewels and Broken Glass)

S03 E05 • Wednesday, Nov 17, 1993 • Nov 17

Pera at Diploma (Money and Diploma)

S03 E06 • Wednesday, Nov 24, 1993 • Nov 24

Rosa is a stern disciplinarian obsessed with raising her daughter Lucy as a straight-A student and shielding her from any form of distraction no matter how minor. Lucy tries to tolerate her mother, but when the latter goes through extreme measures just to ensure her goal, Lucy finds it difficult to shake off the idea that her own mother could be the bane of her existence.

Matchbox

S03 E07 • Thursday, Dec 9, 1993 • Dec 9

Two young friends stand by each other like brothers with an irrevocable pact. However, the difference in their family background prevents them from fulfilling their dreams together. One of them becomes a victim of a father's interminable wrath and faces his life's worst demons.

Christmas Card

S03 E08 • Wednesday, Dec 15, 1993 • Dec 15

Zeny and her only son Roldan finally find peace when her husband Amado, a drunkard, leaves them to fend for their own. As the new breadwinner of the family Zeny puts up a restaurant business and succeeds. But their bliss suddenly gets disrupted when Amado arrives at their doorstep, begging for another chance. Will they risk losing the peace they finally found without him in their lives?

Munting Bituin (Little Star)

S03 E09 • Wednesday, Dec 22, 1993 • Dec 22

Bibingka't Puto Bungbong (Rice Cakes)

S03 E10 • Wednesday, Dec 29, 1993 • Dec 29

Inseparable friends Eldric, James, and Mickey consider their group a close-knit family. Of the pack, James acts as the big brother, especially to problematic rich kid Eldric, who has become utterly dependent on James whenever he has a problem with his girlfriend Noemi. The frequent mediation makes Noemi fall for James instead, causing a dilemma that may ruin the brotherhood formed by the three friends.

Walking Doll

S03 E11 • Wednesday, Jan 12, 1994 • Jan 12

After five children, Ben and Dina realize that a good marriage is not sufficient to run a big family. While Ben tries his luck in the Middle East, Dina returns to her old post at the nightclub and manages to feed five mouths until the time Ben finds a job. Before the promise of modest financial stability dawns on their family, a tragedy strikes their household. Despite Dina's efforts to juggle responsibilities as a single parent, Ben blames her and comes home to bring her even more torment.

Bakya (Clogs)

S03 E12 • Wednesday, Jan 19, 1994 • Jan 19

Marlene makes it big in the city and her impending homecoming is the talk of her small town. Everyone is anticipating her return, especially her close friend Rosita and childhood sweetheart Andres. But they get the biggest shock and disappointment of their lives when a different Marlene comes home: a modern, career woman who has also become heartless.

Manok (Chicken)

S03 E13 • Wednesday, Jan 26, 1994 • Jan 26

Ironically for their family, Rodel is happier when their father is not around. A drunkard and a gambler, Dario extorts all the earnings of his wife Gloria and his other son Rolly, both of whom do not even put up a fight. During a violent fight one night, Dario hits Gloria, an incident that also causes her fatal fall. The brothers develop genuine loathing for their father and reconciliation seems hopeless despite Dario's efforts to ask forgiveness.

Perya (Fair)

S03 E14 • Wednesday, Feb 2, 1994 • Feb 2

Inside the circus tent, a married couple performs as clowns and delights in making the audience laugh. At home, they struggle with poverty, sickness, and a troublesome teenage son, who is ashamed of their chosen trade. Despite all their battles, they learn that nothing else can bring more happiness than joy shared with other people.

Mamera (One-cent price)

S03 E15 • Wednesday, Feb 9, 1994 • Feb 9

Tropeo at Medalyon (Trophy and Medallion)

S03 E16 • Wednesday, Feb 16, 1994 • Feb 16

Innumerable trophies and medals stand proof of policeman Edgar's excellence in his profession, but this dedication to work leaves him no time for his family. This drives his wife Sonya to leave him and take their daughter Sally to find a better life on their own. Can all the medals and trophies really make up for the sudden loss of his family or can he woo them back before it's too late?

Necklace

S03 E17 • Wednesday, Feb 16, 1994 • Feb 16

Living in a small fishing village theirs is an ideal family until the sudden death of Adela, which devastates Ador and almost ruins his sanity. Maribel, their only daughter, could only watch her father waste away to nothing and hope for a miracle to get him back to normal. Then as if her prayers were heard Ador becomes his old self again, but not without a hitch: he starts calling Maribel Adela and treats her as his wife.

Insurance

S03 E18 • Wednesday, Feb 23, 1994 • Feb 23

For every father, nothing brings more pride and joy than having a diligent son with exceptional scholastic records. In the case of Elmer, the other son, all his efforts to please his father are never enough to measure up to his brother's achievements. In his desire to become the apple of his father's eye, Elmer yields to an unimaginable, desperate measure.

Butas sa Dingding (Hole in the Wall)

S03 E19 • Wednesday, Mar 2, 1994 • Mar 2

Paul persuades his beautiful wife Elvira to accept an outreach teaching mission in the province so they can get away from Paul's mother, who treats Paul like a child and meddles in their married life. Elvira gets bored with provincial life until Danny, her old childhood sweetheart, moves into the neighborhood and renews their old flame.

Tapwe (50 pesos)

S03 E20 • Tuesday, Mar 15, 1994 • Mar 15

Poverty motivates Ellen to strive for a better life, and just like in an enchanted dream she succeeds and becomes an esteemed accountant in a big company. All is coming along well with her job until the management does a power turnover and she finds herself stuck with a new boss: Hector, her mortal enemy from college days for whom she harbors genuine loathing, who ironically seems set to pursue her romantically.

Ulap (Cloud)

S03 E21 • Thursday, Mar 24, 1994 • Mar 24

All that ever mattered in life to Mabel were her good-time friends, parties, and never-ending gaiety. When she met an accident that shattered her eyesight, she realized how little of what she had done in the past proved to be significant. Nevertheless, Mabel's new life in stark darkness did not last long, for she finds light shining in the heart of a humble childhood friend.

Titulo (Title)

S03 E22 • Wednesday, Apr 6, 1994 • Apr 6

Rita's defiance prompts her to leave home and make her own living as a dancer in a nightclub. There she meets Pepito, an affluent businessman who pursues her avidly and presents to her a proposition: that she be his mistress and live in a house he bought for her. Rita accepts his proposal and in the course of living together she falls madly in love with a man she can never truly own.

Tanikala (Chains)

S03 E23 • Wednesday, Apr 13, 1994 • Apr 13

The Escudero mansion rests on a majestic estate against the backdrop of green fields. Inside, however, gloom and terror are cast upon the inhabitants by the head of the household, the formidable Don Emilio. Even Emilio's own sister, Esperanza, sends her children away to escape her brother's intolerable misdeeds. After many years and deaths in the family, Esperanza's daughter Sonia comes back a strong, grown woman and ready to put old Emilio in his rightful position and redeem the lives he mercilessly trampled on.

Tutong na Sinaing (Burnt Rice)

S03 E24 • Wednesday, Apr 20, 1994 • Apr 20

For a woman with a face scarred by burns, Lourdes chooses to spend her time working than feeling sorry for herself. She realizes she must make both ends meet, especially that her family has abandoned her. Lourdes is resigned to living a solitary life until she meets Cesar. For the first time in her life, Lourdes experiences love and companionship, but is Cesar noble enough to overlook Lourdes' hideous countenance?

Toga

S03 E25 • Wednesday, Apr 27, 1994 • Apr 27

An impressive educational attainment is all Ador ever dreamed of for his son, Paulo. Ador is unable to take custody of this illegitimate son out of fear of his meddlesome but wage-earning wife. As Paulo strives to be whole despite the complexities of being left alone, he begins to contemplate whether Ador is in the position to expect much from his son when he himself is an unfit father.

Patalim (Blade)

S03 E26 • Wednesday, May 4, 1994 • May 4

Eraser

S03 E27 • Wednesday, May 11, 1994 • May 11

Batingaw (Bell)

S03 E28 • Wednesday, May 25, 1994 • May 25

In an impoverished village where misery afflicts everyone like a common cold, a young sacristan upholds his belief in God and his family. Elmer persists in his service to the church despite his father's death and the lure of escape. His faith is put to its gravest trial yet as his own mother's grief directs her to sacrilege and a life of debauchery.

Credit Card

S03 E29 • Wednesday, Jun 1, 1994 • Jun 1

Ana believes she is lucky to have a husband like Noel who is affectionate and sensitive to all her needs. It did not come as a surprise to her when kind Noel decides to adopt Arnel, Ana's rebellious younger brother. Despite her apprehensions, Ana respected her husband's decision. She never knew that day would bring her greatest regret, not until she learns that it is more than kindness that drives Noel to accept Arnel into their lives.

Tinik sa Rosas (Rose Thorns)

S03 E30 • Wednesday, Jun 8, 1994 • Jun 8

Krus na Daan (Crossroad)

S03 E31 • Wednesday, Jun 22, 1994 • Jun 22

Life is a journey and in every man's voyage, he encounters a fork in the road that will test his ability to choose his destiny. This is Eric's story, and it starts with his father leaving the enormous responsibility of raising the family to his mother Emy. With the burden of a son who's still in school Emy resorts to being a prostitute. But it is this very same sacrifice that will make Eric take the road away from home to the bright lights of the city, oblivious of the more complex maze he is about to face.

Hair Dye

S03 E32 • Wednesday, Jun 29, 1994 • Jun 29

Sandcastle

S03 E33 • Wednesday, Jul 6, 1994 • Jul 6

Joan visits her old aunt's fishing village in hopes of imparting the knowledge she acquired as a teacher. She encounters Sendong, whose mental condition never deterred him from being a loving man. Sendong's kindness, however, makes him the helpless target of cruel people, including his own mother. As Joan becomes deeply attached to Sendong, she realizes that this mentally ill man is bound to become her greatest teacher.

Wedding Picture

S03 E34 • Wednesday, Jul 13, 1994 • Jul 13

Maggie has made peace with the idea of becoming an old maid until she meets young Val. Val is ravishing, and his impulsive ways drive him to propose marriage to Maggie shortly after they met. The first stages of their romance are sweet until the agonizing age difference starts to set in. Maggie becomes the breadwinner and this insults Val's ego. After sacrificing everything to make their marriage work, Maggie begins to wonder if life would have been sweeter had she remained single.

Rosas (Roses)

S03 E35 • Wednesday, Jul 20, 1994 • Jul 20

In the midst of the chaos and disorder during the Japanese Occupation, Regina finds herself falling in love with an idealistic and courageous soldier, Mario. As fate would have it, war eventually tears them apart-and for years Regina is led to believe that her one true love has died in the hands of the country's foreign oppressors. But despite carving a new life and leaving the bittersweet memories of their relationship behind her, their love is put to the ultimate test when destiny brings them together in another cruel and uncertain fate.

Bahay Ampunan (Orphanage)

S03 E36 • Sunday, Jul 24, 1994 • Jul 24

An orphan Anna meets siblings Benny and Liza, new best friends whom she now considers family, at a foster home. She constantly defends them against the orphanage's resident bully Dodong, but later Anna finds out that this is just a small dilemma compared to the real reason the siblings had to live in the orphanage in the first place: the siblings' Uncle Peping, whom Benny believes to be good, raped Liza and threatened to kill them both if anybody else found out.

Chimes

S03 E37 • Wednesday, Aug 3, 1994 • Aug 3

When an aggravating illness afflicts her old mother, Gloria is given the responsibility of taking care of her younger brother, Francis. Gloria has a successful career, a loving husband, and two healthy children. However, Francis' presence in Gloria's home perturbs their peace, and worse, her marriage for Francis is not a little boy but a thirty-year-old man with an incurable case of autism.

Rubber Duckie

S03 E38 • Wednesday, Aug 10, 1994 • Aug 10

After four years of a blissful but childless marriage, an incessant void begins to set in between Poch and Ina. Although their marriage is successful in every aspect, Ina believes their incapacity to bear children is due to a lamentable flaw on her part. These anxieties unexpectedly break a family of two into solitary misery.

Baraha (Playing Card)

S03 E39 • Wednesday, Aug 17, 1994 • Aug 17

Caught in the middle of his constantly bickering roommates, Adrian soon discovers the pitfalls of maintaining a peaceful household when another unexpected visitor arrives on his doorstep. For as Lyn becomes the unlikely source of rivalry between Dino and Jim, Adrian finds himself struggling to repair the strained friendships within their home and deal with his growing affection for the woman that has completely changed their lives.

Boteng Basag (Broken Bottle)

S03 E40 • Wednesday, Aug 24, 1994 • Aug 24

Three boys from different families learn that friendship is possible even outside the boundaries of social status. They grow up believing their bond is bound to last until they reach a ripe old age. This belief meets a swift and tragic end as one of them reveals a lifelong secret.

Palara (Tin Foil)

S03 E41 • Wednesday, Aug 24, 1994 • Aug 24

Precy, a widow, is plagued with the responsibility of dealing with her son's drug addiction. Playing the role of both father and mother, Precy cannot decide between being the disciplinarian father who will shake Ricky to his senses and being the compassionate mother who will hold Ricky in her arms throughout his battle with drugs.

Dancing Shoes

S03 E42 • Wednesday, Sep 7, 1994 • Sep 7

Every man has his one great love. But before Ramil could even get close to his, he witnesses his granduncle Cirilo hold on to his great love. During their youth, Cirilo and Dolores were young lovers, but were forced to separate because of their parents. Now widowed and old, Dolores comes back and refreshes Cirlio's bittersweet memories. Can one relive his one great love even in old age?

Cassette Tape

S03 E43 • Wednesday, Sep 14, 1994 • Sep 14

When his wife's dreams of leading an affluent lifestyle become the driving force to their struggling marriage, Harry is left with the daunting task of pleasing Celo's unreasonable needs and demands through any means necessary. But with fate taking a different turn for the worse, Celo is suddenly torn between following her lifelong ambition and keeping a sworn promise of love and commitment against all odds.

Selyo (Seal)

S03 E44 • Wednesday, Sep 21, 1994 • Sep 21

Julio is a blue-collar worker, who lives in a modest home with his family. He escapes into a private dream world through his regular correspondence with an anonymous pen pal based in Spain. In his letters, Julio claims he is a wealthy bachelor. His average life takes a dramatic turn when his pen pal, Diane, decides to visit the Philippines and meet Julio in person.

Pusong Ginto (Golden Heart)

S03 E45 • Wednesday, Sep 28, 1994 • Sep 28

On the eve of their silver anniversary, Marina and Caloy vow never to leave each other's side. This vow is broken the next morning as Marina finds Caloy lifeless on their bed. While grieving their father's death, the children begin to worry about their mother's sanity, for she expects her husband to fulfill his promise... even after death.

Pilat (Scar)

S03 E46 • Wednesday, Oct 5, 1994 • Oct 5

Dana and Rose are best friends with traits that complement each other- Rose is rich but slow-witted, and Dana is smart but poor. Both girls are eager to fulfill their dreams together as they are about to graduate from high school. But a grim encounter takes place on their prom night when Dana's cousin Nilo rapes Rose. Dana is catapulted into a difficult dilemma for Nilo's mother is their financial provider.

Videocam

S03 E47 • Wednesday, Oct 12, 1994 • Oct 12

Alex and Sonia, despite having two children, never fall short of loving Joy like their own. Their happy home crumbles when Joy's real parents show up to retrieve their daughter. Although Joy's biological mother tries hard to win Joy's affection, the girl's happy childhood with her foster family outweighs everything.

Paru-paro (Butterfly)

S03 E48 • Wednesday, Oct 19, 1994 • Oct 19

A protective mother learns of her daughter's clandestine affair with a delinquent young man. She sends the girl away to a relative's remote house to keep her from danger. They are unaware that the real danger lurks in their chosen place of exile, for there lives a demented young woman.

Bracelet

S03 E49 • Wednesday, Oct 26, 1994 • Oct 26

To evade the trauma of her best friend Christy's traumatic death, teenaged Margie migrates to America. Now an adult and with a family of her own, Margie goes back to her hometown after being summoned by her sick father. Still hesitant to see her loathed father, Margie comes home unaware that she is about to literally face the ghost of her past and realize the real reason behind Christy's suicide.

Itim na Damit (Black Clothes)

S03 E50 • Wednesday, Nov 9, 1994 • Nov 9

Bored with the rustic life in the province, Carmen anticipates the letters of childhood friend Jessie who relates his exciting experiences in the city. When Jessie's mother dies, Carmen lives with Jessie who promises to marry her and to provide for her family's needs. It was an ideal setup for Carmen until she moves in with him and discovers his atrocious side which, in her innocence, she could never have imagined.