Batibot Season 2 to air on TV5 starting May 7

The iconic children’s show Batibot has indeed made a successful comeback as it now enters its second season in its new home, TV5.

The media launch was held last Wednesday, May 4, at Fun Ranch in Ortigas, Pasig City. The event was hosted by Batibot’s very own hosts: Kuya Fidel (Abner Delina) and Ate Maya (Kakki Teodoro), together with Batibot’s muppets Kapitan Basa, Ning Ning, Ging Ging, and Koko Kwik-kwak. Absent in the said event was muppet fortune-teller Manang Bola.

Batibot hosts Kuya Fidel and Ate Maya with the rest of the Batibot muppets

The kids and the members of the entertainment press were entertained with story-telling, games, and sing-and-dance numbers, which include the classic Batibot dance kandirit.

TV5 Kids and Philippine Children’s Television Foundation Inc. (PCTVF) announced that Batibot fans across generations can expect more fun-filled segments on the second season of Batibot in addition to its signature activities, such as story-telling, live action films, and interactive games. Batibot Season 2 will also have “how-to” segments.

“We at TV5 felt it was high [time that] today’s children to have a share of the Batibot experience their parents enjoyed during their youth. For something as intrinsic to Pinoy culture as Batibot, it deserves to continue it’s worthwhile advocacy of teaching good values to our children in the most entertaining way,” said TV5 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Roberto V. Barreiro.

On the other hand, Teacher Deny delos Angeles-Bautista, PCTVF Executive Director and Batibot Executive Producer, said that introducing Batibot to a new generation of Filipino children has been worth all the effort.

“The summative research we conducted with children in both public and private schools and their active engagement during live performances in schools, parks, and even at the PGH Cancer Ward reaffirmed our expectation that kids would welcome Batibot and make it a part of their lives,” she explained.

Batibot airs every Saturday at 8:30 a.m., with three- to five-minute shorts on weekdays at 9:00am and 2:55pm. Batibot Season 2 will start on May 7.

TRIVIA: For those who do not know what Batibot means, Teacher Feny said at the launch that Batibot is “an archaic Tagalog word that means small but sturdy.” When they used the word to refer to the show, they thought of the Filipino children, who, despite being short, are sturdy.