The characters Bing Crisologo and Bong Crisologo refers to Bing-Bong Crisologo, a scion of an influential politician in the Philippines who is the subject of the movie Bingbong: The Vincent Crisologo Story (1991).
The character names of father and daughter Tomas and Lydia are associated with the popular Filipino food Lechon, roasted pig. Lydia is a popular Lechon store while Tomas is a popular Lechon sauce.