''Nginiiig'' () is a Philippine

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- horror-

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- thriller-paranormal-supsence

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aired by

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. It aired from March 6, 2004 to April 8, 2006. It was hosted by

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, then by

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, and finally

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, with

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and

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serving as substitute hosts or guest co-hosts.

Format

The show is presented as a docu-drama wherein it features real reality horror-action-thriller and paranormal stories through

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s based on the victims' account of the horrifying events. The victims are interviewed about the events that took place in the haunted venues and actors and actresses play them in the reconstructions. Similarly to the Undas episodes of the ABS-CBN telemagazine news program

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, the haunted venues serve as studio settings for the show.

Cancellation

Director

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, died on June 8, 2005. Santiago, who had just completed a feature film version of the show, was passing by a bar in

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when an intoxicated patron suddenly brandished a firearm and opened fire indiscriminately. A stray bullet from the shooting hit the director, fatally injuring him. Despite that, the series continued with an unnamed new director until its end on April 8, 2006.

Spin-offs

''Nginiiig: The Hidden Files'' and ''Nginiiig: Paranormal Investigation'' aired on the now defunct

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, the latter was hosted by members of the Streetboys.

Reruns

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of the show's episodes airs on

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. Select portions of some of its episodes were aired on

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as part of its commercial breaks.

Promotion

The show was one of the shows chosen to be part of the ''Kasakay Mo, Kapamilya Mo''

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ad campaign launched by ABS-CBN in 2005.

Historical connections

Many paranormal stories presented in the series have connections to real-life historic events. These include

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Japanese occupation of the Philippines The Japanese occupation of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Pananakop ng mga Japones sa Filipinas''; ja, 日本のフィリピン占領, Nihon no Firipin Senryō) occurred between 1942 and 1945, when Imperial Japan occupied the Commonwealth of the ...

, Marcos Martial law, Leyte landslide,

Ozone disco club fire The Ozone Disco fire in Quezon City, Philippines, broke out at 11:35 pm Philippine Standard Time on March 18, 1996, leaving at least 162 people dead. It is officially acknowledged as the worst fire in Philippine history, and among the 10 wo ...

1990 Luzon earthquake The 1990 Luzon earthquake struck the island of Luzon in the Philippines at 4:26 p.m. on July 16 ( PDT) or 3:26 p.m. ( PST) with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent'') and produced a 1 ...

, 1991 Pinatubo eruption, and many others.

Episodes

Nginiig with Raymond Bagatsing

Nginiig with Jericho Rosales

Nginiig with Hero Angeles

The Hero Angeles era was the last to feature Luigi Santiago as director. After Santiago's death in 2005, the series continued under a different director, with Angeles continuing to host.

References

External links

* ABS-CBN original programming 2004 Philippine television series debuts 2006 Philippine television series endings Philippine horror fiction television series Philippine anthology television series Filipino-language television shows {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub