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The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2018. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events

January

• January 10 – INC TV (owned by Christian Era Broadcasting Service International) has switched its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming to widescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through free TV and cable and satellite providers after almost 6 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3).
• January 15
  • ABS-CBN Regional Channel and Tag has ceased broadcasting due to a change in business direction of Creative Programs Inc.. On January 16, Liga began its official broadcast as features the latest and classic sporting events from ABS-CBN Sports. Also as the official broadcaster of 2018 FIFA World Cup. Since the revival of their former channel, Balls ended its broadcast two years of absence and a day absorbed to S+A HD which is now under their simulcast feed. The first test broadcast was launched on January 1.
  • Net 25 (owned by Eagle Broadcasting Corporation) has switched its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming to widescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through free TV and cable and satellite providers after almost 19 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3).
• January 26 - SatLite was launched as a secondary direct-to-home satellite provider by Cignal TV.
• January 31 – After 12 years of broadcasting, Filipino-dubbed anime channel Hero has ceased broadcasting due to lack of advertising support and change in business direction of Creative Programs Inc. immediately after Tag and ABS-CBN Regional Channel went off-the-air 15 days earlier.^[1] Meanwhile, it relaunched as a digital media online portal under ABS-CBN Digital Media on February 7.

February

• February 1 – Ovation Productions, Inc. launched its subsidiary, "TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation" (TAP DMV), a private media company that feature some content of programs for entertainment, news and sports, among others which offered world-class across the globe on its owned pay TV channels and over-the-top media service partnered with other broadcasters through agreement rights.
• February 12 – Light Network was renamed back as Light TV with its new slogan "God's Channel of Blessings".
• February 17 – TV5 unveiled a new logo, a relaunched name as The 5 Network or simply 5, and a slogan or station ID entitled Get It on 5, whereas the TV on the northeastern quadrant of the logo has been dropped, making it more flexible for the other divisions to use it as part of their own identity. Along with the rebranding, TV5's programming grid has also divided into five blocks: ESPN 5 (Sports), News5 (News and Information), On 5 (Entertainment, Animation, Japanese anime, Blocktimers and Home Shopping), D5 Studio (Digital Content) and Studio 5 (World-class Filipino productions for audiences across all platforms). In addition, the movie block Movie Max 5 was quickly retired a week before its rebranding and the Saturday night movie block Sine Squad was expanded into a daily strip; with the Saturday night portion was remained Sine Squad Prime on the same day.

March

• March 27 – Major networks GMA Network Inc. and ABS-CBN Corporation issued a joint statement regarding their differences related to their news reports on the latter's AM radio station DZMM during the Pacquiao-Mosley fight In 2011 based on their news on the former network's live TV broadcast (which is leased their airtime to the network by Solar Entertainment for this fight at that time) with some portions of the latter's news reports containing updates and descriptions of the fight; GMA issued a file an intellectual property violation complaint against ABS-CBN before the Intellectual Property Office. The 2 networks placed their Paid advertisement regarding the statement in the Manila Bulletin on the said date.
• March 28 – ABS-CBN Corporation launched "Star Hunt", a search program for Filipinos who want to appear or participate on any various programming shows such as talent and reality, which produced by ABS-CBN through nationwide and worldwide area auditions, as well as "Star Hunt Academy", a boot camp that giving opportunities for their scouting pool of aspiring rosters especially for the talent members through workshops to include in the network's different platforms beginning on April 20.
• March 31 – After 5 years of broadcasting, Toonami has ceased broadcast in Southeast Asia by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery due to the original version of Boomerang ceased to exist.^[2]

April

• April 1–2 – ABS-CBN newscast News Patrol, TV Patrol, Umagang Kay Ganda, The Score and Bandila began its broadcast in full high definition after years of broadcasting in standard definition format.
• April 2 – After 18 years, Lifestyle becomes Metro Channel. A relaunch of the female-oriented cable channel from Creative Programs, Inc. and the content provider based on Metro, the Philippines' popular monthly lifestyle magazine from ABS-CBN Publishing and its digital media platform. The channel also launched in full high definition on March 15 during its early test broadcast.
• April 12 – Ika-6 na Utos actress Ryza Cenon transferred to ABS-CBN after leaving GMA Network.
• April 19 – During the company's annual stockholders meeting, the ABS-CBN board of directors voted in favor and elected Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III as the chairman Emeritus and his cousin, Chief Technology Officer Martin "Mark" Lopez as his successor as chairman of the network. Gabby Lopez will be the second executive to be elected as chairman Emeritus, succeeded his late father, Eugenio "Geny" Lopez Jr.^[3][4]
• April 29 – Kristel de Catalina, spiral pole dance from Antipolo, Rizal, wins the sixth season of Pilipinas Got Talent, the grand finals of which were held at the Bren Z. Guiao Sports Complex and Convention Center in San Fernando City, Pampanga.^[5]
• April 30 – The Department of Tourism receives their P 60,000,000 ad placement given to government-owned People's Television Network for airing it on Ben Tulfo's program Kilos Pronto produced by Bitag Media Unilimted, Inc. (in which the blocktimer sells its production time to the network); the contract was not supported with proper documents such as the Memorandum of Agreement and Certificate of Performance contrary to Section 4 of Presidential Decree 1445 and COA Circular No. 2012-001. An investigation on the alleged advertisement anomaly is being conducted by Malacanang, Tourism secretary Wanda Tulfo Teo said that Ben along with his brother Erwin Tulfo returned its P 60 million ad placement from DOT to prove there was no anomaly in the advertisement deal and there was no conflict on the deal because it was a government-to-government deal between the DOT and PTV. Teo was later resigned on May 8 because of the controversy.

May

• May 1 - Cignal TV launched a video-on-demand and linear programming web platform, Cignal Play that carried some movies and series, as well as livestreaming of some TV channels that also broadcast on Cignal's line-up.
• May 4 – Philippine Islands Assassins was crowned as the first-ever The Will to Win grand winner of Wowowin, the grand finals of which were held at Kia Theater (now New Frontier Theater), Quezon City.^[6]
• May 25
  • DisneyLife, a streaming service owned by The Walt Disney Company, was launched and became available in the Philippines.^[7]
  • Solar Entertainment Corporation formally launched its premium digital terrestrial television brand, Easy TV Home Super Digibox, and began conducting its official test broadcast.
• May 26 – Samm Alvero and Kaye Reyes were named as the new Myx VJs at the end of Myx VJ Search 2018.
• May 27 – After 2 years and 7 months, Bloomberg TV Philippines ceased its broadcast at midnight due to higher license fees.
• May 28 – One News officially launched as a localized news channel in partnership with MVP-owned media properties News5, The Philippine Star, BusinessWorld, Bloomberg TV Philippines and content provider Probe Productions. Bloomberg-produced programs will be still be carried by One News.

June

• June 2 – Janine Berdin from Lapu-Lapu City was hailed as It's Showtime's Tawag ng Tanghalan Year 2 Grand Champion. It was held at Aliw Theater, Pasay.^{[8][9][10][11]}
• June 5
  • After more than 12 years of broadcast, 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 ceased broadcast at 1:00 AM along with the end of blocktime agreements with Solar Entertainment Corporation and Rajah Broadcasting Network. Meanwhile, the other provincial cable entities will still carry 2nd Avenue's broadcast, with the airing of marathons of some of the programs until June 30, 2018, at 2:00 AM. Several programs from this channel will be transferred to ETC and Jack TV starting June 6, 2018.
  • RJTV became the second broadcaster to completely switch off its analog transmission. RJTV is also shutting down its digital transmission temporarily for having its huge plans on digital television. The newly reformatted channel began airing at 12 midnight on major cable operators, with TV Shop Philippines, as its first program to air during the test broadcast on the newly launched channel, followed by re-run of some of the local programs aired on RJTV including Pinoy Wrestling.
• June 8 - Cignal TV launched eGG Network on their line-up.
• June 30 - Juliana Parizcova Segovia was hailed as the first ever Miss Q & A on It's Showtime. It was held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila.^[12][13]

July

• July 4 – Jolly Kids was hailed as Eat Bulaga!'s Pinoy Henyo Kids Grand Champion.
• July 7 – Eat Bulaga! began the countdown to their 40th anniversary celebration that held on July 30, 2019, through EB Version 4.0.
• July 15 – ABS-CBN, GMA Network and The 5 Network aired the boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Argentinian boxer Lucas Matthysse, billed as the "Fight of Champions" which took place at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It will be the first Pacquiao fight to be broadcast in high definition for the former network. The boxing match is also broadcast live on pay-per-view through ABS-CBN's subsidiary company Sky Cable and The 5 Network's sister company Cignal and on radio via GMA's AM radio station DZBB-AM, FM radio station DWLS and its network of AM radio stations; with rebroadcasts on the former's sister network S+A, the latter's cable channel Hyper and Solar Sports (who is formerly aired the Pacquiao fights from 2002 to 2016 and they previously sub-licensed the fights for over-the-air television with ABS-CBN from 2005 to 2006 and GMA from 2007 to 2016). The three networks was have previously involved in the roadblock airing of his match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. billed as "The Fight of the Century", or the "Battle for Greatness" with Solar Entertainment Corporation in May 2015.
• July 21 – Lauren Madelaine Cabuguas (Mini Kim Chiu) hailed as the MiniMe season 3 grand winner on It's Showtime.^[14]
• July 30 – ABS-CBN Corporation officially launched its two new additional digital terrestrial television channels on ABS-CBN TV Plus: Asianovela Channel, the country's first all-day Filipino-dubbed Asian drama channel that focused on highly acclaimed drama series from South Korea, Taiwan and China as well as Movie Central, an all-day movie channel that includes a line-up of Hollywood blockbuster movies. Aside from two new channels, three additional existing cable channels: Jeepney TV, Myx and O Shopping, are also included for ongoing free trial basis exclusively for ABS-CBN TV Plus subscribers in selected areas only.

August

• August 5 – People's Television Network airs a mistake of showing a photo of a People’s Liberation Army Navy Type 054A Jiangkai II-class vessel with the Philippine flag waving in their story on President Rodrigo Duterte's statement on his plan to send a Philippine Navy ship to Libya to help rescue Filipino hostages abducted by terrorists, which is aired on the network's weekend newscast Ulat Bayan anchored by Joseph Parafina and Marita Moaje and on the network's Facebook page. The network removed their Facebook post on August 7 and they apologized “for the inadvertent use of wrong photos” for the story.
• August 13–14 - FPJ's Ang Probinsyano production team was called out online by fans of the spouses Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera over the alleged unauthorized usage of the spouses' family pictures.^[15] The controversy first began gaining steam when a Twitter fan site dedicated to the spouse' daughter Zia, ZiaDantesFanSite posted a video with the caption “Zia's photo was unethically used by ‘Ang Probinsyano’ in Nov 2017. In last night's episode, [Dingdong and Marian] DongYan's photo was edited and used again by the show. Were the photos of Dingdong, Marian and Zia used [and] edited without permission? Dear Ang Probinsyano, strike two na po kayo ah.” which was quickly shared by other users and from which Dantes possibly gained knowledge of such usage. Dantes' response to the controversy was posted on his Facebook account^[16] "Courtesy and fair practice must always be observed especially in an established industry like ours. But whether or not it is done within the entertainment sector, we should always be reminded of the basic etiquette for online photo use and sharing that includes asking permission and/or citing sources. I do hope that this won't happen again to anyone." he wrote. In the same post, Dantes also shared an excerpt of his letter to the production team dated August 11, 2018 which read “I appreciate that you found artistic inspiration from the original photos. Unfortunately, there is the inescapable consequence that legal and moral rights were violated here. And as you may very well be aware of, established industry practice is against such act as it amounts to disrespect. Worst of all, as a father and husband, I cannot help but feel offended and deeply hurt by such actions, which happened not just once, but twice. Basic rules of courtesy in this case dictate that you first secure permission from the photographer and my Family.”^[17] On the following day, the production team of FPJ's Ang Probinsyano released a statement apologizing to Dantes and his family.^[18] The statement explained that the production team hired a third-party contractor to create the props for the show, of which they were neither aware that the photograph belonged to Dantes nor was it intended to disrespect or offend Dantes and his family. The producers added that they have already launched an investigation "to prevent a similar incident from happening in the future." Alice Dixson, likewise offered her apology to Dantes.^[19]
• August 15 - BEAM TV terminated eGG Network on their line-upon its digital subchannel line-up due to the review of the provider's decision. Meanwhile, eGG Network continued to air via Cignal TV.
• August 19 – The TNT Boys (Keifer Sanchez, Mackie Empuerto and Francis Concepcion) of Manila, Philippines won as the second Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids Season 2 grand winner.^[20]
• August 21 – Diyos at Bayan celebrated its 20th anniversary on Philippine television.

September

• September 5 – Actor Rayver Cruz transferred from ABS-CBN back to his original station, GMA Network.
• September 24 – Eat Bulaga! introduced their new segment which is a franchise and adaptation of an Israeli series, BOOM! produced by Keshet International.
• September 29 – Mandarhyme from Mandaluyong emerged as the first-ever HypeBest Grand Winner, and they joined Vice Ganda to sing the official theme song of the upcoming movie, Fantastica on It's Showtime.^[21][22]
• September 30 – Golden Cañedo of Cebu City was proclaimed as the champion of The Clash.

October

• October 1 - After 19 years of broadcast, Net 25, the third broadcaster completely switched off its analog transmission.
• October 16 – After 18 months of carriage disputes, both Solar Entertainment Corporation channels Basketball TV and NBA Premium TV were returned to Sky Cable, Sky Direct & Sky On Demand. The announcement comes one day before the official start of the league's 2018–19 season.^[23]
• October 17 – Singer and actress Regine Velasquez-Alcasid transferred from GMA Network back to her original station, ABS-CBN.^[24]
• October 20 – Team Karylle and Jhong hailed as It's Showtime's ninth anniversary (Magpasikat 2018: And 9... Thank You!) champion.^[25][26]
• October 23 – ABS-CBN celebrated its 65th anniversary of Philippine television.
• October 27 – Shaila Rebortera (from Cebu) was crowned as Miss Millennial Philippines 2018 of noontime show, Eat Bulaga!.^[27]
• October 28 - After only 2 weeks into the league's 2018–19 season, Basketball TV and NBA Premium TV were removed again from Sky Cable and Sky Direct.^[28]

November

• November 3 – Santos Family won as the first-ever The Kids' Choice grand winner.
• November 4 – Elsa Droga & Raprap Family won as the first-ever The Kids' Choice: Celebrity Edition grand winner.
• November 11 – "Sa Mga Bituin Na Lang Ibubulong", a song entry composed by Kyle Raphael Borbon and interpreted by JM de Guzman was named as Himig Handog 2018 grand winner held at ABS-CBN. This was aired on "ASAP".
• November 16 - ABS-CBN's over-the-top content platform service formerly known as "iWant TV" was officially relaunched as iWant, as the latter now emphasizes on adding original content similar to Netflix,^[29] starting with Spirits: Reawaken (a reboot version of the original 2004–2005 series), Quezon's Game, and Alamat ng Ano.^[30] Glorious and MA are the first two original movies of iWant.
• November 30 – ABS-CBN Mobile ceased its mobile network-sharing agreement and services between ABS-CBN Corporation and Globe Telecom. As earlier on the third quarter of 2018, they have officially announced that they would not renew their network-sharing agreement after assessing its mobile business model as financially unsustainable. The two companies remained committed for partnership for content sharing using its existing resources.^[31][32][33]

December

• December 1 - After 17 years of broadcast, Hope Channel Philippines, the fourth broadcaster completely switched off its analog transmission.
• December 8 - After 23 years, Eat Bulaga! transfered their studio from Broadway Centrum to APT Studios in Cainta, Rizal.^[34]
• December 12 - ABS-CBN inaugurated its 7.7 land hectare multipurpose complex called Horizon IT Park (also known as ABS-CBN City) located at San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. The Phase 1 of the project includes its first two state-of-the-art sound stages (dubbed as ABS-CBN Soundstage) with each new studio sized at 1,500 square meters, which is on par with Hollywood standards namely, The EL3 Stage (named after its chairman emeritus, Eugenio Lopez III, who visioned of the new studios) and Stage 2. The property hub also includes backlots, production and post-production facilities, and offices.^[35][36][37]
• December 17 – Catriona Elisa Gray, representing from Oas, Albay, Luzon, Philippines was named as Miss Universe 2018 held at IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi Province, northern suburb of Bangkok, Thailand.
• December 25 - Nueva Ecija Singing Ambassadors was crowned as the first-ever Christmas Chorale-Lolling grand winner on Wowowin.
• December 30–31 - Ultimate Fighting Championship ends of its 3-year broadcast rights with The 5 Network's sports division ESPN 5 and pay television network provider, Hyper. Their final broadcast on both networks was UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2. After this, It was announced that Fox Networks Group Asia through its sports channel Fox Sports Asia and their digital streaming service Fox+ will be the new home for the UFC starting in the following year; which will ending the localized blackout of UFC fights for the network. Later in the following month, FNGA has subcontracting ESPN5 to carrying the free-to-air rights of the fights on a tape-delay, immediately after its live broadcast on the streaming service, which is as a result of its purchase by Disney in March of the same year.

Debuts

ABS-CBN

The following are programs that debuted on ABS-CBN:

Re-runs

• May 6: Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness season 1
• June 25: Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan
• July 30: Daisy Siete Season 20: Tinderella
• November 11: Avatar: The Legend of Korra season 1
• November 12: Saan Darating Ang Umaga?

GMA

The following are programs that debuted on GMA Network:

Re-runs

• February 24: Angry Birds Toons with Stella and Piggy Tales
• March 24: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
• July 30: Voltes V (2017 reboot dub)
• September 24: Daimos (2017 reboot dub)
• September 29: Grami's Circus Show

5 (The 5 Network)

The following are programs that debuted on The 5 Network:

Re-runs

Notes

1. ^ ^a Originally aired on ABS-CBN
2. ^ ^b Originally aired on S+A
3. ^ ^c Originally aired on AksyonTV
4. ^ ^d Originally aired on ETC
5. ^ ^e Originally aired on Jack TV

PTV

The following are programs that debuted on People's Television Network:

Other channels

The following are programs that debuted on other minor channels and video streaming services:

Re-runs

• Notes

1. ^ ^a Originally aired on ABS-CBN
2. ^ ^b Originally aired on GMA
3. ^ ^c Originally aired on The 5 Network
4. ^ ^d Originally aired on Cine Mo!
5. ^ ^e Originally aired on Yey!
6. ^ ^f Originally aired on S+A
7. ^ ^g Originally aired on Jeepney TV
8. ^ ^h Originally aired on Sari-Sari Channel
9. ^ ⁱ Originally aired on Hero (now defunct)
10. ^ ^j Originally aired on ETC
11. ^ ^k Originally aired on Jack TV
12. ^ ^l Originally aired on 2nd Avenue (now defunct)
13. ^ ^m Originally aired on CT (now defunct)
14. ^ ⁿ Originally aired on Studio 23 (now S+A)
15. ^ ^o Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV)
16. ^ ^p Originally aired on C/S 9 (now CNN Philippines)

Returning or renamed programs

Major networks

Show	Last aired	Retitled as/Season/Notes	Channel	Return date
Pilipinas Got Talent	2016	Same season 6	ABS-CBN	January 6
Yo-kai Watch	2016/2018	Same (seasons 2 & 3)	GMA Network	January 8 season 2 November 26 season 3
The Walking Dead	2018	Same (seasons 6 & 7)	The 5 Network	January 11 season 6 May 10 season 7
Vikings	2017/2018	Same (seasons 4 & 5)		January 30 season 4 June 26 season 5
G Diaries	2017	Same (season 2; now a special weekly series)	ABS-CBN	February 11
Hunter × Hunter (2011)	2015	Same season 3	GMA Network	February 12
Philippine Super Liga	2017	Same (2018 season)	The 5 Network/AksyonTV/Hyper	February 17 (Grand Prix Conference) May 23 (Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup) June 23 (Invitational Cup) October 30 (All-Filipino Conference) November 3 (Collegiate Grand Slam Conference)
Lip Sync Battle Philippines	2016	Same season 3	GMA Network	April 1
Mako Mermaids				April 2
The Flash	2017		The 5 Network
Turning Point		Same season 2		April 8
Tobot	2016	Same season 3	GMA Network	April 21
Philippine Basketball Association	2018	Same (season 43)	The 5 Network/PBA Rush	April 22 (Commissioner's Cup) August 17 (Governors' Cup)
Detective Conan	2016	Same season 6	GMA Network	April 23
Your Face Sounds Familiar: Kids	2017	Same season 2	ABS-CBN	May 5
Home Foodie		Same season 4	GMA Network	June 11
Tawag ng Tanghalan	2018	Same season 3	ABS-CBN	June 25
Superbook		Same season 4		August 26
National Football League		Same (2018 season)	The 5 Network	September 7
Scandal	2017	Same season 3		September 13
Coke Studio Philippines	2017 (The 5 Network)	Same (season 2 / "Homecoming")	ABS-CBN	September 16
NBA Sabados	2018	Same (2018–19 season)		October 20
U.S. NCAA College Basketball			The 5 Network	November 7
Pinoy Big Brother	2017	Same (season 8 / "Otso")	ABS-CBN	November 10

Other channels

Show	Last aired	Retitled as/Season/Notes	Channel	Return date
NCIS: Los Angeles	2017	Same season 8	S+A	January 2
The Doctor is In		Same (season 6 & 7 / "Made More Fun")	PTV-4	January 7 season 6 November 4 season 7
Star		Same season 2	ETC on SBN 21	January 8
The Simpsons		Same (season 29)	Jack TV
Family Guy		Same season 17
Bob's Burgers		Same season 8
The Magicians	2016	Same (season 2 & 3)	ETC on SBN 21	January 9 season 2 October 23 season 3
America's Next Top Model	2017	Same (cycle 24)		January 10
Empire		Same season 4	Jack TV	January 11
Modern Family		Same season 9	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 (now defunct)	January 18
PBA D-League		Same (2018 season)	AksyonTV	January 18 (Aspirant's Cup) May 21 (Foundation Cup)
Like Pinas	2016	Same season 2	PTV-4	January 20
You're the Worst	2017	Same season 4	Jack TV	February 1
UAAP Men's & Women's Volleyball		Same (season 80)	S+A / Liga	February 2
UAAP Men's Football				February 4
Shades of Blue		Same season 2	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 (now defunct)	February 5
Channel Zero		Same (seasons 3 / Butcher's Block and 4 / The Dream Door)	Iflix	February 8 season 3 October 27 season 4
Survivor		Same (seasons 36 / Ghost Island and 37 / David vs. Goliath)	Jack TV	March 1 (season 36) September 27 (season 37)
American Idol	2016	Same season 16	ETC on SBN 21 / Sony Channel / 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	March 12/March 26
Top Chef		Same season 14 & season 15	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 (now defunct)/ETC on SBN 21	March 18
Relasyon	2017	Same	AksyonTV	March 21
Casa Daza		Same season 2	Metro Channel	April 2
Chasing Flavors		Same / (season 2 / "At The Table")
New Girl		Same (season 7 / "The Final Season")	ETC on SBN 21	April 11
MYX VJ Search 2018		Same (new season)	myx	April 14
100% Hotter	2018	Same season 2	ETC on SBN 21	April 20
American Horror Story	2016	Same (season 7 / "AHS: Cult")	Jack TV	April 21
Project Runway	2017	Same season 16	ETC on SBN 21	May 3
Premier Volleyball League		Same (15th season)	S+A / Liga	May 6 (Reinforced Open Conference) July 21 (Collegiate Conference) September 22 (Open Conference)
Suits		Same season 7	Jack TV / 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	May 7 / May 19
Odd Mom Out	2016	Same season 2	ETC on SBN 21	May 13
Women's National Basketball Association	2017	Same (2018 season)	S+A (Sky Cable, Sky Direct, Destiny Cable and Free TV) / Basketball TV / NBA Premium TV (Cignal, Easy TV and other cable providers excluding Sky Cable)	May 19
Funny Ka, Pare Ko		Same season 5	Cine Mo!	May 20
My Hero Academia	2018	Same season 2	Yey!	May 23
Blindspot	2017	Same season 3	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	May 26
NCIS		Same season 13	Jack TV	June 4
I Live with Models	2016	Same (season 2 / "The Final Season")
Saturday Night Live		Same (season 42)
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League	2018	Same (2018 season)	S+A	June 12 (Datu Cup)
800 Words		Same season 2	ETC on SBN 21	July 1
The Odd Couple	2017	Same (season 3 / "The Final Season")	Jack TV	July 2
Morning Calls with Laila Chikadora	2013	Same	AksyonTV	July 3
National Collegiate Athletic Association	2017	Same (season 94)	S+A / Liga	July 7
Person of Interest	2015	Same (season 5 / "The Final Season")	Jack TV	July 9
Suits	2018	Same season 8	Jack TV / Diva	July 19
iZombie	2017	Same season 4	ETC on SBN 21	July 24
MasterChef U.S.		Same season 9	Metro Channel	July 27
Are You the One?		Same season 5	ETC on SBN 21	August 11
English Premier League	2018	Same (2018-19 season)	S+A
Showbiz Pa More!		Same season 2	Jeepney TV	August 12
The Originals	2017	Same (season 5 / "The Final Season")	ETC on SBN 21	August 18
La Liga	2018	Same (2018-19 season)	S+A	August 20
Asia's Next Top Model		Same (season 6 / "Cycle 6")	Fox Life	August 22
UNTV Cup		Same season 7	UNTV Public Service	September 3
The Ellen DeGeneres Show		Same season 16	ETC on SBN 21	September 5
UAAP	2017	Same (season 81)	S+A/Liga	September 8
Famous in Love		Same (season 2 / "The Final Season")	ETC on SBN 21	September 10
University Town		Same season 3	S+A	September 15
The Big Bang Theory	2018	Same (season 12 / "The Final Season")	Jack TV	September 25
This Is Us		Same season 3	Iflix	September 26
Star				September 27
The Good Place	September 28
The Flash	2017	Same season 5	Iflix/HOOQ	October 10
DC's Legends of Tomorrow		Same season 3	Jack TV	October 14
Top Chef		Same (season 14 & 15)	ETC on SBN 21	October 14 season 14 December 16 season 15
Supergirl		Same season 4	HOOQ	October 15
Arrow		Same season 7		October 16
National Basketball Association	2018	Same (2018–19 season)	S+A (Free TV, Sky Cable and Sky Direct since October 28) / Basketball TV / NBA Premium TV (Cignal, Easy TV and other cable providers excluding Sky Cable since October 28)	October 17
Riverdale	2017	Same season 2	Netflix	October 18
Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge			Jack TV	October 18
Dynasty			Netflix	October 20
Midnight, Texas			Iflix	October 27
Project Runway: All-Stars		Same season 6	ETC on SBN 21	November 23
Superstore		Same season 2	Jack TV	November 23
EZ Shop	2015	Same	PTV-4	December 3

Programs transferring networks

Major networks

Date	Show	No. of seasons	Moved from	Moved to
January 21	Alagang Magaling	—	PTV	The 5 Network
February 4	Top Rank Boxing	—	S+A (as ABS-CBN Sports presents Top Rank Boxing)	The 5 Network (as ESPN Top Rank Boxing)
March 3	Salpukan 360	—	IBC	The 5 Network
April 21	Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup	—	S+A
May 13	WWE Raw	—	Fox Philippines
July 18	Princess Hours	—	ABS-CBN (as Korean original series)	GMA Network (as Thai remake)
September 16	Coke Studio Philippines	2	The 5 Network	ABS-CBN

Other channels

Date	Show	No. of seasons	Moved from	Moved to
January 8	Cedie, Ang Munting Prinsipe	—	ABS-CBN	Yey!
January 20	Kuroko's Basketball	3	Hero (now defunct)
	American Crime Story	2	CT (now defunct)	Jack TV
March 3	Philippines Football League	—	PTV	ESPN 5 on AksyonTV (Opening match only) / Sportradar (all matches)
March 11	Initial D	—	Hero (now defunct)	Jeepney TV
	Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V	1
March 12	American Idol	16	Star World Philippines (now Fox Life)	Sony Channel
March 29	Elementary	5	CT (now defunct)	Jack TV
April 1	KonoSuba	1	Hero (now defunct)	Jeepney TV
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of...	5	CT (now defunct)	Jack TV
April 8	Tulong Ko, Pasa Mo	—	The 5 Network	DZMM TeleRadyo
April 18	Chicago Fire	4	CT (now defunct)	2nd Avenue (now defunct)
April 28	Royal Pains	7 & 8
April 30	The Medyo Late Night Show with Jojo A. All The Way!	—	The 5 Network	PTV
May 5	Motive	4	CT (now defunct)	2nd Avenue (now defunct)
May 6	Taken	1	ABS-CBN	Cine Mo!
May 7	The Trapp Family Singers	—	ABS-CBN / Q (now GMA News TV)	Yey!
May 28	The Big Story	—	Bloomberg TV Philippines (now One News)	One News
June 4	NCIS	13	CT (now defunct)	Jack TV
June 5	Inside Edition	—	2nd Avenue (now defunct)	ETC
	Entertainment Tonight	—
June 6	Ellen	15
	The Millionaire Matchmaker	8	ETC	2nd Avenue (now defunct)
	Mr Selfridge	3	CT (now defunct)
June 9	Tyrant
June 10	Looney Tunes	—	RPN / GMA Network / Studio 23 (now S+A)	RJTV
	Merrie Melodies	—	RPN / ABS-CBN / GMA Network
June 14	Rectify	3	CT (now defunct)	2nd Avenue (now defunct)
June 16	The Strain
June 22	Black Work	—
June 24	The Final Pitch	2	History	CNN Philippines
June 25	Samurai X	—	ABS-CBN / Studio 23 (now S+A) / Hero (now defunct)	Yey!
July 1	Who Do You Think You Are?	6	2nd Avenue (now defunct)	Jack TV
July 7	Cooking Master Boy	—	ABS-CBN / Studio 23 (now S+A)	Yey!
July 8	Culinary Genius	1	2nd Avenue (now defunct)	ETC
July 9	Person of Interest	5	CT (now defunct)	Jack TV
July 16	Danny Phantom	—	The 5 Network / Studio 23 (now S+A)	Yey!
July 20	Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations	6	2nd Avenue (now defunct)	Metro Channel
July 30	Oh My Lady!	—	Jeepney TV	Asianovela Channel
August 7	Power to Unite with Elvira	—	The 5 Network	RJTV
August 12	Inside the Actors Studio	21	My Movie Channel (now defunct)	Jack TV
August 13	Anne of Green Gables	—	ABS-CBN / Q (now GMA News TV)	Yey!
	Digimon Xros Wars	—	ABS-CBN / Hero (now defunct)
August 18	The Heart Guy	1	2nd Avenue (now defunct)	ETC
September 1	We Bare Bears	—	The 5 Network	CNN Philippines
	The Powerpuff Girls (2016)	—
	Adventure Time	—
September 3	Warm and Cozy	—	Jeepney TV	Asianovela Channel
September 5	TMZ on TV	—	ETC	Jack TV
September 6	Universities and Colleges Basketball League	3	IBC 13	AksyonTV
October 1	The Chefs' Line	1	2nd Avenue (now defunct)	ETC
October 14	Top Chef	14
November 7	Royal Pains	7		Jack TV
	Chicago Fire	4
December 3	Jamie & Jimmy's Food Fight Club	3		ETC
December 4	Knife Fight	4
December 9	Like Pinas	3	PTV 4	GMA News TV
December 10	Blood	—	Cine Mo!/Jeepney TV	Asianovela Channel
	Heard It Through the Grapevine	—	Jeepney TV

Milestone episodes

The following shows made their Milestone episodes in 2018:

Show	Network	Episode #	Episode title	Episode air date
My Korean Jagiya	GMA Network	100th	"Follow Your Dream"	January 5
Dear Uge			"Viva Probinsyana"	January 7
La Luna Sangre	ABS-CBN	150th	"New Moon"	January 12
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Jack TV	800th	"Sam Rockwell / Tig Notaro"
It's Showtime	ABS-CBN	2,600th	"#ShowtimeEneroDeSeizeTheMoment"	January 16
Eat Bulaga!	GMA Network	11,600th	"11,600th episode"
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	ABS-CBN	600th	"Pagplanuhan"	January 19
Tonight with Boy Abunda			"James Reid and Nadine Lustre Interview"
Celebrity Bluff	GMA Network	200th	"We Love CB"	January 20
Impostora		150th	"Salisi"	January 26
Wildflower	ABS-CBN	250th	"Pag-aklas"	January 31
Haplos	GMA Network	150th	"Hilo"	February 2
Wish Ko Lang!		800th	800th Episode	February 3
Ika-6 na Utos		350th	"Pagpapahirap"	February 7
Mukha	ANC	200th	"Mukha 200"
Wowowin	GMA Network	550th	"#Wowowin"
The Good Son	ABS-CBN	100th	"Pagluhod"	February 9
Magandang Buhay		500th	"Kapag Marunong Kang Magbigay Pugay at Magpapasalamat sa Hero ng Buhay Mo, Siguradong Mayroong... Magandang Buhay!"	March 5
Family Guy	Jack TV	300th	"Dog Bites Bear"	March 26
Elementary		100th	"Henny Penny the Sky is Falling"
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	ABS-CBN	650th	"Gwardyado"	April 3
Tonight with Boy Abunda			"Cacai Bautista Interview"
Modern Family	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	200th	"Dear Beloved Family"	April 5
The Big Bang Theory	Jack TV	250th	"The Tenant Disassociation"	April 6
Hanggang Saan	ABS-CBN	100th	"Kabayaran"	April 17
Kambal, Karibal	GMA Network		"Pagligtas"
Wowowin		600th	"#Wowowin"	April 20
Royal Pains	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	100th	"Doubt of Africa"	April 29
Magandang Buhay	ABS-CBN	550th	"Kapag Mas Masaya ang Summer Activities, Dahil Always Be Youthful Araw-Araw at Hatid Namin sa Isang... Magandang Buhay!"	May 2
It's Showtime		2,700th	"#TNT2Q4AwitKayinay"	May 16
Eat Bulaga!	GMA Network	11,700th	"11,700th episode"
Suits	Jack TV/2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 (now defunct)	100th	"100"	May 16/May 19
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho	GMA Network	700th	"#KMJS"	May 27
Asintado	ABS-CBN	100th	"Akusasyon"	June 5
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano		700th	"Magkasama"	June 12
Tonight with Boy Abunda			"Jhaiho Interview"
Healing Galing	The 5 Network	200th	"Natural na Lunas sa Baradong Ugat sa Puso"	June 17
Sana Dalawa ang Puso	ABS-CBN	100th	"Make or Break"	June 19
Iskoolmates	PTV		Philippine Inter Collegiate Debating Championship	June 21
Sunday PinaSaya	GMA Network	150th	"Ulan Sa Saya"	June 24
Kambal, Karibal			"Pagtawag"	June 26
NCIS	Jack TV	300th	"Scope"	June 27
Wowowin	GMA Network	650th	"#Wowowin"	June 29
The Stepdaughters		100th	"Adrift"	July 3
The Blood Sisters	ABS-CBN		"Pasabog"
Pepito Manaloto	GMA Network	300th	"Paminta"	July 7
Contessa		100th	"Revenge is Over"	July 16
Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka			"Bomba"	July 17
Person of Interest	Jack TV		"The Day the World Went Away"	July 20
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon		900th	"Tom Cruise / Parker Posey"	July 24
Bagani	ABS-CBN	100th	"Huwad"
Asintado		150th	"Panganib"	August 15
Ipaglaban Mo!		200th	"Kakampi"	August 18
FPJ's Ang Probisyano		750th	"Pipigain"	August 21
Tonight with Boy Abunda			"Ogie Alcasid Interview"
Sana Dalawa ang Puso		150th	"Emergency"	August 28
Wowowin	GMA Network	700th	"#Wowowin"	September 7
It's Showtime	ABS-CBN	2,800th	"?"	September 10
Eat Bulaga!	GMA Network	11,800th	"11,800th episode"
The Stepdaughters		150th	"Paalam Muylabs"	September 11
I Can See Your Voice	ABS-CBN	100th	"ICYSYV Anniversary with Daniel"	September 15
Araw Gabi			"Yaman"	September 17
Magpakailanman	GMA Network	300th	"Kapag Tumibok Ang Puso (The Rose and Dexter Sabiro Love Story)"	September 29
Inday Will Always Love You		100th	"Bonggang Finale"	October 5
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	ABS-CBN	800th	"Pinagkanulo"	October 30
Tonight with Boy Abunda			"Vice Ganda Interview"
Wowowin	GMA Network	750th	"#Wowowin"	November 16
Onanay		100th	"Lady Tower Heart"	December 21
Halik	ABS-CBN		"Halik at Pananagutan"	December 28

Finales

ABS-CBN

The following are programs that ended on ABS-CBN:

Stopped airing

Program	Stopped airing	Resumed airing	Reason
Taken season 1	March 17	May 6 (on Cine Mo!)	Cancelled after 4 episodes and replaced by KB: Sabado Thriller movie block permanently. Full season run transferred to Cine Mo! on May 6.
Kapamilya Mega Blockbusters	November 4	September 29, 2019 (renamed as Kapamilya Super Blockbusters)	Program pre-empted by Ang Hari: FPJ on ABS-CBN movie block special beginning November 11. Movie block renamed as Kapamilya Super Blockbusters on September 29, 2019.

GMA

The following are programs that ended on GMA Network:

Stopped airing

Program	Stopped airing	Resumed airing	Reason
Ben 10	March 31	June 2	Holy Week special only with 3 episodes. The program resumed on June 2.
Barangay 143	December 16	March 31, 2019	Program on season break, resumed on March 31, 2019.

5 (The 5 Network)

The following are programs that ended on The 5 Network:

Stopped airing

Program	Stopped airing	Resumed airing	Reason
Knights of Sidonia (rerun)	July 7	Discontinued	Program ended for six episodes only and the discontinuation of Aniplus/TV5 Animega block. Program replaced by Aja Aja Tayo! on July 21.
Ultimate Spider-Man	August 18	September 3	Both programs pre-empted by 2018 Asian Games. Both programs resumed on September 3 and 4.
Avengers Assemble		September 4
The Oddbods Show (rerun)	November 3	November 18, 2019 (on Yey!) March 13, 2021 (on Kapamilya Channel)	Program discontinued and replaced by the new season of Alagang Magaling on November 10. Moved to Yey! on November 18, 2019, and Kapamilya Channel on March 13, 2021.
Elena of Avalor (rerun)	November 4	Unknown	Series break.
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (rerun)		December 31	Series break. Program resumed on December 31.

PTV

The following are programs that ended on People's Television Network:

• January 14: Alagang Magaling
• April 27: Kilos Pronto
• April 29: ITravelPinas
• May 5: Like Pinas season 2
• July 1: Buhay Abroad
• June 29: Oras ng Katotohanan
• December 29: Tahor: Your Ultimate Gamefowl Show
• December 30: TV Shop Philippines

Other channels

Unknown (dates)

• ETC Flix on ETC

Stopped airing

• January 27/April 28: Born to Be Wild (old episodes) on GMA News TV
• March 2: 100% Pinoy! (rerun) (reason: program replaced by Everyday Sarap with CDO) on GMA News TV
• April 15: Biyahe ni Drew (Sunday replay) on GMA News TV
• April 29: iJuander (Sunday replay) on GMA News TV
• May 7–18: Mamaw-in-Law on GMA News TV (reason: Program pre-empted by 700 Club Asia live telethon TV special.)
• May 19: Wagas on GMA News TV (reason: Program pre-empted by Harry and Meghan: The Royal Wedding)
• May 26: In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley on GMA News TV
• July 8/August 11: One Day, Isang Araw (rerun) on GMA News TV
• August 5: Tunay na Buhay (Sunday replay) on GMA News TV
• August 13–24: Saimdang: Soulmates Across Time on GMA News TV (reason: Program pre-empted by 700 Club Asia live telethon TV special.)
• September 2: ASAP: Encore on Jeepney TV (reason: Program replaced by Star Hunt: The Grand Audition Show encore. The program continued on January 6, 2019.)
• September 9: Jesus the Healer and Kids HQ on GMA News TV (Reason: pre-empted by Miss Tourism Philippines)
• September 24: Wagas (Monday replay) on GMA News TV
• September 25: Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales (Tuesday replay) on GMA News TV
• September 26: Brigada (Wednesday replay) on GMA News TV
• September 28: Investigative Documentaries (Friday replay) on GMA News TV
• October 16: Jesus the Healer (Monday late night) on GMA News TV (reason: program replaced by Road Trip Monday late night)
• October 17: Solemn Sesions on GMA News TV (reason: program replaced by Midnight Prayer Helps Tuesday late night)
• October 18: This is My Story, This is My Song on GMA News TV (reason: program replaced by Road Trip Thursday late night)
• October 19: PJM Forum (Thursday late night) on GMA News TV (reason: program replaced by Light Up Thursday morning)
• October 20: I Love Pinas (Friday late night) on GMA News TV (reason: program replaced by Light Up)
• October 21: Lifegiver (Sunday late night) on GMA News TV (reason: program replaced by Jesus the Healer)
• November 25: Adventure Time on CNN Philippines (reason: Season 1 run only. Program replaced by Wholesome Meals, Better Life. Program continued on February 2, 2019.)

Networks

The following are a list of free-to-air and cable channels or networks launches and closures in 2018.

Launches

Date	Station	Channel	Source
January 1	Blue Ant Entertainment	Sky Cable Channel 53 SD / Channel 196 HD (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 37 SD / Channel 313 HD Sky Direct Channel 35 SD (Nationwide)	[129]
	Blue Ant Extreme	Sky Cable Channel 104 SD / Channel 209 HD (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 31 SD / Channel 219 HD
	Liga	Sky Cable Channel 86 SD / Channel 183 HD (Metro Manila) & Channel 308 SD / Channel 757 HD (Provincial) Sky Direct Channel 48 (before), 14 (after) SD
January 15	Social TV	DTT Channel 55.02 (Metro Manila)
February 1	EDGEsport	Sky Cable Channel 218 SD / Channel 188 HD (Metro Manila)
	Fight Sports	Sky Cable Channel 187 HD (Metro Manila)
May 16	Oras ng Himala TV (now Oras ng Himala Channel)	Sky Cable Channel 114 SD (Metro Manila)
May 25	Gone Viral TV	EasyTV Home Channel 5 (Metro Manila)
	ZooMoo	EasyTV Home Channel 9 (Metro Manila)
	K-Plus	EasyTV Home Channel 11 (Metro Manila)
	Boo	EasyTV Home Channel 15 (Metro Manila)
June 1	Miao Mi	Sky Cable Channel 118 SD (Metro Manila)	[130]
July 30	Asianovela Channel	DTT Channel 16.02 ABS-CBN TV Plus Channel 9 (Metro Manila)
	Movie Central	DTT Channel 16.03 ABS-CBN TV Plus Channel 10 (Metro Manila)
September 16	Pop Life TV	DTT Channel 32.07 (Metro Manila)

Stations changing network affiliation

The following is a list of television stations that have made or will make noteworthy affiliation switches in 2018.

Date	Station	Channel	Prior affiliation	New affiliation	Notes	Source
June 5	DZRJ-TV	29	2nd Avenue	RJTV	On June 5, 2nd Avenue ceased its broadcast operations due to the termination of affiliation deal between Solar Entertainment Corporation and Rajah Broadcasting Network after 10 years. Immediately after, RJTV return to independent broadcasting with migration into digital broadcast, becoming the second broadcaster to completely switch off its analog transmission.

Rebranded

The following is a list of cable channels that have made or will make noteworthy network rebranded in 2018.

Date	Rebranded from	Rebranded to	Channel	Source
April 2	Lifestyle	Metro Channel	Sky Cable Channel 52 SD / Channel 174 HD (Metro Manila) Sky Direct Channel 31 SD (Nationwide)	[131][132]
May 28	Bloomberg TV Philippines	One News	Cignal Channel 8 SD / Channel 259 HD (Nationwide) Cablelink Channel 23 SD (Metro Manila) SatLite Channel 60 SD (Nationwide)	[133]

Closures

Date	Station	Channel	Sign-on debut	Source
January 15	ABS-CBN Regional Channel	Sky Cable Channel 4 (Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and Davao) Sky Direct Channel 14 (Nationwide)	August 1, 2016	[126]
	Tag	Sky Cable Channel 77 (Metro Manila) Sky Direct Channel 44 (Nationwide)	October 19, 2016
February 1	Hero	Sky Cable Channel 3 & 44 (Metro Manila) / Channel 106 (Provincial) Destiny Cable Channel 3 & 44 (Metro Manila)	October 1, 2005	[127][128]
March 31	Toonami Asia	Sky Cable Channel 42 SD (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 214 SD (Metro Manila) Sky Direct Channel 16 SD (Nationwide) Cignal Channel 75 SD (Nationwide)	December 1, 2012	[134][135]
	Shop Japan	Cignal Channel 33 (Nationwide) Various programs on other local TV networks	2015
April 1	Lifestyle	Sky Cable Channel 52 SD (Metro Manila) Sky Direct Channel 31 SD (Nationwide)	July 24, 1999
May 27	Bloomberg TV Philippines	Cignal Channel 8 SD / Channel 259 HD (Nationwide) Cablelink Channel 23 SD (Metro Manila) SatLite Channel 60 SD (Nationwide)	October 1, 2015
June 5 (Free-to-air) June 30 (Provincial)	2nd Avenue	RJTV Channel 29 (analog feed) / Channel 30 (DTT) Sky Cable Channel 19 (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 35 (Metro Manila) Cignal Channel 28 (Nationwide) SatLite Channel 29 (Nationwide)	December 15, 2005
September 30	Sports Illustrated TV	Sky Cable Channel 83 (SD) / Channel 177 (HD) (Metro Manila)	May 15, 2016
December 31	AMC	Sky Cable Channel 106 (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 50 (Metro Manila) Cignal Channel 56 (Nationwide) SatLite Channel 72 (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 87 (Nationwide)	January 1, 2015	[136]
	Turner Classic Movies	Sky Cable Channel 105 (Metro Manila)	2005
	truTV	Cignal Channel 122 (Nationwide)	April 1, 2010
	MTVph	Channel 22 (DTT) EasyTV Home Channel 4 (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 42 (Metro Manila) Cignal Channel 151 (Nationwide) Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 71 (Metro Manila) Sky Direct Channel 45 (Nationwide)	August 1, 2017

Awards

• October 14: 32nd PMPC Star Awards for Television, organized by Philippine Movie Press Club

Births

• May 17: Argus Aspiras, singer

Deaths

January

• January 14 – Spanky Manikan (b. 1942), actor^[137]
• January 27 – Maryo J. de los Reyes (b. 1952), film and television director^[138]

February

• February 7 – Argel Joseph, (b. 1943), film and television director^[139]

March

• March 8 – Bernardo Bernardo (b. 1945), actor^[140]
• March 15 – Rolly Quizon (b. 1958), actor, former cast member of John en Marsha and son of the late comedy icon, Dolphy^[141]
• March 24 – Mely Tagasa (b. 1935), actress and comedian^[142]

August

• August 19 – Christopher Ad Castillo (b. 1964), movie and television director

October

• October 10 – Manolito Cruz, President and CEO, IBC-13
• October 30 – Rico J. Puno (b. 1953), singer and actor^[143]

November

• November 6 – Bangkay (b. 1947), actor^[144]
• November 19 - Julius Caesar Planton (b. 1975), former Tanauan, Batangas Mayor and a former wife of Lindsay Custodio
• November 21 - TJ Cruz (b. 1981), former mainstay of Ang TV and son of film/TV actor, Tirso Cruz III^[145]

December

• December 14 - Gilberto Duavit Sr. (b. 1934), chairman, GMA Network

See also

• 2018 in television

References