1989 in Philippine television

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The following is a list of events effecting Philippine television in 1989. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events

• October 8 - Radio Philippines Network launches New Vision 9.

Premieres

Date
April 17	TV Patrol Southern Mindanao on ABS-CBN Davao
September 25	Agila on ABS-CBN
	Coney Reyes on Camera on ABS-CBN
	Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! on ABS-CBN
November 27	Anna Luna on ABS-CBN

Specials

• January 23: Super Bowl XXIII on GMA
• May 11–21: 1989 PBA Open Conference Finals on PTV 4
• May 24: Miss Universe 1989 on GMA
• June 4: 1989 PBA All-Star Game on PTV 4
• July 24: State of the Nation Address 1989 on PTV 4
• August 20–31: 1989 Southeast Asian Games on PTV 4
• August 22–September 3: 1989 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals on PTV 4
• September 23: Eat Bulaga!: The Moving on ABS-CBN
• November 22: Miss World 1989 on PTV 4
• November 28–December 12: 1989 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals on PTV 4
• December 31, 1989–January 1, 1990: 1990: New Year at GMA Special on GMA

Unknown date

• July: Iglesia ni Cristo @ 75 on RPN (now New Vision 9)
• October: 3rd PMPC STAR Awards for Television on IBC 13

Unknown

• NCAA Season 65 Men's Basketball Finals: San Sebastian Stags vs. San Beda Red Lions on GMA
• UAAP Season 52 Men's Basketball Finals: La Salle Green Archers vs. FEU Tamaraws on RPN (now New Vision 9)

Programs transferring networks

Major networks

Date	Show	Moved from	Moved to
September 23	Eat Bulaga!	RPN	ABS-CBN

Finales

• September 22:
  • Agila on RPN (now New Vision 9)
  • Coney Reyes on Camera on RPN (now New Vision 9)
  • Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! on IBC 13

Unknown

• GMA Saturday/Sunday Report on GMA
• Superstar on RPN (now New Vision 9)

Births

• January 12 - Arci Muñoz, Filipina actress and commercial model
• January 22 -
  • Rich Asuncion, actress
  • RJ Padilla, actor
• January 25- Yasmien Kurdi, actress, singer and mother
• February 5 - Cristine Reyes, Filipina actress
• February 11 - Lovi Poe, actress
• March 3 - Sef Cadayona, actor
• March 7 - Gerald Anderson (Born Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson Jr.), Filipino American actor (The Former Loveteam of Kim Chiu in 4 years "2006-2010" and Sarah Geronimo in 1 year "2011-2012" and Former Relationship of Maja Salvador in 2 years In their Break-up "2013-2015").
• April 2 - Danita Paner, Filipina singer and actress
• May 17 - Kris Bernal, actress
• May 27 - Yam Concepcion, Filipina actress
• July 12 - Xian Lim (Born Alexander Xian Cruz Lim Uy), Chinese-Filipino actor (The Loveteam of Kim Chiu as "KimXi")
• July 20 - Rayver Cruz, Filipino actor and Dancer
• August 18 - Nikki Bacolod, Filipina singer
• August 22 - Chariz Solomon, actress
• September 21 - Jef Gaitan, Filipina actress
• September 27 - Robi Domingo, actor
• October 2 - Janine Gutierrez, actress
• November 5 – Enchong Dee (Born Ernest Lorenzo Velasquez-Dee) (Younger Brother of AJ Dee), actor and former De La Salle Green Archers swimmer
• November 6 - Shaina Magdayao, actress
• November 12 - Gino M. Santos, director and producer
• November 15 - Jonalyn Viray, singer
• November 20 - Edgar Allan Guzman, actor
• November 26 - Angeline Quinto, actress and singer
• December 11 - Sam Pinto, actress

See also

• 1989 in television