| 24 Oras Northern Mindanao | |
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| Also known as | Testigo Northern Mindanao |
| Genre | News broadcasting |
| Presented by | Joe Legaspina |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Cebuano |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes |
| Production company | GMA News and Public Affairs |
| Original release | |
| Network | GMA Northern Mindanao |
| Release | February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05) – April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24) |
24 Oras Northern Mindanao, formerlyTestigo Northern Mindanao, is aPhilippine television news broadcasting program broadcast by GMA Northern Mindanao. Originally anchored by Kenneth Ragpala, it premiered on February 5, 2013, replacingIsyu Karon.[1] Joe Legaspina served as the final anchor.
The program delivered news and current events coming from Northern Mindanao,Caraga, and parts ofZamboanga Peninsula (includingIsabela City,Jolo andBongao). It was simulcast on TV-12 Bukidnon, TV-11 Iligan, TV-5 Ozamiz, TV-4 Dipolog, and TV-3 Pagadian.
Testigo Northern Mindanao premiered on February 5, 2013, after the launch of GMA Northern Mindanao, with Kenneth Ragpala as its first anchor. Reporter Joe Legaspina later joined Ragpala as his co-anchor. Before the year 2013 ended, Ragpala left the newscast, leaving Legaspina as the newscast's sole anchor.
This was also the first time that aregional newscast with the same name inDavao City had spun off into another regional newscast for Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao viewers.
Following changes of its now-main newscast24 Oras, Testigo Northern Mindanao was rebranded as24 Oras Northern Mindanao effective November 10, 2014.[2]
However, that change suddenly cut short when the newscast was abruptly canceled on April 24, 2015, after more than two years of broadcast due to the strategic streamlining happening to all provincial stations of the network. Following the cancellation was the retrenchment of its staff and personalities and the closure of the network's regional news department.[3]
GMA Northern Mindanao would not have a regional newscast until four years later, when it became a part of GMA Regional TVOne Mindanao, with Cyril Chaves serving as the anchor of the newscast.
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