Balitang Amianan is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Dagupan. Originally anchored by Jorge Guerrero, it premiered on May 5, 2008. CJ Torida, Jasmin Gabriel-Galban, and Joanne Ponsoy currently serve as the anchors.
Overview
Presented from the GMA TV Dagupan studios, Balitang Amianan delivers news headlines about the current events and feature segments in the provinces in Ilocos Region, namely Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur; the provinces of Benguet, and Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region; as well as parts of Central Luzon such as Tarlac, Nueva Ecija and Pampanga, where Kapampangan was de facto spoken by the interviewees. The newscast airs from Monday to Friday from 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM on GMA TV-10 Dagupan, GMA TV-5 Ilocos Norte and GMA TV-48 Ilocos Sur. Balitang Amianan is also re-aired for national viewers under GMA News TV's primetime block "GMA Regional TV Strip" on a weekly basis. It airs every Monday at 10:00 PM since May 18, 2020. The program also airs worldwide on GMA News TV International.
History
As Balitang Amianan: First Incarnation
It first aired on Channel 10 in Dagupan and anchored by former anchor for TV Patrol Dagupan/TV Patrol Laoag and Dateline Northern Luzon Jorge Guerrero. In June 2012, Jorge Guerrero left the show and moved to GMA Ilocos to become the solo anchor of Balitang Ilokano. He is replaced by CJ Torida. In September 2012. The channel's biggest expose so far is about a casino which was established in Poro, San Fernando City, La Union. To strengthen its commitment of bringing the latest, most credible and most comprehensive news from the region, in July 2013, Balitang Amianan started its international broadcast on GMA News TV International alongside other newscasts Balitang Bisdak and 24 Oras Davao. The newscast's first incarnation ended its 6-year run on November 7, 2014.
As 24 Oras North Central Luzon/24 Oras Amianan
Following changes of its now-main newscast 24 Oras, Balitang Amianan was rebranded as 24 Oras North Central Luzon effective November 10, 2014. On August 31, 2015, 24 Oras North Central Luzon retitled as 24 Oras Amianan with an additional segment called "Trivia ni Araguy". 24 Oras Amianan aired its last telecast on January 29, 2016.
As Balitang Amianan: Second Incarnation
On February 1, 2016, Balitang Amianan returned on the air after more than a year hiatus. On April 18, 2016, Faye Centeno joined as Torida's co-anchor in the newscast. Since October 3, 2016, Balitang Amianan started its simulcast on GMA TV-5 Ilocos Norte, GMA TV-7 Abra and GMA TV-48 Ilocos Sur as it expands its coverage area to the Ilocos Region and some parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region and Central Luzon On January 2, 2017, the newscast updated its opening billboard and lower third graphics similar to 24 Oras, together with other newscasts Balitang Bisdak and One Mindanao.
Relaunch
On October 23, 2017, Balitang Amianan relaunched with a brand new set and segments, as well as theme music and OBB, similar to its sister regional news programOne Mindanao, GMA Regional TV's newscast for Mindanao stations, which was launched two months earlier. Longtime correspondent Joanne Ponsoy joined Torida and Centeno to anchor the newscast. In July 2018, longtime reporter Jasmin Gabriel-Galban joined Torida and Ponsoy on the anchor team. She replaced Faye Centeno, who left the newscast. On July 29, 2019, the newscast tweaks a minor revision of its titlecard, changing its font color to green, reflecting it with its co-produced national newscast GMA Regional TV Weekend News, which was launched on July 27. A week after, on August 5, 2019, Balitang Amianan updated their graphics and introduced new opening titles patterned with its co-produced national newscast. The newscast had a more relaxed set-up with couches instead of the tables and chairs that viewers usually see on typical newscasts intending to be an extension of viewers' living room, further connecting the news anchors and the viewers. Balitang Amianan will open its doors to the public every Friday as it invites viewers to participate as live studio audience.
