The precursor of Batibot was Sesame, intended as the Filipino version of the American children's show, Sesame Street, which educates preschoolers through dance, song, and role-play educational skills through them.[4]Sesame was a co-production of the Philippine Children's Television Foundation (PCTF) and the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) with support from the Philippine government. Sesame aired in 1983 as a bilingual (Filipino and English) program.[5][6] The series featured two Muppet-style characters Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing. Both characters were inspired from a Filipino fable, "The Monkey and the Turtle", which was annotated to English by José Rizal in 1889.[7]
Government support ended in 1984 and the co-production arrangement with CTW was cancelled.[8]
Batibot (1985-2002)
PCTF decided to produce its own show titled Batibot and debuted in February 1985.[9]Batibot was conceptualized and produced by Feny Delos Angeles-Bautista, a teacher from the Community of Learners Foundation and writer Rene Villanueva. Unlike the bilingual (Filipino and English) Sesame!, Batibot was done entirely in Filipino and featured stories in a Philippine context. An arrangement with CTW was made in order for the characters Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing to continue their appearance including one human character Kuya Mario.
Airing on weekdays with a time slot of 10:30 AM,[10][11] the series consistently ranked in 1985 among the top 10 daytime shows in the Philippines, outdoing the ratings of Sesame! and Sesame Street, which first aired in the country in 1970.[9]
By February 1989, the producers were experiencing financial constraints which placed uncertainty regarding the future airing of the show.[8] PCTF were in negotiations for an Indonesian version of Batibot; coincidentally, CTW were also in negotiations for an Indonesian version of Sesame Street. Shortly thereafter, CTW informed PCTF of their decision to repossess the characters Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing. PCTF negotiated with CTW for the continued use of the characters for four more years under a license arrangement. Despite, the extension to use the characters, PCTF decided to phase out their appearances because of the costs.[3] By 1994, the two characters were returned to CTW and were never used again.
In 1999, Batibot was relaunched as Batang Batibot airing on a Saturday morning timeslot.[12]
TV5 announced in 2010 that it would revive Batibot. It premiered on November 27, 2010.[15] TV5's version of Batibot featured a different set of human characters, Ate Maya and Kuya Fidel. Instead of a Monday–Friday broadcast format, the new series was aired on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.[16] The airing of the series lasted until 2013.[6]
Cast and characters
Batibot featured characters portrayed by puppets as well as human characters. Most of the puppets used for the show were locally made. Kiko Matsing and Pong Pagong who were among the main characters of the original Batibot were owned and crafted by CTW.[9]
Batibot has its own spin-off program Koko Kwik Kwak (named after a bird character), which also aired on GMA Network from 1999 to 2002 every weekday mornings.
On August 14, 2015, Smart Communications launched a mobile app for Android devices based on the show. Smart together with the Community of Learners Foundation commissioned OrangeFix to develop the app.[4] The development of the app content costed around ₱1 million.[6]
The Batibot app is specifically targeted to children from kindergarten to Grade 3. It is aligned with the Department of Education's kindergarten curriculum and is in Filipino. An iOS version of the app was released on July 5, 2017.[6]
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^ abcSalazar, Marlet (August 27, 2015). "'Batibot' reincarnates as mobile app". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Philippine Daily Inquirer Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
^Carballo, Bibsy M. (April 19, 2010). "Batibot coming back with a bang". Philippine Star. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
^ abcd. Manila Bulletin. August 14, 2015. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
^Limos, Mario (July 21, 2020). "The history of Jose Rizal's "The Monkey and the Turtle"". Esquire Philippines. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
^ abAbbugao, Martin (February 12, 1989). "Filipino Sesame Street facing tough times". United Press International. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
^ abcLohr, Steve (July 24, 1985). "Home Grown Values Replace Kermit in Filipino Version of "Sesame Street"". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
^"TV Guide". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. March 16, 1987. p. 14. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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Batibot is a Philippine television educational show produced by the Philippine Children s Television Foundation PCTF It debuted in 1984 as the replacement of Sesame a co production of PCTV and the Children s Television Workshop CTW from 1983 to 1984 3 BatibotTitle cardGenreEducationalCreated byFeny Bautista Rene VillanuevaDirected byKokoy Jimenez 1 Opening themeBatibot theme songCountry of originPhilippinesOriginal languageTagalogNo of seasons4ProductionCamera setupMultiple camera setupProduction companyPhilippine Children s Television Foundation 2 ReleaseOriginal networkRadio Philippines Network 1985 1991 1994 1995 ABS CBN 1991 1994 People s Television Network 1984 1991 GMA Network 1995 2003 TV5 2010 2013 Picture formatNTSCOriginal releaseOriginal 1985 1985 1999 1999 Batang Batibot 1999 1999 2003 2003 Revival November 27 2010 2010 11 27 2013 2013 Contents 1 History 1 1 Sesame 1983 1984 1 2 Batibot 1985 2002 1 3 TV5 s Batibot 2010 2013 2 Cast and characters 2 1 Sesame 2 2 Batibot 2 3 Batibot 2010 3 Spin offs 4 Mobile app 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditSesame 1983 1984 Edit The precursor of Batibot was Sesame intended as the Filipino version of the American children s show Sesame Street which educates preschoolers through dance song and role play educational skills through them 4 Sesame was a co production of the Philippine Children s Television Foundation PCTF and the Children s Television Workshop CTW with support from the Philippine government Sesame aired in 1983 as a bilingual Filipino and English program 5 6 The series featured two Muppet style characters Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing Both characters were inspired from a Filipino fable The Monkey and the Turtle which was annotated to English by Jose Rizal in 1889 7 Government support ended in 1984 and the co production arrangement with CTW was cancelled 8 Batibot 1985 2002 Edit PCTF decided to produce its own show titled Batibot and debuted in February 1985 9 Batibot was conceptualized and produced by Feny Delos Angeles Bautista a teacher from the Community of Learners Foundation and writer Rene Villanueva Unlike the bilingual Filipino and English Sesame Batibot was done entirely in Filipino and featured stories in a Philippine context An arrangement with CTW was made in order for the characters Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing to continue their appearance including one human character Kuya Mario Airing on weekdays with a time slot of 10 30 AM 10 11 the series consistently ranked in 1985 among the top 10 daytime shows in the Philippines outdoing the ratings of Sesame and Sesame Street which first aired in the country in 1970 9 By February 1989 the producers were experiencing financial constraints which placed uncertainty regarding the future airing of the show 8 PCTF were in negotiations for an Indonesian version of Batibot coincidentally CTW were also in negotiations for an Indonesian version of Sesame Street Shortly thereafter CTW informed PCTF of their decision to repossess the characters Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing PCTF negotiated with CTW for the continued use of the characters for four more years under a license arrangement Despite the extension to use the characters PCTF decided to phase out their appearances because of the costs 3 By 1994 the two characters were returned to CTW and were never used again In 1999 Batibot was relaunched as Batang Batibot airing on a Saturday morning timeslot 12 Batibot ended its run in 2002 13 4 14 TV5 s Batibot 2010 2013 Edit TV5 announced in 2010 that it would revive Batibot It premiered on November 27 2010 15 TV5 s version of Batibot featured a different set of human characters Ate Maya and Kuya Fidel Instead of a Monday Friday broadcast format the new series was aired on Saturday at 8 30 a m 16 The airing of the series lasted until 2013 6 Cast and characters EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Batibot news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Batibot featured characters portrayed by puppets as well as human characters Most of the puppets used for the show were locally made Kiko Matsing and Pong Pagong who were among the main characters of the original Batibot were owned and crafted by CTW 9 Sesame Edit Human charactersKuya Mario portrayed by Junix Inocian 17 18 Ate Sylvia portrayed by Susan Africa Luz portrayed by Dessa Quesada Aling Nena portrayed by Angie Ferro Mang Lino portrayed by Joe Gruta Ben portrayed by Tito Quesada PuppetsKiko Matsing performed by Sammy Badon and assisted by Toots Javellana a monkey Pong Pagong performed by Deo Noveno a turtle Batibot Edit Human charactersKuya Mario portrayed by Junix Inocian Kuya Bodjie portrayed by Bodjie Pascua 16 17 Ate Sienna portrayed by Sienna Olaso 17 Kuya Ching portrayed by Ching Arellano Kuya Dwight portrayed by Dwight Gaston Ate Isay portrayed by Isay Alvarez Sena 17 Mang Mokyo portrayed by Soliman Cruz 17 Popoy portrayed by Alvin Froy Alemania Ate Jojie portrayed by Adriana Agcaoili Rap Rap portrayed by Rafael Mallanes Ate Celia portrayed by Sheila Noreen Lopez Gamo Kuya Mola portrayed by Gerry Sanga PuppetsKiko Matsing performed by Sammy Badon and assisted by Toots Javellana Pong Pagong performed by Deo Noveno Irma Daldal very talkative TV field reporter Koko Kwik Kwak a bird character inspired from the Philippine Eagle based from Big Bird of Sesame Street 13 Manang Bola a forgetful fortuneteller 13 Kapitan Basa a character who has a magic book which he uses to answer questions from children 13 Sitsiritsit and AlibangBang a curious duo of space aliens 13 Ningning and Gingging characters based from Ernie and Bert of Sesame Street 13 Kuya Derms inspired by German Moreno aka Kuya Germs a TV host for Negoshowbiz parody of NegoSiyete GMA 7 Noli de Casio inspired by Noli de Castro a News anchor for Magandang Araw Bayan parody of Magandang Gabi Bayan ABS CBN 2 Angelique Baso inspired by Angelique Lazo a TV host for Balitang Bituin parody of Star News segment of TV Patrol ABS CBN 2 The Byaps Byaps from Sesame Batibot 2010 Edit Human charactersKuya Fidel portrayed by Abner Delina 13 Ate Maya portrayed by Kakki Teodoro 13 PuppetsIrma Daldal Koko Kwik Kwak Manang Bola Kapitan Basa Sitsiritsit and AlibangBang Ningning and Gingging Tarsi a tarsier 13 from the original BatibotSpin offs EditBatibot has its own spin off program Koko Kwik Kwak named after a bird character which also aired on GMA Network from 1999 to 2002 every weekday mornings Mobile app EditBatibot Games Batibot Games iconDeveloper s OrangeFixPlatform s Android iOSReleaseAndroidWW August 14 2015 2015 08 14 iOS WW July 5 2017 2017 07 05 Genre s EducationalOn August 14 2015 Smart Communications launched a mobile app for Android devices based on the show Smart together with the Community of Learners Foundation commissioned OrangeFix to develop the app 4 The development of the app content costed around 1 million 6 The Batibot app is specifically targeted to children from kindergarten to Grade 3 It is aligned with the Department of Education s kindergarten curriculum and is in Filipino An iOS version of the app was released on July 5 2017 6 References Edit Friends colleagues pay tribute to Batibot director Kokoy Jimenez Entertainment News InterAksyon com Archived from the original on August 21 2016 JTVKatigbak April 20 2012 Batibot directors speak on educational TV production The College of Development Communication University of the Philippines Los Banos Retrieved February 4 2016 a b How Batibot s Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing Became Part of Talks on U S Military Bases in the Philippines Esquire Philippines September 7 2020 Retrieved June 12 2021 a b c Salazar Marlet August 27 2015 Batibot reincarnates as mobile app Philippine Daily Inquirer Philippine Daily Inquirer Inc Retrieved February 4 2016 Carballo Bibsy M April 19 2010 Batibot coming back with a bang Philippine Star Retrieved September 15 2020 a b c d Smart launches Batibot app the first learning app Manila Bulletin August 14 2015 Archived from the original on August 22 2015 Retrieved February 4 2016 Limos Mario July 21 2020 The history of Jose Rizal s The Monkey and the Turtle Esquire Philippines Retrieved June 12 2021 a b Abbugao Martin February 12 1989 Filipino Sesame Street facing tough times United Press International Retrieved February 4 2016 a b c Lohr Steve July 24 1985 Home Grown Values Replace Kermit in Filipino Version of Sesame Street The New York Times Retrieved February 4 2016 TV Guide Manila Standard Standard Publications Inc March 16 1987 p 14 Retrieved July 28 2019 TV Guide Manila Standard Standard Publications Inc March 20 1987 p 14 Retrieved July 28 2019 Cana Paul John September 7 2020 How Batibot s Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing Became Part of Talks on U S Military Bases in the Philippines Esquire Magazine Retrieved October 7 2020 a b c d e f g h i Carballo Bibsy March 7 2012 Batibot amp little kids in need of a boost The Philippine Star Retrieved February 4 2016 Episode https www youtube com watch v UxDhvAlnkHU on Batibot by Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho 2007 Godinez Bong November 22 2010 Batibot will return to Philippine television starting November 27 PEP Retrieved September 19 2020 a b Carballo Bibsy July 4 2012 Batibot s problems on a Saturday morning Live Feed The Philippine Star Retrieved February 4 2016 a b c d e Where Are They Now The Cast of Batibot January 23 2014 Actor Junix Inocian dies in the UK at 64 Entertainment News InterAksyon com Archived from the original on February 14 2016 Retrieved February 12 2016 External links EditBatibot at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Batibot amp oldid 1129826300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
