First Time (TV series)

First Time is a 2010 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Andoy Ranay, it stars Barbie Forteza, Joshua Dionisio and Jake Vargas. It premiered on February 8, 2010 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Ikaw Sana. The series concluded on May 28, 2010 with a total of 77 episodes. It was replaced by Langit sa Piling Mo in its timeslot.

The series is streaming online on YouTube.

Cast and characters

 * Lead cast
 * Barbie Forteza as Cyndi Gomez
 * Joshua Dionisio as Lukas Ynfante
 * Jake Vargas as Sebastian "Baste" Luna


 * Supporting cast
 * Bea Binene as Natalie Dimaculangan
 * Jhoana Marie Tan as Sara Santiago
 * Lucho Ayala as Jimbo Dimaculangan
 * Mark Elliot Castillo as Daniel Olivia
 * Gracie Henson as Patty Montalban
 * Joyce Ching as Bea
 * Mac Castillo as Nathan
 * Eugene Domingo as Barbarella Buncalan Jackson
 * Michelle Madrigal as Valeria Gomez
 * Joross Gamboa as Ted
 * Ian Veneracion as Robert Gomez
 * Ana Capri as Hilda Gomez
 * Cris Villanueva as Ben Gomez
 * Angel Jacob as Olive Ynfante
 * Eric Quizon as Jaime Ynfante
 * Manilyn Reynes as Laura Luna
 * Romnick Sarmenta as Marcelo "Marcel" Luna
 * Bayani Agbayani as Raffy Santiago
 * Shiela Marie Rodriguez as Doris Santiago
 * Alicia Mayer as fake Ms. Dimaculangan
 * Mel Kimura as Ida
 * Ricci Chan as Pete
 * Roxanne Barcelo as Berna
 * Peter Serrano as Oh
 * Harlene Bautista-Sarmenta as Teresa Chavez


 * Recurring cast
 * Anna Vicente as Belle
 * Carmi Martin as Ms. Dimaculangan
 * Patrick Suelto as Josh Goretti
 * Tricia Andrews as Hannah
 * Emsi Nightmare as Mary Christine

Production
Principal photography concluded in May 2010.

Controversy
On May 11, 2010, director of the series, Andoy Ranay reportedly insulted the cast member Jake Vargas during the production of the series. Vargas' then-manager, German Moreno, went to the set of the series and confronted Ranay.

Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of First Time earned a 22.5% rating.