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.
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Events
- 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: the Expo Pilipino Amphitheater in the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in Pampanga, and within Metro Manila, 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 till the mid-2000s. 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
| Date | Show |
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| January 18 | i-Witness on GMA |
| TV Patrol North Central Luzon on ABS-CBN TV-32 Dagupan | |
| February 8 | Marinella on ABS-CBN |
| February 14 | Che Che Lazaro Presents on GMA |
| February 20 | G-mik on ABS-CBN |
| March 1 | D Day on GMA |
| March 6 | Ang Munting Paraiso on ABS-CBN |
| March 8 | Beh Bote Nga on GMA |
| March 14 | Tabing Ilog on ABS-CBN |
| March 15 | Breakfast on Studio 23 |
| March 15 | Nagmamahal Pa Rin Sa Iyo on ABS-CBN |
| March 20 | Ispup on ABC 5 (now TV5) |
| April 10 | Pasugo: Ang Tinig ng Iglesia ni Cristo on GMA |
| April 12 | Saan Ka Man Naroroon on ABS-CBN |
| TV Patrol Central Mindanao on ABS-CBN TV-5 Cotabato | |
| May 17 | Di Ba't Ikaw on GMA |
| June 7 | Chabelita on ABS-CBN |
| June 13 | The Buzz on ABS-CBN |
| July 5 | TV Patrol Caraga on ABS-CBN TV-11 Butuan |
| July 24 | Alas Dose sa Trese on IBC 13 |
| July 27 | Pasugo: Ang Tinig ng Iglesia ni Cristo on Ultravision 25 |
| Pilot Guides on Ultravision 25 | |
| The Message on Ultravision 25 | |
| August 2 | Labs Ko Si Babe on ABS-CBN |
| August 16 | Kirara, Ano Ang Kulay ng Pag-ibig? on GMA |
| Pulso: Aksyon Balita on ABS-CBN | |
| August 23 | Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco on GMA |
| September 8 | Pwedeng Pwede on ABS-CBN |
| September 13 | Judy Ann Drama Special on ABS-CBN |
| October 4 | Ratsada on GMA Iloilo |
| Balitang Bisdak on GMA Cebu | |
| Testigo on GMA Davao | |
| October 11 | ANC Headlines on ABS-CBN News Channel |
| October 17 | Dawson's Creek on ABC 5 |
| October 23 | Digital LG Quiz on GMA |
| November 1 | Online Bingo Filipino on PTV-4 |
| November 8 | Maynila on GMA |
| December 4 | Click on GMA |
| December 6 | Unang Hirit on GMA |
| Liwanag ng Hatinggabi on GMA | |
Unknown
- Fora Medica on PTV-4
- How 'Bout My Place on RPN
- Tipong Pinoy on RPN
- Battle of the Brains on PTV-4
- Friends Again on IBC 13
- Fastbreak on IBC 13
- Travel Time on ANC
- News Bites on Studio 23
- PBA Classics on UltraVision 25
- Fastbreak on IBC 13
- Pilot Guides on UltraVision 25
- The Message on UltraVision 25
- Teletubbies on GMA
- One Cubed on GMA
- Inhumanoids on ABC 5
- Pahina on ABS-CBN
- Epol/Apple on ABS-CBN
Finales
- January 1: GoBingo on GMA
- January 11: Firing Line on GMA
- February 12: Growing Up (GMA)
- February 13: Gimik (ABS-CBN)
- February 26: Ms. D!, Brunch with Bing & Michelle and Halik sa Apoy (GMA)
- March 7: Kapag May Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! (ABS-CBN)
- March 13: Tropang Trumpo (ABC 5)
- March 31: Citynet Television News on Citynet Television
- April 9: Mula sa Puso (ABS-CBN)
- May 14: Del Tierro (GMA)
- June 4: Alondra (ABS-CBN)
- June 6: Showbiz Lingo Plus (ABS-CBN)
- June 7: Nagmamahal Pa Rin Sa Iyo (ABS-CBN)
- July 30: Esperanza (ABS-CBN)
- August 13: The World Tonight (ABS-CBN)
- August 28: Super Laff-In (ABS-CBN)
- September 1: Mikee Forever (GMA)
- September 6: Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako (ABS-CBN)
- October 29: Di Ba't Ikaw (GMA)
- November 27: T.G.I.S. (GMA)
- December 3: Mornings @ GMA (GMA)
- December 12: PBA on Vintage Sports (IBC 13)
Unknown
- Kassandra on ABS-CBN
- Metalder on ABS-CBN
- Gameplan on GMA
- Magnegosyo on GMA
- Hiwalay Kung Hiwalay Daw on GMA
- Midnight Prayer Helps on GMA
- Job Network on PTV-4
- Relaks Lang on PTV-4
- Cyber Jam on SBN 21
- Takot Ka Ba Sa Dilim? on IBC 13
- Goin' Bayabas on IBC 13
- Blow by Blow on IBC 13
- Mag Smile Club Na! on IBC 13
- Hard Hat on ABC 5
- Nagmamahal Pa Rin Sa Iyo on ABS-CBN
- Campus Romance on GMA
Births
- January 10 - Celine Lim, actress
- January 25 - Ysabel Ortega, actress
- March 8 - Jhellen Yamzon, actress, dancer and TV Host
- 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 21 - Loisa Andalio, actress and model
- May 1 – Kisses Delavin, actress
- May 14 - Francis Magundayao, actor
- August 17 - Robert Villar, Jr., actor
- October 5 - Pauline Mendoza, actress
- October 13 – Yong Muhajil
- October 21 - Kristine Hammond
- October 23 - Joseph Andre Garcia, actor
- November 25 - Heaven Peralejo, actress
- November 26 - Gianna Cutler, actress
- December 5 - Julia Buencamino, actress (d. 2015)
Deaths
- June 28 - Eugenio Lopez Jr., ABS-CBN Chairman Emeritus
See also
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