Gulong ng Palad is a Philippine radio drama series (1949-1956), which first aired by DZRH and soap opera hit from 1977 up to 1985. On January 9, 2006, the drama series came back in television under the direction of Eric Salud and Jerome Pobocan.

Bituing Walang Ningning is a 2006 musical television drama series that aired on ABS-CBN from May 15 to October 6, 2006, replacing Gulong ng Palad and was replaced by Maging Sino Ka Man. For most of its run, the soap opera was the network's highest rated show in prime time. The station referred to the TV series as Sineserye, meaning Movie Serialized TV Series.