Milestones

The Philippines is said to have one of the longest and most restrictive lockdowns in the world. Here’s where we are, six months later. Aug. 31 The Philippines lists 220,819 confirmed COVID-19 cases with the addition of 3,446...

1989 Then ABS-CBN president Eugenio Lopez Jr. establishes ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI). Lorenzo Tañada Jr. serves as AFI president, while Margarita “Gretchen” Ocampo is executive director 1990 AFI joins disaster relief...

Some five weeks after the first hearing, Rep. Lito Atienza called the inquiry into ABSCBN’s bid for a new 25-year franchise “among the longest.” May 5 ABS-CBN signs off after the airing of “TV Patrol” to comply with the cease...

May 15 The Philippines moves past the 12,000 mark with 12,091 total COVID-19 cases; survivors are at 2,460 while 806 have died. The National Capital Region (NCR) accounts for 144 of the 215 new cases May 20 As recoveries...

Apr. 9 Global COVID-19 infections hit 1,502,478, about a week after hitting the 1 million mark Apr. 11 The Department of Health changes the classifications for persons being checked for COVID-19 to “suspect” and “probable” for...

Dec. 31, 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that it has been notified by China of 41 cases of pneumonia of unknown origin Jan. 1, 2020 Authorities close Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, said to be the source of the...

1999 Knowledge Channel goes on air following the incorporation of Sky Foundation 2003 Sky Foundation becomes known as Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc.  Partners with 100 cable operators from Itbayat to Bongao 2004 Launches...

2008 SKY introduces high-speed internet under the SKYbroadband brand 2010 Launches one of the country’s first online streaming services, iWantv, that allows catching up on or watching ABS-CBN shows live 2015 Launches SKY On...

2016 ABS-CBN Themed Experiences hooks up with Meleap Inc., a Japanese game developer, during a theme park conference in Orlando, Florida 2017 Construction of ABS-CBN Studio Experience (Studio XP) starts at TriNoma Mall 2018...