''Gikan sa Masa, para sa Masa'' (; formerly titled ''Mula sa Masa, para sa Masa'') is a weekly public service and talk television program hosted by former
Philippine president
The president of the Philippines ( fil, Pangulo ng Pilipinas, sometimes referred to as ''Presidente ng Pilipinas'') is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of t ...
Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...
together with Rocky Ignacio from the
People's Television Network and
Apollo Quiboloy
Apollo Carreon Quiboloy (; born April 25, 1950) is a Filipino pastor and church leader of the Philippines-based Restorationist church called the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC). Previously a member of the United Pentecostal Church, he founded th ...
on
SMNI.
The program tackles the week's most prominent issues as well as explains the policies and showcases the projects of the Duterte administration. The show features a question-and-answer portion during which Duterte himself responds to comments, complaints and questions sent in by viewers.
The program premiered on May 19, 2017, and is supposed to air every Friday at 7:00 p.m. (
UTC +08) on the government-owned
People's Television Network.
In the pilot and so far only episode of the program, Duterte discussed the appointment of
Roy Cimatu
Roy Agullana Cimatu (, born July 4, 1946) is a retired Philippine Army general who served as the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources from 2017 to 2022 in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte. He previously served as the Chief of ...
as the new
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary, replacing
Gina Lopez
Regina Paz "Gina" La'o Lopez (December 27, 1953 – August 19, 2019) was a Filipino environmentalist and philanthropist who served as Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in an ''ad interim'' basi ...
.
The program is supposed to be a spin-off of the long-running television program ''"Gikan sa Masa, para sa Masa"'', a weekly talk show that aired every Sunday morning over
ABS-CBN Davao when Duterte was still the mayor of
Davao City and until the start of his
presidential campaign. In January 2023, it began airing on
SMNI, and reverting to its original title.
In August 2016, a state-owned free tabloid newspaper, named after the program's title, was introduced to the public.
Temporary suspension
On December 18, 2023, ''Gikan sa Masa'' was suspended for two weeks by the
Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) due to Duterte's death threats against
Alliance of Concerned Teachers Rep.
France Castro in two separate episodes: October 10 and November 15, despite an initial warning already being issued by the MTRCB on November 8.
See also
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People's Television Network
References
Philippine television spin-offs
2017 Philippine television series debuts
2017 Philippine television series endings
2023 controversies
People's Television Network original programming
Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte
Philippine television talk shows
Presidential Communications Group (Philippines)
Television controversies in the Philippines
Obscenity controversies in television
Political controversies in television
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