Billboard Hot 100 – November 7, 2015

Here are the Top 10 songs from the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 7, 2015.

1. The Weeknd – The Hills. No. 1 last week.

2. Drake – Hotline Bling. No. 2 last week.

3. Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean?. No. 3 last week.

4. Shawn Mendes – Stitches. No. 5 last week.

5. Taylor Swift – Wildest Dreams. No. 6 last week.

6. Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz – 679. No. 4 last week.

7. The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face. No. 7 last week.

8. R. City feat. Adam Levine – Locked Away. No. 8 last week.

9. Silento – Watch Me. No. 9 last week.

10. One Direction – Perfect. New entry.

All videos of the Top 10 songs can be viewed above. Our thanks to Billboard for this week’s Hot 100 Top 10.

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My Faithful Husband Down to Last Three Weeks

The series that premiered on the same night as ‘On the Wings of Love’ is down to its last three weeks.

‘My Faithful Husband’, the GMA teleserye starring Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo, will air its final episode on November 13. The series’ replacement is yet to be determined, but there is talk that ‘Little Nanay’, and not ‘Wish I May’, would replace ‘My Faithful Husband’.

Premiering on August 10, ‘My Faithful Husband’ was supposed to be Jen’s small-screen comeback following her blockbuster film success with ‘English Only, Please’. Unfortunately, the series premiered alongside ABS-CBN’s ‘On the Wings of Love, which starred an equally successful but younger big-screen duo in James Reid and Nadine Lustre.

The entry of JaDine was bad timing for the Kapuso network. The timeslot that ‘On the Wings of Love’ occupied was previously reserved for more mature and sexually-oriented teleseryes, which ‘My Faithful Husband’ typifies.

As expected, ‘My Faithful Husband’ proved to be no match for ‘On the Wings of Love’ in the ratings. Caught in a mismatch, GMA then decided to release some teasers for the upcoming ‘kilig’-oriented drama, ‘Wish I May’, only to hold off the project for the foreseeable future.

Perhaps Jen would be better off focusing on the big screen first, since her recent movie ‘The Pre-Nup’ became a box-office hit, and a teaser for her Metro Manila Film Festival entry ‘Walang Forever’ is also going viral on social media. Pairing with talents from other networks (Derek Ramsey, Sam Milby, Jericho Rosales) may be an even better idea for her.

In any event, ‘My Faithful Husband’ has officially conceded defeat to ‘On the Wings of Love’. And with the latter now extended to early 2016, GMA needs to find another way to halt the momentum of ‘On the Wings of Love’.

1995 Flashback: Saksi at 20

‘Saksi’ is now on its 20th year, which is by far the second longest among active free TV newscasts in the country. (Logo courtesy of GMA Network)

1995 was a memorable year in Philippine television. As part of a year-long special, From the Tube will look back at a year full of historical debuts, unforgettable moments, and celebrated feats in the history of television in the country.

It has been over 20 years since ‘Saksi’ premiered on GMA.

These days, the second longest-running active free TV newscast on Philippine television (behind ‘TV Patrol’) is taking its act on late-nights. But it hasn’t always been that way.

At the time ‘Saksi’ (then known as ‘Saksi: GMA Headline Balita’) premiered on October 2, 1995, it was only a 15-minute early evening newscast, which pales in comparison to rival ‘TV Patrol”s running time of nearly an hour. Soon after, it expanded to 30, then to 45 minutes, and it remained that way until it was moved to late nights in mid-2002.

The early years of ‘Saksi’ centered on one man: Mike Enriquez. The former DJ-turned-newscaster became an instrumental figure in the rise of ‘Saksi’, even as he was paired with different co-anchors; namely, Karen Davila, Mel Tiangco and Vicky Morales.

Mike became so attached with ‘Saksi’ that he was given his own radio program: ‘Saksi sa Dobol B’. The now 15-year-old show carried over some of ‘Saksi”s mannerisms, including the iconic catchphrase ‘pasok’ whenever Mr. Saksi himself introduces a reporter on location.

In 2002, ‘Saksi’ moved to its current position as a late-night newscast. Mike Enriquez and then co-anchor Vicky Morales also moved along, but in 2004, Mike rejoined Mel Tiangco (then-anchor of ‘Frontpage’) in the early evening slot, and instead of ‘Saksi’ returning to early evenings as everyone thought, GMA created a new newscast: ’24 Oras’.

As a result, GMA decided to pick a new male anchor, and in came ‘Unang Hirit’ co-host Arnold Clavio (popularly known as ‘Igan’). ‘Saksi”s new moniker became ‘Liga ng Katotohanan’, and for over a decade, the newscast centered around Igan and Vicky, along with GMA’s lineup of veteran journalists.

In late 2014, Vicky Morales joined ’24 Oras’ as its third co-anchor (reuniting with Mike Enriquez and Mel Tiangco), and she was replaced by ’24 Oras Weekend’ anchor Pia Arcangel. Currently, ‘Saksi’ is in its 13th year as a late-night newscast, which is longer than any other late-night newscasts today.

After 20 years, ‘Saksi’ continues to deliver hard-hitting and fast-paced news every night. The newscast may be airing on late nights now, but they are still as good as it gets.

A New Look for ANC

ANC unveils its new look and logo starting today. (Logo courtesy of ABS-CBN)

The ABS-CBN News Channel has a new look and a refreshed lineup starting today.

Gone is the simple royal blue rhombus and ‘ANC’ in Arial Bold typeface. In its place is a dark blue rhombus and ‘ANC’ in Gotham Bold font. Making it even more unique is that the ‘A’ on the logo is taken from the ‘Star Network’-era ABS-CBN logo, with a red triangle below it.

ANC also unveiled updated graphics and typefaces for its programs, featuring a red and blue color scheme. Completing the makeover is a tweaked morning schedule that took effect today.

ANC’s flagship morning newscast, ‘Mornings@ANC’, now takes its rightful place in the early morning. Airing on weekdays at 5:30 a.m., the show is now anchored by David Celdran and Ginger Conejero, with Gigi Grande, Paolo Abrera, Gretchen Ho and Edric Mendoza joining the show as segment anchors.

After Karen Davila’s ‘Headstart’, Cathy Yang takes her ‘Market Edge’ to the mornings. Normally airing every weekday at 3:00 p.m., the show now airs at 9:00 a.m. as well, to coincide with both the opening and closing of the Philippine Stock Exchange and other regional markets.

At 10:00 a.m. comes the late-morning edition of ‘News Now’, anchored by Nancy Irlanda. The 30-minute newscast will be followed by the critically-acclaimed finance and investment program ‘On the Money’.

From that point on, the remainder of ANC’s weekday schedule will remain basically the same, save for a refreshed on-air look and a new early evening program. Gretchen Ho anchors ‘The Daily Serve’, which airs at 6:30 p.m.

In its quest to remain the most reliable news channel in the country, the ABS-CBN News Channel took drastic steps to strengthen and solidify its image and reputation. With a refreshed identity, expect ANC to stay on top of its league for years to come.

That said, the other Filipino news channels should take notice. As ANC moves to a new era, a higher bar of expectations has been raised for others to follow.

GMA Tries Another Weekday Morning Drama with Dangwa

Seems like GMA hasn’t learned anything from past failures.

After a two-year absence, GMA decided to pursue another local weekday drama series in the morning. They called upon Janine Gutierrez to star as the mysterious ‘Dangwa Girl’, in the series known simply as ‘Dangwa’.

Mystery shrouded the streets of Manila earlier this month when university belt students posted photos and videos of a girl giving out roses to various strangers in social media. The mysterious encounter quickly became viral on social media, and eventually, the then-unknown ‘Dangwa Girl’ was revealed to as Janine Gutierrez.

‘Dangwa’ will feature the story of Rosa, a beautiful flower vendor who would change the lives of men who bought flowers from her. While the story of Rosa will be the focus of the series, a new love story between two individuals will be featured each week, all of which begin with a chance encounter with Rosa herself.

As for Rosa, she will also have a love story of her own. Two men named Baste (Mark Herras) and Lorenzo (Aljur Abrenica) would gain the attention of Rosa’s heart, but as they discovered, she is something else to behold.

The first week of ‘Dangwa’ will also star Barbie Forteza and Ruru Madrid. This will be followed by starring roles from Carla Abellana and Rafael Rosell, Rhian Ramos and Geoff Eigenmann, Bianca Umali and Miguel Tanfelix, and Pauleen Luna and Gerald Napoles.

‘Dangwa’ will be the latest series produced by the GMA Public Affairs group. But as everyone learned, the involvement of GMA Public Affairs in the series is simply a way to bail out an Entertainment department that has not had success in recent years.

There is also a question about the series’ viability in the morning. Considering that the last two GMA morning dramas (‘Cielo de Angelina’, ‘With a Smile’) were ratings failures, a very tough task awaits ‘Dangwa’ in their hopes of reversing a recent trend.

That said, it will be interesting to see if ‘Dangwa’ lives up to the hype. After the success of the viral posts, the series now hopes to turn them into good, if not impressive ratings.

‘Dangwa’ premieres this Monday at 11:00 a.m. on GMA.

Billboard Hot 100 – October 31, 2015

Here are the Top 10 songs from the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 31, 2015.

1. The Weeknd – The Hills. No. 1 last week.

2. Drake – Hotline Bling. No. 2 last week.

3. Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean?. No. 3 last week.

4. Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz – 679. No. 5 last week.

5. Shawn Mendes – Stitches. No. 8 last week.

6. Taylor Swift – Wildest Dreams. No. 9 last week.

7. The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face. No. 6 last week.

8. R. City feat. Adam Levine – Locked Away. No. 7 last week.

9. Silento – Watch Me. No. 4 last week.

10. Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky – Good for You. No. 10 last week.

All videos of the Top 10 songs can be viewed above. Our thanks to Billboard for this week’s Hot 100 Top 10.