over IBC and RPN to the Government Communications Group and awarded BBC's Channel 2 frequency through an executive order to ABS-CBN. When BBC closed down in March 20, both the IBC and RPN absorbed the majority of its displaced employees, which led to the doubling of the network's expenses, and a three-fold increase in the cost of programming. Line-produced shows and co-production ventures with some big film companies like Viva, Regal, and Seiko were favored, aside from their station-produced programs. The top-rated shows of IBC were pirated by rival networks; however, it scored a victory when it acquired the then ABS-CBN program Loveli-Ness in 1988, starring Alma Moreno. The cost of programs, talent fees and TV rights increased. IBC could no longer afford to produce its own shows, save for its news and current affairs programming and special events. In 1987, IBC was renamed as E13 and adopted a new slogan, "Life Begins at 13", noted for the butterfly logo in the form of the letter E and the number 13. By then, IBC had struggled to cope with the increased competition from the other networks, particularly from ABS-CBN which skyrocketed to number 1 by 1988. In 1989, the IBC brand returned after two years. The network adopted a new image in the same year, "Pusong Pinoy, Pusong Trese" (Heart of Filipino, Heart of Thirteen), to recapture the glory days it once had. Despite this, advertising support began to decrease, due to the sequestration, internal problems, and periodic management changes. However, the network once more made history when Nora Aunor's Superstar was relaunched that fall with her transfer to the IBC network as a network talent. Islands TV-13 Islands Broadcast Corporation under Mr. Alfonso Denoga and Mr. Gil Balaguer took over the management and marketing of IBC 13 (which was branded as Islands TV-13, pronounced on air as "Islands TV one-three") in October 1990, at the time when IBC 13 was last in the ratings. The new logo featured three triangles and a slogan, "The Newest Network", adorned the logo. It was in the later part of its operations that ratings and income suffered due to mismanagement which caused labor unrest. In March 1993, the Makati City RTC issued a court order stopping Islands Broadcast Corporation as the marketing and sales agent of IBC 13 due to unpaid financial obligations to the network as the contract of Islands expired on