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Asenso Pinoy
Also known asAsenso Ka Pinoy
GenreInformative
Created byRadio Corporation of the Philippines
Developed bySpotlight Media Services, Inc.
Directed byAnna Galanga-Cardona
Presented byFrancis Cardona
Opening themeAsenso Pinoy Jingle
Ending themeAsenso Pinoy Jingle
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageFilipino
Production
Executive producerAnna Galanga-Cardona
Original release
Network
ReleaseJuly 3, 2005 (2005-07-03) –
present

Asenso Ka Pinoy (formerly Asenso Pinoy) is a Philippine weekly magazine program hosted by Francis Cardona. It premiered on July 3, 2005 on ABC, the show presented livelihood information, including technological breakthroughs in agriculture. It's been a progressive entrepreneurship-oriented show incorporating features in travel and tourism, culture and the arts, and stories of the micro entrepreneurs. On December 2, 2023, the program has started Asenso Ka Pinoy on PTV.

History[edit]

Early years[edit]

Asenso Pinoy was launched in 2004 as an agribusiness-livelihood radio program. At almost the same time, a column with the same name is also published weekly in The Manila Times.[2] Aired every Saturday morning since its radio premiere,[3] the program was moved from DWSS-AM[3] to state-run DZSR-AM Sports Radio in February 2005.[4] The program, currently airs over DZXL-AM,[5] has been simulcast over stations and affiliates of Radyo Pilipino Media Group[6] (RPMG; formerly Philradio).[2]

The project was expanded later through a half-hour Sunday magazine program on television, also with the same name, which was premiered at noon of July 3, 2005, at ABC-5.[2] More than a month later, the program moved to an early Saturday afternoon slot.[7] Segments in the program feature topics related to entrepreneurship and personal development.[8]

Francis Cardona[edit]

Both programs were produced and hosted by Francisco "Francis" L. Cardona[2] (May 26, 1957 – April 28, 2024)[9] In the programs' early years, he had been serving as the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Philradio,[2] which later became RPMG, a Tarlac-based provincial broadcast network where he eventually became its president.[6]

Cardona's media career began in 1976 as a radio reporter.[3] He also served in the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas as a long-time director,[6] and later as the vice president for radio.[5]

Cardona died due to pneumonia at a hospital in Quezon City in 2024.[6]

Host[edit]

  • Francis Cardona (†)[6]

Production[edit]

In March 2020, production was halted due to the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The program resumed on November 14, 2020 and taped before the pandemic. It was aired on A2Z every Saturday mornings at 6:30 a.m. until January 7, 2023.

Nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2011 25th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Travel Show Asenso Pinoy
(NBN-4)		 Nominated [10]
Best Travel Show Host Francis Cardona
(NBN-4)		 Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cardona, Francis L. (October 9, 2005). "'Asenso Pinoy' goes international". The Manila Times. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cardona, Francis (July 3–9, 2005). "Asenso Pinoy: Thank God, 'Asenso Pinoy' is now on TV". The Manila Times (Career Times). p. C2. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c Cardona, Francis (January 23–29, 2005). "Asenso Pinoy: Responsibility and accountability in reporting". The Manila Times (Career Times). p. C2. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Cardona, Francis (February 13–19, 2005). "Asenso Pinoy: Kung Hei Fat Choi". The Manila Times (Career Times). p. C2. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ a b Post from DZXL News Facebook page, dated April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e Lacuna, Dody (May 7, 2024). "Never too late (Opinion)". Malaya. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  7. ^ Cardona, Francis (August 28 – September 3, 2005). "Asenso Pinoy: New time slot". The Manila Times (Career Times). p. C2. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Cardona, Francis (August 7–13, 2005). "Asenso Pinoy: 'Sikap Pinoy' on ABC-5". The Manila Times (Career Times). p. D2. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ Post from Radyo Pilipino Facebook page, dated April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  10. ^ Llanes, Rommel (October 29, 2011). "25th Star Awards for TV nominees bared". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
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