''Pira-pirasong Pangarap'' () is a

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebis ...

anthology broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

and Super Radyo DZBB. Hosted by

Gina de Venecia Maria Georgina Perez-de Venecia (born February 15, 1949), also known as Gina de Venecia, is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 4th district of Pangasinan. She is the wife of Jose de Venecia, Jr., Speaker of the House of ...

, it premiered on August 18, 1997.http://archives.manilatimes.net/national/2009/may/10/yehey/weekend/20090510week1.html The show concluded on February 21, 2003. It was replaced by ''

Nagmamahal, Manay Gina ''Nagmamahal, Manay Gina'' () is a 2003 Philippine television drama anthology broadcast by GMA Network and Super Radyo DZBB. Hosted by Gina de Venecia Maria Georgina Perez-de Venecia (born February 15, 1949), also known as Gina de Venecia, i ...

'' in its timeslot.

Overview

The plight of battered women and children whose lives were transformed by ''The Haven for Women'' (an establishment of the nine-building in Alabang. It was inaugurated on September 30, 1995. Its main goal is to rehabilitate the abused women and help them to reclaim their God-given right to live with dignity) served as inspiration for her to come up a radio drama program entitled ''Pira-pirasong Pangarap'', launched in June 1996 on

DZRH DZRH (666 AM) is a radio station owned and operated by Manila Broadcasting Company, which serves as the flagship station. The station's studio is located at the MBC Building, Star City, Vicente Sotto St., CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay ...

. The following year, the TV version made its debut on

. This also the radio drama to moved from DZRH to Super Radyo DZBB, the AM radio station of GMA Network. During its run, the show raked in five Best Drama Series trophies from the Philippine Movie Press Club's (PMPC) Star Award.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=92151

References

1997 Philippine television series debuts 2003 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network original programming Philippine anthology television series {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub