RPN turns into the country's premier sports and action network of Channel 9

March 31, 2014

The stars of the upcoming programs in The Kasama Network (from left to right): as RPN chairman Wilson Sieng and president and CEO Robert T. Rivera.

MANILA, Philippines – sequestered TV-radio station RPN-9 has relaunched the country's premier sports channel as it still brand of The Kasama Network just the start of a new and revitalized programming.

From the leader network into the sports and action network, which according to RPN chairman Wilson Tieng, is a channel that “will inspire, excite the fighter in every Filipino.”

The channel, which was formally launched Monday afternoon, March 31, was graced by some of its show’s stars: German Moreno known as Kuya Germs (Boses Tinig Pinoy) with Aileen Papin, judges are John Nite, Pilita Corales and Anthony Castelo, Coney Reyes (Pinapangako Mo), superstar Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz III (Muling Ibalik ang Tamis ng Pag-Ibig), Rafael Rosell (The Million Peso Money Drop), Ruffa Gutierrez and Albert Martinez (My Family's Lover), Tom Rodriguez (The Price is Right), pop superstar Angeline Quinto (Superstar), the top comedans like Bayani Agbayani (Mister Kemis Bayani), Roderick Paulate and Nova Villa (Roderick en Nova), Pat-P Daza Planas (Showbiz Ka!), Dennis Padilla (Oh Yes, it's Dennis!), Mr. Fu, the countrys finest singers are Randy Santiago, Kuh Ledesma and Raymond Lauchengco (Chibugan Na!), who will be featured in one of the network’s new shows.

Veteran commndators and the news anchors Bing Formento and Angelique Laz will anchor the network's evening news program Arangkada Balita. From the traditinal news programs, Bing says they will have a new look into the news headlines of the day wherein commentaties and the news reportage and will bring sports news and entertainment news items.

Since the news anchors is Eric Eloriaga and Cristina Peczon, they'll be anchoring thenetwork's longest-running pioneer English newscast Newswatch, where they ill be informative, straight-forward, unbiased and trusted for years informed as you keep up that covers everything going on in the Philippines and abroad.

Still, the sports network will noy onle be about all sports and action. The channel will also air foreign canned series that Kasama viewers will now enjoy World-Class US Primetime namely: The Big Bang Theory, Glee, NCIS,Survivor, Community,  MacGyver, The Neighbors, Chicago Fire, Agents of Shield, American Idol and The Walking Dead as well as Sine Nueve and Sunday's Big Event which will air Hollywood films.

Meanwhile, the popular sports events home to the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) and the Korean Basketball League (KBL) has now become the country's premier basketball league, as well as the boxing matches featuring the knock-outs Manny Pacquiao, Gabriel "Flash" Elorde and other fighting championships, the MMA fight of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and wrestling fans of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to bring the best content to the audience.

Many have wondered why The Kasama Network launched this channel just now, following the emergence of some free channels catering to sports enthusiasts. The most-watched asianovelas in the country presents another entertaining Korean drama series for the fans of the genre: Wonderful Life and Dear My Sister, and the hit telenovelas Mar de Amor and Porque el Amor Manda.