Pangunahing Balita
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Pangunahing Balita | |
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Genre | News program Live action |
Starring | See anchors |
Opening theme | We're on Your Side (Fast Breaking News Theme) (PTV) |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original language | Tagalog |
No. of episodes | n/a (airs daily) |
Production | |
Production locations | PTV 4: PTV Newscenter, Broadcast Center, Quezon City (1988–1992) PTV 4 Studio A, Quezon City (1992–1998) |
Running time | 15-30 minutes (1962–1972, 1987–1998) |
Production companies | |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 1962 September 22, 1972 | –
Network | PTV |
Release | October 26, 1987 October 30, 1998 | –
Pangunahing Balita (lit. 'Headliner') is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABC and PTV. It premiered on 1962 and concluded on ABC on September 22, 1972. The show returned on October 26, 1987, on PTV replacing Early Evening Report. The show concluded on October 30, 1998, it was replaced by Pambansang Balita Ala-Sais in its timeslot.
History
[edit]ABC 5 (1962–1972)
[edit]Premiered on 1962, Pangunahing Balita was the first Filipino-language late afternoon newscast of ABC 5 (now TV5). Anchored by Paul Lacanilao, the newscast aired the news of the day in the local and international scene. It also inspired other TV stations to introduce a Filipino-language newscast, for example Balita Ngayon of ABS-CBN, which aired from 1967 to 1972. On September 22, 1972, DZTM-TV 5 was closed down due to declaration of martial law.
Timeslot
[edit]It was aired in the late afternoon slot, and had 2 editions. The first edition aired at 4:30 pm, while the final edition aired at 5:45 pm.
PTV 4 (1987–1998)
[edit]In 1987, PTV 4 launched Pangunahing Balita as its Filipino-language newscast. The noontime program[1] became the household name for their Tagalog newscast.
Anchors
[edit]- Paul Lacanilao (ABC 5 "now TV5") (1962–72)
- Erwin Tulfo (PTV 4) (1987–95, moved to ABS-CBN from 1995–2005 and TV5 from 2010–17)[2]
- Cristy Dailo (1987–92, moved to RJTV-29 from 1993–2007)
- Katherine De Leon-Vilar (PTV 4) (1992–95)
- Daniel Razon (PTV 4) (1995–97, moved to ABS-CBN from 1997–2002 and GMA Network from 2002–05)
- Dada Lorenzana (PTV 4) (1995–98)
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic week on 4". Manila Standard. April 22, 1989. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ Gallardo, Ricky (October 12, 2020). "News presenters make the big switch | Ricky Gallardo". BusinessMirror. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
See also
[edit]- TV5 (Philippine TV network) news shows
- People's Television Network original programming
- 1960s Philippine television series
- 1970s Philippine television series
- 1980s Philippine television series
- 1990s Philippine television series
- 1962 Philippine television series debuts
- 1972 Philippine television series endings
- 1987 Philippine television series debuts
- 1998 Philippine television series endings
- Filipino-language television shows