''Ating Alamin'' () was an agricultural and livelihood program produced by Gerry Geronimo Productions Incorporated and broadcast by MBS/PTV/NBN,

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. Hosted by Gerry Geronimo, it premiered on October 5, 1980. The show concluded on July 10, 2016.

History

The program was hosted, produced, written and directed by Adolfo "Ka Gerry" Geronimo. It started as a radio program in 1974, aiming to improve Filipino people's lives by sharing insights and innovations in agriculture, crops, fishery livestock and home industries. He pioneered agricultural programming on television, and later became a vehicle for him to be appointed as one of the sectoral representatives for the peasants during the

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as well as his participation in the

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Senatorial elections. It was later evolved as a television program which premiered on October 5, 1980, on MBS Channel 4, and also traveled through different television stations through the years. The program was also aired internationally on

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provided by TFC from 2009 to 2020. The program, however, ended its run on Philippine television on July 10, 2016, after the program was suspended indefinitely on PTV Channel 4 by the

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Segments

*Talasaysayan sa Kabuhayan *Dagdag Kaalaman *Question and Answer *Gabayan sa Kabuhayan *Extension Service *Special Feature

Host

*Adolfo "Ka Gerry" Geronimo - (1980–2016)

Accolades

*Hall of Fame - Catholic Mass Media Awards *Hall of Fame -

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*Best Livelihood Program and Host - Gandingan Awards (2011) *Seal of Approval - Anak TV Awards (2011) *Recipient, Long-Running TV Shows -

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(1988–2016) *Best Television Show (Top 1) - Gawad CCP para sa Telebisyon (1988)

References

External links

* *{{Facebook, user=atingalamin.gabayansakabuhayan, Ating Alamin - Gabayan Sa Kabuhayan
AtingAlamin.org

Gerry Geronimo Productions Official Site
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