Bayani Rogacion Jr., known professionally as Bayani Agbayani, is a Filipino host, actor, singer, and comedian. After 15 years at ABS-CBN, he shuttled between his original home studio GMA Network and TV5 for the time being from 2008 to 2014 before moving back to ABS-CBN once more. Most of his television shows involves hosting, though he starred in several sitcoms. Most of his films involve actions with comedy. He is a graduate of Mass Communication in Broadcasting at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Bubble Gang is a Philippine television sketch comedy show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally directed by Uro Q. Dela Cruz, it was originally starred by Ogie Alcasid, Antonio Aquitania, Sunshine Cruz, Jackie de Guzman, Assunta De Rossi, Eric Fructuoso, Susan Lozada, Aiko Melendez, Wendell Ramos and Michael V. It premiered on October 20, 1995 on the network's Friday night line up replacing Vilma. Frasco Mortiz currently serves as the director, with Michael V., Paolo Contis, Chariz Solomon, Betong Sumaya, Analyn Barro, Kokoy de Santos, EA Guzman, Buboy Villar, Cheska Fausto and Matt Lozano serving as the current cast. It is the longest running comedy show in the Philippines.
'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila(They Are Now On All Week) is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Hosted by APO Hiking Society, it aired from February 4, 1995, to November 28, 1998, replacing Eat Bulaga! and replaced by Magandang Tanghali Bayan.
Philippine television drama, also known as teledrama, Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. Teledrama is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "telebisyón" (television) and "drama".
Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! is a Philippine television fantasy sitcom series broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, ABS-CBN and GMA Network. Directed by Bert de Leon, it stars Vic Sotto, Charito Solis and Alice Dixson. It premiered on November 26, 1987 and concluded on April 3, 1997.
The Sharon Cuneta Show is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by IBC and ABS-CBN. Hosted by Sharon Cuneta, it aired from September 14, 1986 to June 15, 1997, and was replaced by Wansapanataym.
Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953 upon the first commercial broadcast made by Alto Broadcasting System, making the Philippines the first Southeast Asian country and the second in Asia to do so. Even before that, during the late 1940s, several academic experiments had been done and replicated by Filipino engineers and students.
Student Canteen is a Philippine television variety show regarded as the first afternoon variety show on Philippine television. Over a 32-year period, it was broadcast through three different networks: ABS-CBN, GMA Network and Radio Philippines Network.
Banana Sundae is a Philippine television sketch comedy show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Edgar Mortiz and Jose Mari Reyes. It aired on the network's Saturday evening line-up from October 11, 2008 to April 5, 2020, replacing That's My Doc.
"Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo", released in English as "A New and Better Way—The People's Anthem," is a 1986 song recorded in Filipino by a supergroup composed of 15 Filipino artists. The song serves to commemorate the bloodless People Power Revolution which ended President Ferdinand Marcos's 20-year rule, as well as a benefit single for the rehabilitation of Radio Veritas, a public affairs radio station instrumental in the revolution. The lyrics of the song are inscribed on a wall of Our Lady of EDSA Shrine, the center of the revolution.
Nasaan Ka, Elisa? is a 2010 Philippine television drama crime series broadcast by ABS-CBN. The series is based on the 2009 Chilean telenovela of the same name. Directed by Jerome Chavez Pobocan and Richard I. Arellano, starring Melissa Ricks. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida block and worldwide on TFC from September 12, 2011 to January 13, 2012, replacing SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon and was replaced by Walang Hanggan.
Jaime Llave better known by his screen name Balot, was a Filipino comedian, film, television and stage actor in the Philippines.
Dahil sa Pag-ibig is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Darnel Joy R. Villaflor and Avel E. Sunpongco, it stars Piolo Pascual, Jericho Rosales, Cristine Reyes, Maricar Reyes and Christopher de Leon. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on TFC from March 12 to June 29, 2012, replacing Budoy and was replaced by Lorenzo's Time. It is one of the two sequels to 2009–2010's May Bukas Pa along with 2011–2012's Budoy.
Mariano Calongje de Leon, better known by his stage name Julio Diaz, is a Filipino film and television actor in the Philippines. Diaz is of Filipino Mexican background. He received the Best Actor Gawad Urian Award nomination for his performance in Takaw Tukso (1986).
The Legal Wife is a 2014 Philippine television drama television series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Rory B. Quintos and Dado C. Lumibao, it stars Angel Locsin, Jericho Rosales, Maja Salvador and JC de Vera. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on TFC from January 27 to June 13, 2014, replacing Maria Mercedes and was replaced by Sana Bukas Pa ang Kahapon.
The PMPC Star Award for Best Comedy Actor and the PMPC Star Award for Best Comedy Actress are given to the best actors and actresses, respectively, in a Philippine television comedy of the year.
In the Philippines, variety television shows have become mainstays of the noontime slot for network programming since 1958. The first Philippines noontime variety television shows were influenced by the popularity of bodabil (vaudeville) in the first half of the 20th century. Since then, the format has evolved with the changing times, with elements of reality television also incorporated as well since the 2000s. Majority of the noontime variety shows that aired on television were produced independently by blocktimers that pay a certain amount of time to television networks to air their program. Some TV networks though have managed to solely produce these kind of programs, with moderate success in terms of ratings and advertising revenues.
Sine'skwela, alternatively known as School on Air, is a Philippine educational children's television series produced by ABS-CBN Foundation, Science Education Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. The show aims to educate children about science.
Almost Paradise is an American-Philippine crime drama television series produced by Dean Devlin and Gary Rosen. The series is the first American television series to be filmed entirely in the Philippines. It premiered on March 30, 2020, on WGN America in the United States. The series was renewed for a second season on Amazon Freevee, with all 10 episodes premiering on July 21, 2023.
Lamberto de Leon was a Filipino television director.
