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| Developed by | ABS-CBN Studios |
| Written by | Various |
| Directed by | Nick Lizaso (1988–1999) various directors |
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| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Tagalog |
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| Executive producers | Carlo Katigbak Cory Vidanes Laurenti Dyogi Ruel Bayani |
| Producer | Edyl Macy Delos Santos |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 44–50 minutes 60 minutes(2020–2024) |
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| Network | IBC/Islands TV 13 |
| Release | June 13, 1988 (1988-06-13) – August 14, 1992 (1992-08-14) (first iteration) |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | August 16, 1992 (1992-08-16) – March 7, 1999 (1999-03-07) (first iteration) |
| Network | RPN |
| Release | 1999 (1999) – 2000 (2000) (replay of first iteration) |
| Release | February 7, 2004 (2004-02-07) – 2005 (2005) (replay of first iteration) |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | June 7, 2014 (2014-06-07) – May 2, 2020 (2020-05-02) (second iteration) |
| Network | Kapamilya Channel |
| Release | June 14 (2020-06-14) – July 5, 2020 (2020-07-05) (second iteration) |
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Ipaglaban Mo! (transl. Fight for It!), also known asKapag nasa Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! orKapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo!, is a Philippine television public service and advocacy-driven legal drama anthology show broadcast byIBC,ABS-CBN,RPN,GMA News TV andKapamilya Channel underABS-CBN Studios, featuring dramatizations of actual cases brought and settled in theSupreme Court andCourt of Appeals of the Philippines. It aired from June 13, 1988 to 2000. The show returned from February 7, 2004 to 2005 and again from June 7, 2014 to July 5, 2020, replacingSabado Specials: Shake, Rattle & Roll.
Kapag nasa Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! was originally aired overIBC on June 13, 1988, and last aired on August 14, 1992. The program transferred toABS-CBN on August 16, 1992, under Milliard Productions as a blocktime program under the titleKapag May Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo!. After 52 episodes, the show "premiered" in September 1993 as a station produced program and ended on March 7, 1999, being replaced byTabing Ilog on its Sunday timeslot.
This past episodes (1993–1999) is currently streaming onJeepney TVYouTube channel every 1st quarter of the month, together withStar Drama Theater every 5:00 pm.[2]
From 1999 to 2000, the show aired onRPN under the titleKapag nasa Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo!, but in a unique setup. Some of the IBC-era episodes were re-aired with new taped segments replacing the original ones to make it look more timely and relevant.[3]
| Ipaglaban Mo! | |
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| Also known as | Kapag nasa Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! |
| Genre | Legal drama |
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| Directed by | Dante Nico Garcia |
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| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Tagalog |
| No. of episodes | 64 |
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| Executive producer | Angelina Samson-Valvieja |
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| Cinematography | Rain Yamson II |
| Editor | Laser Diaz |
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| Network | GMA News TV |
| Release | November 10, 2012 (2012-11-10) – June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16) |
A new series ofKapag nasa Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! (transl. If it is Right ... Fight for it!) was broadcast byGMA News TV (nowGTV), premiering on November 10, 2012. It was hosted by Jose C. Sison and Jopet Sison.[4] On June 16, 2013, the show returned for a 3rd season.[5]
Fifteen years after the show ended on ABS-CBN, the legal drama returned on June 7, 2014, as part of theYes Weekend! block, airing every Saturday at 3:30 pm, afterIt's Showtime and beforeS.O.C.O. while the replay was every Wednesday at 2:00 pm, and every Thursday at 1:00 am, onDZMM TeleRadyo and every Sunday at 3:00 pm, onJeepney TV.[6] The show is still hosted by Atty. Jose Sison together with his son Jopet Sison. It is simply calledIpaglaban Mo!
On March 21, 2020, the show temporarily ceased production of the new episodes due to the2020 Luzon enhanced community quarantine, hence halting the schedule of airing the new episodes. Re-runs of previous episodes were re-aired for the time being.
Following theshutdown of ABS-CBN broadcasting due to thecease and desist ordered by theNational Telecommunications Commission (NTC) due to its franchise expiration, the show returned on the newly establishedKapamilya Channel on June 14, 2020 with new episodes aired but later on, it reverted to past episodes due to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and thePhilippine Congress denied the new ABS-CBN legislative franchise to operate. It aired its last episode on July 5, 2020, and has since aired random past episodes everySunday at 4:00 pm and simulcasts onA2Z on July 4, 2021.
On November 5, 2023, the show continued to air on Kapamilya Channel while the airing on A2Z was pre-empted to give way for2023–24 PBA season until February 11, 2024 as a result ofRPTV launched on February 1 (who carried the rest of the PBA season), thus resumed its airing on the latter network a week later.[7]
The rerun ended on June 30, 2024 and was replaced by the revival ofGoin' Bulilit after a decade.[8][9] A week later, it was swapped byMy Puhunan: Kaya Mo! onits timeslot.
The series had two movie versions. The first movie version was released in 1994 with two stories starring Sharmaine Arnaiz and Chin-Chin Gutierrez in their first starring role. Both stories depicted violence against women.
The second movie version was released in 1997 where it depicts poor people who wanted to seek justice. The first story features Carmina Villaroel as an illiterate maid who was accused of kidnapping her ward. But ended up being a victim of police brutality. The second story is about a man who vows to seek justice for the murder of his brother, whose suspects are from a powerful family.