Math-Tinik
Math-Tinik (lit. 'Math-Thorn'; stylized as MATH-Tinik)[1] is a Philippine educational children's television series produced by the E-Media program[5] of ABS-CBN Foundation (now the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation) and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS; now the Department of Education).[1] The series was conceived by producer Gina Lopez to impart mathematics lessons to students through visual means.[6] The series aired from January 7, 1997, to 2004.
| Math-Tinik | |
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| Genre | Children's television series Educational |
| Written by | Catherina Calzo-Fournier[1] Andrea delos Reyes[2] |
| Directed by | Rowie E. Concepcion[3] Rene Guidote[1] Paul Daza[2] Christopher Sioco[4] |
| Starring | Angela Garcia Lorena Garcia Huey Remulla Claudine Alejandro Mark Guayco |
| Theme music composer | Ting-ting Calzo-Fournier[1] Jungee Marcelo[1] |
| Opening theme | "Math-Tinik Theme" by Cris Villonco |
| Ending theme | "Math-Tinik Theme" (instrumental) |
| Composers | Noel Argosino[1][2] Froilan Malimban[1][2] Noel Manalo[3][4] |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ma. Cielo S. Reyes[1] Mariles H. Gonzales |
| Producer | Gina L. Lopez |
| Editors | Ding Mora[1] Noemi Cariaso Chris Sioco Manny Diolazo |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | ABS-CBN Foundation Department of Education, Culture and Sports |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABS-CBN |
| Original release | January 7, 1997[1] – 2004 |
Cast
- Angela Garcia as Ms. Math-Tinik[3]
- Lorena Garcia as Sheila Mae[1]
- Huey Remulla as Charlie[1]
- Claudine Alejandro as Patricia[1]
- Mark Guayco as Joey[1]
- Introduced in 2000
- Herbie Go as Artmetic[4]
Production
The series' headwriters are Catherina Calzo-Fournier and Andrea Delos Reyes, with the former later becoming editor-in-chief of the Pinas newspaper. One of the episode directors is Rene Guidote, who has also directed Sine'skwela, Bayani, Pahina and other educational series made by ABS-CBN Foundation.[7] As with other educational television programs from the ABS-CBN Foundation and DECS, a single episode of Math-Tinik took between three and nine months to make from conception to approval.[5]
Music
The "Math-Tinik Theme" was sung by Cris Villonco, with lyrics by Ting-ting Calzo-Fournier and music composed by Jungee Marcelo. The series composers were Noel Argosino, Froilan Malimban, and Noel Manalo, who also provided sound effects for the series.[1][4]
In the 1999 episode "Numeration", the song "Numerals" was composed by Liezel Ann Tiamzon.[3] In the 2000 episode "Time and Calendar", the song "Time and Calendar" was also composed by Tiamzon, sung by Caloy Santos Jr.[4]
See also
References
- Math sa Pasko (Christmas Special) | MathTinik. YouTube. November 11, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- Logic | MathTinik. YouTube. November 20, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- Numeration | MathTinik. YouTube. November 29, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- Time and Date | MathTinik. YouTube. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- Sison, Carla (September 6, 2004). "Partners in education". Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ABS-CBN News (August 25, 2019). "WATCH: How Gina Lopez pushed to air 'Sineskwela', 'Hiraya Manawari', 17 other educational shows". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- Guidote, Rene. "Rene Guidote". LinkedIn. LinkedIn Corporation. Retrieved December 30, 2019.