Television[]
- January 13 - Make It with You premiered.
- January 20 - A Soldier's Heart premiered.
- February 8 - The Voice Teens (season 2) premiered.
- February 10 - Love Thy Woman premiered.
- February 23 - 24/7 premiered.
- March 10 - ABS-CBN suspended admission of the live audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following the declaration of a state of public health emergency in the country.
- March 15 - ABS-CBN suspended the production of their entertainment shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following the declaration of the community quarantine. ASAP Natin 'To was also scheduled to go live on this date, but aired a replay instead due to the implementation of the quarantines.
- March 17 - Bandila ended.
- May 5 - ABS-CBN and S+A went off-air due to being issued a cease and desist order by the National Telecommunications Commission. The networks signed off at 7:52 PM, after a special broadcast of TV Patrol.
- June 13 - Kapamilya Channel was launched.
- October 10 - A2Z was officially launched, after four days of being under test broadcast.
- December 6 - Pinoy Big Brother: Connect premiered
Events[]
- May 4 - ABS-CBN's franchise, which was granted in 1995 expired on this date.
- May 5 - The National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order to ABS-CBN Corporation, forcing the network to stop broadcasting its free-to-air stations, ABS-CBN, S+A, DZMM, and MOR.
- August 16 - The Voice Teens Season 2 emerged with Kendra Aguirre, Cydel Gabutero, Isang Manlapaz, and Heart Salvador as the winners, and with Yang-Yang Aloya, Kate Campo, Jaylloyd Garche, and Alexia Tag-at as the runner-ups.
People[]
People leaving ABS-CBN[]
On July 15, ABS-CBN announced that some of its workers would be laid off on August 31. Notable personalities who left the network include:
- Ces Oreña-Drilon
- Ted Failon
- Korina Sanchez
- Anthony Taberna
- Ella Cruz
- Maja Salvador
- Miles Ocampo
- Cristine Reyes
- Ryza Cenon
- Julia Barretto
- Jerome Ponce
- Billy Crawford
- Gus Abelgas
Loaned to blocktimers[]
Following the premiere of certain TV5 blocktimers, certain ABS-CBN personalities were loaned to blocktimer programs that were aired on TV5. The shows' production teams were mostly composed of workers who were laid off following the denial of the franchise.
- Sunday Noontime Live!
- Piolo Pascual
- Maja Salvador
- Catriona Gray
- Donny Pangilinan
- Maris Racal
- Zephanie
Deaths[]
- March 30 - Rolando Valdueza, Chief Financial Officer of ABS-CBN Corporation
- July 22 - Mavic Holgado-Oducayen
2020