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La prestigiosa ceremonia de premiación reconoce a los máximos exponentes de la música

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WHERE WERE YOU a decade ago on this week?

A lot of you would remember about the Beijing Olympics on August 8, 2008, and probably, you were watching its opening ceremony on C/S Channel 9.

Unknowingly, at past 10 p.m., one VHF channel marked its end of an era — ABC 5 — after 16 years that housed historically more memorable novelty entertainment shows than ABS-CBN and GMA.

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The number 64 is a perfect square number – in this case, a square of 8 (a number that is very auspicious in East Asia). In games, it’s the total number of squares of a board in chess and checkers. Baby Boomers have The Beatles’ “When I’m Sixty-Four” and the Batang 90s have a Nintendo 64. In personal computers, some of them run on a 64-bit architecture.

On this article, we will discuss about our program’s living legends and legacies.

Legends and legacies distinguished

Living legends, as the name implies, leaves a safe harbor — a permanent etching – where ratings would not matter since the loyal following of their program is mature and stable.

Magandang Gabi Bayan may have been gone for 12 years but its association to Halloween made it a treasure.

On the other hand, a broadcast legacy is something that no longer broadcasts but it’s a cornerstone that shapes both the country and the network and inspires future generations. One example is Magandang Gabi Bayan, which we always remember for the haunted stories in this fitting season of Halloween/Undas. Another is the original standalone version of Tawag ng Tanghalan during the television’s pioneer age, which, of course, becomes the current segment of now legendary It’s Showtime.

Nonetheless, both categories made an intergenerational impact of the country’s pop culture.

In this writing, we will define the living legends and legacies as a program that – currently or not — runs at least 8 years.

Current state of living legendary programs

As of this month, four currently airing legendary programs have given recognition from the Turf.

It’s Showtime gang member Teddy Corpuz re-weds his real wife Tuesday as part of the traditional Magpasikat week.

Tukaan, the oldest sabong show, is now under the hands of TV5.

This year, It’s Showtime turns 8 – enough to confer them the permanent fixture — and thus, seasonal segment Magpasikat from the gang is showcased. It’s Showtime used to be a late morning competition show in 2009 before becoming a noontime variety show in 2012.

Tukaan, the currently longest running cockfighting show was moved to TV5 since October 1 from IBC 13 after 19 years following the original network’s low power signal reception since March and impending privatization.

Damayan, the famous public service program on PTV 4 revived after seven (7) year hiatus as “Damayan Ngayon” since October 6.

Another program in Vasra, PTV Sports restored its standalone program after nine and a half months of being a segment of PTV News since last week; however, their running time is halved to 30 minutes. Debuted in 2006 as Teledyaryo Sports and founded by Snow Badua, the sports program was able to reach out questions and opinions from sports fans through e-mail, text and social media.

Living cornerstone programs currently carried (per network)

 NOTE: Sports coverages are excluded.

 ABS-CBN leads with 19 programs:

TV Patrol. The oldest surviving flagship tabloid newscast since 1987.

Ipaglaban Mo. Began in 1988 on IBC, it was transferred here in 1992 until 1999 and revived in 2014.

Maaalaala Mo Kaya (MMK). The longest running drama anthology.

ASAP. The oldest surviving Sunday musical variety program.

Wansapanataym. The fantasy-drama anthology originally aired in 1997.

Kape’t Pandasal. The shortest currently and continuously airing vignette since 2004.

Salamat Dok.

Goin’ Bulilit. The sketch comedy where the cast are kids, including Dagul.

S.O.C.O. (Scene of the Crime Operatives)

Bandila

Swak na Swak

Umagang Kay Ganda

The Healing Eucharist

Banana Sundae (originally as Banana Split)

Bottomline with Boy Abunda

Failon Ngayon

Rated K

Matanglawin

It’s Showtime

Notes:

The World Tonight has reached at least 8 years in the main channel’s history. Being currently on ANC, it is excluded from this list.

Pinoy Big Brother is excluded from this list, as it does not currently air a new season. PBB has aired 13 assorted seasons since 2005 and it helped shaped the psyche of Filipino pop culture.

GMA comes in second with 16 programs:

Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko. Continuous running public service program since 1975.

Eat Bulaga. Longest running noontime show whose majority of its life resides there.

Bubble Gang. Longest sketch comedy program.

Maynila. The sole youth-oriented drama anthology.

I-Witness

Saksi

Del Monte Kitchenomics. Longest vignette. Used to be part of Eat Bulaga.

Unang Hirit

Imbestigador

Wish Ko Lang

24 Oras

Reporters’ Notebook

The 700 Club Asia

Magpakailanman

Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho

Born to Be Wild

PTV secures in third with 14:

Damayan. Its first run from this network was from 1975-2010, currently as Damayan Ngayon since October 6.

PCSO Lotto Draw. The most recognizable and primary reason to watch this network.

PTV Sports. The second most recognizable show.

Oras ng Himala

Quiapo First Friday Mass

GSIS Members’ Hour

Kasangga Mo Ang Langit. Carried over multiple networks since 1998.

Mag-Agri Tayo

Yan Ang Marino

Auto Review

Jesus Miracle Crusade

Talitha Kum Healing Mass

SME GO

Lakbayin ang Magagandang Pilipinas

NET25 lands fourth with eight (8):

Ang Iglesia ni Cristo (and other derivative programming)

Convergence. The country’s premiere IT show.

MOMents

Landmarks. Their local travel program.

Tomorrow Today*

Drive It!*

Global 3000*

Bundesliga Kick Off*

* Under partnership with DW-TV

  UNTV ranks fifth with seven (7):

Ang Dating Daan (and related and derivative religious programming)

Ito Ang Balita. The longest newscast of this network.

The KNC Show. The current longest running children’s program.

Istorya

Make My Day with Larry Henares

Good Morning Kuya

Munting Pangarap

  IBC 13, despite the moribund lineup, places on the sixth spot:

El Shaddai. The longest religious programming of the network since 1992.

EZ Shop. The lion’s share of their programming grid.

Oras ng Katotohanan. Despite carrying simultaneously with PTV, this program debut here first since 2001.

Family TV Mass. During the final months of 2014, it was aired on GMA.

Tagamend. A half an hour informercial by Bro. Tagumpay Gonzales since 2001.

STV: Ang Sabong TV ng Bayan. Currently the oldest cockfighting program in the network since October 1.

  Light Network (7th place with 5)

Jesus the Healer. Also shared with GMA.

Diyos at Bayan

Midnight Prayer Helps

PJM Forum

This New Life. The sole foreign show carried on this channel that lasts more than 8 years.

  S+A tripled-tied on the 8th place, all are carryovers from Studio 23:

Family Rosary Crusade

Friends Again

Asenso Pinoy. The entrepreneurial infotainment program that currently crosses four channels.

  GMA News TV shares the triple tie as all enlisted are the initial carryovers from QTV:

Balitanghali

Day Off

Ang Pinaka

  SMNI 39 shares the triple tie as the following programs were broadcast under ACQ-KBN:

Powerline

Sounds of Worship

Give Us This Day

  TV5 does not have a program that currently broadcast for eight years but Tukaan, bequeathed by IBC 13 after 19 years on the air, transferred to this network since October. It’s nearest in-house program, Aksyon (prime), should need to air at least next year to qualify.

Significant and impacted legacies

ABS-CBN made the lead with various legacies such as the sitcoms Home along Da Riles and Oki Doki Doc. Aside from MGB earlier, Hoy Gising! was also a well-remembered program under the news and public affairs department. Batang 90s would remember the said decade to be their golden age of educational TV with Hiraya Manawari, Math-Tinik and Sineskwela. Of course, The Buzz was the place for celebrity scoop until the Internet supersedes as its dominant source.

GMA’s legacies include Emergency — whose spiritual successor is Alisto — Cheche Lazaro’s The Probe Team and its kid-friendly counterpart 5 And Up for investigative programming and of course, the no holds barred open debate show, Debate with Mare at Pare. Startalk, like The Buzz, made into the impacted legacies as well as with the similar fate.

On the third place was RPN 9, well-known programs that once aired include NewsWatch, John En Marsha, Battle of the Brains, Business Class and Isumbong Mo Kay Tulfo.

ABC 5’s significant legacies include The Big News, Wow Mali and Cooking with Sandy Daza.

PTV had Concert at the Park and Paco Park Presents since their pioneer years until it was axed in 2012.

IBC 13 only had Iskul Bukol as an intergenerational legacy of the now has-been network.

Other legacies that aired on multiple channels include Student Canteen, Okey Ka Fairy Ko (which led to a more lasting Enteng Kabisote film series), Batibot, Family Kuarta o Kahon and recently, Ating Alamin.

Parting words

Axing a living landmark – like the programs you watched — into a legacy is just like losing your friend and with a missing piece in their hearts. No matter how one wishes to move on, nostalgia would easily get in your way and yearn. Whatever happens to today will affect the curiosity of our posterity.

How about you? How do you define a legend or a legacy?

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