Battle of the Drama Anthologies: GMA's 'Magpakailanman' Beats ABS-CBN's 'MMK!'

Last Saturday (Jan 19), GMA Network’s award-winning drama anthology Magpakailanman, hosted by multi-awarded TV personality Mel Tiangco, dominated its timeslot with high TV ratings as it featured the real life story of Michelle Perez, a drug addict who turned her life around. This episode was directed by Gina Alajar and written by Aloy Adlawan.

The episode entitled “Pakawalang Anghel: The Michelle Perez Story” portrayed by Joyce Ching as the young Michelle and Ehra Madrigal as the old Michelle was undoubtedly preferred by more viewers, according to data from the industry’s widely trusted ratings service provider Nielsen TV Audience Measurement. 

Based on overnight household ratings data recorded in National Urban Phils for January 19, 2013, Magpakailanman scored an average household rating of 23 percent versus ABS-CBN’s Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) with 19.1 percent. In Urban Luzon, it scored 25.8 percent compared to MMK’s 16 percent while in Mega Manila, Magpakailanman posted an even bigger margin with 26.7 percent against MMK’s 14.5 percent.

Don’t miss this Saturday’s episode as Magpakailanman features the real life story of Kapuso actress Katrina Halili only on GMA 7.(www.tvseriescraze.blogspot.com)

Sunshine Dizon Returns in Showbiz Playing 'Lucy Aroma' in 'Magpakailanman!'

This Saturday, GMA's reality-based drama anthology program "Magpakailanman" hosted by Ms. Mel Tiangco will feature another heartwarming true-life story -- that of Lucy Aroma, the woman who decided to end her life by jumping on to the track of an approaching train in an LRT station in 2012.

Versatile kapuso actress Sunshine Dizon will breath life to Lucy's story, which is a poignant tale of a woman who was pushed beyond her limits by fate's unforgiving hands.  However, the episode will not only deal with Lucy's tribulations which could have led her to commit suicide but also with the lessons that her family -- especially her siblings -- has learned from the incident.

Lucy was a loving sister.  Being the breadwinner of her family, she took upon herself the responsibility to provide for the needs of her siblings.  In fact, she gave up the chance of having her own family for their sake.  And even when she was diagnosed with cancer, she set aside her meager earnings -- which she could have used to treat her ailment -- for her family's needs.  One day, she probably thought that she could not take it any longer.  She did something not one of her siblings and close friends thought she was capable of doing: suicide.

The episode shows that even if suicide is not uncommon in our society, it is never an answer to anyone's problems.  We, human beings, are designed to be resilient and should be able to overcome even the hardest trials in life.

Don't miss this episode of "Magpakailanman" this Saturday, January 12, after "Kaps Amazing Stories" on GMA-7.(www.tvseriescraze.blogspot.com)

'Magpakailanman' Returns on Philippine TV This Coming November!

GMA Network brings back the award-winning and high-rating drama anthology Magpakailanman to mesmerize the hearts of the Kapuso viewers once more. It will be hosted by multi-awarded broadcast journalist Ms. Mel Tiangco.
 

Magpakailanman, an original concept and creation of the GMA Entertainment TV Group, initially ran from 2002 to 2007 and has twice been awarded the Best Drama Series category at the Catholic Mass Media Awards. During its five-year run, the program, which was a consistent top-rater, inspired the lives of many Filipinos and promoted good family values to its viewers.
 

Because of the growing clamour to revive the program, the network is happy to announce the return of Magpakailanman with new elements and more in-depth investigation and dramatization of real-life inspired stories.
 

Aside from merely telling and narrating the story, Mel Tiangco will take a more participative role in making each story not only inspiring and uplifting but also informative and interesting. This will be about “the real story behind the story.”
 

Mel Tiangco, a popular and credible news and TV personality, remains to be the ideal host of the well-loved drama anthology. A multi-awarded journalist that delivers investigative and informative news and at the same time a woman with a soft spot and of substance that a lot of people can relate and look up to – a perfect combination for Magpakailanman’s new offering.
 

Find out what these new elements are as Magpakailanman premieres this November only on GMA 7.(www.tvseriescraze.blogspot.com)