Matanglawin
Matanglawin Final title card used from 2008-2020
Genre	Informative, Educational
Presented by	Kim Atienza
Narrated by	Kim Atienza
Opening theme	"Matanglawin" by Bayang Barrios
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	652
Production
Executive producer	Tonie Buensalido-Esperida
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Production company	ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	March 24, 2008 (2008-03-24) – May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03)
Related
Knowledge Power

Matanglawin (Baybayin: ᜋᜆᜅ᜔ᜎᜏᜒᜈ᜔, lit. 'Hawkeye') is a weekly science-environmental educational show hosted by Kim Atienza, popularly known as Kuya Kim. Matanglawin tackling on various subjects. It was aired on ABS-CBN every Sunday mornings at 9:45 am, with replays on Wednesday mornings and daily on Knowledge Channel, Tuesdays at 2:00 pm and Wednesdays at 1:00 am on DZMM TeleRadyo and Wednesday at 7:00 am on Jeepney TV. The show premiered on March 24, 2008, as a late-night program before it was moved to its current time schedule.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The show aired its final broadcast on May 3, 2020, due to the ABS-CBN shutdown because of the cease and desist order by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), following the expiration of the network's 25-year franchise granted in 1995, the denial of the franchise and the retrenchment of employees. Re-runs of the show aired on Knowledge Channel via Extracurricular subject, and on A2Z every weekends under Kidz Weekend morning block. The show eventually did not go back on-air as Kuya Kim transferred to GMA Network on October 4, 2021 and it was replaced by My Puhunan: Kaya Mo! on its timeslot.^[7][8][9]

Overview

The show defines Kuya Kim takes on the vantage point of a Philippine hawk - Mapanuri, Mapagmatiyag, Mapangahas! (Inquisitive, Vigilant, Adventurous!) - as he takes on the role of an explorer in search of new, interesting trivia, legends to demystify.

Final hosts

Main host

• Kim Atienza

Featured guest co-hosts

• Myrtle Sarrosa
• Jessy Mendiola
• Melai Cantiveros
• Teddy Corpuz
• Jugs Jugueta
• Jayson Gainza
• Jeffrey Tam
• Ryan Bang
• Robi Domingo
• Gretchen Ho
• Krissha Viaje
• Sammie Rimando

Batanglawin

• Nash Aguas
• Basty Alcances

Matanglawin cameos

• Eric "Eruption" Tai
• Drew Arellano
• Iya Villania
• Jolina Magdangal
• Marvin Agustin
• Gerald Anderson
• Rayver Cruz
• Nikki Gil
• Maja Salvador

Awards and nominations

See also

• Knowledge Power
• Umagang Kay Ganda
• ABS-CBN
• List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
• ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs

References

External links

• Official website of Matanglawin on Facebook
• Official website of Matanglawin on Twitter