''Kasangga Mo ang Langit'' (English: You're Up Against the Sky) is a current affairs program which airs the different issues in the

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. Kasangga Mo ang Langit is aired back-to-back with companion show

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every Saturday at 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm PST over

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. and is produced by Heavenly Images Productions for Television, Inc. And also on a Live Radio and TV program is hosted by Rey Langit and his sons Reyster Langit and JR Langit also via Radyo Agila which airs every Monday to Friday at 8:00 am to 10:00 am. The show has been hosted by

Rey Langit Reynante Magat Langit (; born September 20, 1948) is a Filipino journalist. He is a longtime columnist for Philippine newspapers ''Tempo'', ''Balita'', ''People's Tonight'', and ''Pilipino Mirror''. He is also the main anchorman for the natio ...

after his failed senatorial bid in the 1998 Presidential Elections through the Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa (Reporma–LM). His first co-host was the late Reyster Langit, who died of heart failure due to cerebral malaria, a disease he contracted in Palawan while he was on assignment. He was replaced by his brother, Reynante "JR" Langit, Jr.

History

Kasangga Mo ang Langit was first aired on RPN from July 10, 1998, to March 10, 2007.

, who had an unsuccessful senatorial bid in the 1998 Presidential Elections through the Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa (Reporma–LM), was joined by his late son Reyster Langit (who served as main host alongside his father from 1998 until his death in 2005).

The Death of Reyster Langit

On June 2, 2005, Reyster died of heart failure due to cerebral malaria, He was 32 years old, a disease he contracted while on assignment in Palawan.Patay sa malaria: Reyster Langit bumigay din
/ref> Reyster wrote a letter to his family He was interred at

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JR replaces his brother Reyster

Following his death, Rey's surviving son, JR, has since joined him not only for Kasangga Mo ang Langit but also for ''

''. The show moved to

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from January 5, 2008, to September 13, 2013, and later moved to PTV from September 22, 2013, to August 31, 2019, and later moved to RJTV from September 7, 2019, to October 22, 2022.

Rey Langit's departure

On February 12, 2022, Rey Langit bid farewell to the show to run for senator and his friend former

Ulat Bayan ''Ulat Bayan'' () is the flagship national primetime newscast of PTV, Originally anchored by Aljo Bendijo and Catherine Vital, it premiered on July 10, 2017, replacing '' PTV News'' and was replaced by the weekday edition of '' PTV News'' late ...

anchor

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to run for Partylist following that, JR Langit remained as a sole host and continued his role until 2022. By that time, it was reformatted as a magazine show.

Hosts

;Main hosts *

(1998–2010, 2010–2022, 2022-present) *

JR Langit JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * ''J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album '' Barely Real'' * J. ...

(2005–present) *

Aljo Bendijo Aljo Bendijo (; born Alexes Joseph Rubia Bendijo; February 6, 1974) is a Filipino broadcast journalist. He anchored ABS-CBN's flagship newscast '' TV Patrol'' from 2001 to 2003 with Korina Sanchez and Henry Omaga-Diaz and ''Batingaw'' (whic ...

(substitute/replaced host for Langit; 2022–present) ;Former Hosts * Reyster Langit+ (1998-2005)

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