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Imbestigador
Title card from 2022 to 2023
Genre	Investigative journalism Docudrama
Directed by	King Mark Baco May Delos Santos
Presented by	Mike Enriquez
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
Production
Executive producer	Ian Carlos Simbulan
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	25–34 minutes
Production company	GMA Public Affairs
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) – September 9, 2023 (2023-09-09)

Imbestigador (transl. investigator) is a Philippine television investigative docudrama show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Mike Enriquez, it premiered on August 2, 2000 on the network's evening line up replacing Compañero y Compañera. The show concluded on September 9, 2023. It was replaced by Pinoy Crime Stories on its timeslot.

The series is streaming online on YouTube.

Overview

The show premiered on August 2, 2000. It began with very casual crime scene reports, which continues to be the usual focus. Various crimes were featured, including kidnapping, slavery, child abuse, and various drug-related crimes. The team was equipped with hidden cameras for doing entrapment operations with the help of the Philippine National Police, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Optical Media Board, the Bureau of Customs, the Bureau of Immigration, the Commission on Human Rights, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Justice and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.

From crime reports, the show expanded into an all-around investigative show. It features societal problems such as corruption, problems in local governments, illegal activities, poverty, disloyalty, cleanliness, education, wasted public funds, the youth and public health and safety. The show started dramatizations on January 19, 2014.

The show was presented by different reporters such as Emil Sumangil and John Consulta during Enriquez's medical leave from 2022 until his death on August 29, 2023. On September 2, 2023, an episode dedicated to Enriquez was aired, with Arnold Clavio serving as the narrator.

Production

In March 2020, production was halted due to the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The show resumed its programming on July 11, 2020.

Accolades

References

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External links

• Official website
• Imbestigador at IMDb

• 2000 Philippine television series debuts
• 2023 Philippine television series endings
• Filipino-language television shows
• GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs shows
• GMA Network documentary shows
• Investigative journalism
• Philippine crime television series
• Philippine television docudramas
• Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic