Magandang Gabi... Bayan

Magandang Gabi... Bayan
Title card
Genre	News magazine
Presented by	Noli de Castro (1988–2004) Kat de Castro (2001–2005) Erwin Tulfo (2001–2005) Henry Omaga-Diaz (2001–2005)
Theme music composer	Edgar Rustia
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	898
Production
Running time	60 minutes (1988–1991, 2004–2005) 90 minutes (1991–2004)
Production companies	ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs Bayan Productions Inc.
Release
Original network	ABS-CBN
Picture format	NTSC
Original release	August 21, 1988 (1988-08-21)[1][2] – December 31, 2005 (2005-12-31)

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.

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

• Noli de Castro (1988–2001, 2001–2004)
• Kat de Castro (substitute/replaced host for De Castro; 2001–2005)
• Erwin Tulfo (substitute/replaced host for De Castro; 2001–2005)
• Henry Omaga-Diaz (substitute/replaced host for De Castro; 2001–2005)

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 election as Vice President of the Philippines in 2004, he was replaced by his daughter Kat and veteran anchors Erwin Tulfo and Henry Omaga-Diaz.

• Kris Aquino
• Ted Failon
• Ces Oreña-Drilon
• Mon Ilagan
• Cherie Mercado
• Cheryl Cosim
• Julius Babao
• Gus Abelgas
• Tony Velasquez
• Cathy Yap-Yang
• Francis Pangilinan
• Korina Sanchez

Halloween specials[]

MGB has been loved by many Filipinos and foreigners due to its Halloween Specials or Undás (transl. All Saints' Day or "Season of the Dead") 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 studio settings for the Halloween specials of the show.

1. Magandang Gabi Bayan with Noli de Castro

• Malacañang Palace (1988)
• Bahay na Pula, Tugatog Cemetery, and Manila Film Center (1991)
• ABS-CBN Studios (1992)
• Manila North Cemetery (1993)
• La Loma Cemetery (1994)
• Manila South Cemetery (1995)
• Laperal White House (1996)
• Campo Santo de Lipa (Lipa City Catholic Cemetery) (1997 and 2003)
• Santa Maria Church and Cemetery Complex, Ilocos Sur (1998)
• Aklan (1999)
• Samal, Bataan (2000)
• Hermosa Cemetery, Bataan (2001)
• Rizal Shrine and Baker Memorial Hall, UPLB (2002)

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

• Diplomat Hotel (2004)
• Clark Hospital (2005)

From October 26, 2020, ABS-CBN News has been releasing its Halloween specials from 1991 until 2003 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 serving 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[]

• List of Philippine television shows
• List of shows previously aired by ABS-CBN
• Brigada Siete

References[]

External links[]

• Telebisyon.net