Tabing Ilog

Infobox television
show_name = Tabing Ilog


format = Youth Oriented
runtime = 90 minutes/every Sunday
creator = ABS-CBN
starring = Paula Peralejo

Patrick Garcia

country = Philippines
network = ABS-CBN
first_aired = March 1999
last_aired = October 2003
num_episodes =
preceded_by = Kapag May Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo!
followed_by = Girls Marching On
website =

Tabing Ilog (Riverside) is a youth-oriented Filipino television drama series which aired on ABS-CBN Channel 2 for more than four years from 1999 to the early 2000s.

Among the original main characters that were launched in 1999 were:

*"Paula Peralejo " as Angela 'Anne' de Guzman
*"John Lloyd Cruz" as Ronaldo Victor 'Rovic' Mercado
*"Jodi Sta. Maria" as Georgina 'George' Fuentebella
*"Kaye Abad" as Epifania 'Eds/Ponyang' delos Santos-Mercado
*"Patrick Garcia" as Jaime 'James' Collantes
*"Paolo Contis" as Salvador 'Badong' Magtibay
*"Carol Banawa" as Andoy
*"Desiree del Valle" as Corrinne Ledesma
*"Baron Geisler" as Alfonso 'Fonzy' Ledesma
*"Trina Zuniga " as Cecile 'Marie' Dela Rhea

July 2003, additional characters were introduced which are:

*"Camille Prats"
*"Brian Tan" Fact|date=November 2007
*"Juddha Paolo"
*"Angelene Aguilar"
*"Maui David" Fact|date=November 2007
*"Paolo Paraiso"

Supporting Cast

*"Caridad Sanchez" as Lola Juling (Rovic's grandmother)
*"Angel Aquino" as Tita Pia (George's stepmother)
*"Matt Ranillo III" as Carlos Fuentebella (George's father)
*"Susan Africa" as Esperanza 'Esper' Magtibay (Badong's mother)
*"Pen Medina" as Epifanio 'Panyong' delos Santos (Eds' father)
*"Daria Ramirez" as Azon delos Santos (Eds' mother)
*"Mylene Dizon" as Jennifer 'Jerry' Ricafort (James' cousin)
*"Mico Palanca" as Perry
*"Janette McBride" as Fair
*"Rafael Rosell IV" as Oliver McFuller
*"Leandro Muñoz" as Fran Ledesma (Fonzy & Corrinne's stepbrother)
*"Julia Clarete" as Cynthia Ledesma (Fonzy & Corrinne's stepsister)
*"Lito Legaspi" as Francisco Ledesma (Fonzy & Corrinne's father)
*"Gio Alvarez" as Boyet delos Santos (Eds' older brother)
*"Dimples Romana" as Jacqueline/Jackie
*"Eugene Domingo" as Badong & Corrinne's drama class professor
*"Dan Fernandez" as Tito Jun (Rovic's stepfather)
*"Beth Tamayo" as Sonia
*"Al Tantay" as Anne's father
*"Efren Reyes" as Badong's father
*"Utchie Sison" as "Sandra"
*"Gerard Pizzaras"
*"John Jefferson Agustin" (last five episodes)

Trivia

*At the time it started the most popular loveteam among the four pairs is Kaye and John Lloyd. The loveteam of Patrick and Paula became well-known in the teleserye Mula sa Puso
*Paula Peralejo didn't appear on the last two episodes of the series. She was supposed to be the maid of honor of Kaye Abad in the wedding scene with John LLoyd. She was then replaced by Jodi.
*Barbie Almalbis sung the theme song, 'Tabing-Ilog'.
*The show was shot mostly in Pagsanjan, Laguna.
*It was tagged as the Philippine version of Dawson's Creek.
*Among the 4 pairs that were originally launched, 3 of them were once real-life sweethearts. The exception being Paula Peralejo and Patrick Garcia, having never been romantically involved in real life.
*In the show, Paolo and Kaye's character was portrayed as best friends. Few people know that they are really the best of friends off-cam.
*The show was "reformatted" in July 2003, with the show introducing new characters.