Magandang Gabi... Bayan

Magandang Gabi... Bayan (transl. Good Evening... People) named after the signature open and close of Noli de Castro, was a Philippine news magazine program. It premiered on August 21, 1988 and ended on December 31, 2005. The show formerly aired on ABS-CBN.

Magandang Gabi... Bayan
Title card
GenreNews magazine
Presented byNoli de Castro (1988–2001, 2001–2004)
Kat de Castro (2001–2005)
Erwin Tulfo (2001–2005)
Henry Omaga-Diaz (2001–2005)
Theme music composerEdgar Rustia
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageFilipino
No. of episodes898
Production
Running time60 minutes (1988–1991, 2004–2005)
90 minutes (1991–2004)
Production companiesABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
Bayan Productions Inc.
Release
Original networkABS-CBN
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Original releaseAugust 21, 1988 (1988-08-21)[1][2] –
December 31, 2005 (2005-12-31)

History

The program began on August 21, 1988, with its first anchor Kabayan (transl. compatriot or fellow countryman) Noli de Castro. The program's aim is to expose illegalities of some Philippine government officials as well as to render public service to the Filipinos. It continues to hold the title for the leading and longest public service program in the Philippines.

The program was styled in the lines of U.S. news magazine programs 60 Minutes and Dateline. The program was also known for its famous Halloween/All Saints' Day (Undas) specials featuring various horror stories from in and around the Philippines.

After de Castro's election as Senator of the Philippines in 2001 and subsequent election as Vice President of the Philippines in 2004, the program has substitute hosts included Kat de Castro (De Castro's daughter), Erwin Tulfo and Henry Omaga-Diaz.

However, in 2005, the program was reformatted when the hosts are on their way to the different locations outside the studio.

The program aired its final episode on New Year's Eve December 31, 2005, after 17 years of broadcast.

Hosts
Main hosts
Guest hosts

If De Castro could not make it to the program due to his absence, the staff hires the famous media personalities to guest host in the program. Some of the guest hosts fills in for him were only good for an episode. After De Castro's to the Vice President of the Philippines in 2004. The program and he replaced by the new host of De Castro (Kat-Kat), Tulfo and Omaga-Diaz.

Halloween specials

MGB has been loved by many Filipinos and foreigners due to its Halloween Specials or Undás (transl. All Saints' Day) episodes.[3][4][5]

Majority have praised the re-enactments of paranormal incidents and the theatrics used for the Undas Special's ominous atmosphere. Some stories that have been featured are Manila Film Center, Baguio City, Clark Air Base, University of the Philippines campuses in Diliman and Los Banos, Tugatog Cemetery (Satan's Statue), Laperal White House, Malacañang Palace, Corregidor, Philippine School for the Deaf and many others, each segment featuring De Castro standing in the said haunted locations for introductions and endings of each segment.[6]

The following haunted locations have served as the settings for the Halloween specials of the show.

1. Magandang Gabi Bayan with Noli de Castro

2. Magandang Gabi Bayan with Katherine de Castro, Erwin Tulfo, and Henry Omaga Diaz

From October 26 until November 2, 2020, ABS-CBN News has been releasing its Halloween specials from 1991 until 1998 for free streaming on YouTube.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

2006 special

During Undás 2006, a similarly-styled version, entitled "Kaba, Kutob, Kilabot: Mga Kwentong Kababalaghan" (transl. Nervousness, Hunch, Terror: The Scary Stories), premiered on ABS-CBN. Katherine De Castro returned as the show's host with veteran actor and director Albert Martinez as the guest host. This special featured the 1995 Marivic Chan rape-slay case (People v. Mahinay, 302 SCRA 455 [1999], G.R. No. 122485), Silliman University, a topic on demonic possession, and Judge Florentino Floro, who is known as the "Healing Judge".

See also

References
  1. "TV Guide". Manila Standard. Manila Standard News, Inc. August 21, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved November 2, 2020. 6 ( 2) Magandang Gabi, Bayan
  2. "TV Guide". Manila Standard. Manila Standard News, Inc. August 14, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved November 2, 2020. 6 ( 2) Sunday TV Patrol
  3. Anarcon, James Patrick (October 27, 2016). "#THROWBACK: Terrifying memories from Magandang Gabi Bayan Halloween specials". PEP.ph. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. De La Cruz, Christa I. (October 31, 2017). "10 Halloween Things Only Filipinos Would Understand". Spot.ph. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "'90s kids, this Halloween TV special is back to spook you". Spot.ph. October 26, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "Kilabot ni Kabayan: Noli de Castro, binalikan ang karanasan sa 'Magandang Gabi Bayan'". ABS-CBN News. October 28, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  7. ABS-CBN News (October 26, 2020). "Magandang Gabi Bayan 1991 Halloween Classic". YouTube. Google LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  8. ABS-CBN News (October 27, 2020). "Magandang Gabi Bayan 1992 Halloween Classic". YouTube. Google LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  9. ABS-CBN News (October 28, 2020). "Magandang Gabi Bayan 1993 Halloween Classic". YouTube. Google LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  10. ABS-CBN News (October 29, 2020). "Magandang Gabi Bayan 1994 Halloween Classic". YouTube. Google LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  11. ABS-CBN News (October 30, 2020). "Magandang Gabi Bayan 1995 Halloween Classic". YouTube. Google LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  12. ABS-CBN News (October 31, 2020). "Magandang Gabi Bayan 1996 Halloween Classic". YouTube. Google LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  13. Magandang Gabi Bayan 1997 Halloween Classic. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. November 1, 1997. Retrieved November 2, 2020 – via YouTube.
  14. Magandang Gabi Bayan 1998 Halloween Classic. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. October 31, 1998. Retrieved November 2, 2020 – via YouTube.
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