What is "maynila"

Maynila (lit. Manila) is a Filipino drama anthology that has been broadcast on Philippine television since 1999 in GMA Network.

Originally aired Mondays-Fridays and 5-day episode per week, it presently became a weekend drama anthology of inspiring stories of people who are having love problems and challenges that affect every Manileño's lives. The show is hosted by former Manila mayor, secretary of DENR & current BUHAY Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza. The show was originally aired on weekday (Mondays to Fridays) afternoons and moved to Saturday mornings before Sarap Diva. After the elections, Atienza went back to the show and do acting in a cameo appearance instead of hosting.

The series now airs 2009-present on Saturdays at 9:40 AM past episodes now air internationally daily through GMA Life TV.