I Heart Davao

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I Heart Davao
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Also known asMy Sweet Heart
Genre
Created byMarissa L. Flores
Written by
Directed byMarlon N. Rivera
Creative director Roy C. Iglesias
Starring
Theme music composer Janno Gibbs
Opening theme"Fallin'" by Tom Rodriguez
Country of originPhilippines
Original languages
  • Tagalog
  • Davaoeño
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producerBrian Geli
Production locations Davao City, Philippines
CinematographyLee Briones-Meily
Editors
  • Genice Cham-Panuncio
  • Gavian Llave
  • Lara Linsangan
  • Joss Suñer
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time24–31 minutes
Production company GMA News and Public Affairs [2]
Original release
Network GMA Network
ReleaseJune 26 (2017-06-26) 
August 18, 2017 (2017-08-18)

I Heart Davao (international title: My Sweet Heart) is a 2017 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Marlon N. Rivera, it stars Carla Abellana and Tom Rodriguez. It premiered on June 26, 2017 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on August 18, 2017 with a total of 40 episodes.

Contents

The series is streaming online on YouTube. [3]

Premise

Hope, a heart transplant recipient goes to Davao City to save her family's chocolate business. She meets Ponce who is the ex-boyfriend of her heart donor. [4]

Cast and characters

Cast
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Carla Abellana
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Benjamin Alves
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Betong Sumaya
Lead cast
Supporting cast
Guest cast

Episodes

I Heart Davao episodes
No.TitleOriginal air date AGB Nielsen Ratings NUTAM People
1"Pilot"June 26, 20177.4% [6]
2"Second Life"June 27, 20177.1% [6]
3"I Miss You Aileen"June 28, 20176.8% [6]
4"Pa-Fall" (transl.faller)June 29, 20177.2% [6]
5"KakaiBabe"June 30, 20176.7% [6]
6"Puso Mo, Hope" (transl.your heart, Hope)July 3, 20175.7% [7]
7"Bes Is Back"July 4, 20176.5% [7]
8"Ponce vs Paul"July 5, 20177.3% [7]
9"Ponce vs Paul: Part 2"July 6, 20176.0% [7]
10"Showdown"July 7, 20177.0% [7]
11"Buhay Cacao" (transl.cacao life)July 10, 20175.8% [8]
12"Kiss"July 11, 20176.5% [8]
13"Selos"July 12, 20176.5% [8]
14"Surprise"July 13, 20176.0% [8]
15"Family Dinner"July 14, 20176.7% [8]
16"Confessions"July 17, 20176.0% [9]
17"Revelation"July 18, 20176.0% [9]
18"Jusoy"July 19, 20176.7% [9]
19"Shocking"July 20, 20176.8% [9]
20"Patalbugan" (transl.showdown)July 21, 20176.7% [9]
21"Chopchop"July 24, 20176.2% [10]
22"Kilig" (transl.giddy)July 25, 20176.7% [10]
23"Hopia"July 26, 20176.9% [10]
24"Back in Davao"July 27, 20177.6% [10]
25"Heart 2 Heart"July 28, 20178.3% [10]
26"Friendship Over"July 31, 20176.4% [10]
27"Hope for Davao"August 1, 20176.9% [10]
28"Hope Power"August 2, 20177.3% [10]
29"Sikwate 101" (transl.hot chocolate 101)August 3, 20177.0% [10]
30"Mensahe" (transl.message)August 4, 20177.6% [10]
31"Bangungot" (transl.nightmare)August 7, 20176.7% [11]
32"Trahedya" (transl.tragedy)August 8, 20176.9% [11]
33"Critical"August 9, 20176.3% [11]
34"Coma"August 10, 20175.4% [11]
35"Gulong-gulo" (transl.so messed up)August 11, 20176.2% [11]
36"Bulcachong"August 14, 20175.8% [12]
37"Homecoming"August 15, 20176.0% [12]
38"Bes"August 16, 20176.6% [12]
39"Aberya sa kasal" (transl.error in wedding)August 17, 20176.6% [12]
40"Love Is Forever"August 18, 20176.5% [12]

Production

Principal photography commenced in May 2017 in Davao City. [13]

References

  1. "Bittersweet love story in I Heart Davao". Manila Standard . Retrieved March 31, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Kris Bernal iniyakan ang mga pang-aalipusta sa kanyang katawan". The Philippine Star . May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. "I Heart Davao (Full Episode) - YouTube". YouTube . Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  4. "I Heart Davao". GMA Network . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. Llanas, Rommel R. (September 30, 2017). "Why has Carla Abellana remained a loyal Kapuso?". PEP. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Ching, Mark Angelo (July 22, 2017). "AGB Ratings: La Luna Sangre consistently beats MLFTS; I Heart Davao outperforms A Love to Last". PEP. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Ching, Mark Angelo (July 26, 2017). "AGB Ratings: Four ABS-CBN primetime teleseryes prevail over GMA-7 counterparts". PEP. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Ching, Mark Angelo (August 12, 2017). "AGB Ratings: 24 Oras, only GMA-7 show doing well on primetime; Rocco-Sanya teleserye prevails over rival". PEP. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Ching, Mark Angelo (August 21, 2017). "AGB Nielsen Ratings: ABS-CBN teleseryes dominate primetime; GMA-7's Ika-6 na Utos still on top". PEP. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ching, Mark Angelo (August 31, 2017). "AGB Ratings: Impostora overtakes Eat Bulaga, becomes No. 2 most-watched daytime show". PEP. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Ching, Mark Angelo (September 10, 2017). "AGB Nielsen Ratings: ABS-CBN now leader of weekday primetime after defeating GMA-7 shows". PEP. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Ching, Mark Angelo (September 17, 2017). "AGB Ratings: Alyas Robin Hood 2 fails to topple Ang Probinsyano; GMA-7 holds onto lead in afternoon block". PEP. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  13. "Look: Tom Rodriguez and Carla Abellana start taping for I Heart Davao". GMA Network . May 21, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2024.