The Kapamilya action drama is also poised to become the first local primetime series on weekdays, to air within the terms of three Philippine presidents.
President Oscar Hidalgo’s term may be coming-to-an-end, but for FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’s time being on-the-air certainly isn’t at least not this year.
Currently the longest-running weeknight drama on local television, the six-year-old primetime program is set to outlive the tenure of Rodrigo Duterte as the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines. FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano had been on the air for nine months when Durtete got sworn into office. The series still does not bear a sign of leaving Primetime Bida anytime soon.
Another fun fact is that the Coco Martin-starrer is almost certain now to become the first Filipino series, airing on weekday primetime, to air within the terms of three Philippine Presidents. FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano began airing on September 28, 2015, when the late President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III, was still in office. It is now set to eclipse Duterte’s entire six-year term and will remain on the air, within at least the first year of presumptive 17th Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Another local drama, GMA Network’s Anna Karenina, accomplished a similar feat, but it is worth noting that it only aired as a weekly drama and that it aired its last episode before it could celebrate its sixth year on air. Of course, when it comes to weekly dramas, ABS-CBN’s Maalala Mo Kaya (MMK) remains undefeated.
FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano has notably survived the ABS-CBN shutdown, and it is very likely to see the company’s full recovery soon.
It is credited largely for its efforts to mirror sociopolitical concerns that are either happening now or have been perennial woes that persistently deteriorate Filipino society.
It has shed light upon various relevant issues like criminality, drugs, and government corruption. Its current story arc perfectly mirrors the chaos of the recently concluded national elections and the election campaign season.
