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Thursday, March 7, 2024

TAPE's Tahanang Pinakamasaya, the old Eat Bulaga, ends broadcast

After nearly two decades on the air since moving to GMA-7, TAPE Inc's variety show formerly known as Eat Bulaga, renamed Tahanang Pinakamasaya, has officially ended its broadcast run.

TAPE's Eat Bulaga rebranded as Tahanang Pinakamasaya!
while TV5's E.A.T. is now EAT...BULAGA!


The recent episode is basically a re-run of past episodes but TAPE and GMA released statements regarding the noontime show's closure. 

On TAPE's side:

It is with a heavy heart that we inform our televiewers that our noontime show ‘Tahanang Pinakamasaya’ on Kapuso network, GMA-7, will no longer be on air effective March 8, 2024.

TAPE, Inc. extends its profound gratitude to its home network, GMA-7, for a long and fruitful partnership. GMA 7’s kind consideration and understanding of the company’s unwanted circumstances have been instrumental in helping the company in this transition. Despite our best efforts to save the show, both parties have reached a mutual agreement to finally call off the show.

To the loyal viewers, esteemed hosts, supportive advertisers, hardworking crew and dedicated employees who have been with us from the beginning - from the longest running noontime show ‘Eat Bulaga’ to the present ‘Tahanang Pinakamasaya’ - our sincerest ‘Thank you!’ and optimistic ‘See you again!’


On GMA-7's side:

 Due to unavoidable circumstances, TAPE has made the difficult decision to cease the airing of 'Tahanang Pinakamasaya.'

GMA Network would like to thank TAPE for its invaluable contribution to noontime programming for the past decades, which Filipinos will surely remember for many years to come.

Maraming salamat, Kapuso.


The presenters of Tahanang Pinakamasaya bid their final farewell to the viewers and audiences last Saturday, March 2, 2024, before TAPE pulled the plug on its official live stream, raising speculations that this is the end of the era. It really is.

As a result, the episodes aired on the final broadcast week were usually reruns of select episodes. Not much is known about what show will take over its now-vacant noontime slot dominated by ABS-CBN's IT'S SHOWTIME and TV5's EAT BULAGA with the TVJ and the Dabarkads. Some say GMA-7 will air just movies on the said timeslot for the time being.

How did it all lead to this?

The Eat Bulaga that Filipinos know first aired at the end of July 1979, Broadcast City was their first home studio with RPN-9 (now RPTV) as their home network. Then, they moved to the Celebrity Sports Plaza in 1987 until they switched to ABS-CBN's Studio 1 (now Dolphy Theater) in 1989. The show re-used the Celebrity Sports Plaza in 1994 to say farewell to ABS-CBN as they moved to GMA-7 and their fourth home studio of the show, Broadway Centrum, in 1995. 

After 23 years of delivering rousing and engrossing segments in the heart of Broadway Centrum, the country's longest-running noontime show has moved to its new location, the APT Studios, marking a brand new beginning in Eat Bulaga's four-decade history.

The TVJ and the Dabarkads enjoyed the spoils of the success of their show for over four decades until the Dark Age of Eat Bulaga came. No, it's not because of the COVID pandemic, it's because of the Jalosjos family in charge of TAPE that spurred a feud between TVJ and TAPE, Inc. That feud between them because of the show's proposed changes prompted the TVJ trio to leave TAPE for good at the end of May 2023 along with the other Dabarkads. Their farewell speech wasn't televised and instead streamed on the official Eat Bulaga Facebook page.

Moments later, the TVJ and their Dabarkads pals got themselves a new home; TV5. The problem is, that they're still figuring out what will the name of their TV5 show will be due to a legal battle over who has the right to use the Eat Bulaga title, between the TVJ trio and TAPE. They did say they would say the title on July 1st, adding days of speculation for the observers who follow the ongoing Eat Bulaga war that caused a seismic shift in Philippine noontime viewing.

Then, on that fateful day of July 1, 2023, the same day IT'S SHOWTIME made its GTV simulcast debut, it's the comeback of TVJ and the Dabarkads in their new home channel, TV5. From an emotional welcome to the climax of their world premiere, they've unveiled the official name of their new noontime show, It's titled EAT... That's it, they called the show EAT..., but the TVJ trio said this title is temporary because they're still in a legal battle over the Eat Bulaga trademark.

The 5th of January, 2024 saw the TVJ trio of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey De Leon, win the copyright infringement and unfair competition cases against TAPE, Inc. and TV network GMA over the rights of the Eat Bulaga! trademark, meaning neither TAPE nor GMA Network has the right to use the Eat Bulaga or EB trademark.

As a result of the ruling, the January 6, 2024 episodes of both noontime shows saw drastic changes. The old Eat Bulaga! that Filipinos know, under the thumb of TAPE Inc., has been rebranded as "Tahanang Pinakamasaya!" while the TV5 EAT... variety show has been renamed as "EAT...BULAGA!", a seismic shift in Philippine television nearly four-and-a-half decades in the making.

Long story short but you get the idea. The Eat Bulaga of yesteryears is dead and gone for real.

Thanks for the memories, OLD EAT BULAGA. You fought well until the very end.

Saturday, September 9, 2023

The Voltes V Legacy finale

Voltes V Legacy, the Philippine live-action drama adaptation of the classic Japanese anime series, Voltes V, brought a new perspective to a legendary story of good versus evil. It's about the Armstrong brothers; Steve, Big Bert, and Little John, as well as their human allies Mark Gordon and Jamie Robinson, who join forces as the Voltes team, protecting Earth from the Bozanian invaders while discovering who they really are.

Sunday, August 20, 2023

#BBLLaglagan

In the August 20, 2023 episode of BBLGANG...

- Pulubi yuppie

- Waiters

- Introducing the Stupid Phone

- Just say sorry.

- Bardie Bardagol at the beach!

- Went to the gym lately?

- A vlogger's life at the salon

- Stressed over food

Monday, July 31, 2023

#BBLOhWow

 In the July 30, 2023 episode of BBLGANG...

- The suspicious-looking driver and the terrified lady

- The office guy remembers his old office work



- Band member or poser?



- Vlogger's life in a day

- Guru-Guruan

- The date

- Tough gays

- Live at the Waste Bus; Oh Wow by Hilaw



- Sabon-budol



Sunday, July 23, 2023

#BBLKawayKaway

In the July 23, 2023 episode of BBLGANG...

- Want views, kids?

- Shanti Dope guest performs!



- Ventriloquist guy on a date

- Supermamshe to the rescue!

- Kaway Kaway

- Filling up is Good Service

- Mangbubuko ng sikreto

- Advice from Guru-Guruan


- Third Ear

- Interview with an elder

Sunday, July 16, 2023

#BBLSupermamshe

In the July 16, 2023 episode of BBLGANG...

- Dr. Kilimongori



- Bakat Dance

- "Thank you for the wonderful question"

- One angry puppet

- Interview with a wilderness vlogger

- The best things in life aren't free...or is it?

- The mirror knows you're too slow

- Supermamshe

- The divorce

- Selfie Defense Stick


- Foreign-influenced family

Sunday, July 9, 2023

#BBLGANGChewingSunday

For the first time in its near-three-decade history, the Philippines' longest-running and funniest comedy gag show is now airing every Sunday at 6PM on GMA. That's right. Sundays are now officially Bubble Gang days. 

Just call them BBLGANG now...because it's now filmed in front of a live studio audience!

Anyway, on the first BBLGANG Sunday in PHTV history...That's July 9, 2023, to you...

- Fully-prepped TNVS

- Always ready for whatever threats coming at you, sis

- ADEXIA



- A vlogger's life at the cafe



- BORTAS V

- "My boss looks tough...but he can talk small"

- Trouble at the restaurant

- Assassins dueling with...lato-lato?

- The Doc is in, fam.

- Interview with the break-ups

Don't forget! Sundays are BBLGANG days! Be sure to tune in on GMA every Sunday at 6PM!

Friday, June 30, 2023

#BubbleGang - June 30, 2023

 In the June 30, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Mga nilulutong Dad Jokes!

- The heartbroken doctor

- What is the meaning of this?



- The psychiatrist

- Sundot Balita

- Office heat



- Parts on the menu

- Interrogation

- Men shouting their promises and throwing their vices away

- "PEKE ALAM KO!" with Betong



- Relationship therapy session

- A couple's secret

- The gift

- Good Bayan


Bubble Gang returns this Sunday, July 9th!

Saturday, June 17, 2023

#BGSurvivor

 In the June 16, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Dad Jokes sa Interview!

- The mimic server at the resto

- Tools

- The mirror

- Marites United

- The brawl at the resto

- What Is The Meaning of This?


- Guessing the project, Pinoy Henyo style

- Office chatter

- Secret's out...

- "Because going viral saves"

- Nightclub fortunes

- Messing Zumba class

- Good Bayan

Saturday, June 10, 2023

#BGNinongCry

In the June 9, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Dad Jokes sa Resto!

- Sundot Balita

- He knows this crime scene really well...

- Marites United

- #MPK (Makakalaya Pa Kaya?) 

- Ninong Cry

- The accident-prone man

- The drunk guy

- JOHN WIG

- What is the meaning of this?



- PATIGASAN with Tito D

- Call Center problems

- Good Bayan

Friday, May 12, 2023

#BGInglesan

 On the May 12, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Kape-Kape habang may Dad Jokes

- Noise-canceling headphones



- The check-up

- Painting blotter

- Marites United

- Too many forms to fill...

- Ang Madramang Drama Series in...Copycat

- Touch touch

- What is the Meaning of This?

- "Let's settle the score, man"

- The date

- Good Bayan

Saturday, May 6, 2023

#BubbleGang - May 5, 2023

On the May 5, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Dad Jokes na pang-emergency

- Bubble Gang x Shopee 5.5 sale collabo

- Repetitive words to learn

- In Muchas Grasas: The Continue, Zuckerberg and Elon found a shockingly clean pair of shoes!

- The sporty excuse

- Jeepney hugot


- Due to politically correct concerns, their project needs some revisions...



- Drunk men conversation

- "You look familiar"

- Good Bayan

Saturday, April 22, 2023

#BGEspiya

 In the April 21, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Dad Jokes sa tabi-tabi

- Kagawad Rex returns for more


- Love is a sacred thing...almost.

- Emergency with a twist


- Bubble Gang does Sangobion by spoofing this commercial as Sunggabion. Life back on. Sunggabion!


- One of them in the military is a spy...

- Getting catfished

- The dentist

- The masseur

- This is for the gadget-toying cafe freeloaders...

- Good Bayan

Saturday, April 15, 2023

#BubbleGang - April 14, 2023

In the April 14, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Dad Jokes sa Military

- Parking's reserved, pal.

- Cough, cough

- Package problems





- Sundot Balita

- Trouble at the restaurant

- Better to be protected

- Bes Friends Ella and Olivia are talking about...a big-time influencer

- What is the meaning of this?

- Night drive

- "I don't wanna change my clothes"

- Ukay-ukay hugot

- Put your gadgets down. We're eating.

- Good Bayan

Friday, March 10, 2023

#BGVlogag

 In the March 10, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Riot sa Dad Jokes

- Want a hand?

- E-Back



- The debt

- Istambay Sa Looban

- Sundot Balita

- "So, how's things?"

- What Is The Meaning of This?

- Drink night gone bad

- Vlog prank gone wrong

- Good Bayan

Friday, March 3, 2023

#BGHomesick

In the March 3, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Barlian ng Dad Jokes!

- Cheating someone's girlfriend was everybody's job

- Sundot Balita

- Getting beaten up by grunts.

- Haunted house



- Undescribable store robbery

- Wife and kid are busy with their game

- Marites United



- Homesick guy at the restaurant

- The familiar dude tells the truth

- The wrongly accused girl

- Good Bayan

Saturday, February 25, 2023

#BGMuchasGrasas

In the February 24, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Dad Jokes

- Fliptop battle!

- The mechanic and the doctor

- Bubble Gang does McDonald's Double Coke McFloat by spoofing this commercial as Double Cook WcFloat. Good value. Good times.



- "What just happened, son?"

- The new Muchas Grasas

- Simple drawing = NSFW

- The checkup

- Good Bayan

The historical ending of Maria Clara at Ibarra

Maria Clara at Ibarra is the story of a young girl named Klay who got sucked into the world of a legendary Jose Rizal masterpiece, Noli Me Tangere. Because her real first name came from one of its characters, which is of course, Maria Clara, she ended up moonlighting with Crisostomo Ibarra until the real Maria Clara arrived and Klay faces consequences during her stay in the world of Noli Me Tangere.

During her adventures, she befriended the story's other protagonists who are fighting against the Spaniards, especially Fidel, until the end of Noli Me Tangere causing Klay to face dire consequences. When El Filibusterismo came, the death of the real Maria Clara, the lamp plot foiled, and the death of Crisostomo Ibarra, Klay witnessed how the story ends and when she returned to her world, she had learned the most valuable lesson during her adventures in both Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

In the finale, years after Klay graduated from college, she's living her life as a medical doctor helping people until she fatefully encountered someone who looks like Crisostomo Ibarra and Maria Clara...but there's no sign of Fidel.

Moments later, fate comes to Klay once more as she encountered a mysterious paper with an ominous message written on it, and then, out of nowhere, someone comes out from the portal. It was Fidel, out from the world of Noli Me Tangere and into Klay's world.


This is the end of Maria Clara at Ibarra, the hit drama that forever changed the history of the Philippines.

Friday, February 17, 2023

#BGGekoy

 In the February 17, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Sibuyas jokes

- The hopeless and the holdapper

- Ang Madramang Drama Series in...murder mystery

- Choose one

- Kagawad Rex


- Hugot before sakay

- Bes Friends Ella and Olivia are talking about...the Tito.

- What is the meaning of this?

- Things happened while he was hospitalized

- Sundot Balita

- A kasambahay's scary story

- Good Bayan

Saturday, February 11, 2023

#BGDateNight

In the February 10, 2023 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Sundot balita

- A family in crisis

- "Just the two of us"

- I love you budol my heart

- It's a sign.





- The real cupid

- The secretive sister

- Date night

- Too busy for the storm

- What is the meaning of this?

- Vomit prank

- Social checkup

- Date night went wrong

- Good Bayan