''Nginiiig!'' () is a

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reality

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show broadcast by

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. Hosted by

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, then by

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, and finally

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, with Luis Manzano, Marvin Agustin,

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and John Wayne Sace serving as substitute hosts or guest co-hosts, it aired from March 6, 2004 to April 8, 2006, replacing ''

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''.

Format

The show is presented as a docudrama wherein it features real footage of paranormal stories through

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s based on the victims' account of the horrifying events. The victims are interviewed about the events that took place in the haunted venues and actors and actresses play them in the reconstructions. Similarly to the ''Undas'' episodes of the ABS-CBN telemagazine news program '' Magandang Gabi... Bayan'', the haunted venues serve as studio settings for the show.

Cancellation

Director

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, died on June 8, 2005. Santiago, who had just completed a feature film version of the show, was passing by a bar in

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when an intoxicated patron suddenly brandished a firearm and opened fire indiscriminately. A stray bullet from the shooting hit the director, fatally injuring him. Despite that, the series continued with an unnamed new director until its end on April 8, 2006.

Spin-offs

''Nginiiig: The Hidden Files'' and ''Nginiiig: Paranormal Investigation'' aired on the now defunct

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, the latter was hosted by members of the Streetboys.

Reruns

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of the show's episodes airs on

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. Select portions of some of its episodes were aired on

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as part of its commercial breaks. This series is currently aired on

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Global every Sunday morning.

Promotion

The show was one of the shows chosen to be part of the ''Kasakay Mo, Kapamilya Mo'' MRT ad campaign launched by ABS-CBN in 2005.

Historical connections

Many paranormal stories presented in the series have connections to real-life historic events. These include

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, Marcos Martial law, Leyte landslide,

Ozone disco club fire The Ozone Disco fire in Quezon City, Philippines, broke out on March 18, 1996, leaving at least 162 people dead. It is officially acknowledged as the worst fire in Philippine history, and among the 10 worst List of nightclub fires, nightclub fir ...

1990 Luzon earthquake The 1990 Luzon earthquake occurred on July 16 at 4:26 p.m. (Daylight saving time in the Philippines, PDT) or 3:26 p.m. (Philippine Standard Time, PST) on the densely populated island of Luzon in the Philippines. The shock had a surfac ...

, 1991 Pinatubo eruption, and many others.

Episodes

Raymond Bagatsing

Luis Manzano era

Marvin Agustin era

Jericho Rosales era

Rica Peralejo era

Cruz, Salvador, Sace guesting era

Hero Angeles era

The Hero Angeles era was the last to feature Luigi Santiago as director. After Santiago's death in 2005, the series continued under a different director, with Angeles continuing to host.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0954317, Nginiig ABS-CBN anthology series ABS-CBN original programming 2004 Philippine television series debuts 2006 Philippine television series endings 2000s Philippine television series Philippine horror fiction television series Filipino-language television shows