2014

ABS-CBN (2013) — ABS-CBN officially changed its logo.

Timeline of events in 2014.

Television[]

January[]

January 5: Home Sweetie Home premiered.
January 6: Sakto began airing on DZMM TeleRadyo.
January 10: Rated Korina ended on DZMM TeleRadyo.
January 12: Gag U ended on Studio 23.
January 16: The remaining programs/shows of Studio 23 ended before the channel signed off the next day:
- Iba-Balita ni Anthony Taberna and Bilis Balita
- Simulcasts of Myx and O Shopping
January 20: News Plus and Fastbreak premiered on ABS-CBN Sports+Action.
January 24: Maria Mercedes ended.
January 27: The Legal Wife premiered.

February[]

February 3: The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles premiered.
February 10: Aquino & Abunda Tonight premiered.

March[]

March 7: Got to Believe ended.
March 8: Vhong Navarro returned to It's Showtime after more than a month of hiatus following a mauling incident by six men in a condominium unit at The Fort, Taguig on January 22.
March 10: Ikaw Lamang premiered.
March 14: Hiwaga and Honesto ended.
March 17: Dyesebel premiered.
March 21:
- Red Alert premiered.
- Annaliza ended.
March 24: Mirabella premiered.
March 31: Moon of Desire premiered.

April[]

April 26: The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles ended.
April 27: Pinoy Big Brother: All In premiered.
April 28: Pinoy Big Brother: All In Über premiered.

May[]

May 17: The first season of Bet on Your Baby ended.
May 18: Buzz ng Bayan reverted back to The Buzz under the title of The Buzz 15.
May 24: The first season of The Voice Kids premiered.

June[]

June 7: Ipaglaban Mo! returned to ABS-CBN after 15 years.
June 13: The Legal Wife ended.
June 16: Sana Bukas Pa ang Kahapon premiered.
June 22: Cheche Lazaro Presents ended.
June 28: The third season of I-Shine Talent Camp premiered.

July[]

July 4: Mirabella ended.
July 18: Dyesebel ended.
July 21: Hawak Kamay premiered.
July 27: The first season of The Voice Kids ended.

August[]

August 2: Fast Break began airing on DZMM TeleRadyo.
August 9:
- Mga Kwento ni Marc Logan premiered.
- The third season of I-Shine Talent Camp ended.
August 15: Moon of Desire and Pinoy Big Brother: All In Über ended.
August 24: Pinoy Big Brother: All In ended.
August 29: The fifth season of The Singing Bee ended.
August 30: I Do premiered.

September[]

September 16: The sixth season of The Singing Bee premiered.
September 22: The second season of Bet on Your Baby premiered.
September 30: The second season of Galing Pook premiered on ANC.

October[]

October 10: Precious Hearts Romances Presents and Sana Bukas Pa ang Kahapon ended.
October 13: Two Wives premiered.
October 24: Ikaw Lamang ended.
October 25 – Team Jugs, Teddy and Billy hailed as the fifth anniversary champion on It's Showtime's annual Magpasikat segment.
October 26: The second season of The Voice of the Philippines premiered.
October 27: Forevermore premiered.

November[]

November 15: I Do ended.
November 17: Bagito premiered.
November 21: Hawak Kamay ended.
November 24: Dream Dad premiered.
November 28: Be Careful with My Heart ended.

December[]

December 13: The Saturday edition of Maayong Buntag Mindanao premiered. (ABS-CBN Davao)
December 26: News Plus ended on ABS-CBN Sports+Action.

Events[]

January 17: Studio 23 signed off at around 2:00am after 17 years of broadcasting.
January 18: ABS-CBN Sports+Action was launched.
January 22: It's Showtime host Vhong Navarro was beaten by Cedric Lee and five other men in a condominium unit after he was allegedly caught in the act of raping Deniece Cornejo, the occupant of the said condominium unit. Navarro aired his side on the said incident in an interview by Boy Abunda for his program, Buzz ng Bayan, on January 26. Last April 26, Lee together with his companion Simeon Raz was arrested by the NBI agents in Oras, Eastern Samar, 1 week after the Taguig RTC issued warrants of arrests for the serious illegal detention case. On May 5, Cornejo surrendered to the authorities at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame.
February 24: Bandila reported that two persons from Pangasinan were reported to have a flesh-eating disease and their disease is highly communicable. By February 25, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that the mysterious flesh-eating disease affecting two persons in the province of Pangasinan was a hoax. DOH also clarified that the two individuals were in fact affected by leprosy, and a severe case of psoriasis. The news created fear among the public. It also became a hot topic online as the mysterious disease was said to be part of a prophecy by a self-titled Indian prophet Vincent Selvakumar of the Voice of Jesus Ministries who visited the country last April 2013. Julius Babao, one of the anchors of the news program, later clarified on February 25 that it was not their intention to ignite fear among the public. He further added, "It is not the program's intention to scare the public but to report the information we gathered so that authorities would give appropriate action." On February 27, ABS-CBN issued an official statement that was broadcast on the same program apologizing for the fear and panic caused by the report that was broadcast on February 24. The network also added that their internal ombudsman office will look into the false report, and will take appropriate actions based on the findings of the network's ombudsman. On February 28, the provincial government of Pangasinan demanded for an apology from ABS-CBN. The provincial government said that the false news report had greatly damaged the province's tourism sector.
February 26: ABS-CBN was the most awarded television network after receiving nine awards in the 49th Anvil Awards by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP).
March 7: ABS-CBN and it's rival GMA Network earned 11 and 5 nominations respectively in the 2014 New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards. The awards ceremony was held last April 8 (April 9; Philippine time) in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
March 30: ABS-CBN formally launched this year's Station ID for the summer season called "Masayang Muli ang Kwento ng Summer" featuring the travel destinations, the culture and the smile of every Filipino. Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla rendered the song "PINASmile" which has been used for the station ID.
April 26: Bryan Castillo was named as the grand winner of the reality show The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles aired on ABS-CBN. Bryan, known as the Pride of Pembo, Makati and the member of Team MagKapatid now weighs in at 139 pounds from the former 293 pounds with a weight loss percentage of 52.56%. Kayen Lazaro, Francis Asis and Osie Nebreja were named as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd runner up, respectively.
April 29: ABS-CBN (both for television and radio, and the Manila and Regional Network Group stations) won major awards at the 22nd KBP Golden Dove Awards with 22 awards including Best TV station and the KBP Lifetime Achievement Award given to the network's chairman, Eugenio Lopez III.
May 18: TV Patrol anchor and Rated K host Korina Sanchez denied her links to the Pork Barrel scam controversy of Janet Lim Napoles.
May 30: ABS-CBN (Gold Services Company of the Year Award) and its president and CEO Charo Santos-Concio (Woman of the Year for the Philippines) emerged as the lone Philippine winner of the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards held at South Korea.
June 11: The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board ordered ABS-CBN to attend a mandatory conference on the gender sensitivity issues for their reality show Pinoy Big Brother: All In. The Philippine Commission on Women condemned the June 4 episode on the nude painting task given for 4 housemates of the program, Jayme Jalandoni, Ranty Portento, Daniel Matsunaga and Michele Gumabao. Jayme, Ranty and Michele was part of the evictees from the reality show.
June 13: ABS-CBN won the Award of Excellence at recent IABC's International Gold Quill Awards 2014 for their advocacy of the restoration of Philippine classic films. The awards were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
August 24: Daniel Matsunaga was chosen by the voting public to become the Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother: All In in the Big Night held at the Resorts World Manila. Matsunaga won P1M cash and other prizes including Asian Trip for 2 and a condo unit. Maris Racal, Jane Oineza and Vickie Rushton were named as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placers respectively.
September 7: Billy Crawford was arrested after his drunk behavior at the Taguig Police Station 7, happened hours after the Star Magic Ball when Crawford was the guest. Billy was apologized to the police and the fans. The following day, Crawford post bail on his Malicious Mischief case.
September 25: Richard Yap and Jodi Sta. Maria officially announced in their press conference that ABS-CBN's morning drama Be Careful with My Heart will officially end on November 28 after their successful 2-year run.
October 1: TV Patrol Weekend's coverage on the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 was recognized as the nominee for the News category of the 2014 International Emmy Awards.
October 14: ABS-CBN scored yet another Stevie award for People's Choice Stevie Award for Media & Entertainment, the fourth Stevie award bagged by ABS-CBN in 2014.
November 23: ABS-CBN dominated 32 categories, including Best TV Station, in the recently concluded 28th PMPC Star Awards for TV 2014 held at the Solaire Resort and Casino.