In u.s. Tv, 30 mins tv runtime is cmposed of 23 minutes of the show and 7 mins ads. I asked my frend who watches 'darna' on gma7 to observed the total runtime. She said that its more or less 45 minutes for the whole show. I know that phil. Tv follows u.s. Standards, if such is true, 23 mins darna and 22 mins adds. Wow! Parang over ata? Say ur watching 4hrs of gma7 or abs, just imagine the amount of electricity wasted for watching the ads. its big. and people are nt even aware of it. and im even bothered why local news like 24oras would eat 90 minutes of air time. abs vs gma? i dnt care. i love discovery, axn, bbc. but nt everyone can avail of cable. i just hope that these tv giants take time in reevaluating how exactly to be of service. its nt a reason that public hav to watch hours of ads just to keep networks to produce shows. may mga charity work nga sila, pero knti lang yun sa nakukuha ng artista. kaya yang mga shows na may txt txt para manalo yung isang candidate, di dpat yan sa bansa natin.