Pangako Sa ’Yo

In the humble province of San Felipe lives a young lady, Amor, who is hoping to finish college in order to provide a better life for her family. She sells home-cooked dishes to the employees of Buena Mines, a mining company owned by an influential family, the Buenavistas. She finds inspiration in the handsome Eduardo Buenavista whom she often daydreams about and perceives as a real-life prince.

Amor goes all the way to Eduardo's office, not to confess her love for him but to seek his help in behalf of her father and the other miners who fell ill due to the terrible conditions at the quarry. Although it is against his mother's will, Eduardo makes an effort to assist their workers, and in the process, he inevitably gets involved in their lives, especially in Amor's.

Despite having known each other briefly, Amor and Eduardo find love in each other- a love so strong that it breaks the heart of Diego, Amor's secret admirer and Eduardo's younger brother. But instead of Diego, it is his mother Doña Benita who reacts violently to this news, for she believes that Amor is only after their family's wealth.

Amor and Eduardo are both determined to fight for their love, but the odds are heavily against them as their actions become the primary cause of Buena Mines' continuing downfall. It is during this time that Diego finds an opportunity to hang out alone with Amor, only to end up losing control of his emotions and forcing himself on her.

Eduardo and Amor's once sweet relationship comes to a bitter end, with Eduardo thinking that his beloved had betrayed him.

News of the earthquake in Talimpao reaches Amor, and she hurriedly returns there from abroad in the hope of helping her troubled family. However, only a sea of debris greets her arrival there - a tragic scene which Buena Mines is partly responsible for.