ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines. It is the largest entertainment television and film production,program syndication provider,film distributor and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation,which is owned by the López family. ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) and Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN). The conglomerate is metonymically called as "Ignacia" due to the location of its headquarters ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center along Mother Ignacia Street in Quezon City.
ABS-CBN was a Philippine commercial broadcast network that served as the flagship property of the ABS-CBN Corporation,a company under the Lopez Holdings Corporation. The network was headquartered at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City,that had additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio,Naga,Bacolod,Iloilo,Cebu,Davao,and Bulacan,where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in Horizon IT Park is located. ABS-CBN was colloquially referred to as the Kapamilya Network;its brand was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th anniversary,and was used until it was forced by the National Telecommunications Commission to cease and desist from free-to-air broadcasting due to the lack of congressional franchise. ABS-CBN is the largest media company in the Philippines and is the oldest television broadcaster in Southeast Asia. The network is metonymically called as "Ignacia" due to the location of its headquarters ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center along Mother Ignacia Street in Quezon City.
TV5 is a major Philippine free-to-air television and radio network headquartered in Mandaluyong,with additional studios in Novaliches,Quezon City. It serves as the flagship network of TV5 Network,Inc.,which is owned by MediaQuest Holdings,the multimedia subsidiary of the telecommunications conglomerate PLDT. TV5 is popularly known as "The 'Kapatid' Network",employing the Filipino term for "sibling",a branding that was introduced in 2010.
Edgardo Mortiz is a Filipino actor,comedian,singer and director who is currently affiliated with ABS-CBN,GMA Network and Brightlight Productions. He previously directed numerous shows under ABS-CBN,until its shutdown where he left the network after 34 years,until 2024 when he returned to ABS-CBN and directed Goin' Bulilit co-produced with AMBS' All TV.
Arnaldo Arevalo Ignacio,known professionally as Arnell Ignacio,is a Filipino television personality,actor,singer-songwriter,and public official.
Kapamilya Channel is a 24-hour Philippine pay television network owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation,a subsidiary of the Lopez Holdings Corporation. The network's headquarters are located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City. It serves as the flagship TV network of ABS-CBN Corporation.
It's Showtime is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN,Kapamilya Channel,All TV and GMA Network. Originally hosted by Vhong Navarro,Anne Curtis,Kim Atienza,Jugs Jugueta,Teddy Corpuz,and Vice Ganda,it premiered on October 24,2009 on ABS-CBN's Unli PrimeTanghali line up replacing Pilipinas,Game Ka Na Ba?. The current hosts include Navarro,Curtis,Jugueta,Corpuz,Vice Ganda,Karylle,Jhong Hilario,Ryan Bang,Amy Perez,Ion Perez,Jackie Gonzaga,Kim Chiu,Ogie Alcasid,MC "Muah" Calaquian,Lassy Marquez,Cianne Dominguez and Darren Espanto.
Jose Marie Borja Viceral,known professionally as Vice Ganda,is a Filipino comedian,actor,host,singer and television personality. He is considered one of the most successful entertainers in Philippine show business,noted for his stand-up routines,usage of observational comedy,situational irony and sarcasm in pertaining to Filipino culture and human sexuality. He is a regular host on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show It's Showtime and has starred in four of the top 10 highest-grossing films in Philippine cinema.
Esther Margaux Justiniano Uson,better known as Mocha Uson,is a controversial Filipino singer,actress,dancer,model,political blogger,and public official widely known for spreading fake news and disinformation. She is also a co-founder of the group Mocha Girls.
Norbert Gabriel Vidanes is a Filipino television director and politician who currently serves as a municipal councilor of Pililla,Rizal since 2022. As director,he is known for his works such as It's Showtime,Wowowee,Magandang Tanghali Bayan and Pilipinas,Game KNB?. He was also an actor for It's Showtime Holy Week Drama Specials during Holy Week of every year from 2013 to 2019. He is also the director of the Philippine adaptation of the Got Talent franchise,Pilipinas Got Talent,Idol Philippines,and Kapamilya,Deal or No Deal.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Rodrigo Duterte was announced on November 21,2015. Rodrigo Duterte,who was then serving as Mayor of Davao City,had refused to run and turned down other presidential and vice-presidential aspirants' offers to be his running mate,including that of Jejomar Binay,Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Bongbong Marcos. He was eventually elected President of the Philippines. Duterte's positions was seen to have resonated with older,working class Filipinos,particularly his promise to eliminate the wide-scale drug menace of the country and his harsh stances on crime in Davao City,which he served for more than 22 years,and corruption. Duterte's campaign also emphasized an anti-establishment tone,accusing political elites based in Manila of not doing much to solve problems in a move that was described as populist.
Peter A. Musñgi,also known as Peter Rabbit,is a Filipino media executive,voice over artist,radio DJ and news anchor,best known as the main voice-over artist or announcer of the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation,most notably being the voice-over or announcer of ABS-CBN (1987–2020),Kapamilya Channel and Kapamilya Online Live (2020–present) and Star Cinema film trailers,and as narrator of the network's shows and their associated teasers and trailers. Since the launch of A2Z in October 2020,Musñgi is the conglomerate's and network's primary voiceover or announcer,with Lloyd Oliver Corpuz of A2Z being the secondary. Before rejoining ABS-CBN in March 1,1987,Musñgi was also the voiceover of Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) from early 1980s to February 1987 and Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 1984 to its closure in September 7,1986.
Protests against Former President Rodrigo Duterte escalated on November 18,2016,following Duterte's support of the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos. These series of protests are mostly conducted by progressive groups and other opposing figures mainly due to the ongoing war on drugs,the declaration of martial law in Mindanao,and employment issues such as contractual terms being applied by companies and inflation which occurred due to the passage of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law. Other causes of the protests include the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country,the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020,and the shutdown and franchise denial of ABS-CBN.
Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Bantug Benitez is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as the mayor of Bacolod since 2022. He served three consecutive terms as the representative of Negros Occidental's 3rd district from 2010 to 2019,and was one of the richest congressmen in the Philippines.
The following is a timeline of protests against Rodrigo Duterte,the 16th President of the Philippines,and his policies. Issues were addressed in the protests including the war on drugs,employment issues,anti-terror law,and the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) is a broadcast media company in the Philippines. Its main offices and facilities are located at Unit 906A of the Paragon Plaza Building and at the 3rd Floor of Starmalls EDSA Shaw complex,both in Mandaluyong,Metro Manila.
The shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcasting arose from the lack of renewal of Philippine media network ABS-CBN's congressional broadcast franchise. The disputes between the administrations of Presidents Benigno Aquino III and Rodrigo Duterte and the media conglomerate arose over the terms and conditions of the franchise renewal agreement. Amid the controversy,the Congress of the Philippines,the country's legislature,was unable to renew the franchise before its expiration date. The congressional franchise expired on May 4,2020,while the Philippines was dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. The next day,exercising constitutional powers,the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease-and-desist order demanding ABS-CBN cease all of its free TV and radio broadcasting operations immediately. ABS-CBN complied with the government order and shut down all of its radio stations and free television channels later that day. On June 30,2020,the NTC released two alias cease-and-desist orders against ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Direct.
A2Z is a Philippine free-to-air blocktime broadcast television network based in Quezon City,with its studios located in Ortigas Center,Pasig. It serves as a flagship property of ZOE Broadcasting Network in partnership with ABS-CBN Corporation as its main content provider through a blocktime agreement. A2Z's flagship television station is DZOE-TV which operates on channel 11,and channel 20. The network's name is an abbreviation derived from the first letter of the names of two media companies,ABS-CBN and ZOE,and the channel number of the now-recalled frequency of the former network.
ABS-CBN was a Philippine commercial broadcast network that served as the flagship property of the ABS-CBN Corporation,a company under the Lopez Group owned by the López family. The ABS-CBN media conglomerate is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines.
All TV is a Philippine free-to-air broadcast television network serving as the flagship property of Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS). The broadcast facilities and studios are located at Starmall EDSA-Shaw at EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard,Mandaluyong,and Starmall Las Piñas IT Hub along Alabang–Zapote Road corner CV Starr Avenue,Las Piñas. The transmitter is located at the ABS-CBN's Millennium Transmitter,Sgt. Esguerra Ave,Diliman,Quezon City.
