Titlecard of ABS-CBN's COVID-19 coverage
| “ | Community quarantine is hereby imposed in the entire of Metro Manila | ” | |
—Rodrigo Duterte | |||
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic began with an outbreak of a then-unknown cluster of pneumonia that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. In early 2020, it was revealed to be a novel strain of a coronavirus causing it. It would later spread to other parts of Asia, before spreading to other continents throughout early 2020. It was declared as a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020 (the same day the Philippines confirmed its first case of the disease), and on March 11, 2020, it was assessed as a global pandemic.
In the Philippines, there were more than 4,000,000 total reported cases of the said virus and at least 66,000 deaths. The country confirmed its first case on January 30, 2020, which is a 38 year old Chinese woman who travelled from it's origin place of Wuhan. and its second case was later confirmed to be a 44 year old Chinese man, who was also the first person to die of the disease outside of Mainland China (it's country of origin). On March 2020, the country's local transmission of the disease began.
ABS-CBN began taking measures to mitigate the spread of the virus, following the declaration of the State of Public Health Emergency on March 9, 2020, which started with a temporary suspension of live audience admission in studio-based programs, followed by the suspension of entertainment program production (both narrative and non-narrative) upon the declaration of the community quarantines, until the community quarantine was downgraded to General Community Quarantine in June 2020, which allowed programs to resume production, provided health and safety protocols were followed during production of new content during the periods. However, with the network's free-to-air station being forced to go off-air on May 5, 2020, its programming moved to Kapamilya Channel and A2Z during the later part of 2020.
The pandemic would continue on in 2021, where shows continued to be taped under health and safety restrictions, with most digital interviews being conducted remotely via Zoom, as well as concerts being staged digitally. In March 2022, the severe phase of the pandemic ended, when the country was shifted down to Alert Level 1, and establishments that were closed by the pandemic were re-opened, as well as live audience being re-admitted in some ABS-CBN shows.
The World Health Organization declared an end to the public health emergency of international concern on COVID-19 on May 5, 2023, while the Philippines' state of public health emergency was lifted on July 22, 2023, officially ending the pandemic.
Impacts on ABS-CBN[]
Initial Responses[]
| “ | What’s up walang people! | ” | |
—It's Showtime hosts | |||
ABS-CBN began taking up COVID-19 mitigation measures following the declaration of the State of Public Health Emergency on March 9, 2020, after a few local transmission cases of the disease was confirmed in the country.
The network began their COVID-19 mitigation measures by suspending the live studio audience admissions to their non-narrative studio programs, such as It's Showtime, ASAP Natin 'To (including its companion program iWant ASAP), Magandang Buhay and I Can See Your Voice. The suspensions took effect on March 10, 2020, when there were already a total of 24 COVID-19 cases in the country at that time, as well as the aforementioned State of Public Health Emergency declaration. However, ASAP wouldn't air it's first audience-less episode until June 14, 2020, as the first Sunday to air an episode after the emergency took effect, was March 15, 2020, the day the Community Quarantine took effect.
It's Showtime aired its first episode without a live audience on March 10, 2020, which notably featured SB19's first appearance on the show. The hosts used the greeting "What’s up walang people!" due to studio audience being prohibited.
Postponed premieres[]
Originally, Ang sa Iyo ay Akin was set to air on the second timeslot of Kapamilya Gold, replacing Sandugo, which would air its last episode on March 20, 2020, until its tapings were affected by the community quarantine restrictions. Its timeslot was later filled by reruns of Got to Believe. Eventually, the series premiered on August 17, 2020, taking the second slot of Primetime Bida that was last occupied by Make It with You, and later The World of a Married Couple.
Meanwhile, Everybody, Sing! was set to premiere on March 15, 2020, the day of the onset of the community quarantine. However, due to the said circumstances, the premiere was postponed, and its timeslot was filled by reruns of Gandang Gabi, Vice!, following the aforementioned show's finale episode the week before, which featured Raffy Tulfo as the guest.
Enhanced Community Quarantine era[]
| “ | Madlang pipol, pansamantalang ititigil po muna ng ABS-CBN ang pagtatanghal ng mga live entertainment shows at tapings ng mga teleserye nito simula bukas, March 15 bilang pagsunod sa deklarasayon ng pamahalaan ng community quarantine at pagbabawal ng pagtitipon ng maramihan upang matigilan ang pagkalat ng COVID-19 | ” | |
Following the declaration of a community quarantine in Metro Manila on March 12, 2020, which took effect three days later, ABS-CBN suspended production of all of their entertainment shows , including taping of teleseryes and live stagings of in-studio narrative shows. The changes took effect on March 15, 2020, the day when the quarantine restrictions were implemented.
It's Showtime would also air its final live show on the day before the Community Quarantine took effect, with the hosts issuing a statement of the show suspending its live staging in compliance with the Community Quarantine restrictions. The Voice Teens'' second season would air its 11th and 12th episode without a live feed of The Voice Teens DigiTV, also in compliance with the preventative measures.
On the day the quarantine took effect (March 15, 2020), ASAP was originally scheduled to air a live episode, until the plans were scrapped due to the restrictions on mass gatherings already being implemented, although 24/7 and The Voice Teens (season 2) continued to air their fresh episodes. The supposed ASAP episode would have had birthday celebrations of Andrea Brillantes and Julia Barretto, as well as the cast of Sandugo appearing to promote the finale of their series. The original cast of Tabing Ilog: The Musical would have appeared with Barbie Almabis, as well as an ASAP Concert Presents prod of KZ Tandingan.
On March 16, 2020, the first weekday of the community quarantine, then ongoing Primetime Bida series Pamilya Ko, FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, Make it With You and A Soldier's Heart's airings were suspended, being replaced by reruns of 100 Days to Heaven, May Bukas Pa and On the Wings of Love, along with the iWant original series I Am U. However, Love Thy Woman continued to air 5 of it's fresh episodes, along with Sandugo's finale week on the first week of the community quarantine, despite having halted production in compliance with the guidelines, as the temporary programing block only affected Primetime Bida.
However, the following week, the entire Kapamilya Gold block suspended their airings on their respective timeslots, and they were occupied by reruns of The Legal Wife and Got to Believe Meanwhile, replays of It's Showtime was shortened to give way to reruns of Walang Hanggan.
The weekend programming was also affected, with Home Sweetie Home and 24/7 being replaced by re-runs of Wansapanatym, as well as the second season of The Voice Teens (despite having taped all of its episodes prior to the lockdowns) with a rerun of the first season of Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids, as well as Pilipinas Got Talent's 6th season being re-run on Sundays as well.
News delivery was also affected by the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine, which limited the workforce's newsgathering capabilities, with DZMM and ANC hooking up during the said period, the former's programing being aired on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while the latter's programs being aired on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
During the said period, Bandila's airing was suspended due to the curfew which prevented people from going out at 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, which also affected the network's newsgathering capabilities. Same-day replays of TV Patrol were aired on Bandila's timeslot instead.
Franchise shutdown era (May 2020)[]
In an unrelated matter, ABS-CBN's broadcast license was not renewed by its expiry date by Congress, and the company's free television and radio stations were hence forced off the air by the National Telecommunications Commission on May 5, 2020, to much domestic controversy and further worldwide attention when the European Parliament released a resolution that could lead to the revocation of GSP certifications of Filipino Products if the cases of journalist Maria Ressa were not dropped alongside the denial of the Philippine congress to grant ABS-CBN a fresh 25-year broadcasting franchise. The license revocation is believed to involve the network's critical news coverage of President Duterte's administration, along with overall inaction from the Congress of the Philippines to renew their broadcast license since the matter came up in 2016. Although the reason for the closure is not directly due to COVID-19, some figures have expressed concern about its impact on public efforts to contain the pandemic.
In a statement, ABS-CBN management said that "Millions of Filipinos will lose their source of news and entertainment when ABS-CBN is ordered to go off-air on TV and radio tonight (5 May 2020) when people need crucial and timely information as the nation deals with the COVID-19 pandemic".
General community quarantine era (June 2020-December 2020)[]
Following the downgrade to general community quarantine, protocols were implemented during the taping of programs, such as lock-in tapings, which would require artists to stay at a specific location, and billeted in hotels located near the taping area for the duration of the taping period.
As a result, non-narrative shows like It's Showtime or ASAP Natin 'To were still allowed to continue their production without a live studio audience and limited personnel, provided health and safety protocols were followed in the studio by the cast, staff and crew, as well as the online shows having to be done remotely via Zoom.
Due to the shutdown of the terrestrial Channel 2 as part of the cease-and-desist order, programs resumed instead through Kapamilya Channel, which was launched on June 13, 2020.
The Voice Teens' second season resumed immediately due to it's episodes being already taped before the community quarantine was declared, although the DigiTV hosts had to do their duties via remote work through Zoom as part of the COVID-19 restrictions.
Meanwhile, the finale of the second season of The Voice Teens had to be pre-recorded from the homes of the coaches and contestants due to the pandemic's restrictions, especially with teens under 21 not being allowed to leave their homes at that time due to the protocols, despite the entire season being taped before the quarantine.
From July 25-26, 2020, TV Patrol Weekend aired from the TeleRadyo booth after one of the staff tested positive for COVID-19, allowing the news studio to be disinfected. The news studio would be used again on the July 27, 2020 broadcast of TV Patrol, coinciding with its first simulcast on Kapamilya Channel. During this temporary measure, the TeleRadyo ticker was shown in both broadcasts of the said newscast.
Your Face Sounds Familiar (season 3)[]
Owing to the COVID-19 restrictions during the production of the season, the show implemented health and safety protocols to protect the cast, crew and staff from the threat of COVID-19, which was a pandemic at the time of the season. It entailed a lock-in taping set-up to produce three episodes per taping cycle in the studio, with no studio audience admitted inside the studio. Instead, the live audience was admitted virtually via Zoom with artificial crowd noise being used to simulate their presence, while Darren Espanto and AC Bonifacio hosted the KaFamiliar Online Live online companion show via Zoom.
Also, in March 2021, a surge of COVID-19 cases in the Greater Manila Area (NCR Plus) caused by the Alpha and Beta variants resulted in the re-implementation of the Enhanced community quarantine from March 29 to April 11, 2021, which caused the show to suspend it's taping of new episodes. A director's cut of previous weeks' episodes were aired on April 4, 10 and 11, 2021 respectively.
Following the lifting of the Enhanced community quarantine, the program resumed production, however, Jhong Hilario withdrew from the competition for the safety of his then-newborn baby, Sarina. At the time of his withdrawal on Week 7, he had 107 points, having won Weeks 1 and 2.
Also, Geneva Cruz had to miss the third cycle of taping, which covered Weeks 7, 8 and 9 due to being exposed to COVID-19, after her mother contracted the said disease and eventually died from it.
Alpha/Beta variant surge (March-April 2021)[]
Owing to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the country brought by the B.1.1.7 UK, later renamed Alpha by the World Health Organization as part of using Greek letters to name COVID-19 variants, the Greater Manila Area was placed under an Enhanced Community Quarantine to control the spread of the variant. The network would also take measures to combat the spread of the variant during the said ECQ period, the network paused tapings of the third season of Your Face Sounds Familiar, with replays of previous performances aired on April 4, 10 and 11, 2021. It's Showtime also aired replays during this period.
Delta Variant surge (August 2021)[]
On August 7, 2021, It's Showtime temporarily aired live from Hilton Clark Sun Valley Resort in Pampanga due to Metro Manila being placed under Enhanced community quarantine in light of another COVID-19 surge caused by the Delta Variant, until August 21, 2021.
Omicron variant surge (January 2022)[]
During the Omicron variant surge, Johnson Manabat and Pia Gutierrez temporarily anchored TV Patrol
At the start of January 2022, COVID-19 cases in the country surged due to the threat of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, which put the country at its record high of 39,004 COVID-19 cases. As a result, ABS-CBN had to make changes to certain shows of theirs as a result of the high amount of personnel who were infected with or exposed to a person who contracted the said variant of COVID-19.
During the said period, Johnson Manabat (on weekdays only) and Pia Gutierrez performed relief anchoring duties on TV Patrol from January 5-11, 2022, with Jorge Cariño also appearing from January 6-8, following the exposure of main anchors Bernadette Sembrano, Henry Omaga-Diaz and Zen Hernandez to a staff who contracted COVID-19, with Karen Davila and Alvin Elchico having tested positive for the disease. On January 9, Stanley Palisada filled in on TV Patrol Weekend.
Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10 temporarily suspended its first adults edition from January 14 to January 18, 2022 as a precautionary measure to the surge of cases.
It's Showtime temporarily halted its live broadcast as a result of the staff that were infected with the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Its live stagings resumed on January 17, 2022.
Impact on live events[]
Most organizers postponed/cancelled their live events, such as live concerts,fanmeets, etc.... to prevent the spread of the virus after the a few cases were confirmed, even before the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic.
The Unified concert, a concert featuring Regine Velasquez and Sarah Geronimo would end up being one of the last few concerts to be staged before the outbreak became a pandemic, forcing large-scale live events to be cancelled to prevent the spread of the virus.
Tabing Ilog: The Musical would cancel its original run scheduled in March 2020 due to the health measures imposed at that time.
ABS-CBN Ball[]
There were no ABS-CBN Balls during 2020 and 2021, due to the restrictions on mass gatherings during those times, although the Ball would not return until 2023, when the aforementioned edition marked the return of the annual event.
ABS-CBN Christmas Special[]
The Christmas Special was staged live from the ABS-CBN Studios without any live audience admitted instead of being in Araneta Coliseum from 2020-2022 due to limitations on mass gatherings.
Salubong: The ABS-CBN New Year Countdown[]
The annual year-ender countdown of the network typically anchored by Adrian Ayalin and Pia Gutierrez was not aired for the countdown to 2021 and 2022 due to COVID-19 restrictions in the year leading to them. It would return for the countdown to 2023, after restrictions were eased in 2022.
Easing of restrictions[]
Starting in March 2022, when the country went down to Alert Level 1, full-scale live concerts were re-allowed in the country again, after being forced to halt operations due to the pandemic. Gigi de Lana's Domination concert was the first concert to be staged after the COVID-19 restrictions were lowered.
It's Showtime began re-admitting live audience on July 16, 2022, 2 years after suspending the admission of the live audience due to the pandemic, coinciding with its premiere on TV5.
ASAP 'Natin To began admitting it's live audience on February 2024, coinciding with it's 29th anniversary, roughly 4 years after the admission was suspended due to the health protocols.
Statements[]
Studio audience suspension[]
On March 10, 2020, a day after the state of public health emergency was declared in the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak (which would be upgraded to a pandemic the following day), ABS-CBN issued the following statement.
ABS-CBN has decided to temporarily stop admitting studio audience to its shows starting today (10 March 2020), following the government’s declaration of a state of public health emergency. The affected TV programs include “It’s Showtime,” “Magandang Buhay,” “Banana Sundae,” “I Can See Your Voice,” “ASAP Natin ‘To,” and "iWant ASAP."
The safety and well-being of our studio audience, artists, crew, and production teams are of utmost importance to us and we are taking this option for their protection. We feel that it is our shared responsibility to help in preventing the spread of the COVID-19.
Thank you Kapamilya for the support, understanding, and patronage of our shows.
Nagdesisyon ang ABS-CBN na pansamantalang ihinto ang pagpapapasok ng studio audience sa mga palabas nito simula ngayong araw (10 March 2020) matapos magdeklara ang gobyerno ng state of public health emergency. Kabilang sa mga apektadong programa ang “It’s Showtime,” “Magandang Buhay,” “Banana Sundae,” “I Can See Your Voice,” “ASAP Natin ‘To,” at "iWant ASAP."
Ang kaligtasan at kapakanan ng aming mga manonood, artists, crew at production team ang pinakamahalaga para sa amin. Responsibilidad nating lahat na tumulong sa pag-iwas ng pagkalat ng COVID-19.
Maraming salamat mga Kapamilya para sa patuloy na pagsuporta, pag-unawa, at pagtangkilik sa aming mga programa.
Timeline[]
2020[]
March[]
- March 10 - ABS-CBN suspends the live studio audience admission for their in-studio programs, following the declaration of a state of public health emergency in the country due to the rising cases of the COVID-19 outbreak the night before. This measure affected It's Showtime, ASAP Natin 'To, Magandang Buhay, Banana Sundae and I Can See Your Voice, with It's Showtime eventually going live that day without any studio audience.
- Prior to the said measure, rival noontime show Eat Bulaga! went live without a studio audience.
- March 12
- At 12:25 AM (Philippine time), the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.
- President Rodrigo Duterte announced the declaration of a community quarantine in Metro Manila, which implemented restrictions across the metropolitan area to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. This took effect on March 15, 2020.
- March 13
- Vice Ganda announced on It's Showtime that Everybody, Sing!'s. premiere has been postponed following the declaration of the community quarantine. Re-runs of the already concluded talk show Gandang Gabi, Vice! would eventually continue to air, despite having aired its last episode a week before.
- ABS-CBN announced the suspension of production for their entertainment programs, including the taping of their teleseryes and live staging of It's Showtime and ASAP Natin 'To.
- March 14
- It's Showtime airs their last live episode before the community quarantine takes effect.
- The Voice Teens (Season 2) suspends the airing of The Voice Teens DigiTV
- ABS-CBN announces their temporary programming lineup for Primetime Bida. The following changes took effect on March 16, 2020, and would last until the closure of ABS-CBN’s free-to-air stations
- Pamilya Ko was replaced by reruns of 100 Days to Heaven
- Ang Probinsyano was replaced by reruns of May Bukas Pa
- Make it With You was replaced by reruns of On the Wings of Love
- A Soldier’s Heart was replaced by the iWant series I Am U
- March 15
- The Metro Manila Community Quarantine goes into effect, suspending all live entertainment productions
- ASAP Natin 'To, originally scheduled to air a live episode, eventually aired a replay due to restrictions that were already in effect.
- March 16
- President Duterte announced the declaration of Enhanced Community Quarantine across the entire Luzon, implementing more stringent restrictions against the COVID-19 pandemic, which took effect the following day.
- The temporary programming changes to Primetime Bida listed above take effect.
- Kapamilya Gold continues its fresh airings of Love Thy Woman's episodes, as well as Sandugo's finale week.
- March 17
- March 18
- Umagang Kay Ganda suspends its airing, with DZMM Teleradyo programming taking its timeslot.
- ABS-CBN announces a temporary programming block for Kapamilya Gold, which includes re-runs of former Primetime Bida teleseryes Walang Hanggan, The Legal Wife and Got to Believe.
- As a result, Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin's premiere, scheduled for March 23, 2020 replacing Sandugo, was postponed.
- March 21
- ABS-CBN suspends the airing of their weekend entertainment programming's fresh episodes. The following changes were made.
- Home Sweetie Home: Extra Sweet (Saturday) and 24/7 (Sunday)'s timeslot being replaced by reruns of Wansapanatym.
- The Voice Teens (season 2)'s timeslot being replaced by Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids (season 1) reruns
- Second half of Sunday programming timeslot filled by reruns of Pilipinas Got Talent (season 6)
- ABS-CBN suspends the airing of their weekend entertainment programming's fresh episodes. The following changes were made.
- March 22 - The Pantawid ng Pag-ibig: At Home Together Concert airs on most ABS-CBN platforms, which was hosted by TV Patrol Weekend anchors Alvin Elchico and Zen Hernandez, and featured various ABS-CBN talents appearing virtually from their homes via Zoom.
- March 23 - The stated programming changes on Kapamilya Gold took effect.
- March 26 - It's Showtime held its first live episode since the declaration of the quarantine, albeit from the homes of their hosts via Zoom.
- March 29 - ASAP Natin 'To airs live via a virtual gathering of its hosts from their homes via Zoom, with various prods taped from the homes of the artists themselves.
April[]
- April 1 - DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 suspends airing its own programs as a result of their staff being exposed to two "persons under investigation", resulting in the said station airing ANC programming instead.
- April 3 - DZMM resumes airing it's programming, although hosts and reporters were seen live via Zoom instead as part of the protocols.
- April 25 - DZMM and ANC terminate their COVID-19-limited program timesharing.
May[]
- May 5 - The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issues a cease and desist order against ABS-CBN, forcing the network to stop operating it's flagship Channel 2, S+A 23, DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and MOR 101.9 Manila
Rest of 2020[]
- June 13 - Pamilya Ko and Make It With You were cancelled with incomplete stories.
- June 13 - The Voice Teens (Season 2) returns on air, with pre-recorded episodes.
- July 25-26 - TV Patrol Weekend aired from the TeleRadyo booth due to staff testing positive for COVID-19, which allowed the news studio to be disinfected.
- August 15-26 - The Voice Teens (Season 2)'s pre-recorded grand finale was aired. This finale was done under these circumstances.
Pre-program advisories[]
Narrative Dramas[]
| “ | Ang mga susunod na eksena, programa o palabas ay nakunan at nabuo bago pa man naideklara at naipatupad ang Community Quarantine. | ” | |
—Health advisory (for scenes taken before the community quarantine) | |||
| “ | “Ang mga artista, crew, at lahat ng nakasama sa paggawa ng programang ito ay sumailalim ng quarantine ng labing-apat na araw at sumunod din sa lahat ng alituntunin upang ingatan ang kalusugan at kaligtasan nila laban sa COVID-19." | ” | |
—Health protocol advisory (2020-2021)) | |||
| “ | Ang mga artista, crew at lahat ng nakasama ng paggawa ng programang ito ay sumunod sa lahat ng alituntunin upang ingatan ang kalusugan nila laban sa COVID-19 | ” | |
—Health protocol advisory (2022)-September 15, 2024) | |||
Non-narrative entertainment programs[]
| “ | "The cast and crew of this program have undergone a 14 day quarantine and all safety precautions have been taken to protect them from COVID-19" | ” | |
—Health protocol advisory (June 2020-????) | |||
| “ | "The staff and artists of this show have undergone quarantine and RT-PCR tests. All health protocols were followed to ensure the safety of everyone involved in the show. | ” | |
—Health protocol advisory (2021-January 2022) | |||
| “ | Ang programang ito ay isinagawa alinsunod sa COVID-19 protocols ng DOH at IATF | ” | |
—Health protocol advisory January 2022-September 15, 2024 | |||
News programs[]
| “ | Patuloy ang aming paglilingkod at tungkuling na maghatid sa inyo ng pinakahuling balita ukol sa COVID-19 pandemic. Pero dahil sa panganib ng sakit na ito at limitasyon ng lockdown, hindi po muna mapapanood ang Bandila. Maraming salamat po sa inyong tiwala at pagtutok sa ABS-CBN. | ” | |
—Advisory before the replay of TV Patrol which replaces Bandila | |||
Music videos[]
| “ | Sumunod ang ABS-CBN Music sa health at safety guidelines na itinakda ng COVID-19 Inter-agency Task Force sa pagsagawa ng ating music video. Sumailalim din sa ANTIGEN/PCR SWAB TEST ang mga kasama sa pagbuo nito upang matiyak ang kaligtasan ng lahat. | ” | |
—Star Music on Himig 11th Edition Music videos | |||
Events on KTX[]
| “ | Let it be known that the (insert event name) organizers, artists and crew followed quarantine periods, enforced swab test requirements, maintained distancing protocols and implemented all IATF-mandated procedures to ensure their safety and good health. | ” | |
—ABS-CBN Events on pandemic-era digital events | |||
Opening Billboards[]
Advisories[]
On June 15, 2020, certain entertainment programs began to mandate the same COVID-19 advisories. Despite no longer following or implementing COVID-19 protocols after July 22, 2023, the advisory continued until September 15, 2024.
Narrative programs[]
January 2022-September 2024 (non-narrative)[]
The same text was used after the Omicron COVID-19 surge in January 2022, which removed quarantine protocols before taping.
NOTE: Although health protocols are no longer implemented since July 22, 2023 (due to the end of the COVID-19 emergency in the country as a result of the withdrawal of the State of Public Health Emergency, the advisories with the re-used text continued to be displayed until September 15, 2024 with the same text strings.), though COVID-19 protocols are no longer being undertaken in the studios.
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Trivia[]
- Pamilya Sagrado, High Street and Can't Buy Me Love are the only ABS-CBN Studios narrative drama series to not have a health advisory mentioning the disease, as those were taped post-pandemic.
- Until 11:59 pm on September 15, 2024, the health protocol advisories mentioning the former pandemic continued to be in use on non-narrative programs and certain narrative dramas despite COVID-19 protocols being discontinued on July 22, 2023 due to the lifting of the national COVID-19 emergency in the country.
- The IATF-EID, on the other hand, was deactivated following the withdrawal of the aforementioned emergency.