1989 in Philippine television

Last updated December 23, 2025

The following is a list of events effecting Philippine television in 1989. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events

January 16: Davao City hosts a localized TV Patrol edition with the launch of TV Patrol Mindanao.
February 18: Eat Bulaga! premiered on ABS-CBN and was staged at Araneta Coliseum, with a TV special titled Eat... Bulaga!: Moving On.^[1]
March 17: Lunch Date celebrated their 3rd anniversary, with big-named stars guesting. They also unveiled the new theme song of the show.
September: ABS-CBN makes history with satellite broadcasts to Filipinos living in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, the first overseas broadcasts for a Philippine television network via satellite relay.
September 23: Tito, Vic and Joey celebrated the 10th anniversary of Eat Bulaga! with another TV special staged at Araneta Coliseum.
October 8: Radio Philippines Network is relaunched as the New Vision 9 network with its tagline "The Future", while RPN remains its corporate name, its news service is rebranded as News9.
December 1–9: Coverage of the 1989 Philippine coup attempt airs on all stations, with ABS-CBN making one of the first nationwide via satellite news coverages ever made.

Premieres

Date	Show
January 15	Tawag ng Tanghalan (season 3) on ABS-CBN 2
January 16	TV Patrol Mindanao on ABS-CBN TV-4 Davao
February 18	Eat Bulaga! on ABS-CBN 2
February 20	Student Canteen on RPN 9
February 20	Agila on ABS-CBN 2
February 23	Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! on ABS-CBN 2
February 23	Campus Break on IBC 13
February 25	Coney Reyes on Camera on ABS-CBN 2
March 13	PTV Newsbreak on PTV 4
March 27	The Maricel Drama Special on ABS-CBN 2
July 11	The Wonder Years on GMA 7
August 14	Cafe Bravo on ABS-CBN 2
August 20	Mel & Jay on ABS-CBN 2
September 4	El Corazon de Oro on IBC 13
October 9	The Hour Updates on New Vision 9
November 27	Anna Luna on ABS-CBN 2
	Bantay Balita on IBC 13
	Headline Trese on IBC 13
December 1	Superstar: The Legend on IBC 13
December 3	Sa Linggo nAPO Sila on ABS-CBN 2

Unknown

Dobol Trobol on RPN 9
Blotter on RPN 9
Isip Pinoy on RPN 9
Correctionals on RPN 9
Hilda Drama Specials on RPN 9
Basta Barkada on RPN 9
Bubog sa Puso on ABS-CBN 2
Sta. Zita at si Mary Rose on ABS-CBN 2
Del Monte Kitchenomics on ABS-CBN 2
Seiko TV Presents on ABS-CBN 2
Budoy on ABS-CBN 2
Ellas A.D. on ABS-CBN 2
Cooking Atbp on ABS-CBN 2
Cooking It Up with Nora on ABS-CBN 2
Aiko Drama Special on IBC 13
Regal Shocker on IBC 13
13, 14, 15 on IBC 13
Chikiting Patrol on IBC 13
Kalatog Pa Rin on IBC 13
Pelikula sa Trese on IBC 13
Saint Peregrine: TV Sunday Mass on IBC 13
Viva Spotlight on GMA 7
A Little Night of Music on GMA 7
Family 3 + 1 on GMA 7
Pabuenas sa Siete on GMA 7
Issues and Answers on GMA 7
Bulilit on GMA 7
Word of Hope on GMA 7
Yamara! A Fashionable Judo Girl on GMA 7
Kiteretsu on ABS-CBN 2
Transformers on IBC 13
Garfield and Friends on ABS-CBN 2
The Comic Strip on RPN 9
Voltes V on IBC 13
Woody Woodpecker on IBC 13
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors on GMA 7
She-Ra: Princess of Power on ABS-CBN 2
Thundercats on GMA 7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on IBC 13
Maskman on ABS-CBN 2
Daimos on ABS-CBN 2
Murphy Brown on ABS-CBN 2
Spielban on ABS-CBN 2
A Dangerous Life on GMA 7
Saved by the Bell on GMA 7
The Wonder Years on GMA 7

Returning or renamed programs

Show	Last aired	Retitled as/Season/Notes	Channel	Return date
Tawag ng Tanghalan	1988	Same (season 3)	ABS-CBN	January 15
Student Canteen	1986 (GMA)	Same	RPN (now New Vision 9)	February 20
Philippine Basketball Association	1988 (season 14: "Reinforced Conference")	Same (season 15: "Open Conference")	PTV	March 5
Philippine Amateur Basketball League	1988 (season 6: "Maharlika Cup")	Same (season 7: "Invitational Cup")		March 26
Philippine Amateur Basketball League	1989 (season 7: "Invitational Cup")	Same (season 7: "Freedom Cup")		June
Philippine Basketball Association	1989 (season 15: "Open Conference")	Same (season 15: "All-Filipino Conference")		June 18
University Athletic Association of the Philippines	1989 (IBC)	Same (season 52)	RPN (now New Vision 9)	July
National Collegiate Athletic Association	1989	Same (season 65)	PTV	July 30
Philippine Basketball Association	1989 (season 15: "All-Filipino Conference")	Same (season 15: "Reinforced Conference")		October 1
Philippine Amateur Basketball League	1989 (season 7: "Freedom Cup")	Same (season 7: "Maharlika Cup")		October
National Basketball Association	1989	Same (1989–90 season)	GMA	November
Superstar: The Legend	1989 (RPN)	Superstar: The Legend	IBC	December 1

Programs transferring networks

Date	Show	No. of seasons	Moved from	Moved to
February 18	Eat... Bulaga!	—	RPN (now New Vision 9)	ABS-CBN
February 20	Student Canteen	—	GMA	RPN (now New Vision 9)
February 20	Agila	—	RPN (now New Vision 9)	ABS-CBN
February 23	Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!	—	IBC
February 25	Coney Reyes on Camera	—	RPN (now New Vision 9)
July	University Athletic Association of the Philippines	—	IBC	RPN (now New Vision 9)
December 1	Superstar	—	RPN (now New Vision 9)	IBC (as Superstar: The Legend)
Unknown	Seiko TV Presents	—	RPN (now New Vision 9)	ABS-CBN
	Chikiting Patrol	—	ABS-CBN	IBC
	Voltes V	—	RPN (now New Vision 9)
	Pinoy Wrestling	—	PTV
	Regal Shocker	—	GMA

Finales

February 11: Coney Reyes on Camera on RPN 9
February 16:
- Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! on IBC 13
- Viva Blockbusters on ABS-CBN 2
- Apple Pie, Patis, Pate, Atbp. on RPN 9
February 17:
- Afternoon Delight on ABS-CBN 2
- Eat Bulaga! on RPN 9
- Agila on RPN 9
March 20: Maricel Regal Drama Special on ABS-CBN 2
August 20: GMA Saturday/Sunday Report on GMA 7
October 1: Superstar on RPN 9
October 8: RPN NewsBreak on New Vision 9
November 24:
- Balita sa IBC on IBC 13
- Balita sa IBC: Huling Ulat on IBC 13
November 26: Tawag ng Tanghalan (season 3) on ABS-CBN 2

Unknown

Banyuhayon on RPN 9
Kaluskos-Musmos on RPN 9
Seiko TV Presents on RPN 9
Lutong Bahay on RPN 9
Voltes V on RPN 9
Golpe de Gulo on GMA 7
Bubog sa Puso on ABS-CBN 2
Regal Drama Presents on ABS-CBN 2
Pinoy Fantasy on ABS-CBN 2
Budoy on ABS-CBN 2
Let's Go Crazy with Jack & Joey on ABS-CBN 2
Dina on ABS-CBN 2
Morning Treats on ABS-CBN 2
Not So Late Night With Edu on ABS-CBN 2
Manila, Manila on ABS-CBN 2
Chikiting Patrol on ABS-CBN 2
Pinoy Thriller on IBC 13
Kalatog Pa Rin on IBC 13
Pinoy Wrestling on IBC 13
Cine Pinoy on IBC 13
Pelikula sa Trese on IBC 13
Regal Juvenile on IBC 13
Regal Theater on IBC 13
Tic Tac Boom on IBC 13
Regal Shocker on GMA 7
U.F.O.: Urbano, Felissa & Others on GMA 7
Date a Star on GMA 7
Someone's on Your Side on GMA 7
Transformers on IBC 13
Voltron on IBC 13
Garfield and Friends on ABS-CBN 2
The Comic Strip on RPN 9
Woody Woodpecker on IBC 13
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors on GMA 7
She-Ra: Princess of Power on ABS-CBN 2
Thundercats on GMA 7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on IBC 13
Goggle V on ABS-CBN 2
Denjiman on ABS-CBN 2
Kidsongs on ABS-CBN 2
The Young and the Restless on ABS-CBN 2
A Dangerous Life on GMA 7
ALF on GMA 7
The Facts of Life on GMA 7

Births

January 9 - Fely Irvine
January 12 - Arci Muñoz, Filipina actress and commercial model
January 20 - Isabella Isa Fabregas, marketing assistant and singer
January 22 -
- Rich Asuncion, actress
- RJ Padilla, actor
January 25 - Yasmien Kurdi, actress, singer and mother
January 29 - Dawn Chang, member of Girltrends
February 5 - Cristine Reyes,^[2] Filipina actress
February 11 - Lovi Poe, actress
February 13 - Kenneth Ken Punzalan, actor and dancer
March 3 - Sef Cadayona, actor
March 7 - Gerald Anderson (Born Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson Jr.), Filipino American actor (The Former Loveteam of Kim Chiu in 4 years "2006-2010" and Sarah Geronimo in 1 year "2011-2012" and Former Relationship of Maja Salvador in 2 years In their Break-up "2013-2015").
March 17 - Kirby de Jesus
April 2 - Danita Paner, Filipina singer and actress
April 3 – Gian Carlos, actor and TV Host
April 10 - Dex Quindoza, actor
April 21 – Marice Ice Martinez, broadcaster
April 26 – Nikko Ramos, Filipino DJ of Magic 89.9 and presenter basketball of UAAP on S+A of ABS-CBN Sports.
May 2 – Tina Marasigan, TV personality
May 17 - Kris Bernal, actress
May 27 - Yam Concepcion, Filipina actress
May 31 - Ailyn Luna, former actress
July 12 - Xian Lim (Born Alexander Xian Cruz Lim Uy), Chinese-Filipino actor, singer and host (The former Loveteam of Kim Chiu as "KimXi")
July 20 - Rayver Cruz, Filipino actor and Dancer
August 9 - Miko Raval (born Kevin Michael Raval), actor, basketball player and model
August 18 - Nikki Bacolod, singer and actress
August 21 - Marvin Barrameda, actor and Host
August 22 - Chariz Solomon, actress
September 21 - Jef Gaitan, actress
September 27 - Robi Domingo, actor
October 2 - Janine Gutierrez, actress
November 5 – Enchong Dee (Born Ernest Lorenzo Velasquez-Dee) (Younger Brother of AJ Dee), actor and former De La Salle Green Archers swimmer
November 6 - Shaina Magdayao, actress
November 12 - Gino M. Santos, director and producer
November 15 - Jona Viray, singer
November 20 - Edgar Allan Guzman, actor
November 21 - Ejay Falcon, (Born Ejay Lasap Falcon) (Big Win Placer of Pinoy Big Brother in 2008), actor and TV Host
November 22 - Valerie Weigmann, actress, TV Host and Beauty Queen
November 26 - Angeline Quinto, actress and singer
December 11 - Sam Pinto, actress
December 15 - Coraleen Waddell, actress and commercial model.
December 26 - Jennica Garcia, actress

References

↑ "#EBThrowback: Ang Tahanan ng Eat Bulaga!". YouTube. December 7, 2018. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
↑ "Martin Nievera, Cristine Reyes celebrate birthdays". February 25, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

1989 in Philippine television

Contents

Events

Premieres

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Returning or renamed programs

Programs transferring networks

Finales

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Births

References

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