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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.

Events

  • 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.
  • ABS-CBN hosts its own celebration coverage, focused not just on concerts of its big network talents in three venues within: Quirino Grandstand, 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 until 2007. 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

Unknown

  • ABS-CBN & Unilever: Pamilyong Papremyo sa Pamilya on ABS-CBN 2
  • MIB: Mga Imbestigador ng Bayan on ABS-CBN 2
  • Pipol on ABS-CBN 2
  • Fora Medica on PTV 4
  • How 'Bout My Place on RPN 9
  • Tipong Pinoy on RPN 9
  • Felicity on RPN 9
  • Lingkod Bayan ni Tony Falcon on IBC 13
  • Back to Iskul Bukol on IBC 13
  • Friends Again on IBC 13
  • Batang Batibot on GMA 7
  • PBA Classics on UltraVision 25
  • Pilot Guides on UltraVision 25
  • The Message on UltraVision 25
  • Thunderstone on Ultravision 25
  • Job Network on PTV 4
  • Kasangga on GMA 7
  • Comedy Central Market on GMA 7
  • Best Friends on GMA 7
  • Koko Kwik Kwak on GMA 7
  • INC on GMA: Gabay sa Mabuting Asal on GMA 7
  • Teletubbies on GMA 7
  • Campus Video on GMA 7
  • One Cubed on GMA 7
  • TV Shopper on GMA 7
  • Inhumanoids on ABC 5
  • Fiveman on ABC 5
  • Watch U Want on Channel V Philippines
  • New Idea TV Shopping on RJTV 29 & CTV 31
  • Sine VTV on IBC 13
  • Pygmalio on ABC 5
  • ' on ABC 5
  • La Viuda de Blanco on ABC 5
  • Beetle Fighters on RPN 9
  • Pablo the Little Red Fox on GMA 7
  • Ultraman Dyna on GMA 7
  • Ultraman Tiga on GMA 7

Returning or renamed programs

Programs transferring networks

Finales

Unknown

Stopped airing

Pre-empted for reason stated
Pre-empted due to new millennium celebration

Networks

Launches

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

Rebranded

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

Closures

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

Births

  • 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
  • May 19 – Ashtine Olviga, actress and singer
  • 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

References

See also