Ang Dating Daan
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Not to be confused with Ang Dating Doon.
Ang Dating Daan
(English: The Old Path)
(Portuguese: O Caminho Antigo)
(Spanish: El Camino Antiguo)
(Italian: Il Sentiero Antico)
Genre Religious broadcasting
Starring Eliseo Soriano, Daniel Razon
various contributors
Opening theme Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (variation
18) by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Country of origin Philippines
Filipino
Original language(s)
English
Standard Chinese (selected episodes)
Portuguese
Spanish
Production
Producer(s) Members Church of God International
Camera setup multicamera setup
Running time 2 hours
Release
Original network IBC, RJTV, RPN, PTV, SBN, UNTV
Picture format 480i
Original release 1980 –
present
External links
Website
Ang Dating Daan (Tagalog for The Old Path) is a religious radio and television program
in the Philippines produced by the Members of the Church of God International. It is
primarily hosted by Eli Soriano that began in the last quarter of 1980. It has been
recognized as one of the longest-running religious television programs in the
Philippines.[1] The name of the program is based on Jeremiah 6:16 of the Bible.
Ang Dating Daan Central Office and Church (Sampaloc, Apalit, Pampanga.
Facade, gate and the ADD Grand Convention Center.
While mainly broadcasting in Filipino, some English language elements were added for
foreign viewers, including "Truth in Focus", "Biblically Speaking", "How Authentic the
Bible is", and "Bible Guide". It also features the use of multi-lingual and multi-dialectic
translations of the Bible. Selected episodes of the program can also be viewed on the
Internet through the Members Church of God International websites and on YouTube.
There were episodes available in DVD format.
In Portugal and Brazil, it is currently broadcast as O Caminho Antigo[2] which is a direct
translation for The Old Path which the same name is being broadcast in North
America including English-speaking countries. In Latin America including Spain, it is
currently broadcast as El Camino Antiguo which is also a direct translation of the
English name. In Italy, it is also being broadcast as Il Sentiero Antico which is also a
direct translation of the Filipino name.
Ang Dating Daan is now airing in 73 countries worldwide including the United States as
("The Old Path"), Brazil, Portugal (as "O Caminho Antigo"), Spain including Latin
America (as "El Camino Antiguo"), India, Japan, South Africa, Saipan.[3][4]
Contents
1Background
o 1.1Pre-Broadcast
o 1.2Radio Broadcast
o 1.3Television Broadcast
o 1.4Print Media
o 1.5Internet Broadcast
o 1.6Social Media Broadcast
o 1.7Mobile Application
2Doctrines
3Awards
4Anniversary
5Suspension of broadcasting rights
6Program segments
7See also
8References
9External links
Background[edit]
See also: Broadcast ministry of Members Church of God International
Pre-Broadcast[edit]
Main article: Eli Soriano
Bro. Eli Soriano was baptized on April 7, 1964 at the age of 17. He expressed desire to
become a church worker and soon attended ministerial classes under Bro. Nicolas
Perez. In 1970s, Soriano began conducting nightly pulong (gathering) from town-to-
town preaching in the province of Pampanga and later realized that his lifetime is not
enough to reach the entire Philippines. In the year 1972, Perez handed Soriano the only
Church Minister title.
Radio Broadcast[edit]
The Ang Dating Daan program started in October 1980 on radio station DWWA 1206
kHz, and was also broadcast on DWAR, DZME, DZMB, DWAD, DZRD,
and DZXQ (which is now known as Radyo La Verdad). In 1999, the radio program
started to broadcast with different radio stations in the Philippines
including DZRH, RMN and 100 Radyo Natin FM Stations and local radio stations across
the country. The program is now in its new home UNTV-Radio La Verdad 1350 since
late 2011.
Television Broadcast[edit]
In 1983, the program started on television broadcast as a 30-minute block timer
on IBC with a shoe-string budget. Then later the program runs for one hour due to
limited funds. In 1997, the program moved to RJTV Channel 29 (now RJ DigiTV),
government-owned PTV-4 and later in SBN 21. The program currently airs live via
satellite through the facilities of UHF Channel UNTV since 2004 and it became the
program's permanent home through multi-year contract.
Other broadcast technology like satellite (through GlobeCast, MEASAT-3a, etc.), cable
television (such as Sky Cable, Destiny Cable, etc.) were also added to further reach
more including direct-to-home satellite (such as Cignal and Sky Direct) broadcast and
digital TV broadcast. Some of the episodes of the TV program were distributed for free
using DVD format.
Print Media[edit]
Print media is also used to propagate the Ang Dating Daan program
through Magandang Balita newspaper that is being distributed in Metro Manila. Online
media is also used in the propagation like blogging through Controversy
Extraordinary where Soriano is the author of the blog. His latest publication of Walking
the Old Path: 12 Biblical Lessons on Faith, Hope, and Love from the Life of Bro. Eli is
now available on Google Books.
