Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo
Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo (International title: "If We Were To Be Apart" / ) is a 2010 Philippine romantic-drama television series directed by Erick C. Salud, Trina N. Dayrit and Dondon S. Santos. The series features an ensemble cast consisting of Kris Aquino, Gabby Concepcion, Albert Martinez, Gina Pareño, Jaclyn Jose, Maricar Reyes, Gerald Anderson, Coco Martin, Max Eigenmann, Jessy Mendiola and Kim Chiu. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's "Primetime Bida" nighttime block from January 18 to July 9, 2010, replacing "Dahil May Isang Ikaw". It is also part of the 60th Year of Pinoy Soap Opera  Celebration. Synopsis. Celine is trapped in an unhappy marriage with Frank. One day, Celine was shocked to hear that Frank's plane crashed. While grieving the loss of her husband, she also discovered that Frank had an affair with Astrud and they had a love child named Ringo. Steve from NBI, was the investigator assigned to Frank's case. Later on, they became friends and fell for each other. They had an affair that nobody knew except Barry, Celine's best friend. Eight months later, Frank was found alive. Celine walked away from her relationship with Steve for the sake  of her marriage to Frank. However, she found out that she got pregnant by Steve. For the sake of her family, she told Frank that he is the father of her daughter, Gwen. From then on, Celine vows to be loyal to her family. After nearly eighteen years, Celine is reunited with Steve. She learns that Steve is married to Selina. Celine realizes that she still loves Steve, but she knows that they are no longer meant to be. To make things more complicated, Gwen, who has grown into a pretty young lady, meets Robbie, the younger brother of Selina . Gwen and Robbie begin as enemies, but later fall in love. Production. On November 25, 2009, ABS-CBN released a teaser via their official YouTube account identifying the cast and characters. On December 27, 2009, ABS-CBN released its first full trailer during "The Buzz" showing its release date, January 18, 2010. Launch. "Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo" was launched as one of the ABS-CBN offering for the 60th celebration of Filipino Soap Opera during the ABS-CBN Trade Launch for the first quarter of 2010, entitled "Bagong Simula" (New Beginning). Theme song. For the third time, Gary Valenciano sang the  theme song for a series which stars Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson. The other two were "Tayong Dalawa" and "Sana Maulit Muli". The title of the series was derived from the song, "Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo", which was originally sung by Rey Valera and covered by Gary Valenciano for the show. Other songs featured on the show are "Lapit" () by Yeng Constantino and "Pagka't Mahal Kita" () by Bugoy Drilon. Leave. Kris Aquino left for half a month due to political reasons for her brother Noynoy Aquino as president. The show was to be extended until August, but due to taping reasons  the show did not go through with its 8th month run as planned. Reception. Ratings. The show premiered with a 34.4% household rating in the GMA Network-dominated Mega Manila Area. The show on ABS-CBN beat its rival program "The Last Prince" (31.7%) on GMA Network. The show was the #1 primetime series for the night, ranked second overall, behind GMA's newscast, 24 Oras at 35.7% in the Mega Manila TV Ratings based on AGB Nielsen Mega Manila data. The finale episode posted an impressive 14.5 people rating (not household rating) in the Mega Manila ratings beating its  rival program ("Endless Love") on GMA Network which posted a competitive 14.4 people rating. The show ranked #1 for the night in Mega Manila. ABS-CBN's "Agua Bendita" tied with GMA's "Endless Love" with 14.4 people rating each. Based on the Kantar Media/TNS Nationwide TV Ratings, the pilot episode of posted an impressive 36.4% household rating while the finale episode mustered a whopping 42.7% beating its lead-in program, Agua Bendita (42.1%). Both of these programs were both known to be the aces (the two strongest shows) of ABS-CBN's primetime line-up as ABS-CBN  was also known to be the dominant TV network in the nationwide ratings.