{"id":47503,"date":"2026-03-12T03:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/?p=47503"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:27:09","slug":"abs-cbn-delays-sigabo-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/abs-cbn-delays-sigabo-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"ABS-CBN Delays Premiere of Julia Montes, Coco Martin&#8217;s &#8216;Sigabo&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='background:#f7fafc;padding:15px;'>\n<p><strong>Quick Read<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The premiere of Sigabo is delayed to accommodate final production enhancements and quality control.<\/li>\n<li>The Alibi will occupy the primetime vacancy left by the finale of FPJ\u2019s Batang Quiapo.<\/li>\n<li>This series marks the first joint project for Coco Martin and Julia Montes in four years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>MANILA (Azat TV) \u2013 The scheduled premiere of the upcoming drama series <em>Sigabo<\/em>, starring real-life celebrity couple Coco Martin and Julia Montes, has been officially moved to a later date. ABS-CBN confirmed the decision in a statement issued to <em>Inquirer Entertainment<\/em>, citing a need for additional preparations to ensure the series meets quality expectations for a new viewing experience.<\/p>\n<h2>Production Adjustments for Sigabo<\/h2>\n<p>The network did not provide specific details regarding the nature of the adjustments or the specific scenes requiring further refinement. The postponement follows the conclusion of Martin\u2019s long-running primetime series <em>FPJ\u2019s Batang Quiapo<\/em>, which is set to air its final episode on March 13 after a successful three-year run. ABS-CBN expressed gratitude to the audience for their support of the series, which consistently broke viewership records during its tenure.<\/p>\n<h2>Shifting Primetime Landscape<\/h2>\n<p>With <em>Sigabo<\/em> removed from its original March 16 premiere slot, the network has adjusted its primetime programming. <em>The Alibi: Ang Buong Katotohanan<\/em>, headlined by Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino, is confirmed to take over the time slot previously occupied by <em>FPJ\u2019s Batang Quiapo<\/em>. Following this transition, the schedule includes the mystery drama <em>What Lies Beneath<\/em>, alongside international offerings such as <em>Love Scout<\/em> and <em>Forbidden Flower<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>A Long-Awaited On-Screen Reunion<\/h2>\n<p><em>Sigabo<\/em> represents a significant milestone for fans, as it marks the first project featuring Martin and Montes together in four years. The duo has a long history of collaborative success, having previously starred together in notable projects such as <em>Walang Hanggan<\/em>, <em>Ikaw Lamang<\/em>, and <em>A Moment in Time<\/em>. Their last major joint appearance followed the conclusion of <em>FPJ\u2019s Ang Probinsyano<\/em>, where their characters were featured in a final, narrative-concluding sequence.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The premiere of <em>Sigabo<\/em> is delayed to accommodate final production enhancements and quality control.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Alibi<\/em> will occupy the primetime vacancy left by the finale of <em>FPJ\u2019s Batang Quiapo<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>This series marks the first joint project for Coco Martin and Julia Montes in four years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The decision to prioritize production quality over a fixed launch date suggests that ABS-CBN is positioning the Martin-Montes reunion as a high-stakes flagship project, aiming to maintain the record-breaking momentum established by previous prime-time successes.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highly anticipated return of the Coco Martin and Julia Montes tandem in the drama &#8216;Sigabo&#8217; has been pushed back to allow for further production enhancements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow5Nm1DA:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1480],"tags":[51693,51691,51690,30164,51692],"class_list":["post-47503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-abs-cbn","tag-coco-martin","tag-julia-montes","tag-philippines-entertainment","tag-sigabo"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/julia-montes-coco-martin.jpg","_embedded":{"wp:featuredmedia":[{"id":-1,"source_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/julia-montes-coco-martin.jpg","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47503\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}