Juanito "Jun" Manuel Banaag, TOSD (; born June 23, 1951), also known as Dr. Love, is a Filipino radio and television personality known for his radio program, ''Dr. Love Radio Show'', where he gives spiritual and practices advices on matters of life and love. He currently hosts his program on 105.9 True FM (formerly Radyo5) since December 26, 2022.

Early life and Education

Juanito Manuel Banaag was born on June 23, 1951 in Bambang, Taguig, Philippines. He studied theater arts at the

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and was drawn into

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while he was still in college. He has 8 siblings: 3 brothers and 5 sisters, while he has 5 children: 3 daughters and 2 sons. He was once a philandering husband but repented. He said: "I started in 1997, but before that, I hope you all understand. I left my family for another woman. We lived in the States for 10 years. So, I was a philandering husband — was! After 10 years, I came back and that was 1997". That experience made him a credible counselor, starting in Radio Veritas, to listeners who phone in their predicaments in love and life.

Broadcasting career

Banaag was invited to join DZMM to host the program, ''Dr. Love Radio Show'', after his return from the United States on September 16, 1997. In addition to saying comforting advice, he is very vocal on the nation's most pressing issues, such as the ongoing discussions about the country's divorce laws. On January 3, 2011, he anchored ''Dr. Love Music Show'' (later ''Dr. Love: Always and Forever''), a music program that airs every weekday afternoons, until June 16, 2017. On August 28, 2020, after 23 years of radio hosting, his radio program ''Dr. Love Radio Show'' in TeleRadyo has temporarily stopped as

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tries to arrange a proper timeslot for it. The show was granted a lease in life after almost being scrapped when ABS-CBN was denied a new broadcast franchise by the Philippine Congress. After Banaag pleaded to the network management, his program aired on weekend evenings on September 5, 2020 (later on weekend afternoons on May 15, 2021) from its old weekday schedule. The show eventually returned but ended finally on December 11, 2022. However, the show moved to Radyo5 (later True FM) on December 26 of the same year, thus making the program revert to its old weekday evening schedule as well as Banaag's return to terrestrial radio as well as FM radio. Since 2023, Banaag has been an on-and-off part of TV5's '' Face 2 Face'' as one of the resident Trio Tagapayo representing the clergy. Banaag is

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and a devotee of the

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. As a professed member of the

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, he and his wife are also involved in church ministries. He is currently the Vice Provincial of the Lay Dominicans in the Philippines.

Awards and honors

* 2008: Catholic Mass Media Awardee for Best Counseling Program on Radio * 2015: Catholic Mass Media Awards Hall of Fame * 2019: 26th KBP Golden Dove Awards for Best Radio Variety Program Host * 2020: 14th Eastwood City Walk of Fame

References

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