''Lovingly Yours, Helen'' is a

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'' is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television), and "''se ...

anthology series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...

and Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation. Originally hosted by

Helen Vela Helen Vela Hernandez (formerly Punzalan; October 31, 1946 – February 14, 1992) was a Filipino actress and radio/TV personality. Early life She was born on October 31, 1946, in Manila, Philippines. Career Vela started her career in broadcast ...

, it premiered on September 7, 1980. The series moved to Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation in 1984. It returned to GMA Network on March 23, 1986. The series concluded on September 1, 1996.

Overview

The anthology evolved into a television drama anthology from a daily counseling program on radio with the same title, originally aired on DZBB. It was presented by television/radio personality Helen Vela. Each episode is based on the letter sender's life stories sent by viewers. The show's radio version, which is a live counselling program, continued to air on weekdays. The radio show moved to BBC's FM station DWOK-FM in 1984, and returned to DZBB in 1986. In 1980, the program transformed from a radio program to a television drama anthology. In 1984, due to popularity of the series, ''Lovingly Yours, Helen'' was adapted into a four-part anthology film directed by Argel Joseph. Following Vela's death in 1992, her daughter Princess Punzalan took over her as the host.

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* 1980 Philippine television series debuts 1996 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network anthology series {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub