Senator Bong Revilla’s educational show ‘Kap’s Amazing Stories’ is now facing a crisis after the senator was accused of graft and plunder in relation to the PDAF scam.
After airing for several years, GMA’s educational program ‘Kap’s Amazing Stories’ is now facing a huge crisis. This is because the show’s host, Senator Bong Revilla, is currently being linked to the controversial Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam.
Just recently, Senator Revilla, along with fellow senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Jinggoy Estrada, PDAF mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles, and numerous other co-accused, were issued hold departure orders by the Sandiganbayan in relation to the scam. Senator Revilla, in a recent interview, has said that he will face the plunder and graft charges brought against him.
As Senator Revilla faces the prospect of arrest and jail time, the status of ‘Kap’s Amazing Stories’ has now become uncertain. Given that the show has been on the air for several years, and with numerous educational stories along the way, it will not be easy for the network to give up on ‘Kap’s Amazing Stories’.
But with Senator Revilla currently involved in a controversy of national interest, it is time for GMA to make a difficult decision. Either they replace ‘Kap’s Amazing Stories’ with a similar program for the sake of credibility, or keep the show, but with a new host, for the sake of loyalty. It is up to the braintrust of the Kapuso network to decide the show’s fate.
Meanwhile, ‘Ismol Family’ will make its debut on the said network this Sunday, replacing ‘Picture! Picture!’ on its timeslot. The new sitcom will star Ryan Agoncillo and Carla Abellana, with supporting roles from Carmi Martin, Mikael Daez, Mike ‘Pekto’ Nacua, Miguel Tanfelix, Kevin Santos, Bianca Umali, Marc Justine Alvarez, and Natalia Moon.
The series, directed by Dominic Zapata, will now be GMA’s third sitcom in its current lineup. The others are ‘Vampire ang Daddy Ko’ and ‘Pepito Manaloto’, both of which star preeminent comedians in Vic Sotto and Michael V.
And finally, ‘Marian’, the self-titled dance show hosted by Marian Rivera, premieres this Saturday after ‘Vampire ang Daddy Ko’. Marian’s first guests on the program will be Maricel Soriano and Vilma Santos, both of which had their own self-titled dance shows in the late 1980s.
Joining Marian on the show are Paolo Ballesteros, Christian Bautista, Mark Bautista, and Julie Anne San Jose. Louie Ignacio will direct the show.
From the Tube 
Ralph, don’t forget the documentary Out and Proud about the third sex on SNBO this Sunday night at 10:45 pm right after Imbestigador.
It will be hosted by Vicky Morales plus Avi Siwa and her co-hosts on the show Out! which dealt with problems confronting the third sex.
It is produced by GMA News and Public Affairs.
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If “Kap’s Amazing Stories” is cancelled, I consider two scenarios:
1. If its timeslot is vacated, ‘My Love From The Star Kilig Throwback’ may start earlier (maybe to compete with The Heirs reruns starting this Sunday), and possibly in turn Sunday All Stars and ‘Tales of Horror/Asian Horror Stories’.
2.If GMA wants a new show in ‘Kap’s’ timeslot, an offshoot show featuring ‘Kap’s’ two CGI companions (a female bird and a monkey) shall be considered.
Or bring the dubbed foreign documentaries from the late night slot to the vacated Kap’s slot. Another scenario will be that the same format of Kap’s will be retained, but with a new title and host.
Spy Kids 4 with Jessica Alba will be the movie on GMA Blockbusters tomorrow night at 7:45 pm.