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TV5 and its sports and news platforms—sports channel AKTV and 24/7 news channel Aksyon TV—join Cebuanos in celebrating one of the country’s grandest and most colorful religious events, the Sinulog Festival, happening in the whole province of Cebu simultaneously this week.

The Kapatid Network and its affiliate platforms roll out week-long activities to make the festivity even more meaningful to the Cebuanos via “Sugod mga Kapatid sa Sinulog 2012,” kicking off with the participation of United Football League (UFL) at the 2nd Cebu Sports Commission Football Championships that happened last weekend (January 7 to 8). UFL players such as Mark Hartmann, Misagh Bahadoran, Jose Paolo Pascual, Nestorio Margase and Lexton Moy were warmly received by Cebuano football fans during the event at San Roque and USC football fields. (The UFL series of games starts on Saturday, January 14, on AKTV on IBC) TV5 also holds daily open TV viewing marathon at Fuente Osmeña Circle from January 9 to 12, 1 to 5pm, featuring shows like Glamorosa, PS I Love You, Pinoy Explorer and Talentadong Pinoy.

The country’s most awarded and biggest talent show, Talentadong Pinoy, is slated to hold auditions at Fuente Osmeña Circle on Thursday (January 12) from 4 to 5pm.

TV5 also hosts “Sugod mga Kapatid sa Sinulog Show,” a gathering of the brightest Kapatid stars such as Ruffa Gutierrez, Wendell Ramos and Edu Manzano on Thursday, 5 to 7pm. TV5 princesses Alex Gonzaga, Arci Muñoz, Danita Paner, Ritz Azul and Cebu’s pride Eula Caballero with primetime prince JC de Vera, Nina Jose and also Cebu’s own Morisette Amon will charm Cebuanos with their performances there. Empoy Marquez, Andrew E., Faith Cuneta and Talentadong Pinoy champ AstroBoy are also expected to join the show.

Come Sunday, January 15, NEWS5—the news and information division of TV5—is geared up to cover the main festival’s event to be aired on Aksyon TV from 8am to 8pm. TV5’s 24/7 news channel is committed to share the colorful sights and sounds of Sinulog Festival from Cebu to the rest of the Philippines. Stay tuned for the coverage of Sinulog Festival with NEWS5 Manila and Cebu, headlined by Aksyon Bisaya anchors Atty. Ruphil Bañoc and Lanne Sino Cruz.

Aksyon TV can be viewed on Channel 41 in Mega Manila, Channel 29 in Metro Cebu and Davao, Channel 1 on Cignal Digital TV, and Channel 59 on Sky Cable.

Batibot makes grand TV comeback on TV5 this November 27!! Today’s young viewers will finally get to watch the most popular and well-loved Pinoy children’s show as TV5 and Philippine Children’s Television Foundation, Inc. (PCTVF) reintroduce Batibot to the new generation beginning this Saturday, November 27, 8:30-9:00am.

Almost a decade after 18 years of providing smart teaching tools to generations of kids, Batibot returns on TV in its new home, TV5. “Batibot is our response to the growing need for an intelligent educational show on TV. While TV5 continues to deliver child-friendly programs, it’s high time that we supplement child’s growth with a children’s program generations of Filipinos have grown up with,” expressed Roberto Barreiro, TV5 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Batibot welcomes the new generation of Filipino kids, the Batang Batibot, into the world full of fun and learning. Anchored on research-based developmentally-appropriate curricula, the show teaches the ABCs of life and essential skills they need to learn in their early years. The kids’ new play buddies, Kuya Fidel (Abner Delina) and Ate Maya (Kakki Teodoro), will help children explore the world fuelled by their inquisitive minds.

The most-awarded children’s show also brings back some of its iconic characters well-loved by millions of kids. Meet Ningning and Gingging, the sister muppets who set admirable traits that value relationships and emotions. Another character, Manang Bola, peeks into her “perlas na bilog” to respond to kids’ interests. Meanwhile, Kapitan Basa guides beginning readers to an exciting journey in the world of words and meanings, equipped by his powers derived from curiosity and desire to learn.

The all-new episodes of Batibot introduce modern-day kids to a various range of art styles. It also introduces the latest approach in storytelling that is sensitive to the changing landscape, while weaving excellent stories and contents visualized in a virtual set provided by leading media production outfit Unitel Productions.

Feny de los Angeles-Bautista, Executive Producer, affirms that Batibot’s comeback is attuned to the needs, interests and learning styles of the present generation. “We’re making sure that every show’s episode is relevant to what the kids need today. The show focuses on essential life skills that children need to learn as they grow in an increasingly complex and fast-changing world,” Teacher Feny shared.

Viewers will wake up to the tune of the Batibot’s original theme song, with music by Louie Ocampo, lyrics by Rene O. Villanueva and arrangements by Mel Villena. Batibot veterans like Director Kokoy Jimenez, Producer/Director Lem Garcellano, Chuck Escasa, Andy Cawagas and Production Designer Dwight Gaston are part of the Creative Team. But this time children and teens and many young artists are also part of creating Batibot. This “for kids, by kids” is one of the exciting features of Batibot 2010.

The Batibot Animation Team is composed of old-timers like Wayie Canoy and artists-teachers Andrew Villar and Upper School and High School students of Community of Learners. Artists like Nono Ignacio, Keni Ken and Rommel Estanislao who grew up with Batibot are also among the contributing artists and animators.

Bring child-oriented fun and learning to your home with Batibot every Saturday, 8:30-9:00am, with 5-minute daily educational shorts on the family-friendly station, TV5.
Batibot magbabalik-telebisyon na sa Nobyembre 27 sa TV5.

Mapapanood na ng makabagong kabataan ang pinaka-popular at natatanging programang tumanim sa isipan ng ilang henerasyon ng batang Pilipino, ang Batibot. Ihahatid ng TV5 at Philippine Children’s Television Foundation, Inc. (PCTVF) ang programa simula Sabado, Nobyembre 27, 8:30-9:00 ng umaga.

Mahigit isang dekada matapos ang labing-walong taon ng pamamayagpag sa ere, ipagpapatuloy ng Batibot ang naiibang paraan ng pagtuturo sa mga bata sa bago nitong tahanan sa telebisyon, ang TV5. “Ang Batibot ang tugon natin sa panawagan para sa matalinong programang pambata sa telebisyon. Habang patuloy ang paghahatid ng TV5 ng mga palabas na akma sa mga bata, kailangan din ng programang tutulong sa paghubog sa kanila. Ibinabalik natin ang Batibot para ituloy ang paglinang sa mga bata ng bagong henerasyon,” ayon kay Roberto Barreiro, Executive Vice President at Chief Operating Officer ng TV5.

Dadalhin ng programa ang mga bagong Batang Batibot sa mundo ng kwela at eskwela. Gagabayan din nito ang mga bata sa pamamagitan ng research-based developmentally-appropriate curricula na siyang huhubog sa kanilang paglaki. Sina Kuya Fidel (Abner Delina) at Ate Maya (Kakki Teodoro) ang bagong makakasama ng mga bata sa pagtuklas ng mga mahahalagang konsepto at ideya.

Ibinabalik din ng most-awarded children’s show ang mga karakter na tumatak sa puso ng ilang henerasyon ng mga kabataan. Tiyak na mapapamahal ang mga chikiting kina Ningning at Gingging, ang magkapatid na muppet na mabuting ehemplo ng pagpapahalaga sa emosyon at relasyon sa kapwa. Gamit ang kanyang “perlas na bilog,” susubukan sagutin ni Manang Bola ang mahahalagang tanong ng mga bata. Samantala, gagabayan ni Kapitan Basa ang mga nagsisimula pa lang bumasa sa makulay na mundo ng salita at kahulugan.

Ipakikilala rin sa modern-day kids ang iba’t ibang sining at makabagong paraan ng storytelling. Mas magiging kapana-panabik ang mga kwento gamit ang virtual set na ihahatid ng leading media production outfit na Unitel Productions.

Samantala, asahan ang makabagong Batibot na magtuturo ng mga kaalamang kailangan ng makabagong henerasyon. “We’re making sure that every show’s episode is relevant to what the kids need today. The show focuses on essential life skills that children need to learn as they grow in an increasingly complex and fast-changing world,” ayon pa kay Feny de los Angeles-Bautista, executive producer ng programa.

Magigising ang mga manunuod sa himig ng original theme song ng Batibot (musika ni Louie Ocampo, lyrics ni Rene O. Villanueva at arrangements ni Mel Villena). Bahagi rin ng Creative Team ng programa ang mga laking-Batibot na sina Director Kokoy Jimenez, Producer/Director Lem Garcellano, Chuck Escasa, Andy Cawagas at Production Designer Dwight Gaston. Mas kaabang-abang din ang Batibot 2010 dahil kasama sa pagbuo rito ang mga grupo ng mga kabataan mula sa iba’t ibang larangan. Parte naman ng Animation Team ang mga nagbabalik na sina Wayie Canoy at Andrew Villar, at mga Upper School at High School students ng Community of Learners. Magbabahagi naman ng husay sa sining at animation ang mga artistang lumaki sa impluwensya ng Batibot; sina Nono Ignacio, Keni Ken at Rommel Estanislao.

Maghahatid ng saya at karunungan ang Batibot tuwing Sabado, 8:30-9:00 ng umaga. Abangan din araw-araw ang 5-minute daily educational shorts sa istasyong nagpapahalaga sa bawat bata, TV5.

The most baffling magic illusions will finally be revealed in Philippine TV’s most daring abracadabra-spoiler reality show yet, Magic Gimik! Based on the all-time hit and historic US top-rating reality series "Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed," Magic Gimik! lets all marvelous magical feats exposed. The deepest and darkest trade secrets of magic tricks are shattered starting this Wednesday (October 13), 8pm on TV5’s Primetimes5.

Each episode promises no less than the most revealing truth about trickers’ age-old illusion practices. Every Wednesday night, Magic Trick! offers the viewers everything our bare eyes could hardly see—how a thing or a human body is lifted from the surface, how a magician escapes a death-defying stunt, how sleights of hand carry out card tricks, and more.

Join the quirky tandem of Kean Cipriano and Empoy Marquez as they detail the mystery behind the magic tricks that have eluded the public for years now. “This is the kind of show all the magicians the world over don't want you to watch,”said Kean Cipriano, the host of the new reality show who’s ready to learn the trick with comedian Empoy. “But don’t get us wrong here. We don’t want magicians gone jobless; this could even inspire them to do more,” he continued.

Equipped with their enthusiasm to get the magic’s drill, the two are ready to spill their exciting discovery on how the magic is being performed. Lift the confusion from illusion as Kean and Empoy learn from “Master M,” the undercover expert from the magic industry who took the challenge to disclose the unknown. He will guide the two aspiring magic students Kean and Empoy from the secrets his colleagues wouldn’t dare divulge.

The oath of secrecy among magicians is busted as we learn the mystery behind the magic tricks in Magic Gimik!, starting October 13, 8pm on TV5.

TV5’s Star Factor scout for future teen idols together with a team of Star Makers. The hunt for teens with exceptional star potential is tasked to the country’s biggest names in the entertainment industry as TV5’s first and biggest talent search yet, Star Factor: Audie Gemora chairs the panel of judges to “go-see” potential talents, with Joey Reyes, Raymund Isaac and Prof. Ryan Cayabyab, and Cebu’s pride Ms. Annabelle Rama completing the show’s panel of judges, the Star Makers.

Star Factor will circle key cities of Manila, Davao and Cebu to discover the next big stars of this generation. The Star Makers will screen only the best in the crop of this year’s showbiz aspirants to introduce them to rigorous trainings, workshops and performances during the course of the show. And because the Star Makers play a crucial role in choosing the network’s future stars, TV5 has tapped high-caliber personalities who are not just well-respected masters of their craft but also hold celebrity status due to their industry expertise.

Star Factor will be hosted by popular host-actress-model Ruffa Gutierrez, Star Factor will be airing in September to introduce a new batch of teens who will be groomed as the country’s fastest rising stars.


The auditions were done in SM City Cebu, but due to an incredible showing of cebu applicants, they had to continue some and cut more applicants in the follow-up audition held in Mariott Hotel in Cebu. Aside from that, before the auditions, we had a quick talk and had a chance to ask questions to the Star Makers which was a great experience!

TV5, the country’s fastest growing network, will be looking for good-looking and talented Cebuanos who have the potential to be the country’s next teen celebrities in the day-long auditions to be held at SM Cebu’s Event Center on August 7 (Saturday) from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The auditions will be for TV5’s upcoming reality-based talent search Star Factor, which will screen showbiz hopefuls aged 13-18 years old for the total package of good looks, exceptional talent and charm, and the all-important star quality. Applicants are required to bring a copy of their birth certificate, two passport size and two full body pictures and fill up the Star Factor registration form at the audition venue.

Airing in September, Star Factor will be hosted by actress-host-model Ruffa Gutierrez, who herself is the epitome of what stardom is all about. Not only will she serve as a role model for the show’s would-be contestants, she will be a big sister, mentor and friend to them as well.

Aside from the young showbiz aspirants who will be undergoing various challenges to prove their rightful claim to stardom, Star Factor also showcases a panel of judges who are experts in the field of show business and who all have the eye for true star potential.

Be part of this Cebu Event or Just join the Auditions make this an event of a lifetime if you get through! This special Event in Cebu will probably change your life.


The Star Makers (Star Factor’s panel of judges) are composed of acclaimed stage actor and director and Talent 5 head Audie Gemora as the chairman, with multi-awarded writer and director Joey Reyes, photographer of the stars Raymond Isaac, maestro of Philippine music Mr. Ryan Cayabyab, and popular talent manager Ms. Annabelle Rama.