Sanib Puwersa
Sanib Puwersa (transl. Join Forces) is a 2011 Philippine television documentary and public service show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Mel Tiangco and Arnold Clavio, it premiered on October 23, 2011 replacing Kuwentong Dabarkads. The show concluded on November 13, 2011. It was replaced by Oras Na in its timeslot.
| Sanib Puwersa | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Tagalog |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | GMA News and Public Affairs |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | October 23 – November 13, 2011 |
Premise
The show features actual footages of rescue operations of emergency response teams, on-site accidents, and numerous other life-threatening situations. Tiangco visits the victims/casualties and provides assistance to help them recover from their nightmarish experiences. While Clavio goes on location to investigate and to seek solutions for the featured problems.[1]
Episodes
| Episode title | Description | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| Salpukan[2] | On the night of August 16, two trucks collided in Bolbok Diversion Road in Batangas. The collision was bad enough that passengers of both trucks were thrown out of their vehicles. And as if being thrown out of the trucks was not enough, upon hitting the ground, they were pinned under the vehicles that overturned! It was learned later that one of the drivers was intoxicated and fell asleep while behind the wheel. | October 23, 2011 |
| Mabigat na Kalbaryo[3] | About Fe and Baby, two women with mysteriously big stomach cause by Ovarian cyst | October 30, 2011 |
| Pagbangon[4][5] | Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown joined force with Sanib Puwersa for a closer look at the typhoon-hit communities and how residents and workers there are coping as they rehabilitate establishments, institutions and livelihood. | November 6, 2011 |
| Toilet Humor[6] | This November 19, the whole world will celebrate World Toilet Day. It aims to bring attention to more than 2.6 billion people worldwide who are suffering from the lack of clean and functioning lavatories.
In the Philippines, the problem is prevalent in poverty-stricken areas such as Malabon, where a public school has more than four thousand students sharing one comfort room! Another community in Navotas use makeshift toilets to relieve themselves. And in a far-flung area in Misamis Oriental, locals consider it a luxury to have toilets in their area. In this episode, Mel Tiangco and Arnold Clavio join forces with other sectors of our society as they try to respond to the stinking state of some of the public toilets in our country. |
November 13, 2011 |
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of Sanib Puwersa earned an 8.7% rating.[7]
References
- http://www.gmanews.tv/publicaffairs
- http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/9170/mel-tiangco-and-arnold-clavio39s-sanib-puwersa-will-premiere-this-sunday#39;s-%20sanib-puwersa-%20will-premiere-this-sunday
- http://www.gmanews.tv/story/236855/publicaffairs/sanib-puwersa-mabigat-na-kalbaryo
- http://www.gmanews.tv/story/237415/showbiz/celebrity-castaways-ng-survivor-philippines-makiki-sanib-puwersa
- http://www.gmanews.tv/story/237415/showbiz/celebrity-castaways-ng-survivor-philippines-makiki-sanib-puwersa
- http://www.gmanews.tv/story/238234/publicaffairs/toilet-humor-sa-sanib-pwersa
- Santiago, Erwin (October 25, 2011). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People & Household Ratings (Oct. 21-24): Wil Time Bigtime and Pilipinas Got Talent top weekend primetime". Retrieved March 9, 2018.