Bagong Umaga
Bagong Umaga (International title: New Beginnings / ) is a 2020 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by Kapamilya Channel. Directed by Carlo Po Artillaga and Paco Sta. Maria, it stars Heaven Peralejo, Tony Labrusca, Barbie Imperial, Kiko Estrada, Michelle Vito and Yves Flores. The series aired on the network's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block and worldwide via The Filipino Channel from October 26, 2020 to April 30, 2021, replacing Love Thy Woman.

This was also the last original Kapamilya series to air on Kapamilya Gold, and the only one to be produced during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and the aftermath of the shutdown of ABS-CBN until the back-to-back premieres of Pira-Pirasong Paraiso and Nag-aapoy na Damdamin.

Plot
Diana was overwhelmed with grief after being denied a medical operation on her newborn child, resulting in the baby's death. She then sets out to inflict those she claims to be responsible for her child's death: the Veradonas. Thus, Joanna Magbanua and Catherine Veradona were the infants switched by Diana in the nursery at Buencorazon Hospital. It is later revealed that she swapped two more infants the same night: Raphael Florentino and Eduardo Ponce.

The Magbanuas, Veradonas, and Florentinos eventually learn that their infants were switched at the hospital, changing the courses of their lives upon learning of their children's true identities.

Cast

Main
 Tony Labrusca as Raphael "Ely" Florentino / Raphael Ponce
 Barbie Imperial as Catherine "Cai" B. Veradona / Catherine Magbanua†
 Kiko Estrada as Daniel "Otep" Jacinta Jr.
 Michelle Vito as Agnes "Angge" delos Santos / Bella Silang
 Yves Flores as Eduardo "Dodong" Ponce / Eduardo Florentino
 Heaven Peralejo as Joanna "Tisay" Magbanua / Joanna B. Veradona

Supporting
 Rio Locsin as Hilda Delgado-Veradona
 Glydel Mercado as Diana Silang-Jacinta†
 Sunshine Cruz as Dra. Margaret "Maggie" Buencorazon-Veradona 
 Cris Villanueva as Dr. Christian "Ian" D. Veradona 
 Keempee de Leon as Joselito "Jose" Magbanua
 Nikki Valdez as Monica Magbanua
 Bernadette Allyson as Irene Florentino
 Richard Quan as Matthew L. Florentino 
 Ali Abinal as Gabriel "Gab" Florentino†
 Peewee O’Hara as Pepita "Lola Pet" Delos Santos
 Moi Bien as Gigi Santos

Guest
 Junjun Quintana as Jude M. Silang
 Jenny Miller as Jenny Ponce†
 Priscilla Meirelles as Olivia Chavez
 Johnny Revilla as Hernando Buencorazon
 Giovanni Baldisseri as Wally Ramos

Production
The project was first unveiled on June 12, 2020, with a working title Cara Y Cruz. Tony Labrusca, Julia Barretto, Loisa Andalio, Ronnie Alonte and Marco Gumabao were initially cast for the leading roles.

On September 30, Julia Barretto confirmed that she was no longer part of the project after being transferred to Viva Artists Agency and she was replaced by Heaven Peralejo, along with Loisa Andalio and Ronnie Alonte, who are now co-managed by KreativDen. The series was later renamed to Bagong Umaga. From March 29–31 and April 5, 2021, the series aired replays under the title Bagong Umaga: Rewind.

Following the conclusion of this series, Bagong Umaga is set to the end before April 30, 2021 as Tagos sa Pusong Pagtatapos alongside with Asintado.

Timeslot block
This was the first and only series to be aired on Kapamilya Gold (on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z) in the aftermath of the ABS-CBN shutdown and franchise denial, amidst the then-lingering restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. This was also the only series to not be aired on TV5 following the signing of the blocktime agreement with the network in 2021 (which only covered the Primetime Bida lineup in airing ABS-CBN drama series on TV5 from March 8, 2021 until the return of the Kapamilya Gold lineup on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z and the premiere of the said afternoon lineup on TV5 in July 25, 2023)

Following it's conclusion, its timeslot was eventually filled by reruns of previously aired ABS-CBN drama series (starting with Dolce Amore) until the block's return to fresh offerings on July 25, 2023 with the series, Pira-Pirasong Paraiso, a collaboration between the network and TV5 that would occupy it's previous timeslot, along with Nag-aapoy na Damdamin.

See also
List of programs broadcast by Kapamilya Channel
List of programs broadcast by A2Z (TV channel)
List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
List of ABS-CBN drama series

References

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ABS-CBN drama series
Philippine melodrama television series
Philippine romance television series
2020 Philippine television series debuts
2021 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
Television shows set in the Philippines