Hiraya Manawari

Philippine children's television series

Hiraya Manawari

Genre	Children's television series
Opening theme	"Hiraya Manawari" by Cris Villonco
Ending theme	"Hiraya Manawari" by Cris Villonco
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	N/A
Production
Producer	Gina Lopez
Production companies	ABS-CBN Foundation Department of Education, Culture and Sports
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07) – 2003 (2003)

Hiraya Manawari (lit. 'Reach Your Dreams') is a Philippine children's television series produced by ABS-CBN Foundation (formerly ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation), in cooperation with the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS; now the Department of Education or DepEd) from 1995 to 2003.^[1]

Background

Hiraya Manawari focuses on providing values education for children through adaptations of Filipino stories and legends or original stories. The first episode of Hiraya Manawari, "Habi at Hiwaga" aired on October 7, 1995.^[2] Most episodes are family-centered and deals with courage, respect, honesty, love, humility and discipline.^[1]^[3]

Reruns

On March 27, 2020, ABS-CBN announced that Hiraya Manawari will have a rerun starting from March 28, 2020, as part of ABS-CBN's temporary programming changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

Reruns of episodes were currently airing on the Knowledge Channel block on Kapamilya Online Live and YouTube Channel.

References

^ ^a ^b "Hiraya Manawari | ABS-CBN 90's Educational Show for Children". Retro Pilipinas.
^ Riosa, Rose-Marie (1997). "Bata, Bata, Halina't Mag-aral... sa Telebisyon*" [Kid, Kid, Come and Study... on Television?]. Alipato: A Journal of Basic Education (in Filipino). 2 (1 & 2): 12. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
^ "13 Nostalgic Pinoy Kid-Oriented TV Shows". Filipiknow. January 12, 2017.
^ "'Sineskwela,' 'Bayani,' 'Hiraya Manawari' return to ABS-CBN". ABS-CBN News. March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.