Growing Up (2011 Philippine TV series)

Growing Up is a Filipino teen drama anthology series aired on ABS-CBN.It aired in GMA Network in 1997-1999 under Viva Entertainment Group until ABS-CBN got the rights and remade it. It was placed under the Afternoon block to compete with Tween Hearts. It is top billed by Mara Clara stars Kathryn Bernardo, Julia Montes, Diego Loyzaga, Kiray Celis and EJ Jallorina with other teen casts Neil Coleta of 100 Days to Heaven, Yen Santos of Good Vibes and Daniel Padilla of Gimik 2010.

Sypnosis
Ella and Tammy are childhood best friends who belong to a set of friends that treat each other as family. As such, they have a mother figure in the person of their favorite teacher, Lisa Ortega, who guides their path in their fragile journey as teenagers. When Ms.Ortega is diagnosed with a serious ailment, Ella and Tammy rally their friends to raise funds for their beloved teacher’s expensive medical treatment. They join various contests in a big event in their community, aiming to seize the biggest prizes. But doing so proves to be no easy task, as each of them discover their respective strengths and weaknesses that challenge the way they think, dream, and love, and in so doing become obstacles to their objective. In the end, they manage to reap the reward they worked for, only to find out that it’s better than they hoped for.

Main Cast

 * Kathryn Bernardo as Ella Dimalanta
 * Julia Montes as Tammy Magtoto
 * Diego Loyzaga as Jayson Rivero
 * Daniel Padilla as Patrick Rivero
 * Neil Coleta as Tikoy Navarro
 * Yen Santos as Cassie Soriano
 * EJ Jallorina as Winston Del Rosario
 * Kiray Celis as Britney Gunay

Supporting Cast

 * Maricar Reyes as Lisa Ortega
 * Ron Morales as James
 * Paolo Serrano as Marco
 * Angel Jacob
 * Jeffrey Santos as Henry
 * Tess Antonio
 * Gerald Madrid
 * Jong Cuenco
 * Roden Araneta
 * Jenny Miller
 * Jovic Susim
 * Piero Vergara

TV Ratings
The show premieres strongly taking over the number 2 spot with a 12.3% behind ASAP Rocks' 12.7%.