Knowledge Power (TV Program)
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Knowledge Power is a weekly 30-minute educational show aired on ABS-CBN, a spin-off of host Ernie Baron
’s Hoy Gising!
segment and TV Patrol
's Itanong Kay Ka Ernie. Aired every Saturday from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m, the show is educational and informative even as it also entertains. The topics are highly informative, engaging and mostly out-of-the-ordinary.
The program is a cross between Ripley’s Believe It or Not
and Discovery Channel
. It does not only explore into the bizarre and the extraordinary, but pursues light yet thought-provoking, significant and highly-instructive items. Features sometimes serve as survival tips for viewers. Through extensive research and creative production, the show delves on the sciences, health, history, paranormal, cultures, civilizations, people, among others.
The show aims to educate and entertain. The educational bent of the show is primarily geared towards enhancing children’s outlooks and potentials.
The program is divided into four gaps -- two main stories and two regular segments-- which include "For Your Information" and "Health Tips ni Ka Ernie." Some new segments are "See Them Here First," "The First Knowledge," "Gallery," "Bakit Nga Ba?" "Question and Answer," "Scrabble, Scramble" and "What If."
The show also won as Best Educational Program & Host in the 2004 & 2005 PMPC Star Awards for Television.
The show's title alludes to the widely quoted statement by Sir Francis Bacon
, "Knowledge is power" (from Religious Meditations, Of Heresies 1597).http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2060.html
Ernie Baron
Ernesto Baron was a Filipino broadcaster and inventor. He spent more than 40 years in the field of broadcasting. He was best known as the weatherman in the ABS-CBN news program TV Patrol...
’s Hoy Gising!
Hoy Gising!
Hoy Gising! was originally a TV Patrol segment turned into a long-running public service program. Three years later, Hoy Gising! revived the program again for Saturday afternoon airings as Hoy Gising! Kapamilya.-Origin and Style:...
segment and TV Patrol
TV Patrol World
TV Patrol is the flagship national network news broadcast of ABS-CBN in the Philippines. It is aired Monday to Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Saturdays from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sundays from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m....
's Itanong Kay Ka Ernie. Aired every Saturday from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m, the show is educational and informative even as it also entertains. The topics are highly informative, engaging and mostly out-of-the-ordinary.
The program is a cross between Ripley’s Believe It or Not
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims...
and Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
. It does not only explore into the bizarre and the extraordinary, but pursues light yet thought-provoking, significant and highly-instructive items. Features sometimes serve as survival tips for viewers. Through extensive research and creative production, the show delves on the sciences, health, history, paranormal, cultures, civilizations, people, among others.
The show aims to educate and entertain. The educational bent of the show is primarily geared towards enhancing children’s outlooks and potentials.
The program is divided into four gaps -- two main stories and two regular segments-- which include "For Your Information" and "Health Tips ni Ka Ernie." Some new segments are "See Them Here First," "The First Knowledge," "Gallery," "Bakit Nga Ba?" "Question and Answer," "Scrabble, Scramble" and "What If."
The show also won as Best Educational Program & Host in the 2004 & 2005 PMPC Star Awards for Television.
The show's title alludes to the widely quoted statement by Sir Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England...
, "Knowledge is power" (from Religious Meditations, Of Heresies 1597).http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2060.html