This is a list of events taking place in 2016 related to Philippine television.
January 1
Charo Santos-Concio retires as president and CEO of the ABS-CBN Corporation and is succeeded by its COO, Carlo L. Katigbak, although she retains her role as chief content officer, president of ABS-CBN University, and executive adviser to the chairman Gabby Lopez.
ABS-CBN Corporation launched their second high-definition cable channel, ABS-CBN Sports + Action, replacing Balls HD, on Sky Cable, Destiny Cable and Sky Direct.
GMA Network Inc. formally unveils the newest version of Lupang Hinirang (Philippine national anthem) aired during sign-on and sign-off of GMA and GMA News TV and the first screening and last full show of films in selected SM cinemas.
January 25 – President Benigno Aquino III approved the privatization plans of the government-sequestered television network Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC-13) thru public bidding.
February 1 – The ABS-CBN program On the Wings of Love apologizes to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on a complaint of using a police uniform on James Reid's character in a striptease scene with Nadine Lustre's character in the January 11 episode of the drama series.
February 7 – Lucky Aces was named the first grand winner of Dance Kids held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater at Resorts World Manila.
February 12 – The ABS-CBN program It's Showtime launched its all-female dance group known as the GirlTrends consisting of 21 talents from Star Magic, Pinoy Big Brother and other programs.
February 21 – The first leg of the PiliPinas Debates 2016, a COMELEC-organized presidential debate held at the Capitol University, Cagayan de Oro and aired on GMA Network.
March 1 – WWE Network, a streaming service owned by WWE, became available in the Philippines.
March 15 – ABS-CBN News Channel was launched in high-definition as ANC HD on Sky Cable and Destiny Cable. It is the third high-definition cable channel of ABS-CBN Corporation after ABS-CBN HD and ABS-CBN Sports + Action HD.
March 16 – ABS-CBN Corporation forged a partnership with Viva Films and Regal Entertainment for the broadcast rights of their respective films in ABS-CBN's free-to-air networks, cable channels, video on demand, and global assets. At the same time, ABS-CBN also signed a deal with Artikulo Uno Productions for the broadcast rights of Heneral Luna.
March 20 – The second leg of the PiliPinas Debates 2016, a COMELEC-organized presidential debate held at the Performing Arts Hall of the University of the Philippines, Cebu City and aired on TV5.
April 10 – The Metro Manila leg of the PiliPinas Debates 2016, a COMELEC-organized first vice presidential debate held at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila and aired on CNN Philippines.
April 17
Maxine Medina, a graduate of the Philippine School of Interior Design with experience in designing residential condominiums and a model, is crowned as Miss Universe Philippines 2016 during the coronation night of the Binibining Pilipinas 2016 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
The Harapan ng Bise: The ABS-CBN Vice Presidential Debate, a televised debate created and organized by ABS-CBN held at the ABS-CBN Compound.
April 24 – The third leg of the PiliPinas Debates 2016, a COMELEC-organized presidential debate held at the University of Pangasinan, Dagupan and aired on ABS-CBN.
May 1 – The ABS-CBN News Channel celebrated its 20th anniversary.
May 9–11 – All Philippine TV networks had its special coverage of the 2016 elections.
May 22 – Power Duo, composed of couple Anjanette and Gervin from Angono, Rizal, wins the fifth season of Pilipinas Got Talent, the grand finals of which were held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
June 30 – Jessy Mendiola, a television actress, is hailed as The Nation's Sexiest Woman in FHM Philippines' 2016 100 Sexiest List.
July 11 – Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza were declared as The Most Beautiful Stars of 2016 of YES! magazine.
July 17 – The all-male group Tres Kantos, of Bugoy Drilon, Jovit Baldivino, and former Tawag ng Tanghalan contestant Dominador Aviola, mentored by Erik Santos, were named the first winner of the celebrity competition We Love OPM during the show's live finale at Resorts World Manila.
August 21 – Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, collectively known as AlDub, and Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, collectively known as KathNiel, and other Kapamilya and Kapuso personalities and programs were among the winners at the 2016 PEP List Awards night held at the Crown Plaza Hotel.
August 28 – Joshua Oliveros, coached by Lea Salonga, won the third season of The Voice Kids, the grand finals of which were held at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre, Resorts World Manila.
September 26 – Jodi Sta. Maria and Bridges of Love were nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her work in Pangako Sa 'Yo and an International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela respectively at the 2016 International Emmy Awards.
October 4 – During the 30th anniversary celebration held recently at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Pasay, DZMM announced the launch of the noontime national newscast Headline Pilipinas, airing exclusively on DZMM TeleRadyo anchored by veteran broadcast journalist Tony Velasquez, together with ABS-CBN Cebu’s Leo Lastimosa and ABS-CBN Davao’s Melanie Severino.
November 15 – Following the success of the Fight Of The Century between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May 2015, Solar Entertainment announced its broadcast of the 65th Miss Universe pageant on January 30, 2017. As stated in a press conference that day, it was broadcast live on three major television stations in the Philippines, GMA Network, TV5 (who also broadcast the preliminary events and will handle the digital rights exclusively) and ABS-CBN (who waivered its contract with Solar to allow its free-to-air coverage of the pageant), with ETC, 2nd Avenue, Jack TV and CT as its main content provider for this historic pageant.
November 21 – The World Tonight celebrated its 50th anniversary of the longest-running English news program in the Philippines since its premiered in 1966.
December 11 – Niel Murillo, Russell Reyes, Ford Valencia, Tristan Ramirez and Joao Constancia were named as the winners of Pinoy Boyband Superstar, and they will officially be called BoybandPH.
December 15 – The team of Parul Shah and Maggie Wilson, representing the Philippines, were held as winners at The Amazing Race Asia 5. The team of Eric and Rona Tai, also representing the Philippines, came in third place.
The following are programs that debuted on ABS-CBN:
The following are programs that debuted on GMA Network
The following are programs that debuted on TV5:
The following are programs that debuted on People's Television Network:
January 16: Halo Halo House
February 6: Entrep TV
April 21: Hatol ng Bayan Electoral Primer
May 2: O Shopping
July 3: Motorsiklo News TV (season 3)
July 11: PTV News
July 11: Good Morning Pilipinas
July 24: Biyaheng Negosyo
August 5: Business and Beyond
August 6: Japan Video Topics
August 8: Dayaw
August 27: ASEAN Spotlight TV
October 9: Payo Alternatibo
October 22: S.M.E. Go
October 22: Tahor: Your Ultimate Gamefowl Show
October 30: Tulay: Your Bridge to Understanding, Peace and Prosperity
December 17: The Breaking Point
The following are programs that debuted on other minor channels and video streaming services:
The following are programs that were rebroadcast:
The following shows made their Milestone episodes in 2016:
The following are programs that ended on ABS-CBN:
The following are programs that ended on GMA Network:
January 17: Wowowin (Sunday edition)
April 29: Wowowin (Weekdays edition) (reason: series break)
May 20: Shop TV (reason: Continues to air on GMA News TV)
August 12: Dragon Ball Z (rerun) (season break)
September 3, December 17: Kalyeserye (reason: season break)
The following are programs that ended on TV5:
January 22: Wattpad Presents (Weekdays edition)
May 27: Rat-A-Tat (reason: Short break)
May 28: What's New Scooby-Doo and Taz-Mania (reason: Short break)
May 29: Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers (reason: Short break)
June 4: Outcast (reason: Continues to air on Fox)
August 5: Sofia the First (season 2), Little Einsteins and Sheriff Callie's Wild West (reason: Due to the coverage of 2016 Summer Olympics as prior to removal)
September 15: Shark Men (reason: Short break)
September 16: Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (season 2)
September 17: Krypto the Superdog and The Powerpuff Girls (reason: Short break)
September 18: Wander Over Yonder, The 7D and Penn Zero: Part Time Hero (reason: Short break)
The following are programs that ended on People's Television Network:
January 14: Personage
February 7: Halo Halo House
May 6: Hatol ng Bayan Electoral Primer
July 8: Good Morning Boss, News @ 1, News @ 6 and NewsLife
July 9: News @ 6 Weekend
July 10: The Weekend News
July 31: Ating Alamin
September 2: O Shopping
September 16: Business and Beyond
December 30: PTV Sports (reason: dissolved, became a 5-minute segment of PTV News)
December 31: Panahon.TV (reason: creation of PTV InfoWeather segment during PTV News; continues to air on Pilipinas HD on BEAM TV)
February 19: Palibhasa Lalake on Jeepney TV (reason: Short break)
March 1: O Shopping, Shop Japan and TV Shop Philippines on BEAM TV 31 (reason: Relocated as digital-only subchannels)
April 2: Pieta on Jeepney TV (reason: Short break)
December 31: Shop TV on AksyonTV
The following are a list of free-to-air and cable channels or networks launches and closures in 2016.
February: 2016 Adamson University Media Awards, organized by Adamson University (awarded to Mike Enriquez)
February: 2016 EVSU Student Choice Mass Media Awards, organized by Eastern Visayas State University
February 3: The Platinum Stallion Media Awards 2016, organized by the Trinity University of Asia
February 19: 3rd Gawad Bagani sa Kommunikasyon, organized by University of the East-Caloocan
February 22: 2015 Anak TV Seal Awards, organized by Anak TV Foundation
March 8: 2016 Hildegarde Awards for Women in Media and Communication, organized by St. Scholastica's College
March 10: 3rd UmalohokJuan Awards, organized by Lyceum of the Philippines
March 12: 2016 Paragala Central Luzon Media Awards, organized by Holy Angel University
March 19: Gandingan 2016, organized by College of Development Communication, UP Los Baños
April 8: 2016 Gawad Tanglaw Awards, organized by the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta Las Piñas
April 17: 2016 GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards, organized by Memorial Scholarship Foundation
April 21: 12th USTV Awards, organized by the University of Santo Tomas
April 29: 24th KBP Golden Dove Awards, organized by the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas
June 30: 2016 Rotary Club of Manila Journalism Awards, organized by the Rotary Club of Manila
August 29: 2016 VACC Awards, organized by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption, held at the Malacañang Palace
September: 11th COMGUILD Media Awards, organized by the COMGUILD Center for Journalism
September 10: 6th Edukcircle Awards, organized by the International Education Circle ICCS
September 29: 2nd ALTA Media Icon Awards, organized by the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA
October 12: 38th Catholic Mass Media Awards, organized by the CMMA Foundation
October 23: 30th PMPC Star Awards for Television, organized by the Philippine Movie Press Club
December 2: 2016 PUP Mabini Media Awards, organized by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines
December 10: 2016 Anak TV Seal Awards, organized by Anak TV Foundation
December 10: 3rd Indieng-Indie Short Film Festival
