Amid the wrath of the Corona Virus Disease, ABSCBN will air a virus-related series with 24/7.

The upcoming series marks the return of Julia Montes and also stars Joross Gamboa, Arjo Atayde, Joem Bascon, JC Santos and Edu Manzano. Julia was last seen in Asintado in 2018.

24/7 involves the deadly outbreak of a mysterious disease. Mia (Julia), a single mother and security guard, will do everything to save her son and the people affected by the disease.

Joining the cast of 24/7 are Pen Medina, Denise Laurel, Anna Luna, Melissa Ricks, Pepe Herrera, Paeng Sudayan, Eric Fructuoso, Benj Manalo, Patrick Sugui, Alora Sasam, Amy Austria, Meryll Soriano, McCoy De Leon, and Matt Evans. The series is directed by Manny Palo and Darnel Villaflor.

Julia has proven her chops in action when she starred in Asintado. Viewers will expect more in this upcoming series. The search for the cure…

The Superstar and La Nueva Diva join forces in Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit.

The upcoming series stars emerging stars Kyline Alcantara & Yasser Marta, along with Nora Aunor, Mylene Dizon and Zoren Legaspi, with Ricky Davao and Dante Rivero on special participation roles. The series is based on the 1989 movie of the same title, in which Nora & Tirso Cruz III portrayed dual leading roles.

Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit tells the story of the Dela Cruz family, whose couple Cedes (Nora) and Damian (Ricky) are warmly respected by their grape farm community. They supply grapes to notorious liquor tycoon Martina (Isabel) and Ramon (Dante). Nolie (Mylene), the daughter of Cedes and Damian, is secretly in a relationship with Anselmo (Zoren), the son of Martina and Ramon. When Martina grows greedy, she orders the plantation to be burned down since the farmers oppose to sell their land…

After almost 18 years on the air, Wish Ko Lang completed its mission last Saturday.

Wish Ko Lang (GMA Public Affairs)

This reality public service program made its debut last June 29, 2002. Originally hosted by Bernadette Sembrano, Vicky Morales took over as host 2 years after. What kept people get hooked on to this program is that it grants wishes to people by giving them gifts that will improve their quality of living. And this gave Vicky the name “Fairy Godmother ng Bayan”.

Originally, it featured 2-3 families per episode. By 2014, it was reformatted as a drama anthology program similar to Magpakailanman. Though part of it still bore the original format, only 1 family was featured per episode, along with their story in the form of drama. This reformat drew flak from its viewers. According to Vicky, the reformat was done to stay relevant. Last June 29…

The battle between the good stepmother & the evil wife continues as Madrasta is on its final week.

First aired on October 7, 2019, Madrasta stars Arra San Agustin as Audrey, whose life changed when she enters the lives of Sean, portrayed by Juancho Trivino, and his ex-wife Katharine, portrayed by Thea Tolentino. It is loosely based on the 1996 movie of the same title, starring Sharon Cuneta & Christopher De Leon. The series marks Arra’s first leading role.

The series hovered within 4-6% (based on AGB Nielsen NUTAM) throughout its run. While it initially struggled to dominate, since the end of November, it usually won over Sandugo. Madrasta benefited from the success of Prima Donnas, which has been the highest rating daytime series since late November. That helped save the series from getting axed at an earlier date. Overall, the series managed to reach 100 episodes once…

With the success of The Clash, GMA will launch a singing competition for kids called Centerstage.

Alden Richards and Betong Sumaya will serve as hosts, while Pops Fernandez, Mel Villena and Aicelle Santos will serve as judges in this upcoming reality show. Unlike The Clash, the show has its unique scoring system. The backstory of every contestant will add impact to their over-all performance. Similar to rival The Voice Kids, it will also have a psychologist for the contestants and their parents to help them deal with disappointments. And judges have to be careful when judging their performances.

Once the show proves to be a success, there may be a chance for it to be given another season similar to The Clash. A battle of young singers will take place in this upcoming show come this Sunday.

It will be a spooky conclusion for The Haunted this Sunday.

First aired on December 8, 2019, The Haunted stars Jake Cuenca and Shaina Magdayao as couple Jordan and Aileen, who reconciled just in time for their daughter’s full recovery. However, their relationship was put to test again when the haunted past gets in their way.

Unlike its predecessor Parasite Island, the series underachieved, averaging within 6-8% (based on AGB Nielsen NUTAM), and ended up losing to The Clash and later on Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko. Overall, it will conclude after 10 episodes.

Despite its shortcomings, The Haunted is considered one of the best horror series to the network’s credit. Dreamscape was able to blend family drama and horror very well in the story, adding to their reputation for multi-genre shows. Shaina and Denise Laurel are no strangers when it comes to confrontation scenes since they used…

KimXi is back with Love Thy Woman.

The upcoming series stars on-and-off screen partners Kim Chiu & Xian Lim, with Yam Concepcion as the third wheeler. They will be joined by Eula Valdes, Sunshine Cruz, and Christopher De Leon. Kim and Xian were last paired in The Story of Us in 2016. Meanwhile, Yam received praises for her antagonist role in hit series Halik.

Love Thy Woman revolves around a modern Filipino-Chinese family headed by patriarch Adam Wong (Christopher), who is determined to keep his family intact despite having two of them, whose wives are in conflict with each other. He lives with his first wife Lucy (Eula) and their daughter Dana (Yam), while his second family, Kai (Sunshine) and Jia (Kim), lives separately. The lives of the Wong clan will change when Dana and her husband David (Xian) get involved in a road accident after their wedding…

GMA aired the original version of Descendants Of The Sun 4 years ago. This year, they will bring their adaptation to primetime.

The upcoming series stars Dingdong Dantes, Jennylyn Mercado, Rocco Nacino and Jasmine Curtis-Smith. GMA partnered with AFP in making the adaptation.

Descendants Of The Sun involves the lives of Lucas Manalo (Dingdong), a captain of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Special Forces unit, and Dr. Maxine dela Cruz (Jennylyn), a military doctor. They face both personal and professional struggles while exploring issues about the value of life as they face battles disasters, and other dangers. Despite their differences in profession, their paths will cross and they will eventually fall in love with each other.

The medical team will be portrayed by Bobby Andrews, Chariz Solomon, Renz Fernandez, Pancho Magno, André Paras, Reese Tuazon, Jenzel Angeles and Nicole Kim Donesa. The military team will be portrayed by…

The adventures of Sep are coming to an end as The Gift is on its final week.

The Gift (GMA Drama)

First aired on September 16, 2019, The Gift stars Alden Richards as Sep who got separated from his mother at a young age & grew up living a simple life in Divisoria with his adoptive family. His life changed when he gets in a near-death experience, resulting to his loss of vision. This gave him the ability to see things beyond the naked eye.

The series initially performed well, averaging within 10-12% (based on AGB Nielsen NUTAM) and came close to defeating The General’s Daughter a few times. However, the emergence of Starla changed the series’ fortunes. Since then, the series declined to around 8-9% throughout the rest of its run and ended up losing to Starla and Make It With You.

GMA placed high hopes on The…

Kadenang Ginto will end its golden run this Friday. But, the battle of the Dragons is still on a roll.

First aired on October 8, 2018, Kadenang Ginto stars Beauty Gonzalez as Romina, a secretary who married a business tycoon Robert Mondragon (Albert Martinez), despite the fact that she was raped and was carrying the child of the assailant. Unknown to Romina, this was planned by Robert’s daughter, Daniela (Dimples Romana), who later on stole Romina’s fiance, Carlos (Adrian Alandy), from her. It also stars Francine Diaz & Andrea Brillantes as Cassie & Marga respectively, Robert’s daughters who fight to be the rightful heiress to the Mondragon empire.

The series initially struggled to dominate over The Stepdaughters, Ika-5 Utos and Inagaw na Bituin, despite occasional victories. But when it took off with Season 2 in early March 2019, it picked up steam and became the highest-rating daytime series…