''Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko'' (international title: ''My Brother's Keeper'' / ) is a
Philippine television public service show broadcast by
GMA Network. Originally hosted by
Rosa Rosal,
Orly Mercado and Antonio Talusan, it premiered on December 1, 1975. Produced by Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation, Inc., it is the
longest running program and the first television program to use
sign language interpreters in Philippine television. Mercado and Connie Angeles currently serve as the hosts.
The series is streaming online on
YouTube.
Overview
It was first broadcast on
GMA Network on December 1, 1975, with
Rosa Rosal,
Orly Mercado and Antonio Talusan serving as the hosts. In June 1976, the Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko Foundation was established. In the 1980s, Boots Anson Roa, Susan Valdez, Connie Angeles, and
Cielito del Mundo
Cielito del Mundo (July 4, 1935 – January 9, 2016), also known as ''Mahal'', was a Filipina singer, actress, civic leader, politician and television host. She was one of the original hosts of ''Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko'', the longest running public s ...
joined the show as hosts. Two doctors, Susy Pineda and
Nonoy Zuñiga
Zeno "Nonoy" Obong Zuñiga, popularly known as Nonoy Zuñiga, is a Filipino musician, television presenter and physician.
Career
Zuñiga's singing career spans more than 3 decades, as a folk singer from 1971 to 1975 and then as one of the lead s ...
also joined the show. In the 1990s, Mildred Ortega, Rose "Manang Rose" Clores, and
Toni Rose Gayda became part of the show.
Hosts
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Orly Mercado
* Connie Angeles
* Camille Angeles
;Former hosts
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Rosa Rosal
* Antonio Talusan
*
Nonoy Zuñiga
Zeno "Nonoy" Obong Zuñiga, popularly known as Nonoy Zuñiga, is a Filipino musician, television presenter and physician.
Career
Zuñiga's singing career spans more than 3 decades, as a folk singer from 1971 to 1975 and then as one of the lead s ...
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Boots Anson-Roa
*
Tina Monzon-Palma
*
Rosemarie Gil
* Susan Valdez
*
Helen Vela
*
Juan Flavier
*
Cielito del Mundo
Cielito del Mundo (July 4, 1935 – January 9, 2016), also known as ''Mahal'', was a Filipina singer, actress, civic leader, politician and television host. She was one of the original hosts of ''Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko'', the longest running public s ...
* Rose Clores
* Mildred Ortega
*
Gina de Venecia
*
Toni Rose Gayda
Production
In March 2020, production was halted due to the
enhanced community quarantine in Luzon caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Accolades
References
External links
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1975 Philippine television series debuts
Charities based in the Philippines
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
Philippine television shows
Sign language television shows
Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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