TV5 (Philippine TV network)

TV5 (also known as 5 | formerly known as ABC) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network based in Mandaluyong, with its alternate studios located in Novaliches, Quezon City. It is the flagship property of TV5 Network, Inc., owned by MediaQuest Holdings, the multimedia arm of telecommunications company PLDT. TV5 is also formally referred to as "The Kapatid Network", the Filipino term for "sibling", which was introduced in 2010. TV5 is named after its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWET-TV, which is carried in VHF Channel 5 (analog broadcast), UHF Channel 18 (digital broadcast), and UHF Channel 51 (digital test broadcast; the latter is licensed to TV5's sister company Mediascape/Cignal TV). TV5 also broadcasts to seven other owned-and-operated stations, nine affiliate television stations, as well as on all cable and satellite TV providers nationwide. Its programming is also available outside the Philippines through Kapatid Channel and AksyonTV International.