More intense afternoons await the viewers this December when the life of a haughty and self-centered woman makes a sudden turn as fate steps in, making all her dreams fall apart in the top-rating Sine Novela presents Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit.

Since she was a kid, Clarissa (Iza Calzado) desired nothing else but to be wealthy, prominent and powerful. With the death of her godsister Therese (Isabel Oli), Clarissa finally gets adopted by her well-off godparents, Ralph (Ricardo Cepeda) and Monina (Pinky Amador). She sees the situation as the only opportunity that would make her rich.

While enjoying her comfortable life, Clarissa, unintentionally alienates the people she loves. Her sister Nancy (Angelika dela Cruz) despises her in spite of all Clarissa’s claims that everything she does is for their family.

For Nancy, her relationship with her sister is already impaired because of her sister’s greediness. Nancy’s hatred grows stronger each day. Aside from getting herself adopted, Clarissa sided with her adoptive parents following the suit filed by their mother Naty (Lani Mercado) against the Gardamontes who were found responsible for the death of their father. It worsened when Clarissa was out of reach when their mother died.

On the other hand, Daryl (Wendell Ramos), her boyfriend, felt betrayed after Clarissa chose her adoptive parents over him when the Gardamonte couple discovered their secret relationship. Daryl used to be the boyfriend of Therese.

Although in pain, Clarissa continues to live with arrogance. But her world is slowly turning upside down as soon as fate stepped in.

Clarissa was disowned by the Gardamontes after watching a video that made her look guilty of killing Therese. She sought the help of Daryl but he turned her down. Meanwhile, Ralph finds out and managed to gather proof that Nancy is her daughter from Naty. Plus, Nick (Bobby Andrews), the man who abused Clarissa and whom she and Daryl tried to kill, is back to avenge himself.

With no one to turn to, Clarissa meets her salvation when she accidentally reconnects with Jerome Recto (Victor Aliwalas), who has been in love with her since the first day they met. Clarissa accepts Jerome’s marriage proposal. But Clarissa’s only hope breaks into pieces when she discovers that she is pregnant!

Will Clarissa abort the baby or will she tell the truth to her fiancé? Will the matrimonial ceremony help Clarissa achieve a happy ending? How will she accept the fact that her sister Nancy is the real daughter and only heir of the Gardamonte’s wealth?

Find out all these as the plot thickens in the riveting drama of Sine Novela presents Kaya Kong Abuting ang Langit on GMA Network’s Dramarama sa Hapon.

‘Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit’ Extended as Plot Thickens originally appeared on Starmometer on December 9, 2009.

A significant decline were evident in the overnight tv ratings of AGB Nielsen during and after typhoon Ondoy wreaked havoc in Mega Manila. But as the week progresses, the ratings gradually came back to normal.

Last September 28, two soap operas debuted on GMA-7. But since Metro Manila is badly hit by typhoon Ondoy last Saturday, the aftermath affected some shows specially “Tinik sa Dibdib” and “Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit” because both soaps started in a very low note they did not even manage to enter the daytime’s top 10.

The next day, September 29, Iza Calzado‘s soap debuted at no. 5 in daytime’s top 10 and then it climbed to no. 3 last September 30 and reached no. 2 last October 1. It was rating better than Sunshine Dizon’s soap for the whole week EXCEPT last Friday when Tinik sa Dibdib took over the 2nd spot and Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit settled for the 3rd slot.

In the primetime race, Lovers in Paris also held its pilot episode last Monday night and it’s safe to say that it was not affected by Ondoy by virtue of its 20% rating which is good for fourth place. It maintained the position on Tuesday but it dropped to the seventh position last Wednesday and Thursday. It ended it’s first week run last Friday at no. 5, tied with Survivor Philippines Palau.

TOP 10 DAYTIME AND PRIMETIME PROGRAMS IN MEGA MANILA
(September 28 to October 4, 2009)

September 28, Monday

Daytime:

1. Wowowee Part 2 (ABS-CBN) – 16.1%
2. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 16%
3. Bagyong Ondoy (ABS-CBN) – 15.4%
4. Wowowee Part 1 (ABS-CBN) – 13.7%
5. Banana Split Daily Servings (ABS-CBN) – 12.6%
6. Last Romance Part 1 (GMA-7) – 12.5%
7. GMA Flash Report: Bagsik Ni Ondoy (GMA-7) – 12.5%
8. Kambal Sa Uma (ABS-CBN) – 11%
9. Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin (ABS-CBN) – 9.3%
10. Hunter X Hunter (GMA-7) / Daisy Siete: Chacha Muchacha (GMA-7) – 8.6%

Primetime:

1. Darna (GMA-7) – 21.8%
2. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) – 20.6%
3. 24 Oras (GMA-7) – 20.3%
4. Lovers In Paris (ABS-CBN) – 20%
5. May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) – 19%
6. Dahil May Isang Ikaw (ABS-CBN) – 18%
7. Stairway To Heaven (GMA-7) – 16.7%
8. Katorse (ABS-CBN) – 16.5%
9. Rosalinda (GMA-7) – 16.3%
10. Survivor Philippines: Palau (GMA-7) – 13.4%

September 29, Tuesday

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 15.5%
2. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) – 12.7%
3. Banana Split Daily Servings (ABS-CBN) – 11.7%
4. Kambal Sa Uma (ABS-CBN) – 11.4%
5. Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit (GMA-7) – 11%
6. Daisy Siete: Chacha Muchacha (GMA-7) – 10.9%
7. Last Romance (GMA-7) – 10.1%
8. Tinik Sa Dibdib (GMA-7) – 9.2%
9. Hole In The Wall (GMA-7) – 9%
10. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) / Maria de Jesus: Ang Anghel Sa Lansangan (ABS-CBN) – 8.5%

Primetime:

1. Darna (GMA-7) – 24%
2. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) – 22.3%
3. 24 Oras (GMA-7) – 22.2%
4. Stairway To Heaven (GMA-7) / Lovers In Paris (ABS-CBN) – 19%
5. May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) – 18.9%
6. Dahil May Isang Ikaw (ABS-CBN) – 18.7%
7. Rosalinda (GMA-7) – 18.2%
8. Survivor Philippines: Palau (GMA-7) – 17.7%
9. Katorse (ABS-CBN) – 16.1%
10. Ikaw Sana (GMA-7) – 14.1%

September 30, Wednesday

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 17.1%
2. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) / Banana Split Daily Servings (ABS-CBN) – 14.5%
3. Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit (GMA-7) – 13.1%
4. Daisy Siete: Chacha Muchacha (GMA-7) – 12.7%
5. Kambal Sa Uma (ABS-CBN) – 12.5%
6. Last Romance (GMA-7) – 12.1%
7. Tinik Sa Dibdib (GMA-7) – 11.9%
8. SiS (GMA-7) – 11.2%
9. Maria de Jesus: Ang Anghel Sa Lansangan (ABS-CBN) – 9.7%
10. Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin (ABS-CBN) – 8.8%

Primetime:

1. Darna (GMA-7) – 28%
2. 24 Oras (GMA-7) – 26.1%
3. Stairway To Heaven (GMA-7) – 24.5%
4. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) – 24%
5. Rosalinda (GMA-7) – 23.7%
6. May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) – 23%
7. Lovers In Paris (ABS-CBN) – 21.5%
8. Dahil May Isang Ikaw (ABS-CBN) – 21.1%
9. Survivor Philippines: Palau (GMA-7) – 20.5%
10. Katorse (ABS-CBN) – 19.3%

October 1, Thursday

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 18.8%
2. Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit (GMA-7) – 16.4%
3. Kambal Sa Uma (ABS-CBN) – 15.3%
4. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) – 14.8%
5. Daisy Siete: Chacha Muchacha (GMA-7) – 14.7%
6. Banana Split Daily Servings (ABS-CBN) – 14.3%
7. Tinik Sa Dibdib (GMA-7) – 13.5%
8. Last Romance (GMA-7) – 12.1%
9. Hole In The Wall (GMA-7) – 11.3%
10. Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin (ABS-CBN) – 10.5%

Primetime:

1. Darna (GMA-7) – 29.5%
2. 24 Oras (GMA-7) – 28.5%
3. Stairway To Heaven (GMA-7) – 27.4%
4. Rosalinda (GMA-7) – 24.5%
5. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) – 23.3%
6. Survivor Philippines: Palau (GMA-7) – 22.8%
7. Lovers In Paris (ABS-CBN) – 22.3%
8. May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) – 21.4%
9. Dahil May Isang Ikaw (ABS-CBN) – 21.2%
10. Ikaw Sana (GMA-7) – 20.7%

October 2, Friday

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 19.2%
2. Tinik Sa Dibdib (GMA-7) – 15.6%
3. Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit (GMA-7) – 15.2%
4. Daisy Siete: Chacha Muchacha(GMA-7) – 15%
5. Hole In The Wall (GMA-7) – 14.5%
6. Kambal Sa Uma (ABS-CBN) – 14.1%
7. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) – 13.9%
8. Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin (ABS-CBN) – 13.5%
9. Banana Split Daily Servings (ABS-CBN) – 13.1%
10. Spongebob Squarepants (TV5) / Last Romance (GMA-7) – 11.3%

Primetime:

1. 24 Oras (GMA-7) – 28.3%
2. Darna (GMA-7) / Stairway To Heaven (GMA-7) – 27.6%
3. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) – 24.9%
4. Rosalinda (GMA-7) – 23.7%
5. Lovers In Paris (ABS-CBN) / Survivor Philippines: Palau (GMA-7) – 23%
6. Dahil May Isang Ikaw (ABS-CBN) – 22.9%
7. Ikaw Sana (GMA-7) / May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) – 22.1%
8. Katorse (GMA-7) – 21.5%
9. Florinda (ABS-CBN) – 20.3%
10. Bubble Gang (ABS-CBN) – 14%

October 3, Saturday

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 26.7%
2. Bagyong Pepeng (GMA-7) – 20%
3. Wish Ko Lang (GMA-7) – 18.8%
4. Lovers In Paris: A Marathon Special (ABS-CBN) – 17.1%
5. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) – 14.2%
6. Startalk (GMA-7) – 14.1%
7. Salamat Dok: Hagupit ng Bagyo (ABS-CBN) – 12.1%
8. Joey’s Quirky World (GMA-7) – 11.8%
9. Entertainment Live (ABS-CBN) – 10.9%
10. Spongebob Squarepants (TV5) – 9.8%

Primetime:

1. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7) – 25.6%
2. News Patrol: Hagupit ng Bagyo (ABS-CBN) – 24.3%
3. Talentadong Pinoy (TV5) – 23.3%
4. 24 Oras Special Edition (GMA-7) – 21%
5. Pinoy Records (GMA-7) – 20.5%
6. Tiagong Akyat (ABS-CBN) – 19.9%
7. Imbestigador (GMA-7) – 18.7%
8. The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) – 16.3%
9. Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN) – 15.9%
10. Celebrity Duets (GMA-7) – 15.3%

October 4, Sunday

Daytime:

1. ASAP ‘09 (ABS-CBN) – 13%
2. Showbiz Central (GMA-7) – 10.9%
3. SOP (GMA-7) – 10.8%
4. Matanglawin (ABS-CBN) – 10.4%
5. The Buzz (ABS-CBN) – 9.6%
6. Dear Friend: 3 Bachelors (GMA-7) – 8.7%
7. Hagupit ng Bagyo: A Special Coverage (ABS-CBN) – 8.5%
8. Unang Hirit Special Edition: Bagyong Pepeng (GMA-7) / Spongebob Squarepants (TV5) – 7.8%
9. Joey’s Quirky World (GMA-7) – 7.1%
10. Wolverine and the X-Men (ABS-CBN) – 6.5%

Primetime:

1. 24 Oras Special Edition (GMA-7) – 25.7%
2. Pinoy Big Brother Double Up: The Magical Reveal (ABS-CBN) – 24%
3. Kap’s Amazing Stories (GMA-7) – 22.3%
4. Power of 10 (GMA-7) – 20.1%
5. Mel & Joey (GMA-7) – 18.1%
6. Rated K (ABS-CBN) – 17.7%
7. Sharon (ABS-CBN) – 16%
8. Goin’ Bulilit (ABS-CBN) – 13.9%
9. All Star K (GMA-7) – 12%
10. George and Cecil (ABS-CBN) – 10.4%

Source: AGB Nielsen Philippines via PEP

‘Tinik sa Dibdib’ and ‘Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit’ Fail to Enter AGB’s Top 10 Because of Ondoy originally appeared on Starmometer on October 7, 2009.

Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit is a 1984 classic drama starring the Diamond Star Maricel Soriano. Iza Calzado will reprise the lead role about a woman who will do everything just to meet her dreams.

Also in the cast are Angelika dela Cruz, Wendell Ramos, Isabel Oli, Victor Aliwalas, Lani Mercado, Rainier Castillo, Pinky Amador, Ana Capri, Ryan Yllana and Bobby Andrews.

The said Sine Novela is being helmed by renowned film director Topel Lee (Ouija, Sundo).

The 17th offering of GMA’s Sine Novela premieres on Monday, September 28, under the Teledrama sa Hapon block.

VIDEO LINK: Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit Teasers

Iza Calzado Topbills ‘Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit’ originally appeared on Starmometer on September 26, 2009.