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| Knowledge Power | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Education |
| Presented by | Ernie Baron |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | July 5, 1998 (1998-7-5) – February 28, 2004 (2004-2-28) |
Knowledge Power is aPhilippine television informative show broadcast byABS-CBN. Hosted byErnie Baron, it aired from July 5, 1998 to February 28, 2004, and was replaced byNginiiig!. The program aired every Sunday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m, the show is educational and informative even as it also entertains. The topics are highly informative, engaging and mostly out-of-the-ordinary. The program is a cross betweenRipley's Believe It or Not! andDiscovery Channel. It does not only explore into the bizarre and the extraordinary, but pursues light yet thought-provoking, significant and highly-instructive items. Features sometimes serve as survival tips for viewers. Through extensive research and creative production, the show delves on the sciences, health, history, paranormal, cultures, civilizations, people, among others.
The show aims to educate and entertain. The educational bent of the show is primarily geared towards enhancing children’s outlooks and potentials.
The show's title alludes to the widely quoted statement by SirFrancis Bacon, "Knowledge is power" (fromReligious Meditations, Of Heresies 1597).[1]
The program is divided into four gaps—two main stories and two regular segments—which include "For Your Information" and "Health Tips ni Ka Ernie." Some new segments are "See Them Here First," "The First Knowledge," "Gallery," "Bakit Nga Ba?" "Question and Answer," "Scrabble, Scramble" and "What If."
The show won as Best Educational Program & Host in the 2004 & 2005PMPC Star Awards for Television.