DTI-FTEB SPD

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DTI-FTEB SPD, originally entitled DTI-NCR until 2014, is one of the longest-running television and radio programs in the Philippines. Originally conceived by FTEB (Film and TV E-Pal Bureau), one of the country's largest advertising companies, it has consumed 30 minutes of a 30-minute program made there.

Timeslot
It is aired several times daily, more than what you can think.

History
It began in 1898 as a humble radio program aired in almost every radio station in the country. When local television formally entered the Philippine space in 1953 with the first local TV network, the once DTI-NCR began to air to aid people in watching silent movies by placing caption cards which work like today's subtitles. It became a huge success but fell when the former president Ferdinand Marcos took power and took all the TV stations.

After the 1986 People Power Revolution, "liberalization" came in. DTI-NCR became popular again, this time to put "Government Warning: Cigarette is Dangerous for your Health", proving that Filipinos back then also speak Engrish. It was a very good year for the company, however its rival company, DOH-BFAD (became DOH-FDA, now known as DOH-FDA-CFRR) decided to remove all TVCs for cigarettes because the number of smokers grew faster than the population growth itself in 2006.

However the FTEB, the company that regulates the show, did not stop and made a bigger comeback when they won the right to air the show again in 2013, where  they set up an episode for each commercial that has discounts, promos and the like. This includes Tim Horton's annual promo held in Canada. Also using the influence of Pope Francis and the Visit the Philippines year 2015, the show rebranded itself last 2014.

The FTEB usually airs more than 13,000 episodes of DTI-FTEB-SPD a year. One of which became popular and earned 400,000 views on Youtube because of some person named JaDine, who is FTEB's current star.

Plot
Each episode has a plot totally different from the ther. The only similar show that usually does that is Spongebob Squarepants. Each episode has a different main character and there is no such thing as a villain or antagonist. Just models. And discounts.