APO Tanghali Na!,’ IBC's Newest Noontime Show Premieres January 25

January 23, 2014

Danny Javier, Jim Paredes and Buboy Garovillo of APO Hiking Society to APO Tanghali Na!

With some basketball fans and its regular primetime programming, IBC-13 is reviving up with popular shows that may catch the needed additional viewership. In the old days, we tune in to 13 we want to catch the basketball games like PBA and NBA. Now, there will be the noontime show to compete with already popular ones on Channels 2 and 7 to raise the bar in noontime viewing.

In its continuing efforts to beef up all-day viewership, the return of OPM icon trio APO Hiking Society is back in the music scene, and this time will return to TV hosting via a new daily live noontime show on IBC-13.

APO Tanghali Na!, a newest afternoon variety-game show in a huge debut on Saturday (January 25) with its live initial telecast. The three hour show is now fight in battle of noontime shows, an afternoon of delight got the whole family. With the musical song and dance numbers, and the exciting fun and games. The show also introduced many new talents to television in noontime entertainment every weekday and Saturday.

A product of the very best that IBC Channel 13 can offer for the noontime viewing slot. The excitement, fun, surprises and magic of a brand new show with a new treat.

One of the reincarnation of IBC's past noontime variety shows like Noontime Showtime, Alas Dose sa Trese, Lunch Break and Chowtime Na!. APO Tanghali Na! conceptualized as a combination of a musical variety show, a game show and comedy sketch in one has found its own place and has emerged as a formidable challenger in a time slot by competitors It's Showtime! and Eat Bulaga!. It is a bold move, I guess, by IBC-13 considering the formiable competition from two warringnetwork giants in the noontime block, after gaining the primetime block. According to IBC Board of Directors, these will always be an audience who may want other fare apart from the variety-game types which by tradition has been dominate this.

The success of strengthening on its primetime and weekend programming, Laurenti Dyogi, the head of IBC Entertainment TV, admitted that it took a while to “cook” the show’s “buffet of treats”. IBC-13 will debut its first ever noontime show, APO Tanghali Na! for teenagers, parents and senior citizens compared to noontime rivals, going head to head with the long-running noontime program It's Showtime and Eat Bulaga!.

APO started with Isang Linggo nAPO Sila! (1995-1998) on ABS-CBN. They will back again on IBC-13's new noontime program APO Tanghali Na! at present in 2014.

The hosting scheme itself is a marvel in mass and class appeal. Old major staples are of course the APO Hiking Society and their female co-hosts. With APO Tanghali Na! it will always be decent, well meaning, wholesome and positive, with the APO image and personality as its root identity. The musical variety show offered in a noontime timeslot, features original and franchised games. With its back-to-back-to-back game format, audiences are treated to a number of games that provide high chances of winning.

Daily noontime viewing also need not be messy and slapstick the APO provides their own brand of comedy and wit without resorting to pie-throwing and woman-chasing. Daily noontime viewing also need to be funny at the expenses of others. So APO Tanghali Na! maintains the policy of respecting the contestants, candidates and all its talent searches contests and competition.

It will be the trio of Danny Javier, Jim Paredes and Buboy Garovillo known as APO Hiking Society along with co-host Rica Peralejo, Antoniette Taus, Bela Padilla and Alfred Vargas throughout the show and entertained the audience with special number. In a non-stop entertainment and surprises,

APO Tanghali Na!’s initial episode was surely a feast for everyone. With some of in-house dancers called APO Hot Stuff compared to Showtime Girls and EB Babes. Featuring song and dance numbers from top performers as well as rising stars that the entire family can enjoy.

When most networks are airing game and variety shows during lunch time, APO Tanghali Na! we have the daily noontime habit that cuts across all markets and works in a nationwide and eventually international scope.

The management feels that the Network is ready to field APO Tanghali Na! in the noontime slot in our mission to provide more options to our daytime viewers,” said Danny, Jim and Boboy. It will feature music as only the APO Hiking Society and its colleagues can deliver.

Finally, big revelation made as Drew Arellano hosting with IBC's game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Robi Domingo of The Million Second Quiz, and Anja Aguilar as the singing and hosting sting on IBC's reality singing contest Born to be a Superstar to be participated in by young students. Danny Caparas as director, their guest performers and the first to give away millions on Philippine television.

Feature comedy without embarrassment and fun with substance. The show caters to the staple Filipino noontime menu: the talent searches, the kids contests, the fun games, the skits, dance and song contests, client features, all with sensible and respectful hosting. Enjoy an afternoon of wholesome entertainment, the daily noontime show will introduce new segment formats that will bring fun and excitement to daytime in its new home, Studio 3 is APO Tangali Na! Studio along IBC Broadcast City, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City. Once built, the studio is expected to house 1,100 guests coming from different parts of the Philippines with its location that is better accessible to public transportation that will liven up your lunch time.

With some segments and shown a live studio audience. Among the hosts and musical performances, one of the main highlights of APO Tanghali Na! is the range of exciting games. The daily pageant Calendar Girl, singing contest Barangay APO, Screen Testrese, Cash o Bukas, Bigtime APO and the newest and original game portion Pera O Para were the instant favorites among the crowd.

Don’t miss out on the fun in your new noontime habit! APO Tanghali Na!, premieres on January 25 and aired from Mondays to Saturdays at 12 noon on IBC-13.