2013 in Philippine television

Events

January

• January 19: Despabiladeras Family was hailed as Eat Bulaga!'s Pamilyang Pinoy Henyo 2012-2013 Grand Champion with a total of 13 points.
• January 23: GMA Cagayan de Oro was finally launched as the 7th originating station of Kapuso Network, which covers Northern Mindanao and Caraga as well as parts of Zamboanga Peninsula. On February 5, it moved form Channel 12 to Channel 35 with the launched of its flagship local newscast Testigo Northern Mindanao.

February

• February 9 – JR Royol wins MasterChef Pinoy Edition.

March

• March 21 – Kris Aquino appeared in a 30-minute interview with TV Patrol to announce her resignation from all her ABS-CBN shows to spend time with her youngest son. She also revealed that James Yap made sexual advances on her inside her room, which she refused. She said Yap threatened her in the presence of Bimby, who was traumatized of the said incident. Aquino also filed a temporary protection order on March 20, 2013. In the petition, Kris asked the court to order Yap to stay away from her, her 5-year-old son Bimby and any household member, keep a distance of at least 100 meters, and to stay away from her residence, school, place of employment or any place frequented by her and her son.

April

• April 6 – Vocus Incorporated was hailed as Eat Bulaga's Pinoy Henyo Inc. Grand Champion.
• April 11 – TV5's parent company MediaQuest Holdings has announced that it will not renew its blocktime agreement with the government network Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation under the AKTV primetime sports block, when AKTV ceased airing on May 31.
• April 13 – Isabel Granada and Kapamilya was hailed as Bida Kapamilya Celebrity Round Grand Champion on It's Showtime.
• April 14 – Ariella Arida, Bea Rose Santiago, Joanna Cindy Miranda, Mutya Johanna Datul and Pia Wurtzbach were crowned as the new Binibining Pilipinas winners. Arida was crowned by Miss Universe 2012 1st runner-up Janine Tugonon as the new Miss Universe–Philippines 2013. Santiago was crowned as the new Binibining Pilipinas–International 2013 by the outgoing titleholder Nicole Schmitz. Miranda as the new Binibining Pilipinas–Tourism 2013 crowned by Katrina Jayne Dimaranan. Datul was crowned as the new Binibining Pilipinas–Supranational 2013 by Miss Supranational 2012 3rd runner-up Elaine Kay Moll. Wurtzbach ended as the Binibining Pilipinas 2013 1st runner-up.

May

• May 11 – Agravante Family from Brgy. Pagsawitan, Sta. Cruz, Laguna hailed as Bida Kapamilya Round 2 grand champion on It's Showtime.
• May 13–14 – All Philippine TV networks will have for a special coverage of the 2013 mid-term elections.
• May 18 – Francisco P. Felix Memorial National High School was hailed as Eat Bulaga!'s Pinoy Henyo High 2012-2013 Sayawan Grand Winner.
• May 25 – Muntinlupa National High School was hailed as Eat Bulaga!'s Pinoy Henyo High 2012-2013 Pautakan Grand Winner.
• May 31 – After two years of broadcast, AKTV on IBC 13 ceased operations on Friday evening.

June

• June 1 – Christopher de Leon's look-alike wins as Ultimate Kalokalike on It's Showtime.
• June 8 – 13-year-old singer Roel Manlangit wins the fourth season of Pilipinas Got Talent.
• June 8 – Boy Abunda wins the 1.186.3 million pesos of Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal.
• June 9 – Goin' Bulilit introduces the nine new cast members such as JB Agustin, Lance Lucido, CX Navarro, Aldred Nasayao, Jillian Aguila, Aaliyah Belmoro, Allyson McBride, Ashley Sarmiento and Kazumi Porquez.
• June 10 – The controversial drama My Husband's Lover began airing on GMA Network which tackles homosexual relationships between men.
• June 22 – Super Crew was hailed as Bida Kids Grand Champion on It's Showtime.

August

• August 3 – Video snippets of Chito Miranda having sexual intercourse with Neri Naig, and two other women in three different occasions appeared in YouTube. The video snippets with the other two women were taken down the same day, but the one with Naig became a viral hit that was shared in different blogs and social media sites. On his Twitter account, Miranda said his room was recently robbed. Among those stolen was his hard disk drive, where photo and video files were stored. On Parokya ni Edgar's Facebook page and on Miranda's Instagram page, Miranda expressed his sadness on the leaking of the private video. He also asked for forgiveness from both his and Naig's families. A second more graphic clip, which is 11 minutes and 20 seconds long, different from the first video that spread in August was uploaded Monday afternoon on a Facebook page.
• August 18 – Former actress Megan Young crowned as Miss World Philippines 2013 at the Solaire Resort & Casino in Parañaque.
• August 19 – Spyro Marco was hailed as the Ultimate Talentado in Talentadong Pinoy Worldwide, the Battle Royale of which were held at Cuneta Astrodome.
• August 31 – Genelyn Sandaga wins the 1.123 million pesos of Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal.

September

• September 2 – An alleged sex scandal of Wally Bayola and EB Babes dancer, Yosh Rivera, went viral in social media sites. The video, in which both of them are seen engaging in sexual intercourse, was uploaded onto YouTube that night. The video was immediately removed from the site but it was already circulated to other sites such as Facebook. After the scandal became known, the two of them have not appeared on Eat Bulaga! since. It was reported that Bayola will temporarily not be appearing on Eat Bulaga!, as stated by his manager, Malou Choa Fagar who said the comedian "will lie low from the program".
• September 7 – Mutya Johanna Datul was crowned Miss Supranational 2013 and is the first Asian and first Filipina to win the title.
• September 14
• * TV5 marks the launching of the new programming blocks Weekend Do It Better and Everyday All The Way.
• * Rizal Underground hailed as Bida Kabarkada Grand Champion on It's Showtime.
• September 28
• * Miss Philippines Megan Young was crowned Miss World 2013 and is the first Filipina to win the title.
• * Nicki Minaj's look-alike wins as Ultimate Kalokalike Face 2 on It's Showtime.
• September 29:
• * A fire hits the basement of GMA Network Center in Quezon City, the headquarters of GMA Network, one of the country's largest TV network. Although there were no injuries, it caused technological difficulties to the transmissions of both GMA and GMA News TV.
• * Mitoy Yonting wins the first season of The Voice of the Philippines.

October

• October 5–6 – ABS-CBN marks its 60th anniversary of the Philippine Television with the Grand Kapamilya Weekend held at the Quezon City Memorial Circle, Smart Araneta Coliseum and Marikina Sports Complex.
• October 12 – The De La Salle University Green Archers clinched the UAAP Season 76 men's basketball title after defeating the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers 2–1 in winner take-all game 3 of the best-of-three finals series held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Bay City, Pasay. This was their 8th basketball championship title since they last won in 2007.
• October 19 – Filipino-Chinese Francis Ryan Lim was hailed as Pinoy Halo-Halo Grand Winner on It's Showtime.
• October 20 – Eduardo Gaeilo Pajinag, Jr. wins the top prize of 2 Million pesos of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
• October 26 – Team Teddy, Karylle and Jugs hailed as the 4th anniversary champion on It's Showtime.
• October 31 – OMNI Digital Media Ventures launched a video-on-demand streaming service to access Hollywood blockbusters and episodes of TV series, Blink.

November

• November 6 – ABS-CBN launches the Christmas song Magkasama Tayo sa Kwento ng Pasko, after the news program TV Patrol.
• November 9 – Miss Philippines Ariella Arida won third runner-up in the Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow Oblast, Russia.
• November 16 – HMN hailed as Jambunganga Grand Winner on It's Showtime.
• November 30 – ETC returned to Southern Broadcasting Network after 2 years broadcast on Radio Philippines Network.

December

• December 1 – Solar News Channel transferred to RPN-9 after ETC returned to SBN-21.
• December 2 – UNTV introduces drone technology, the first in Philippine television.
• December 17 – Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago won Miss International 2013 held in Tokyo, Japan.
• December 23 – The network began broadcasting from its new headquarters, the 6,000-sqm TV5 Media Center located in Reliance, Mandaluyong.

Debuts

Unknown dates

• July: The Snow Queen on Net 25

Unknown

• Something to Chew On on Solar News Channel
• Ben 10 Ultimate Alien on TV5
• Dayo on AksyonTV 41
• Gargoyles on TV5
• Regular Show on TV5
• Sym-Bionic Titan on TV5
• The Amazing World of Gumball on TV5
• The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack on TV5
• Power Rangers Super Samurai on ABS-CBN 2
• ETC Flix on ETC
• BRM BRM TV: Biyahe Rider Motorsiklo on PTV 4
• Biyahero on PTV 4
• Cine Movie Trailers on PTV 4
• Fitness and Health, Good Life, Good Health, True Health, Health and Fitness on PTV 4
• Gabay at Aksyon on PTV 4
• Kakaibang Lunas on PTV 4
• Kasama Natin ang Diyos on PTV 4
• Kris10 on PTV 4
• Mystica's Mystic Road to Success on PTV 4
• Sa Inyong Mga Kamay on PTV 4
• Young Minds Inspired on PTV 4
• Everyday Easy on GMA News TV 11
• Sarap with Family on GMA News TV 11
• Ugaling Wagi on GMA News TV 11
• City Hunter on Studio 23
• Hardcore Brothers Easy Ride on Studio 23
• I Am Legend on Studio 23
• Legend of the Seeker on Studio 23
• Marry Me, Mary! on Studio 23
• Missing on Studio 23
• My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho on Studio 23
• Revenge on Studio 23
• The River on Studio 23

Finales

Stopped airing

• September 28:
• * Kapuso Movie Night
• October 5 and 12:
• * S.O.C.O.: Scene of the Crime Operatives
• * Failon Ngayon
• October 6:
• * The Super Hero Squad Show
• * FPJ: Da King on ABS-CBN
• October 6:
• * Kapuso Movie Festival
• November 9:
• * S.O.C.O.: Scene of the Crime Operatives
• * Failon Ngayon
• * Toda Max
• * ''Banana Split Extra Scoop''

Networks

Stations changing network affiliation

Rebranded

Winners

Local

International

Births

• January 14 - Euwenn Mikaell, actor
• January 20 - Sophia Corullo, actress
• January 28 - Cassandra Lavarias, actress
• July 20 - Aaron 'Yorme' Sunga, actor and TV personality
• October 8 - Arhia Faye Agas, actress and commercial model

Deaths

• January 24: Pepe Pimentel, TV host
• February 6: Henry Halasan, news director
• February 9: Elvie Villasanta, actress & comedian, mother of Ariel Villasanta
• March 14: Subas Herrero, actor, double pneumonia
• May 12: Tita Swarding, radio personality
• May 19: Bella Flores, 84, actress
• May 28: Eddie Romero, 88, director, National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and Film.
• June 24: Louella Yap Chiu, 50, Mother of Kim Chiu
• June 26: Sammy Lagmay, 55, former comedian
• July 5: Ama Quiambao, 65, actress
• September 13: Nora Daza, veteran gourmet chef, restaurateur, socio-civic leader and television host, 84, pneumonia
• September 15: Julius Camba, reporter, 28, car accident
• November 2: Renato del Prado, 73, Character Actor, colon cancer
• November 24: June Keithley-Castro, 66, broadcast journalist