Ipaglaban Mo!

GenreDeveloped byABS-CBN StudiosWritten byVariousDirected byNick Lizaso (1988-1999)
various directorsPresented byOpening themeCountry of originPhilippinesOriginal languageFilipinoNo. of episodes (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producersCarlo Katigbak
Cory Vidanes
Laurenti Dyogi
Ruel BayaniProducerEdyl Macy Delos SantosCamera setupMultiple-camera setupRunning time44–50 minutes
60 minutes (2020–present)Production companiesOriginal releaseNetworkIBC/Islands TV 13ReleaseJune 13, 1988 (1988-06-13) –
August 14, 1992 (1992-08-14)NetworkABS-CBNReleaseAugust 16, 1992 (1992-08-16) –
March 7, 1999 (1999-03-07)ReleaseJune 7, 2014 (2014-06-07) –
May 2, 2020 (2020-05-02)NetworkKapamilya ChannelReleaseJune 14 (2020-06-14) –
July 5, 2020 (2020-07-05)Related

Ipaglaban Mo! (lit. 'fight for it!'), also known as Kapag Nasa Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! or Kapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo! is a Philippine television public service and advocacy-driven legal drama anthology show broadcast by Kapamilya Channel under ABS-CBN Studios, featuring dramatizations of actual cases brought and settled in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of the Philippines.

Final Hosts

• Atty. Jose C. Sison (1988–1999; 2014–2020; election leave from January until May 31, 2019)
• Joseph Peter "Jopet" S. Sison (2014–2020)

History

1988–1999: Original run

Kapag May Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! was originally aired over IBC on June 13, 1988, and last aired on August 14, 1992. The program transferred to ABS-CBN on August 16, 1992, under Milliard Productions as a blocktime program. After 52 episodes, the show "premiered" in September 1993 as a station produced program and ended on March 7, 1999, being replaced by Tabing Ilog on its Sunday timeslot.

This past episodes (1993–1999) is currently streaming on Jeepney TV YouTube Channel every 1st quarter of the month, together with Star Drama Theater every 5:00 pm.

This series is currently airing (1992–1999 era) on Kapamilya Online Live Global every Sunday and Monday, 5:00 am.

Also past episodes (1988–1992 and 1999–2000) will be uploaded on Ipaglaban Mo Foundation YouTube Channel.

2012–2014: GMA News TV

Ipaglaban Mo!
Also known as	Kapag nasa Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo!
Genre	Legal drama
Written by	Christian Vidallo Raymund Dimayuga
Directed by	Dante Nico Garcia
Presented by	Atty. Jose C. Sison Jopet Sison
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	64
Production
Executive producer	Angelina Samson-Valvieja
Producers	Paolo R. Leaño Louanda D. Lomibao Oliver Valvieja
Cinematography	Rain Yamson II
Editor	Laser Diaz
Production companies	Bigtop Entertainment Inc. Ipaglaban Mo Foundation
Original release
Network	GMA News TV
Release	November 10, 2012 (2012-11-10) – June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16)

A new series of Kapag nasa Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! (transl. If it is Right ... Fight for it!) was broadcast by GMA News TV (now GTV), premiering on November 10, 2012. It was hosted by Jose C. Sison and Jopet Sison.^[2] On June 16, 2013, the show returned for a 3rd season.^[3]

2014–2020: ABS-CBN/2020–present: Kapamilya Channel/A2Z

Fifteen years after the show ended on ABS-CBN, the legal drama returned on June 7, 2014, as part of the Yes Weekend! block, airing every Saturday at 3:30 pm, after It's Showtime and before S.O.C.O. while the replay is every Wednesday at 2:00 pm, and every Thursday at 1:00 am, on DZMM TeleRadyo and every Sunday at 3:00 pm, on Jeepney TV. The show is still hosted by Atty. Jose Sison together with his son Jopet Sison. It is simply called Ipaglaban Mo!

On March 21, 2020, the show temporarily ceased production of the new episodes due to the 2020 Luzon enhanced community quarantine, hence halting the schedule of airing the new episodes. Re-runs of previous episodes were re-aired for the time being.

Following the temporary closure of ABS-CBN due to the cease and desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on account of its franchise expiration, on June 14, 2020, the show returned on the newly established Kapamilya Channel with new episodes but later on, it reverted to past episodes due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and the Philippine Congress that junked the new ABS-CBN legislative franchise to operate. It aired its last episode on July 5, 2020, and has since aired random past episodes every Sunday at 4:00 pm and simulcasts with A2Z and on July 4, 2021, on free TV.

On November 5, 2023, the show continued to air on Kapamilya Channel while A2Z airs the premiere of 2023–24 PBA season. It ended on February 18, 2024, thus resuming its airing on the latter network.

Episodes

Film version

The series had two movie versions. The first movie version was released in 1994 with two stories starring Sharmaine Arnaiz and Chin-Chin Gutierrez in their first starring role. Both stories depicted violence against women.

The second movie version was released in 1997 where it depicts poor people who wanted to seek justice. The first story features Carmina Villaroel as an illetirate maid who was accused of kidnapping her ward. But ended up being a victim of police brutality.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• List of Kapamilya Channel original programming
• List of GTV (Philippine TV network) original programming

References

External links

• Official website
• Ipaglaban Mo! at IMDb