MUST READ: The issue about 'AlDub Commercials' are not shown full in ABS-CBN

In a memo dated November 3, 2015 and addressed to the Media Suppliers Association of the Philippines, the Philippine Association of National Advertisers, and Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of the Philippines, the Kapamilya network reminded the advertising groups of the network's "Broadcast Traffic Operations Guidelines," dated May 2008.

The guidelines stated that the "Management reserves the right to decline acceptance of Commercial Materials that contains, cites, and/or illustrates" a number of factors, including commercial materials that contain, cite or illustrate "other TV station or program either directly or indirectly. Example, character/role portrayal, segment/portion illustration, direct mention of the program title, use of program theme song or songs associated with the program etc.".


"In consideration of the said policies, ABS-CBN has the right to refuse to air or facilitate the advertisement of products and services, or the use of advertising scripts, which the network/station has good reason to believe, would the competing and/or conflicting with ABS-CBN own programs and/or products. This is in keeping with basic and fundamental concepts or fairness and is rooted in the protection of our own brand and the avoidance of unfair competition."

The document further explained that ABS-CBN is "not restricting advertisers from engaging talents associated with, or directly connected, with our competitors," but should advertisers choose to hire "talents from competing networks in their advertising materials,"

The advertising materials "should not contain images where said talents/endorsers appear as characters from any program, which directly competes with any program of ABS-CBN" and should not "display or exposition of any component, segment or any element which directly relates to the theme and tone of competing programs."


All advertising materials relating to this, the memo stated, are subject to "evaluation and approval/clearance."

If you observe in their initial commercials that came out, Alden and Maine did not shoot the scenes together.

These were shot prior to Eat Bulaga's "Tamang Panahon" concert in the Philippine Arena, wherein Lola Nidora finally allowed the on-screen couple to see each other and permitted Maine to finally do away with Dubsmash.

Like in Eat Bulaga, they appeared in their commercials via. split-screen or picture-in-picture. But when these AlDub TVC's air on rival network ABS-CBN, these are usually edited, showing only Alden or Maine. The love team is not seen together. The commercials is not only shown in its entirety.