''Salamat Dok'' () was a Philippine medical television program Originally hosted by Cheryl Cosim and it premiered on April 24, 2004, on

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, which provides information on diseases and medical concerns. The show also provides free on-air consultation with guest physicians. The program also conducts regular free medical/dental missions within the

complex in the Philippines.

Bernadette Sembrano Bernadette Lorraine Palisada Dominguez Sembrano-Aguinaldo (; born February 18, 1976) is a Filipino reporter, newscaster, television host, and musician. Career Newscasting career Sembrano started with IBC as a newscaster in 1997 before mo ...

and

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served as the final hosts. The show concluded on March 15, 2020.

History

The program premiered on April 24, 2004 with Cheryl Cosim as its host alongside ABS-CBN reporter Pier Pastor as one of its segment hosts. It won several awards from prestigious award-giving bodies like the Anak TV Seal in 2006 and 2007, KBP Golden Dove in 2007 and the USTv Students' Choice 2008 as Best Public Service program. It celebrated its 4th anniversary with their anniversary episodes, which featured recent scandals and controversies that rocked the medical community. In March 2010,

permanently replaced Cheryl Cosim, who had moved to TV5. This rivalry is due to GMA launch its own program, ''Pinoy MD''. In August 2011,

joins Sembrano as the new host of the show. Veteran news personality and celebrity mom, Jing Castañeda, also joined the team as Program Host in December 2012, taking care of family issues/health, as well as the show's medical missions and healthy cooking segment. On March 30, 2019, it aired its final episode on Saturday to give way for the 2 News and Current Affairs programs of

, namely: ''Mission Possible'' and ''My Puhunan''. From March 22 to June 21, 2020 the program temporarily suspended airings due to the

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amid the

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, it was temporarily replaced by the live simulcast of

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(ANC)'s coverage on the enhanced community quarantine as provisional programming on its timeslot until the temporary closure of ABS-CBN because of the

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order of the

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(NTC), following the expiration of the network's 25-year franchise granted in 1995.

Hosts

Final hosts

(2010–2020) *

(2011–2020) *Jing Castaneda (2012–2020)

Final Segment hosts

*Pier Pastor (2004–2020) *

Bryan Termulo Bryan Bryll Cruz Termulo (born March 8, 1988) is a Filipino actor and award winning singer-songwriter, who was the runner-up in '' Pinoy Pop Superstar'' Year 3. He is best known for singing the theme song of Filipino TV series Walang Hanggan e ...

(2016–2020)

Former hosts

* Cheryl Cosim (2004–2010) *

Sol Aragones Marisol Castillo Aragones-Sampelo (born November 6, 1977) is a Filipina politician who served as the Representative of Laguna's 3rd district from 2013 to 2022. Before entering politics, she was a news presenter for ABS-CBN from 1998 to 2012. ...

(2011–2012)

Awards and nominations

*6th UPLB Gandingan Awards Best Public Service Program Host (2012) *7th USTv Students’ Choice Awards Awards Best Public Service Program (2011) *Winner, Best Public Service Program: 8th Gawad Tanglaw (2010) *Winner, Best TV Public Affairs Program (2010) 19th Golden Dove Award *Winner, Best TV Public Affairs Program (2009) 18th Golden Dove Award *Winner, Best Public Service Program: 7th Gawad Tanglaw (2009) *5th USTv Students’ Choice Awards Awards Best Public Service Program (2009) *Winner, Best TV Public Affairs Program (2008) 17th Golden Dove Award *Winner, Best TV Public Affairs Program (2008) 16th Golden Dove Award

References

External links

* {{ABS-CBN Shows (current and upcoming) ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs shows ABS-CBN original programming Live television series Philippine medical television series 2004 Philippine television series debuts 2020 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic