Johnny Delgado

Due to the eruption of Pt. Pinatubo, a stern woodcarver is widowed and must care for his three very different daughters. The story of their lives is told through s a series of events that mark the beginning, middle and end of summer. Live, like the various events that govern the protagonists’ lives, is as changeable and as the seasons.

New York-based celebrity chef Carl comes home to the Philippines after being away for seventeen years to marry his supermodel fiancée, Crissy at her hometown. Carl has to meet Crissy’s family on his own while she is held up in Europe for a photo shoot. Amidst the frenetic pace of wedding preparations, Carl learns more about local cuisine from his fiancée’s younger sister, Lena – the cook of the family. Carl eventually becomes torn between his feelings for Lena and the commitment he has with Crissy, urging him to come to terms with making a decision that may change their lives forever.

After their father's death, long-estranged siblings Danny (Johnny Delgado), Art (Edu Manzano) and Grace (Dina Bonnevie) revisit their family home to deal with a property dispute. Though they haven't spoken in years, their sudden proximity immediately rekindles old arguments and resentments, compounded by the worsening Alzheimer's disease of their mother, Loleng (Gloria Romero). When she resumes her matriarchal role, however, Loleng still has the power to bring her family together.

Two couples find themselves in trouble with the foreign commercial titans that control the economy of the Philippines: Japanese and Chinese syndicates.