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1999 in Philippine television

The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 1999. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

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Events

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  • February 7- Professional basketball leagues MBA and the PBA hold separate opening ceremonies to usher their respective new seasons. ABS-CBN's musical variety show ASAP broadcast live via ABS-CBN and Studio 23 from the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City and the University of St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City for the MBA, while Vintage Television and GMA Network collaborated for the opening ceremonies of the PBA, which aired live on IBC-13.
  • July 30 – Eat Bulaga! marks its 20th year anniversary.
  • December 31 - Philippine television marks the turning of the century in a big way as it heralds the dawn of the New Millennium.
    • PTV Network hosts the telecasts of the national millennium festivities held in the Rizal Park in Manila led by President Joseph Estrada.
    • GMA Network airs nationwide the national edition of the successful 2000 Today broadcast, with celebrations centering at the Makati Central Business District. At around 11:50pm, Regine Velasquez sang the Philippine Millennium theme song, "Written in the Sand", live at the top of The Peninsula Manila.[1]
    • ABS-CBN hosts its own celebration coverage, focused not just on concerts of its big network talents in three venues: the Expo Pilipino Amphitheater in the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in Pampanga, and within Metro Manila, the Quezon Memorial Circle (Quezon City), and The Fort in Bonifacio Global City (Taguig), but also on news reports of the celebrations from all over the country and the world as the new year and new century arrives. Within minutes to midnight, the network airs a special identity card marking the change to the new century with the introduction of its current logo, set to Ryan Cayabyab's music which the network would later adopt as the startup and closedown tune till the mid-2000s. The marathon telecast was originally the national edition of Millennium Live, which was cancelled days before due to lack of funding from most of the international TV networks that joined the project, but was finally pushed through as a series of international broadcasts by some of the partner channels.

Premieres

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Date Show
January 2 F! on ABS-CBN 2
January 9 Loren on ABS-CBN 2
January 11 Cinderella on ABS-CBN 2
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing on GMA 7
Remi, Nobody's Girl on ABS-CBN 2
January 15 Power Rangers in Space on ABS-CBN 2
Daimos on GMA 7
Voltes V on GMA 7
Golympics on GMA 7
January 16 Alas Singko Y Medya Weekend on ABS-CBN 2
January 18 Akazukin Chacha on ABS-CBN 2
i-Witness on GMA 7
January 24 Hapi Kung Healthy on IBC 13
January 30 Transformers Original on ABC-5
Visionaries on ABC-5
February 8 Marinella on ABS-CBN 2[2]
Nagmamahal Pa Rin Sa'yo on ABS-CBN 2
February 13 Fastbreak on IBC 13
G-mik on ABS-CBN 2
February 14 Cheche Lazaro Presents on GMA 7
February 15 Extra Extra on GMA 7
March 1 D Day on GMA 7
Ghost Fighter on GMA 7
March 6 Ang Munting Paraiso on ABS-CBN 2
Tarajing Potpot on ABS-CBN 2
March 8 Blue Blink on ABS-CBN 2
March 9 Beh Bote Nga on GMA 7
March 10 Mikee Forever on GMA 7
March 14 Tabing Ilog on ABS-CBN 2
March 15 Breakfast on Studio 23
Hyper Speed GranDoll on GMA 7
March 20 Ispup on ABC 5
April 10 Gabay sa Mabuting Asal on GMA 7
April 12 Saan Ka Man Naroroon on ABS-CBN 2[2]
April 24 Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series (Disney Adventures) on GMA 7
Aladdin (Disney Adventures) on GMA 7
101 Dalmatians: The Series (Disney Adventures) on GMA 7
May 17 Di Ba't Ikaw on GMA 7
June 7 Chabelita on ABS-CBN 2
TV Patrol Central Mindanao on ABS-CBN TV-5 Cotabato
June 13 The Buzz on ABS-CBN 2
June 21 Lost Universe on ABS-CBN 2
July 5 TV Patrol Butuan on ABS-CBN TV-11 Butuan
TV Patrol Iligan on ABS-CBN TV-4 Iligan
July 12 Sky Ranger Gavan on ABC 5
July 24 Alas Dose sa Trese on IBC 13
July 26 Labs Ko Si Babe on ABS-CBN 2
July 27 Pasugo: Ang Tinig ng Iglesia ni Cristo on Ultravision 25
Pilot Guides on Ultravision 25
The Message on Ultravision 25
August 9 Lupin III on GMA 7
August 10 Flame of Recca on GMA 7
August 16 Kirara, Ano ang Kulay ng Pag-ibig? on GMA 7
Isami on ABS-CBN 2
Pulso: Aksyon Balita on ABS-CBN 2
The Rescue Kids on GMA 7
August 16 Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco on GMA 7
September 4 Pintados on GMA 7
GMA Love Stories on GMA 7
Guyferd on ABC 5
September 8 Pwedeng Pwede on ABS-CBN 2
September 13 Judy Ann Drama Special on ABS-CBN 2
September 19 Knight Hunters on GMA 7
September 20 Samurai X on ABS-CBN 2
October 1 Pokémon on GMA 7
October 4 Ratsada on GMA Iloilo
Balitang Bisdak on GMA Cebu
Testigo on GMA Davao
October 11 ANC Headlines on ABS-CBN News Channel
October 17 Dawson's Creek on ABC 5
October 23 Digital LG Quiz on GMA 7
October 24 Bongga! on GMA Iloilo
Singgit Cebu on GMA Cebu
Singgit Davao on GMA Davao
October 25 Tenchi-Muyo on ABS-CBN 2
November 1 Online Bingo Filipino on PTV-4
November 26 Combattler V on GMA 7
December 4 Click on GMA 7
December 6 Unang Hirit on GMA 7[3]
Liwanag ng Hatinggabi on GMA 7
Neon Genesis Evangelion on ABS-CBN 2
December 13 Maynila on GMA 7
December 27 Doraemon on GMA 7

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Programs transferring networks

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Date Show No. of seasons Moved from Moved to
January 15 Voltes V — RPN 9 GMA Network
January 25 Yaiba — ABC 5 ABS-CBN
March 1 Ghost Fighter — IBC 13 GMA Network
September 20 Samurai X — Studio 23 ABS-CBN
October 11 The World Tonight — ABS-CBN ABS-CBN News Channel
December 6 Neon Genesis Evangelion — ABC 5 ABS-CBN
Unknown Ang Dating Daan — IBC 13 RJTV 29
Unknown Travel Time — GMA Network Studio 23/ABS-CBN News Channel
Unknown Sky Ranger Gavan — RPN 9 ABC 5

Finales

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Networks

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Launches

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The following are a list of free-to-air and cable channels or networks launches and closures in 1999.

Date Station Type Source
July 24 Lifestyle Network Cable and satellite

Rebranded

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The following is a list of television stations or cable channels that have made or will make noteworthy network rebrands in 1999.

Date Rebranded from Rebranded to Type Source
July 24 I Channel Lifestyle Network Cable and Satellite
October 11 Sarimanok News Network ABS-CBN News Channel
December 19 EMC Channel V Philippines Broadcasting network

Closures

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The following is a list of stations and channels or networks that have stopped broadcasting or (permanently) off the air in 1999.

Date Station Type Sign-on debut Source
July 23 I Channel Cable and Satellite January 26, 1992

Births

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  • January 8 – Kelvin Miranda, actor, model and singer
  • January 10 – Celine Lim, actress
  • January 25 – Ysabel Ortega, actress
  • February 8 – Raine Salamante, actress
  • March 1 - Zach Guerrero
  • March 7 – Karen Arnaldo, actress and model
  • March 8 – Jhellen Yamzon, actress, dancer and TV host
  • March 10 - Liofer Pinatacan
  • March 11 - Jordan Cruz, actor and model
  • March 19 – Klea Pineda, actress
  • April 1 – Jairus Aquino, actor
  • April 5 – Sharlene San Pedro, actress
  • April 12 – Janina Vela, actress, model and dancer
  • April 19 – Khaycee Aboloc, actress
  • April 21 – Loisa Andalio, actress and model
  • May 1 – Kisses Delavin, actress
  • May 14 – Francis Magundayao, actor
  • June 10 – Felicia Monteloyola, actress, singer and TV host
  • September 10 – Hannah Pangilinan
  • October 5 – Pauline Mendoza, actress
  • October 13 – Yong Muhajil
  • October 29 – Kristine Hammond, actress and volleyball player
  • October 23 – Joseph Andre Garcia, actor
  • November 9 – Kim De Leon, actor
  • November 25 – Heaven Peralejo, actress
  • November 26 – Gianna Cutler, actress
  • December 5 – Julia Buencamino, actress (d. 2015)
  • December 20 – Migo Adecer, actor and singer

Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Luciano, Elvin. "30 moments that defined Regine Velasquez's career". CNN Philippines. CNN. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Anarcon, James Patrick (April 15, 2019). "19 Longest-running ABS-CBN Teleseryes". PEP. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Cruz, Angel Javier (December 7, 2019). "The morning barkada marks 20th year". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

See also

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