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A2Z | Kapamilya Channel | Kapamilya Online Live Presenter: Luis Manzano Format: Mystery music game show Premise: A celebrity guest player tries to eliminate all tone-deaf contestants until one who is a singer remains at the end of the show. Time slot: Satudays, 7:45 PM and Sundays, 7:15 PM WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT Now following a more interesting format, the returning mystery music game show showcases more thrill, more fun, and more jaw-dropping reveals. People need to know that it isn’t just ‘I Can See Your Voice’ the only show of Korean origin that premiered on Philippine television, on…

STAR CINEMA Actors: Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Ruffa Gutierrez, Gardo Versoza, Herbert Bautista, Arlene Muhlach, Dennis Padilla, Alora Sassam, Anthony Jennings Format: Digital (movie) series Premise: A couple has to navigate their lives as soon-to-be-married pair amidst their feuding families who must live together under one roof Where to Watch: KTX.ph, iWantTFC Why You Should See It The first ‘digi-movie series’ starred by Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla is beautifully shot, with all the feels and vibe of a movie, and the lethal dosages of ‘kilig’ only KathNiel can generate. In the first few minutes of ‘The House Arrest of…

Coming on the heels of the success of the Halloween specials of ABS-CBN’s massively popular news magazine show, ‘Magandang Gabi Bayan (MGB)’, horror shows became a trend on Philippine television in the 2000s. Still fresh from the success of Verum Est: Totoo Ba Ito?, a paranormal investigative show hosted by veteran journalist, Tony Velasquez, ABS-CBN embarked upon another horror-themed show, the Raymond Bagatsing-hosted, Nginiiig!. Premiering in 2003, the Kapamilya show featured dramatizations of horrifying events based on people’s accounts. The show went on to become a massive success that ABS-CBN rival network, GMA Network, came up with a similar-themed show.…

Romance, mystery, sensuality, comedy, betrayal, revenge…every genre and teleserye clichés seem to be stuffed into one show in GMA Network’s newest drama anthology, ‘I Can See You’. The exciting romance drama series ran from September 28 until its final episode last Friday, October 23. Featuring four different mini-series, the drama anthology explored audience-favorite tropes like adultery and friends-turned-enemies and featured remarkable performances from the network’s most bankable stars. And now that we’ve seen all the episodes, we rank all the titles from intriguing to the most intriguing and hope this will help you decide which one to check out first,…

TV5 | Brightlight Productions ACTORS: Jayson Gainza, Wacky Kiray, Ritz Azul, Miles Ocampo, Jerome Ponce, Daniel Matsunaga, Sunshine Garcia, Badji Mortiz, Igi Boy Flores FORMAT: Stand-up comedy/Gag show PREMISE: Comedians and guest celebrities act sketches and perform various comedy skits TIME SLOT: Sundays, 3PM WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT: The new Kapatid gag show is helmed by the same director of known comedy sketch shows that have pretty become standards of this format. Featuring almost the faces from the now defunct ABS-CBN comedy sketch show, Banana Sundae, and being helmed by the same director, ‘Sunday Kada’ feels like the same…

October 24 marks the first time two Philippine shows that are both adapted from their original Korean versions, are airing head-to-head. Viva Entertainment’s Masked Singer Pilipinas premieres on TV5 and ABS-CBN’s I Can See Your Voice, returns for a brand new season this weekend. Masked Singer Pilipinas is the Philippine adaptation of MBC’s King of Mask Singer in South Korea. The show went on to become a global hit and currently has successful franchises in the United States, United Kingdom, among many others. In the Philippines, attempts to launch a local version of the show began as early as 2016.…

TICKET2ME ACTORS: Ali King, Alec Kevin, Ivoy Colo, Luis Padilla, Crystal Paras, Kaloy Tingcungco,Teetin Villanueva FORMAT: Digital web series PREMISE: The series talks about love in the time of pandemic, offering a tighter scrutiny at relationships at a time when being too close with each other is utterly discouraged. WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT Cute boys in a cute story that feels like a summer teenage romance, ‘Boys Lockdown’ is pretty inside out, teeming with not just visual treats but some quarantine lessons, too When you think there are like a dozen of Pinoy BL series airing right now, it…

If you were already a young kid in 2001, chances are, you saw one of this show’s episodes, which sent you hiding under the sheets, like a normal kid would. Or maybe you didn’t, because merely hearing the spooky stories tackled in the show already gave you the creeps. ‘Verum Est’, a latin phrase which translates to ‘Totoo Ba Ito’ in Tagalog, was a paranormal investigative show hosted by veteran broadcaster, Tony Velasquez. The show aired every Wednesday, afternoon. Some of its highlights were stories shared by and about celebrities themselves, like Cesar Montano who shared scary stories about the…

TV5 | Brightlight Productions Lunch Out Loud HOSTS: Billy Crawford, Bayani Agbayani, Alex Gonzaga, K Brosas, KC Montero, Macoy Dubs, Wacky Kiray, Ariel Rivera FORMAT: Noontime variety show/game show PREMISE: A daily (except Sundays) noontime show with several segments, each offering a chance to win exciting prizes TIME SLOT: Weekdays and Saturdays, 12:00nn WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT The lack of innovativeness makes it hard to appreciate this new noontime show, but there are strong points to consider, including its interesting mix of hosts who often engage in hilarious banter, which is one of the noontime show’s prevailing touchstones. TV5…

TV5 | Brightlight Productions ACTORS: Beauty Gonzalez, Jane Oineza, RK Bagatsing FORMAT: tv series PREMISE: A successful therapist from Spain returns home to the Philippines after 17 years of trying to leave her painful past behind, only to cross paths again with her ex whom she tried to forget. TIME SLOT: Sundays, 2PM WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT Compelling performances of its lead actors and a beautifully-maneuvered direction set I Got You apart from the traditional sappy afternoon tv romance. It’s light, heartwarming, has wonderful humor, but most of all, it talks about second chances at love and destiny, and…

Tecno is an emerging global smartphone brand that has so far found its niche market across Southeast Asia and Africa. It is yet to conquer more sophisticated markets in Europe and North America, but judging the brand’s aggressive move and the set of models it has released so far, it isn’t hard to guess its eventual breakout to those markets. There is one major reason, though, why the brand is becoming popular in Southeast Asia right now － their phones are both very affordable and reliable at the same time. One of Tecno’s flagship budget phones is Pouvoir 4, which…

GMA Network ACTORS: Jennylyn Mercado, Dennis Trillo, Rhian Ramos FORMAT: mini-series PREMISE: A shameful past forces Coleen to find refuge at a remote resort, but when her former best friend shows up to take revenge on her for having shattered her life, chaos threatens to wreck their lives again. TIME SLOT: Weeknights, 9:15 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ACA1E3gdcY WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT GMA Network’s I Can See You’s last offering mixes drama and mystery satisfyingly, showcasing its and intriguing plot and its lead actors’ brilliant portrayal. The fourth installment in GMA Network’s primetime drama anthology teems with romance, mystery, and vengeance. Starring…

Competition has gone both tougher and more exciting as the three giant networks, ABS-CBN, TV5, and GMA Network amp up their game to provide local audiences with the best Sunday noontime experience. The most recent weekend marked an important milestone as Sunday noontime supremacy is again no longer between GMA Network and ABS-CBN as TV5 officially launched its own musical variety show several years after its last attempt to challenge the two tv stations. It can be said that this turn of events would not have taken place sooner if ABS-CBN maintained its legislative franchise. After the media giant’s shutdown,…

A2Z | KAPAMILYA CHANNEL HOSTS: Gary Valenciano, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Martin Nievera, Sarah Geronimo, Ogie Alcasid, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Robi Domingo, Kim Chiu, Erik Santos (main) FORMAT: Musical variety PREMISE: Weekly variety show that showcases top-notch performances from both mainstay artists and guest performers TIME SLOT: Sundays, 12:00 noon WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT ASAP Natin ‘To continues to be the home of the country’s biggest performers—now being helmed by a more contemporary director—and promises a more improved version of the country’s no.1 singing and dancing stage. Vibrance and energy exploded in the first live show of ASAP Natin ‘To since…

Already on its 5th year on air, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano has undoubtedly made household names that faithful followers may never ever forget, like Carmen (Bela Padilla) and Glen (Maja Salvador), who were among titular character Cardo Dalisay’s earliest love interests in the series, before finally settling down with Alyana (Yassi Pressman). It has introduced audiences to several child stars, including Onyok Pineda and Awra Briguela (who is already a teenager now), and has made viewers weep for the departure of beloved characters like Ryza Cenon’s Aubrey (whose death scene was among the highest-rated episodes of the series), as well as…

TV5 | Brightlight Productions | CS Studios HOSTS: Piolo Pascual, Maja Salvador, Catriona Gray, Donny Pangilinan, Jake Ejercito FORMAT: Musical variety PREMISE: SNL is a weekly noontime variety show showcasing explosive performances both from mainstays and guest artists. The show has interesting mix of segments that feature popular song and dance hits, as well as cover performances TIME SLOT: Sundays, 12:00pm WHY YOU SHOULD SEE IT With Johnny Manahan at the helm, Sunday Noontime Live carries a brand that is almost unmissable by every musical variety fan. After 25 years of lording the Sunday musical variety scene, it looks like…