IBC News Tonight

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IBC News Tonight
Title card used from 2009 until 2011.
Also known as	IBC News Tonite (January 7, 2002 - June 4, 2004) News Tonight (June 7, 2004 - November 6, 2009) IBC News Tonight (November 9, 2009 - August 5, 2011)
Genre	News program Live action
Directed by	Ellen "Renz" Argaño
Presented by	Cathy Eigenmann
Opening theme	"Good Lord, I'm Proud!" by VideoHelper (2004-2009)
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	n/a (airs Monday to Friday)
Production
Executive producer	Jinky Baticados
Production locations	IBC 13 Studios Broadcast City, Quezon City
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	IBC News and Public Affairs
Release
Original network	IBC 13
Picture format	NTSC
Audio format	Mono
Original release	January 7, 2002 (2002-01-07) – August 5, 2011 (2011-08-05)
Chronology
Preceded by	Ronda Trese
Followed by	News Team 13

IBC News Tonight is a weeknight 30-minute news program aired on IBC 13 in the Philippines. which was aired from January 7, 2002 to August 5, 2011, replacing Ronda Trese and was replaced by News Team 13.

Background[]

The newscast premiered on January 7, 2002, replacing Ronda Trese. It was first anchored by Anthony Pangilinan. He was later replaced by Noli Eala several months later. However, Eala eventually left the newscast in 2003 to be appointed as the commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. He was later replaced by Dennis Principe but left the newscast in 2006 to be acquired by NBN (now PTV), also a government-controlled network. Principe would later be replaced by Gina dela Vega-Cruz. dela Vega-Cruz left the newscast on August 3, 2007 and she was replaced by Joee Guilas, a former ABS-CBN and RPN business correspondent on August 6, 2007. Guilas had left the show to be replaced by the female tandem of Rida Reyes and Thea Gavino on August 4, 2008. Reyes soon left the newscast on September 12, 2008 to be acquired by GMA Network, leaving Gavino as the sole anchor. On November 9, 2009, Gavino was replaced by Atty. Zorah Andam until the latter was replaced by the returning Joee Guilas in late 2010.

Former IBC Express Balita anchors Jake Morales and Cathy Eigenmann replaced Guilas on June 20, 2011. However, Jake Morales left the newscast several days later, leaving Eigenmann as its final anchor. The newscast ceased airing on August 5, 2011 to make way for the evening edition of News Team 13.

Anchors[]

• Anthony Pangilinan (2002)
• Noli Eala (2002–2003)
• Dennis Principe (2003–2006)
• Gina dela Vega-Cruz (2006–2007)
• Joee Guilas (2007–2008; 2010–2011)
• Rida Reyes (2008)
• Thea Gavino (2008–2009)
• Zorah Andam (2009–2010)
• Jake Morales (2011)
• Cathy Eigenmann (2011)

Substitute anchors[]

• Karen Tayao-Cabrera
• Jess Caduco
• Bing Formento

See also[]

• List of programs previously broadcast by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
• IBC News and Public Affairs