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| TV Patrol | |
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 Logo since January 3, 2022 | |
| Also known as | TV Patrol World (2004–2010) |
| Genre | News broadcasting |
| Created by | |
| Written by |
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| Directed by |
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| Presented by | |
| Voices of | Peter Musñgi |
| Narrated by | Noli de Castro |
| Theme music composer | Frank Gari (arranged by Jimmy Antiporda) |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jaime "Jabs" Bolok |
| Production locations | Studio 7,ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman,Quezon City,Metro Manila; ABS-CBN Garden |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 1 hour (1987–1996; 1999; 2001–2006) 30 minutes (1996–1999; 1999–2001) 75 minutes (2006–2020) 90 minutes (2010–present) |
| Production company | ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | March 2, 1987 (1987-03-02) – May 5, 2020 (2020-05-05) |
| Network | DZMM TeleRadyo/PRTV Prime Media |
| Release | April 12, 2007 (2007-04-12) – present |
| Network | ANC |
| Release | March 17, 2020 (2020-03-17) – present |
| Network | Cine Mo! |
| Release | May 8 (2020-05-08) – July 24, 2020 (2020-07-24) |
| Network | Kapamilya Channel |
| Release | July 27, 2020 (2020-07-27) – present |
| Network | A2Z |
| Release | January 3, 2022 (2022-01-03) – present |
| Network | All TV |
| Release | April 15, 2024 (2024-04-15) – present |
TV Patrol is aPhilippine television news broadcasting show broadcast byABS-CBN,Kapamilya Channel,A2Z andAll TV.[1][2] Originally anchored byNoli de Castro,Mel Tiangco andRobert Arevalo, it premiered on March 2, 1987, on the network's Primetime Bida line up. De Castro,Karen Davila,Bernadette Sembrano andAlvin Elchico currently serve as the anchors. It is thelongest running Filipino-language news program.
Following thePeople Power Revolution in February 1986 and the resumption of operations months later, ABS-CBN News executives, among them then-News ManagerAngelo Castro Jr.,[3][4][5][6] began holding meetings with higher-ups on plans to launch an all-new news program that will serve as a replacement toBalita Ngayon. On March 1, 1987, ABS-CBN announced the launch ofTV Patrol during the public variety extravaganza "Ang Pagbabalik ng Bituin" (lit. transl. The Return of the Star) atLuneta Park,Manila.[7]
TV Patrol premiered on March 2, 1987, at 6:30 p.m.PHT, replacingBalita Ngayon, withNoli de Castro,Mel Tiangco, andRobert Arevalo as the original anchors.[8] Segment anchors includedErnie Baron, who served as the newscast's chief meteorologist and provided viewers trivia pertaining to science and history, and actress-personality Angelique Lazo who first hosted Star News, an entertainment news segment.[9][10] However, on June 1, 1987, Arevalo left the newscast and was replaced byFrankie Evangelista, who served as a segment host for "PULSO: Pangkalahatang Ugnayan Laan sa Opinyon" (lit. transl. Overall Correlation Reserved for Opinions).
With the introduction of international broadcasts in 1989 to the Pacific islands ofGuam andSaipan, and later with the birth ofTFC on September 24, 1994,TV Patrol became the first Philippine newscast and program to broadcast overseas.
In 1993,Christine Bersola joined as the segment host of Star News segment, replaced Angelique Lazo, until 1996. In 1995, Tiangco left the newscast and transferred toGMA Network in 1996.
On April 1, 1996,Noli de Castro became the sole anchor of the newscast, replacing Evangelista, and reduced its airtime to 30 minutes. On January 4, 1999, the newscast returned its airtime to 1 hour. On February 14, 2000,TV Patrol started its simulcast over AM radio stationsDZMM (Metro Manila),DYAB-AM (Cebu), andDXAB-AM (Davao) and began its online presence through the ABS-CBN News website. On February 12, 2001, de Castro left the newscast, in order torun forSenator in the 2001 elections.[11]Henry Omaga-Diaz temporarily replaced de Castro the day after.
On March 12, 2001,Korina Sanchez, together withAljo Bendijo, joining Omaga-Diaz, taking over the anchor chair vacated by de Castro.[12]Marc Logan andTina Monzon-Palma were hired to become the news reader of trivial segments and features.Cheryl Cosim,Pinky Webb,Erwin Tulfo andCes Drilon were assigned as the substitute anchors of the newscast.
On April 21, 2003,TV Patrol relaunched its studio set (also shared withABS-CBN Insider andNews Central on theStudio 23), news desk, and graphics, along with the theme music & a silhouetted OBB.Julius Babao replaced Bendijo and Omaga-Diaz after several changes in the anchor chair. In the same year,TV Patrol also simulcasted onABS-CBN's UHF stationStudio 23 for several months. In March 2004, Babao later joined Sanchez at the news studio, after broadcasting from Studio 7. The newscast was expanded to 90 minutes. Aside from its reformat,TV Patrol adopted the ABS-CBN News 2004 slogan "Subok na Maaasahan" (lit. transl. Proven to be Reliable). In September 2004, the ratings ofTV Patrol started to decline, due to competition with rivalGMA's primetime newscast24 Oras. Thus, the ABS-CBN management decided to relaunchTV Patrol before the end of 2004. On November 19, Sanchez left the newscast for the second time to make way for the network's new relaunched newscast asTV Patrol World.
On November 22, 2004, the program was relaunched asTV Patrol World to give weight to reports from Filipino communities worldwide. Babao was joined byTed Failon andKaren Davila taking over the anchor chair, vacated byKorina Sanchez. while special segments are anchored byErnie Baron,Phoemela Baranda,Marc Logan andBernadette Sembrano (where he colleague of Davila in GMA), respectively. Baron died of heart attack on January 23, 2006, and months later, he was replaced byKim Atienza as the newscast's resident weatherman.
On April 8, 2005,TV Patrol World aired a special edition as a conclusion to ABS-CBN's all-afternoon live coverage of the burial ofPope John Paul II, dubbed as "Paalam Ama Mula Sa Bayang Minahal Mo" (transl. "Goodbye Pope, from the Country you Loved").Erwin Tulfo,Korina Sanchez, andDong Puno anchored live from the ABS-CBN Newscenter in Quezon City, asJulius Babao andKaren Davila joined Lynda Jumilla live from the Vatican City.Mari Kaimo,Bernadette Sembrano andHenry Omaga-Diaz reported from the Papal memorial in Rizal Park, Manila.
On June 5, 2006,TV Patrol World updated its logo design, soundtrack, opening billboard, and graphics but the news format remained the same. In January 2007,TV Patrol World started to celebrate its 20th anniversary by launching Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo!, an expansion of the citizen journalism segment Citizen Patrol for the upcoming2007 midterm elections. On April 12, 2007,TV Patrol World began their simulcast on DZMM TeleRadyo, the then newly launched sister cable television channel of DZMM.
On November 25, 2007, ABS-CBN aired a documentary special forTV Patrol's 20th anniversary entitledTV Patrol World: 20 Taon ng Pagpapatrol (lit. transl. TV Patrol World: 20 Years of Patrolling). It was produced by ABS-CBN and Jesuit Communications.
A few days after the documentary was aired, on November 29, 2007.TV Patrol World morphed intoNews Patrol Special Edition covering the events surrounding theManila Peninsula siege. Anchored byTed Failon andKorina Sanchez as part of the special ABS-CBN coverage of the rebellion during the day, the edition shocked millions as it featured live the last few hours of the rebellion, including the arrest of ABS-CBN journalistCes Oreña-Drilon and scores of local and foreign media personalities by the Philippine military for allegedly conspiring with the rebellion perpetrators.
On March 31, 2008,TV Patrol World unveiled its new set, graphics (with the same red, green, and blue hues identified with the ABS-CBN logo), opening billboard, and new segments, but it retained some of its old segments. The new look is accompanied by slight changes in Patrol's segments, particularly Citizen Patrol, and the introduction of Hulog ng Langit, which was specially anchored byBernadette Sembrano. The same year, Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo temporarily became Bayan Mo, I-Patrol Mo. During this period, the newscast held the highest nationwide TV ratings record since Taylon Nelson Sofres (TNS) started conducting its nationwide TV ratings survey when its April 16, 2009 edition of the newscast featured the developing story of the tragedy involving the wife of Failon. This tragedy was the reason of Failon's leave that lasted until June 2009.
On August 5, 2009,TV Patrol World had its longest broadcast in history that time as it covered theinterment of former PresidentCorazon Aquino at theManila Memorial Park inParañaque. Lasting from 6:25 to 9:00pm, the edition was the most widely watched show inMega Manila and nationwide on that day as cited by TNS and AGB. This was special edition was anchored byJulius Babao,Korina Sanchez andTed Failon.
On June 28, 2010,TV Patrol World reverted to the original debut title (TV Patrol) and introduced their first main website, and also launched itsFacebook andTwitter pages. Failon, Davila, and Babao were retained as anchors for the weeknight editions, with Davila and Babao until November 3, 2010.Phoemela Baranda was also retained as theStar Patrol segment anchor until November 5.
On August 23, 2010,TV Patrol covered theManila hostage crisis with the longest telecast up to that point, lasting about three and a half hours from 6:25 to 10:00 pm, with a separate second edition airing in the aftermath of the crisis from 9:00 pm. The August 23 edition drew flak from various concerned viewers making ABS-CBN News revise its Code of Ethics. It eventually got a Finalist nod in the 2011 New York Festivals.[13]
On October 4, 2010, a new program segment,Winner sa Life! withWinnie Cordero was launched with reports on lifestyle and tips on proper living.
On November 3, 2010,ABS-CBN announced the return of veteran former anchorsNoli de Castro andKorina Sanchez as weeknight anchors ofTV Patrol, replacingKaren Davila andJulius Babao (as they would transfer toBandila later that month); they joinedTed Failon on November 8. On the same day,Gretchen Fullido replacedPhoemela Baranda as theStar Patrol anchor.
In February 2011,TV Patrol launched its weekday text poll, the first in Philippine television news history, where texters can agree or disagree on the current issues being broadcast in the program. The text poll happens from Monday to Thursday but was soon expanded to Fridays. Before the end of the newscast, the three anchors give their opinions about the result of the text poll, similar to the PULSO segment popularized when the lateFrankie Evangelista andMel Tiangco were still part of the anchor team withNoli de Castro. Later, new patriotic segments likePanalo 'To! (transl. It's a Winner!) andLakas ng Pinoy (transl. Pinoy's Strength) debuted in April of the same year.
From May 11, 2009 to December 22, 2011,TV Patrol covered the transition of all levels of Philippine national and local government including the cancelled 2011Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) election that led to the appointment of officers-in-charge (OIC) when the officials from the 2008-2011 term ended spanned for 2 years. This is where the newscast relaunchedBoto Mo, I-Patrol Mo with the battlecry,Ako Ang Simula (transl. It Begins With Me). In response to the first automation of the election in the country, ABS-CBN utilized a technology fromOrad Hi Tech Systems Ltd. that utilizes the principles ofaugmented reality.[14] The technology uses real-time image processing system for live broadcasts of 3Dcomputer-generated imagery against a real set or background. ABS-CBN also utilized what was probably the biggesttouch screen display to be used in a Philippine television show. A new set dubbed as the "WAR" (Wireless Audience Response) room was specifically designed for the said election coverage. The coverage of ABS-CBN became the third top trending topic worldwide on the social networking siteTwitter.STI College and ABS-CBN have also rolled up for the 2010 SK and barangay elections.[15][16][17][18]
To celebrateTV Patrol's 25th anniversary from 2012 to 2013,TV Patrol reformatted its graphics and introduced a new logo (still using the "ribbons" theme) and new opening titles (featuring the logos of the past and the present) on March 5, 2012. A retrospective segment was also added to commemorate the best events covered during the first 25 years. On April 2, 2012, the newly improved weather graphics and reporting (ABS-CBN Weather Center; in a nod to earlier reports in the past) was launched, including a five-day forecast.
Commemorative activities includeTV Patrol 25 marker openings in various parts of the country to honor the many important events marked in the first 25 years and a fund-raising drive aimed at giving back to those who became part of the news coverages through the years. A new segment,CCTV (Concerned Citizens Taking Videos) Patrol, was launched on June 25, 2012, aimed at citizen journalism and even utilizing CCTV footage and even cellphone footage from the public to convey the latest local news events.
On July 29, 2012, a documentary special entitledMga Nagbabagang Balita: 25 Taon ng TV Patrol (transl. The Breaking News: 25 Years of TV Patrol) was aired in celebration of its 25th anniversary. It was replayed on August 12.
On July 29, 2013,TV Patrol, alongsideBandila, reformatted their logo, opening titles, and graphics. The redesigned logo is still based on the "ribbons" theme, although more simplified. A new set was also seen with a brighter flooring and background. The program dropped the '25' on its official logo, and new segment icons debuted. However, theKabayan Special Patrol segment icon stayed the same.
In March 2014,TV Patrol launched an all-new program segment,ABS-CBN News Investigative Reports, debuting in March of the same year, giving viewers nationwide insight into various societal scandals and problems.Henry Omaga-Diaz, Gigi Grande, and Raffy Santos usually filled their investigative reports in this segment.
On August 3, 2015, formerTV Patrol Weekend anchorBernadette Sembrano permanently replaced Sanchez, who left the newscast for the last time to pursue her masteral degree atAteneo de Manila University andLondon School of Economics.[19]
On March 2, 2017,TV Patrol celebrated its 30th anniversary through a live newscast in its studio in Quezon City and its sister stations inTacloban andZamboanga City. Sembrano was situated at the ABS-CBN studio in Quezon City, while Failon was in Tacloban and de Castro in Zamboanga.
On August 24, 2017, the show featured celebrities as "Star Patrol" guest anchors, a segment that has been returned after quite some time.Yassi Pressman,Toni Gonzaga,Bela Padilla,Kim Chiu,Bianca Gonzalez,Erich Gonzales,Kylie Verzosa, Mariel de León,Janella Salvador,Aiko Melendez,Karylle,Karla Estrada,Anne Curtis, andAngel Locsin filled in the slot of Fullido occasionally. Earlier in 2015, actressesYam Concepcion and Loren Burgos, and athleteGretchen Ho took the helm as pinch-hitters for the segment.[20][21][22]
On April 2, 2018,TV Patrol began broadcasting inhigh definition.
On March 17, 2020,TV Patrol began to air on a late-night timeslot (as a replay), temporarily replacing the timeslot of late-night newscastBandila due to theenhanced community quarantine in Luzon caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. On the same day, it began to simulcast on the network's 24-hour news channel,ANC. The decision to adopt late night replays led to yet another adjustment, with the telecast frequently extending their airtime to at least two hours. This led to a shift in Primetime Bida's schedule during the enhanced community quarantine.
In April 2020, sign language interpreters were added to the broadcast.
On May 5, 2020,TV Patrol was the last program to be aired on ABS-CBN,MOR, andS+A before theysigned-off indefinitely that night (DZMM and its television counterpart, TeleRadyo, also aired this edition of the newscast but signed off together at 8:20 p.m.PHT following the newscast's lead-out programS.R.O.: Suhestyon, Reaksyon at Opinyon), following thecease-and-desist order of theNational Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to close the free TV and radio broadcasting operations of ABS-CBN asthe network's broadcasting franchise expired the day before. This edition focused on such cease-and-desist order and also aired without commercial breaks.[23]
As a result, on May 7, 2020, the newscast temporarily migrated to ANC, The Filipino Channel,Cine Mo! (until July 24, 2020), and on digital platforms with ANC assuming the program's production.[24][25] TeleRadyo would return simulcasting the newscast on May 8, 2020.
On June 30, 2020, the newscast ended on free-to-air television due to the cease-and-desist order onABS-CBN TV Plus.
TV Patrol was supposed to simulcast onKapamilya Channel, the network'sad interim replacement to ABS-CBN for cable and satellite providers beginning June 15, 2020,[26] but the newscast was instead excluded from its programming schedule until July 27.[27][28] According to Atienza and Fullido, this was because the newscast was already broadcasting on ANC, other digital channels, and social media platforms.TV Patrol airtime was shortened from 110 minutes to 90 minutes during this period. Kapamilya Channel took over production of the newscasts from July 27 onwards.
On August 31, 2020,Ted Failon made his final appearance on the newscast throughZoom as he left the network as part of its retrenchment program;[29][30] The departure of Failon also led the August 31 edition to end with the song "Tinig ng mga Nawalan" (English: Voice of the Lost), sung byKathryn Bernardo andDaniel Padilla in support for the retrenched employees. From September 7 to October 2, former weekday anchorsJulius Babao,Karen Davila andHenry Omaga-Diaz and then-weekend anchorAlvin Elchico rotated as the third weeknight interim anchor until Omaga-Diaz was confirmed as Failon's replacement, starting October 5.[31][32]
From April 21 to May 4, 2021, de Castro, Sembrano, and Omaga-Diaz were on self-quarantine, with Sembrano later testing positive forCOVID-19.[33][34] Given this, Davila, Babao, Jorge Cariño andTV Patrol Weekend anchorsAlvin Elchico and Zen Hernandez rotated as the three temporary weeknight anchors, with either Elchico and/or Babao (on April 27) were designated as the lead anchors. The newscast temporarily aired live from an outdoor area within the ABS-CBN premises, while Fullido and Atienza were seen via Zoom, instead of the regular news studio. On May 5, coinciding with the first anniversary of the ABS-CBN shutdown, the news studio was used once again for broadcast, although de Castro, Atienza, and Fullido were the only anchors present, four days after Sembrano announced that she had recovered from the disease.[35]
On October 1, 2021,Kim Atienza made his final appearance on the newscast as the newscast's resident weather presenter as he transferred toGMA Network.[36][37] Two months later on December 13, formerPAGASA weather specialist Ariel Rojas joined as the resident weather meteorologist and became a permanent replacement to Atienza.[38]
Six days later on October 7,Noli de Castro temporarily left the newscast torun for senator once again;[39][40] however, he withdrew his candidacy and, as a result, he soon returned to ABS-CBN throughTeleRadyo.[41] He was replaced by former anchorKaren Davila, who joined Omaga-Diaz and Sembrano on October 11. With her arrival, Omaga-Diaz was promoted as the lead anchor.[42]
On October 25,TV Patrol launched three new segments: "Winning Moment" withWinnie Cordero,"Alam N'yo Ba?" (lit. transl. Did You Know?) withBoyet Sison, and the returning "Mga Kwento ni Marc Logan" (lit. transl. Stories of Marc Logan) withMarc Logan.[43][44] On December 31, former anchorJulius Babao made his final appearance on the newscast as a relief anchor and announced that he would be leaving the network, eventually forTV5 and then became the anchor for the competing newscast,Frontline Pilipinas.[45][46]
On January 1, 2022,TV Patrol officially began its simulcast onA2Z, marking its return to free-to-air television, almost two years since the newscast made its final broadcast onABS-CBN.[47] With this historic return, it came with a brand new opening billboard, logo, and on-air graphics introduced on January 3. Another new segment in"Uso at Bago" (lit. transl. Trend and New) withMigs Bustos was launched.Boyet Sison, an anchor for"Alam N'yo Ba?" segment, died on April 16, 2022, and was replaced by Bustos on June 30.[48]
From May 27 to November 1, 2022, the free-to-air broadcast onTeleRadyo resumed as a digital subchannel of A2Z.
On January 9, 2023,Noli de Castro returned to the newscast for his third stint, joining Davila, Sembrano, and Omaga-Diaz, regaining his role as lead anchor.[49][50]
On June 30, 2023,TV Patrol marked its return to AM radio when its simulcast onDWPM Radyo 630 (later reverted to DZMM on May 29, 2025), ABS-CBN's new AM radio station under the joint venture withPrime Media Holdings that was softly launched earlier that day, began. It is also carried over to the station's television counterpart,TeleRadyo Serbisyo.[51]
On February 2, 2024,Marc Logan silently made his final appearance on the newscast, as he transferred toTV5 on March 8.[52]
On April 15, 2024, the newscast began its simulcast onAll TV, marking its return tochannels 2 and 16 in Mega Manila and regional channels previously held by ABS-CBN.[1][2] On May 6, the newscast marked its return to FM radio when its simulcast onFMR Radio Philippines stations outside Mega Manila began, years after the end of its simulcast on selectedMOR stations as well asDYAB-AM (Cebu),DXAB-AM (Davao), andDYAP-AM (Palawan) in regional areas.[53] On May 27, it began its simulcast on the newly launched Prime TV (nowPRTV Prime Media), expanding its free-to-air television broadcast.
On August 30, 2024, Omaga-Diaz made his final appearance on the newscast as he would migrate toCanada.[54][55] He was replaced by Alvin Elchico on September 2.[56][57][58] In January 2025, de Castro took a temporarily leave from the newscast and returned on February 4, 2025. He subsequently took another temporarily leave in October and again in November of that same year.
On March 11, 2025,TV Patrol aired its longest telecast - a cumulative time of four hours, surpassing its August 2010 coverage of theManila hostage crisis in view of thearrest offormer president Rodrigo Duterte, with all anchors present for its first 90 minutes on terrestrial and digital platforms before Alvin Elchico and Karen Davila led a cable-and-digital-only extension on ANC and ABS-CBN News'YouTube channel until 10:30 p.m. whenThe World Tonight took over its coverage.[59][60]
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| TV Patrol Weekend | |
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.png) Title card since January 8, 2022 | |
| Also known as | TV Patrol Sabado (2004–2010) TV Patrol Linggo (2004–2010) |
| Genre | News broadcasting |
| Created by | ABS-CBN Corporation Freddie M. García Angelo Castro, Jr. Rolly Cruz(co-creator) |
| Written by | Baj Bajandre Bimbo Papasin |
| Directed by | Kits Fernández |
| Presented by | Zen Hernandez Adrian Ayalin |
| Voices of | Peter Musñgi |
| Narrated by | Adrian Ayalin |
| Theme music composer | Frank Gari (arranged byNeocolours' Jimmy Antiporda) |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio 7,ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman,Quezon City,Metro Manila |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 30 minutes (2004–2020) 45 minutes (2023–present) 1 hour (2020–present) |
| Production company | ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | February 14, 2004 (2004-02-14) – May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03) |
| Network | DZMM TeleRadyo/PRTV Prime Media |
| Release | April 14, 2007 (2007-04-14) – June 27, 2010 (2010-06-27) |
| Release | March 21, 2020 (2020-03-21) – present |
| Network | ANC |
| Release | March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28) – present |
| Network | Cine Mo! |
| Release | May 9 (2020-05-09) – July 26, 2020 (2020-07-26) |
| Network | Kapamilya Channel/A2Z/All TV |
| Release | August 1, 2020 (2020-08-01) – present |
After a brief time in the mid-1980s and 1990s,TV Patrol first aired on weekends as an occasional special broadcast. Its first weekend broadcast in September 2001 featured news about the American–Afghan battle during theWar in Afghanistan and also covered theSeptember 11 attacks. It also covered theOakwood mutiny on July 27, 2003, and the network's coverage of former U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush's state visit to the Philippines on October 18, 2003. The weekend edition was anchored by veteran broadcastersMari Kaimo,Pia Hontiveros andErwin Tulfo.
The weekend editions premiered on Saturday edition newscast program ofTV Patrol Sabado premiered on February 14, 2004 at 6:00 p.m.PHT on the network's Saturday and Sunday evening line-up replacingThe Weekend News andButtercup, while the Sunday edition newscast program ofTV Patrol Linggo premiered on May 9, 2004 of the same time at 6:00 p.m.PHT on the eve of the2004 elections that is covered by ABS-CBN asHalalan 2004.[61]Henry Omaga-Diaz andCes Drilon served as the first anchors of both weekend editions. At the beginning, both editions were complemented byThe Weekend News as ABS-CBN's weekend newscasts, withTV Patrol Sabado andTV Patrol Linggo as early-evening newscast andThe Weekend News as late-night newscast until it was cancelled more than a year later. During this period, the weekend editions used to occupy middle evening time slots between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.PHT. It also shared identical title card, opening theme, and graphics with the then-TV Patrol World.
On June 18, 2005,Bernadette Sembrano replaced Drilon, who left the weekend edition forABS-CBN Insider. On July 8, 2006,Alex Santos replaced Omaga-Diaz, who left the weekend edition forBandila.
On July 3, 2010, three days after the revamp of the regular edition, the two weekend editions were merged intoTV Patrol Weekend.
On November 26, 2011, Sembrano and Santos were replaced byPinky Webb andAlvin Elchico.[62] The newscast also had an earlier timeslot of 5:00 p.m. every Saturday.
On May 6, 2015, Webb left the network to later joinCNN Philippines.[63] Various female ABS-CBN reporters/anchors rotated as the interim anchor pairing with Elchico untilZen Hernandez became her permanent replacement on July 9, 2016.
On April 1, 2018, the weekend edition started to be shown in high definition. Beginning March 21, 2020, the program expanded to 45 minutes in weekends, and on March 28 began airing on bothTeleRadyo andABS-CBN News Channel for the first time in 16 years (Sundays only, with program beginning a Saturday broadcast on ANC beginning April 25 that same year). The broadcast's return to DZMM TeleRadyo was the first to be aired there after ten years of absence.
On May 9, 2020, the weekend edition began to be aired inCine Mo! afterABS-CBN andDZMM went off-air on May 5, 2020, due tocease-and-desist order from theNational Telecommunications Commission after its franchiseexpired on May 4, 2020, while on TeleRadyo it began to broadcast on Saturdays. The newscast also extended its broadcast time to 50 minutes, and later on to a full hour.
On August 1, 2020, the weekend edition began airing onKapamilya Channel. On October 31, 2020, the weekend edition expanded its airtime from 45 minutes to an hour.[28] On January 1, 2022, the weekend edition returned on free-to-air television via simulcast onA2Z. On June 17, 2023, following programming changes on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z, the newscast reduced its airtime to 45 minutes and returned to a timeslot of 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. PHT.
The broadcast of the weekend edition returned to AM radio viaDWPM (now DZMM) on July 1, 2023. It was also carried over toTeleRadyo Serbisyo that same day. The broadcast of the weekend edition returned to channels 2 and 16 in Mega Manila (and eventually to other regional stations also previously held by ABS-CBN) viaAll TV on April 20, 2024.[64] The free-to-air broadcast on TeleRadyo Serbisyo resumed viaPrime TV on June 1, 2024. On July 20, 2024, the weekend edition of the newscast was reverted into a full hour once more on Sundays only, but later expanded to Saturdays on October 5, 2024.
On September 1, 2024, Elchico, the weekend edition's longest-serving anchor, left the newscast for the weeknight edition.[65][66][58] Various male reporters rotated in taking over his role until Adrian Ayalin became his permanent replacement beginning on January 4, 2025.[67]
On March 9, its Sunday edition was shortened to 45 minutes due to schedule changes. Hernandez took hiatus from anchoring the newscast from March 15 to 23 due to her assignment toNetherlands, covering the situation surrounding former PresidentRodrigo Duterte at theInternational Criminal Court, followinghis arrest. On May 31,TV Patrol Weekend started to simulcast onDZMM Radyo Patrol 630 andDZMM TeleRadyo for the first time in five years since their shutdown in 2020.
On November 9, 2025,TV Patrol Weekend aired its longest telecast with the special coverage of Super Typhoon Uwan. After airing on terrestrial and digital platforms, the program continued for another 90 minutes through ANC and ABS-CBN News' Facebook and YouTube until 8:00PM.
| TV Patrol | |
|---|---|
 Logo since August 8, 2022 | |
| Genre | News bulletin |
| Created by | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Presented by | Various news anchors(Hourly) Denice Dinsay (Primetime, 2020) |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| No. of episodes | N/A (airs daily) |
| Production | |
| Production location | Studio 7,ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center |
| Camera setup | Single-camera setup |
| Running time | 2-10 minutes, hourly 30 minutes (as primetime newscast, 2020) |
| Production company | ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | September 5, 2005 (2005-09-05) – May 5, 2020 (2020-05-05) |
| Network | TeleRadyo |
| Release | May 8 (2020-05-08) – June 12, 2020 (2020-06-12) |
| Network | Kapamilya Channel/ANC |
| Release | June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15) – present |
| Network | A2Z |
| Release | June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20) – present |
| Network | Jeepney TV |
| Release | January 2023 (2023-01) – December 22, 2023 (2023-12-22) |
| Network | All TV |
| Release | January 3, 2026 (2026-01-03) – present |
News Patrol is aPhilippine television news broadcasting show broadcast byABS-CBN,ANC andKapamilya Channel. It aired from September 5, 2005 to present, replacingABS-CBN News Advisory. It also served as the main newscast for Kapamilya Channel from June 15 to July 24, 2020, temporarily replacingTV Patrol at the former ABS-CBN timeslot.
News Patrol premiered in 2005 as a news segment of the morning showMagandang Umaga, Bayan. The news bulletin was reformatted into ABS-CBN's news bulletin, replacingABS-CBN News Advisory on September 5, 2005.
In 2006, it became the first Philippine news program to broadcast the victory of theFirst Philippine Mount Everest Expedition.
On April 1, 2018,News Patrol switched tohigh definition format, along with other network's main channel news programs.
On April 9, 2020,News Patrol aired its special coverage of theCOVID-19 pandemic during thePaschal Triduum of theHoly Week as an evening newscast.
On May 5, 2020,News Patrol aired its last bulletin onABS-CBN after the network was forced tocease and desist its free TV broadcasting operations given by the order of theNTC due to the expiration of the network's legislative franchise to operate the day before.[68]
On May 8, 2020, the news bulletin migrated toTeleRadyo,The Filipino Channel, and social media platforms such asFacebook,YouTube, andiWantTFC. Some regional newscasts also began to air live on their respective Facebook pages the following day.
On October 9, 2021, Pia Gutierrez left the SaturdayNews Patrol bulletins forThe World Tonight. She was replaced by Willard Cheng in November 2021.
On June 20, 2022,News Patrol alternately aired onA2Z in place of the ZOE-producedUlat A2Z, which is broadcast every weekday afternoon, marking its return to free-to-air television after two years.
On December 2, 2024,News Patrol started airing onANC.
On January 3, 2026,News Patrol started airing onAll TV, marking its return to channels 2 and 16 (Mega Manila) and regional channels after more than 5 years.
On June 15, 2020,News Patrol returned viaKapamilya Channel as a temporary 30-minute primetime newscast instead of airing the two-hour newscastTV Patrol which airs onANC,TeleRadyo andCine Mo!.[69] ANC and formerS+A news presenter Denice Dinsay anchored the primetime newscast. However, the primetime newscast ended shortly on July 24 asTV Patrol began its broadcast on Kapamilya Channel on July 27.[70]News Patrol was then reverted to an hourly news bulletin of the said channel on the same day.
| TV Patrol | |
|---|---|
 Logo since January 2, 2024 | |
| Genre | News broadcasting |
| Created by | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Presented by | Jeff Canoy Denice Dinsay |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| Production | |
| Production locations | ABS-CBN Newsroom,ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 15-20 minutes |
| Production company | ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |
| Original release | |
| Network | Kapamilya Channel A2Z Jeepney TV All TV |
| Release | January 2, 2024 (2024-01-02) – present |
TV Patrol Express started as a digital-only spinoff ofTV Patrol produced byABS-CBN News, airing weekdays at 5:00 p.m. PHT on the network's YouTube and Facebook platforms.[71] It premiered on January 2, 2024,[72] anchored byJeff Canoy and Denice Dinsay.[71] The program offers a concise overview of significant national headlines, serving as a pre-show to the flagshipTV Patrol newscast.[71]
On June 21, 2024,Jeff Canoy announced thatTV Patrol Express would air on free-to-air, cable and satellite television effective July 1 onKapamilya Channel,A2Z,All TV, andJeepney TV.[73] The newscast aired for 15-minutes, slightly longer than its previous airtime of 5 to 10 minutes, and move to its 5:30 p.m. timeslot (PHT).[73] By December 2,TV Patrol Express would also begin simulcast onANC.
From March 10 to June 27, 2025, it moved to its earlier timeslot from 4:45 to 5:00 p.m., and fully debuted onKapamilya Online Live after 6 months since its first broadcast for special occasions only on July 22, 2024. By June 30, it returned to its original timeslot from 5:30 to 5:45 p.m.
Outside its timeslot as pre-show of the main newscast,TV Patrol Express often serves as rolling news coverage of ABS-CBN News on significant news events airing on its digital platforms (with occasional simulcast on ANC), including monsoon-induced flooding in Mega Manila, state funeral ofNora Aunor, and the death ofPope Francis and the subsequent conclave, among others.[74][75]
| TV Patrol | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | News broadcasting Regional newscast |
| Created by | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Presented by | Annie Perez various anchors (1988–2020) |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original languages | Cebuano Various regional dialects (1988–2020) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera setup |
| Running time | 15 minutes (2025-present) 30-40 minutes (1988–2020) |
| Production companies | ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs ABS-CBN Regional |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABS-CBNregionalstations |
| Release | August 29, 1988 (1988-08-29) – August 28, 2020 (2020-08-28) |
| Network | ABS-CBN News Youtube Channel |
| Release | November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02) – present |
| Network | Kapamilya Channel A2Z |
| Release | November 16, 2025 (2025-11-16) – present |
| Network | All TV |
| Release | January 4, 2026 (2026-01-04) – present |
From 1988 to 2020, the regional editions of the newscast that are delivered in other Philippine languages, collectively credited asTV Patrol Regional, were broadcast on all ABS-CBN Regional stations nationwide, with simulcast on the network's four provincial Radyo Patrol AM Radio stations,DYAB TeleRadyo Cebu and selectedMOR FM radio stations.
All regional editions aired in the late afternoon until ABS-CBN ceased free TV and radio operations on May 5, 2020, with selected editions simulcast overThe Filipino Channel for overseas viewers. Several newscasts were also aired nationwide from August 2016 to January 2018 on theABS-CBN Regional Channel viaSky Cable,Destiny Cable, andSky Direct. The ABS-CBN RegionalYouTube page also includes archived videos of past editions for those who have not watched the program, as well as for overseas viewers.
On May 8, 2020, the regional editions resumed broadcasts through their respective Facebook pages and the ABS-CBN Regional YouTube channel. However, on July 15, ABS-CBN announced that the company would go into retrenchment on August 31 in light of the denial of its bid for a legislative franchise, laying off much of its employees. It was further revealed on July 17, during an interview onFailon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo that the regional division of ABS-CBN News would fold after regular business hours on the said retrenchment date. Included in the shutdown is the halt of all its regional programs and their respectiveTV Patrol editions, with their last broadcasts aired on August 28, 2020.[76]
On October 28, 2025,ABS-CBN Regional announced the revival ofTV Patrol Regional on November 2, albeit as a digital-only weekly program focusing on news in theVisayas area and to be delivered onCebuano language.[77] After 2 weeks, the program started airing onKapamilya Channel andA2Z, beforeTV Patrol Weekend, and later premiered onAll TV on January 4, 2026.
| TV Patrol | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's news program |
| Created by | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Presented by | Doland Castro |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| Production | |
| Production company | ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | May 21, 1990 (1990-05-21) – July 26, 1992 (1992-07-26) |
Junior Patrol is aPhilippine television news broadcasting show broadcast byABS-CBN. It aired from May 21, 1990, to July 26, 1992, and was replaced byShowbiz Lingo. It is a spin-off ofTV Patrol. One of the show's host was Doland Castro, the future senior field reporter forABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.[79] Other members ofJunior Patrol were Rowena Samala, Mary Ann Abacan, Gerald Salcedo, Marc Anthony Almajose, Sheila Aligora, Marvin Escalona, Lee Britanico and Willie Marcelino.
In October 1988, early in the program's run, Meg Mendoza of theManila Standard criticized the show's format, stating that "we still prefer [GMA Balita] since we can't stand the blood and gore being shown.... Sensationalism may be good for the ratings but there's no substitute to honest and intelligent reporting."[80]
In 1989, poet and literary criticVirgilio S. Almario was critical ofTV Patrol's use of "siyokoy" words, Filipinoloanwords from the Spanish or English language that are formed through a misunderstanding of Spanish grammar. As examples, Almario highlighted the use of the words "aspeto," "parliyamento," "pesante," and "konsernado," which he respectively corrected as "aspekto," "parlamento," "magsasaka," "paisano" or "magbubukid," and "konsernido." However, he still commends the program for "passionately" delivering news in the Filipino language.[81]
[I]sang mainit na pagbati sa inyong masilakbong paghahatid ng balita sa buong bansa sa pamamagitan ng wikang Filipino.
