Pangunahing Balita

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Pangunahing Balita (lit. 'Headliner') is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABC and PTV. it premiered on March 19, 1962 and concluded on ABC on September 22, 1972. The show returned on November 2, 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[]

ABC 5 (1962–1972)[]

Premiered on March 19, 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[]

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)[]

In 1987, PTV 4 launched Pangunahing Balita as its Filipino-language newscast. It became the household name for their Tagalog newscast.

Anchors[]

• Paul Lacanilao (ABC 5) (1962–1972)
• Erwin Tulfo (PTV 4) (1987–1995)
• Katherine De Leon-Vilar (PTV 4) (1992–1995).
• Daniel Razon (PTV 4) (1995–1998)
• Precious Hipolito-Castelo (PTV 4) (1995–1998)
• Dada Lorenzana (PTV 4) (1995–1998)

See also[]

• List of programs aired by TV5 (Philippine TV network)
• List of programs aired by People's Television Network