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Math-Tinik
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GenreChildren's television series
Educational
Written byCatherina Calzo-Fournier[1]
Andrea delos Reyes[2]
Directed byRowie E. Concepcion[3]
Rene Guidote[1]
Paul Daza[2]
Christopher Sioco[4]
StarringAngela Garcia
Lorena Garcia
Huey Remulla
Claudine Alejandro
Mark Guayco
Theme music composerTing-ting Calzo-Fournier[1]
Jungee Marcelo[1]
Opening theme"Math-Tinik Theme" by Cris Villonco
Ending theme"Math-Tinik Theme" (instrumental)
ComposersNoel Argosino[1][2]
Froilan Malimban[1][2]
Noel Manalo[3][4]
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
Production
Executive producersMa. Cielo S. Reyes[1]
Mariles H. Gonzales
ProducerGina L. Lopez
EditorsDing Mora[1]
Noemi Cariaso
Chris Sioco
Manny Diolazo
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesABS-CBN Foundation
Department of Education, Culture and Sports
Original release
NetworkABS-CBN
ReleaseJanuary 7, 1997 (1997-01-07)[1] –
August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03)

Math-Tinik (lit. 'math-thorn'; stylized as MATH-Tinik, a pun on the word “Matinik” which literally translates to “Thorny” but is often used to mean ‘sharp’ in terms of mental acuity)[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 concluded on August 3, 2004.

Cast

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  • 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Math sa Pasko (Christmas Special) | MathTinik. YouTube. November 11, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Logic | MathTinik. YouTube. November 20, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Numeration | MathTinik. YouTube. November 29, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Time and Date | MathTinik. YouTube. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Sison, Carla (September 6, 2004). "Partners in education". Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Guidote, Rene. "Rene Guidote". LinkedIn. LinkedIn Corporation. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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