In 150 Words: Mukha 200

One of the Philippines’ longest-running documentary programs has hit a new milestone.

ABS-CBN News Channel’s ‘Mukha’ entered the 200-episode mark earlier this month with a look back at some of its most memorable stories. These flashbacks involved people taking night shifts, kids with special needs and abilities, or men and women whose daily struggles typify today’s society.

‘Mukha’ first aired in April 2014 on ANC and has since become a fixture on the channel’s programming. It has also aired on ABS-CBN Channel 2 at one point and later made its way to DZMM TeleRadyo (albeit exclusive only to television).

In 2016, ‘Mukha’ earned its first big accolade when it won a silver dolphin at the Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards for the episode ‘Sisid’. The following year, ‘Mukha’ earned another award for best short film, this time at the Save the Children Media Awards’, for the episode ‘Sustansya’.

Although ‘Mukha’ still has a long way to go before joining documentary immortality with the likes of ‘The Probe Team’ and ‘I-Witness’, the program has shown plenty of promise to join such fraternity. Expect more interesting stories to come as ‘Mukha’ nears its fourth year on air.

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Early Live Edition of Bandila Part of DZMM TeleRadyo’s New Slate of Programs

Two editions of ‘Bandila’ begins tonight.

ABS-CBN announced that ‘Bandila’ will now be seen and heard on DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and DZMM TeleRadyo at 10:00 p.m. starting later tonight. The newscast will continue to air live on Channel 2 after ‘Tonight with Boy Abunda’, marking an unprecedented milestone in which one Filipino late-night newscast has two live editions spread across two channels.

Both editions of ‘Bandila’ will be anchored by Julius Babao, Karen Davila and Ces Oreña-Drilon. The newscast is now ABS-CBN’s longest-running Filipino-language late-night newscast, having first aired in 2006.

In addition to ‘Bandila’, DZMM TeleRadyo will air five different programs at the 2:00 p.m. slot on weekdays. They are:

• Rated K (Mondays)
• Matanglawin (Tuesdays)
• Ipaglaban Mo (Wednesdays)
• SOCO: Scene of the Crime Operatives (Thursdays)
• Mukha (Fridays)

Both ‘Rated K’ and ‘Mukha’ are also seen on ABS-CBN Channel 2 and the ABS-CBN News Channel, joining ‘Sports U’ and ‘My Puhunan’ as the only shows to air across three Kapamilya channels. ‘Matanglawin’, ‘Ipaglaban Mo’ and ‘SOCO’ also air on Channel 2 during weekends, with the latter having its own radio program on Saturday nights.

These programs will only be seen on DZMM TeleRadyo (radio listeners will still hear ‘Dr. Love: Always and Forever’ on the said timeslot). DZMM TeleRadyo will likewise continue to air TV-exclusive current affairs programs at 9:30 p.m. on weeknights (radio listeners will still hear ‘Usapang de Campanilla’ on that timeslot).

According to ABS-CBN, the addition of these programs are part of DZMM’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its programming as strives to deliver the best and most relevant news content for Filipinos all over the nation round-the-clock. Not only that, DZMM’s increased presence in radio, cable TV and digital TV (via ABS-CBN TVPlus) made it possible to add new shows exclusive to the channel.

The addition of ‘Bandila’ and five other ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs programs is just the continuation of DZMM TeleRadyo’s ongoing evolution. After ten years, this channel is no longer a mere simulcast of an AM radio station, but rather a more hybrid and complete news channel in more ways than one.