Pangunahing Balita

*Pangunahing Balita*
Pangunahing Balita
	Title card
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	ABC News and Public Affairs; PTV News;
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

ABC 5 (1962–1972)

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

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. The noontime program^[1] became the household name for their Tagalog newscast.

Anchors

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]
Elmer Mercado (PTV 4) (1990–95)
Alice Noel (PTV 4) (1990–95)
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

^ "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.