Bitag
| Bitag / Bitag Live | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Ben Tulfo, BITAG Media Unlimited Inc and PTV |
| Developed by | PTV |
| Directed by | Ben Tulfo |
| Presented by | Ben Tulfo |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Carlo Carongoy Michelle Berber |
| Producer(s) | Ben Tulfo |
| Editor(s) | Christine Marie P. Barawed Sydney Marinda John Carlo Mascariola Jerico Viloria |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Syndicated – currently PTV (2012-present) formerly IBC (2003–2011) ABC/TV5 (2002–2003, 2011–2012) (Bitag) UNTV (2004–2013) AksyonTV (2013–2016) (Bitag Live) |
| Original release | September 14, 2002 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Bitag (literally Trap) is an investigative and public service program hosted by Ben Tulfo and produced by BITAG Media Unlimited Inc (formerly BST Tri-Media Productions) that airs in the Philippines. Launched on September 14, 2002, it first aired on Associated Broadcasting Company (now TV5) before moving the following year to Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) before returning again to TV5. It is currently aired in syndication on the government-owned People's Television Network. Its success also spawned a recap (later talk) show that aired during weekday mornings on UNTV as Bitag Live, and simulcast on radio through DZME and DWUN. As of February 2013, Bitag Live is currently aired on AksyonTV and simulcast on DWFM.
Bitag is also a segment of the TV5 public service program T3: Reload, where Ben co-hosts with brothers Erwin Tulfo and Raffy Tulfo.
An episode usually contains 3 different cases set to stock film, music and industrial sound effects sardonically narrated by Ben before wrapping it up with an educational segment sponsored by PAGCOR. Bitag operates semi-autonomously, conducting reconnaissance and surveillance and deploys their own agents as undercovers. When enough intelligence is gathered, Ben coordinates with the local authorities to plan the manner of arrest and follows them with his convoy of security back-ups and camera men to document the entire procedure and its aftermath. In accordance with Ben's eschewal of "drama" and production in favor of "real reality", most cases air days after the shoot with minor cuts and editing used only to fit the documented footage under 10 minute segments. This is further proven by Ben's occasional absence in his AksyonTV show Bitag Live on weekdays, when he personally oversees certain case operations.
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