KOREAN GEM – Yes, there’s a Korean gem of a Tagalized telenovela on PTV4, “The Legendary Doctor,” which airs Saturday and Sunday, 9:45 p.m. The blocktimer is Philippine-Korean Entertainment. (PKEI), headed by Junsu Ryu and Dohyun Jang.
“The Legendary Doctor” is a medical drama chronicling the struggles of a young male doctor to gain recognition, being of “untouchable” origin in Korea of old. It is at once relevant and entertaining.
Two years ago, PTV4 aired the Korean telenovela “Here Comes Mr. Oh,” also from PKEI.
The two Korean executives, along with PTV4 general manager Dino Apolonio and Mon del Rosario, met the entertainment media in an informal chat.
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NO COMPETITION – Mr. Apolonio says the mandate of PTV4 is to speak for the government and bring it closer to the people.
The station is doing a good job in getting government side and message across to the public. There’s no competition with private networks like GMA, ABS-CBN, and TV5.
How about making the government closer to the people via PTV4?
There are suggestions from the press…like using art and culture, cinema, too in PTV4 programs.
Perhaps, the network can tie up with Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). PTV4 can air their shows.
By the way, heard that Margie Moran-Floirendo might be the next CCP president. The Floirendos are from Davao, provincemates of President Duterte.
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CINEMA – Oh, how about the tie-up with cinema?
Well, PTV4 can give airtime to the Movie & Television Review & Classification Board (MTRCB) chaired by Rachel Arenas and the Film Development Council of the Philippines headed by Liza Diño.
Surely, with the “masa” appeal of cinema, PTV4 will attract a large audience.
And PTV4 can welcome all stars from other channels…a plus factor. You see, stars identified with competing channels can’t cross studios.
Why not an entertainment talk show hosted by Ms. Arenas and Ms. Diño…with movie columnist Lolit Solis? Or a cultural show hosted by Ms. Floirendo?