Lorna Regina "Loren" Bautista Legarda is a Filipina politician, environmentalist, cultural worker, and former journalist who is currently serving as a Senator and the incumbent president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines since 2022. This also makes her the first woman to serve as Senate President Pro Tempore in the upper chamber's history. Before entering politics, she began her career as a news reporter until becoming a news anchor. She previously served three terms in the Senate from 1998 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2019. She is the longest-serving female Senator in the history of the Senate, and the only female in the Philippines to top two senatorial elections: 1998 and 2007. Legarda was also the House Deputy Speaker during her three-year stint as the representative of Antique from 2019 to 2022.
TV Patrol is the longest-running Filipino-language primetime newscast produced by ABS-CBN News. It took over the primetime news slot previously held by Balita Ngayon on ABS-CBN in March 2, 1987.
The ABS-CBN News Channel, commonly known as ANC, is a 24/7 Philippine pay television news channel. It was launched in 1996 as the first all-news network in English language. The majority of its programs are produced by ABS-CBN News.
Magandang Gabi... Bayan named after the signature open and closing lines of Noli de Castro, was a Philippine news magazine program which aired on ABS-CBN. It premiered on August 21, 1988, and ended on December 31, 2005.
The Correspondents was the longest-running Philippine weekly investigative documentary show of ABS-CBN. Originally hosted by Mari Kaimo, Jim Libiran, Erwin Tulfo, Cherie Mercado and Korina Sanchez, it premiered on November 10, 1998, replacing The Inside Story. The show concluded on October 19, 2010, and was replaced by Patrol ng Pilipino. Karen Davila, Abner Mercado, Bernadette Sembrano and Alex Santos served as the final hosts. It brought an in-depth look at the lives of people as they lived, going through hardships and celebrating their joys. "Ang Huling Pagtatanghal" served as the last show episode. The show aired for 11 years and 11 months.
Jose Mari Kaimo is a veteran Filipino journalist, news anchor, host, television personality, actor, and voice-over artist.
The World Tonight is a Philippine television English-language late-night newscast broadcast by Kapamilya Channel and ANC. It was formerly the English language late-night newscast of ABS-CBN from November 21, 1966, to September 22, 1972, and was originally anchored by Hal Bowie and Henry Halasan. Its most known anchor, however, was Angelo Castro Jr. who anchored the newscast from its revival in 1986 to 2009, with a short interval for a few weeks in 1999; Castro would return to the show on a few occasions in 2011. Other newscasters who presented The World Tonight include Loren Legarda, Tina Monzon-Palma, and Karen Davila.
Balitang K is a Philippine television news and current affairs magazine show, hosted by Korina Sanchez and broadcast by ABS-CBN from July 8, 1996 to March 2, 2001. This was Sanchez's first show after Magandang Umaga Po ended.
XXX: Exklusibong, Explosibong, Exposé was a Philippine investigative news and crime show which premiered from March 4, 2006, to February 18, 2013, on ABS-CBN replacing Magandang Gabi... Bayan. The show tackled anomalies and inconsistencies in the Philippines, criticizes the corruption in the Philippine society, from overpriced items to arms smuggling, covering a wide variety of topics that sometimes include Filipino traditions and beliefs. It was a public service show that aims to inform the people of the current problems troubling the Philippines.
Ispup is a sketch comedy show produced by ABC which features parodies of several Philippine television shows, films and advertisements with actors impersonating notable personalities such as Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Cardinal Jaime Sin, among others. It premiered on March 20, 1999 and concluded on February 15, 2004.
Cecilia Victoria Oreña-Drilon, simply known as Ces Drilon, is a Filipino broadcast journalist. She presented news and public affairs programs for the News and Current Affairs division of ABS-CBN Corporation from 1989 to 2020. She is currently the host of the nationally syndicated afternoon public service program Basta Promdi, Lodi via RMN-DZXL in Metro Manila and in key cities in the Philippines.
Julius Caesar Concepcion Babao is a Filipino broadcast journalist, radio commentator and former talk show host for the Philippine television stations ABS-CBN & TV5. He is most notable for anchoring TV Patrol from April 21, 2003 to November 4, 2010, Bandila from November 22, 2010 to March 17, 2020, and Frontline Pilipinas since February 7, 2022.
María Cristina Mapa Monzón-Palma, popularly known as Tina Monzón-Palma, is a Filipina broadcast journalist and anchorwoman. She is best known as a late night news presenter in various Philippine television news programs in different television networks. She became GMA Network's first female news presenter and pioneered its Public Affairs department during her term as GMA News executive. She later transferred to ABC 5 to head its operations. When she left the company after five years, she led ABS-CBN's public service campaign against child abuse under the network's Bantay Bata social welfare program. Eventually, she became the anchor of ABS-CBN's late-night news program The World Tonight where she replaced Loren Legarda.
Aksyon Ngayon was a public service program aired on DZMM. Originally hosted by Ted Failon and Korina Sanchez, It premiered on August 5, 1991, and the show concluded on December 30, 2016. Julius Babao, alongside Zaldy Naguit, served as the final host. The program was formerly aired every weekdays from 11:00am-12:00nn with simulcast on The Filipino Channel worldwide.
PEP Talk is a Philippine lifestyle program of ABS-CBN from September 21, 1986, to July 3, 1990, and was replaced by The Inside Story.
Caridad Yuson Sanchez-Babao is a Filipino actress, mostly seen on GMA Network. In 1977, she played the role of Nanay Idad in the revival TV drama series based from the very successful radio soap opera Gulong ng Palad as a household mother of Luisa.
The 5th PMPC Star Awards for Television were held at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila on October 26, 1991, and broadcast on IBC Channel 13. The awards night was hosted by Vilma Santos, Eric Quizon, Vic Sotto, Mari Kaimo and to be directed by Al Quinn. The theme of the awards night is Magkatapat pero Magkaibigan as it marks the 25th anniversary of PMPC.
The PMPC Star Awards for Best News Program are given to the best television newscasts of the year and also male and female newscasters in the Philippines.
The Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Award for Best Magazine Show is given to the best television magazine program of the year and also magazine show hosts.
Harry Gasser was a Philippine news presenter Gasser was the face of Philippine evening news at the time of the regime of Ferdinand Marcos.
