''Swak na Swak'' (), formerly known as ''Kabuhayang Swak na Swak'' (''Perfectly Fit Business''), is an
entrepreneurial
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and
informative
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show produced by Bayan Productions which was aired weekend mornings on
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...
and worldwide via
The Filipino Channel
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. It premiered on August 22, 2006, with
Amy Perez and Chase Tinio as the show's original hosts. The program features ways, means and techniques of how to start, set up and maintain a certain business. The show aired every Saturday and Sunday at 7:00 a.m. (
PST) except for some
ABS-CBN Regional
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stations, where it was broadcast at an earlier time of 5:30 a.m. to make room for locally produced ABS-CBN Regional news programs like the Saturday editions of Maayong Buntag Kapamilya, Panay Sikat, and Maayong Buntag Mindanao.
From May 3, 2020, the show has been temporarily suspended airings due to the temporary closure of ABS-CBN because of the
cease and desist
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order of the
National Telecommunications Commission
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(NTC), following the expiration of the network's 25-year franchise granted in 1995. It was carried over by
Kapamilya Channel
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when it was launched a month after.
On April 25, 2021,
ANC
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ended its simulcast for Swak na Swak, and ANCX programming took its place on May 2, 2021.
The show concluded on September 26, 2021, after 15 years of airing and the temporary closure of Bayan Productions, and was replaced the following week by a replay of earlier seasons of ''G Diaries''.
Hosts
;Final
* Bobby Yan (2011-2021)
* Ahmir Sinsuat (2017-2021)
* Shah Sinsuat-Hermoso (2017-2021)
* Ethan Salvador (2017-2021)
;Former
*
Dimples Romana
Dianne Marie Bonifacio Romana-Ahmee (born November 13, 1976) or better known as Dimples Romana is a Filipino actress.
Career
Romana finished at International Hospitality Management Major in Culinary Arts at Enderun College after she finished h ...
(2011-2020)
* Aly Sevilla (2017)
*
Carlos Agassi (2013–2014)
*
Amy Perez (2006–2010)
* Chase Tinio (2006–2007)
*
Christine Bersola-Babao (2010–2011)
*
Donita Rose (2006–2010)
* Eileen Shi (2018)
*
Franzen Fajardo
Franzen (born Franzen Macaraig Fajardo on April 18, 1982 in Sampaloc, Manila) is a Filipino actor, TV host, and former reality show contestant.
Fajardo was forced evicted in the reality series Pinoy Big Brother on Day 91, November 19, 2005.
Earl ...
(2006–2011)
*
Gilbert Remulla
Gilbert Cesar Catibayan Remulla (born September 5, 1970) is a Filipino journalist and politician.
Biography
Gilbert is the seventh and youngest child of former Governor Juanito R. Remulla and Ditas Catibayan Remulla. His brothers include curr ...
(2008–2011)
*
Katherine de Castro (2006–2011)
*
Jason Gainza (2006–2011)
* Louie Ngo (2017)
*
Roxanne Barcelo (2010–2016)
* Shawn Kyle (2017)
*
Markus Paterson
Mark Paul Robert Paterson (born 3 June 1998) is a Filipinos in the United Kingdom, Filipino British actor, singer, television host and Association football, footballer based in the Philippines.
Biography
Paterson was born in England. He is of ...
(2017)
*
Maxine Medina (2019)
*
Uma Khouny (2006–2007)
* Cherie Mercado (2008)
*
Karylle
Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari (born March 22, 1981), known mononymously as a Karylle, is a Filipino singer, actress, TV host and musical theatre performer. She is heralded as "''OPMs Showbiz Royalty''". She notably received a nomination for ...
(2010)
See also
*
List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
This is a list of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN, a Philippine television network. The network is headquartered in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City.
On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN was issued a cease-and-desist order by the National ...
Business-related television series
Philippine television shows
ABS-CBN original programming
ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs shows
2006 Philippine television series debuts
2021 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
Television series by Bayan Productions
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