TV Patrol


TV Patrol is a Philippine television newscast broadcast by ABS-CBN. It premiered on March 2, 1987, replacing Balita Ngayon. TV Patrol is the flagship national newscast of the network and is the longest-running Filipino language evening newscast. Since 2015, the newscast is anchored by Noli de Castro, Ted Failon and Bernadette Sembrano. Previous anchors include Korina Sanchez, Julius Babao and Mel Tiangco.
The program normally airs on the network in the evening until May 5, 2020, when the network was forced to cease and desist its broadcasting operations by orders of the National Telecommunications Commisssion. It was also simulcast through the network's flagship AM station DZMM and on its provincial AM stations.
TV Patrol currently broadcasts on Kapamilya Channel, ANC, TeleRadyo and online through the ABS-CBN News' website, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. It is also aired internationally through The Filipino Channel.

History

Pre-launch

Following the People Power Revolution in February 1986 and the resumption of operations months later, ABS-CBN News executives, among them then-News Manager Angelo Castro Jr., began holding meetings with higher-ups on plans to launch an all-new news program that will serve as a replacement to Balita Ngayon. On March 1, 1987, ABS-CBN announced the launch of TV Patrol during the public variety extravaganza "Ang Pagbabalik ng Bituin" at Luneta Park, Manila.

1987–2001: De Castro era

TV Patrol premiered on March 2 1987 at 6:00 pm with Noli de Castro, Mel Tiangco, and Robert Arevalo as original anchors. and replacing Balita Ngayon, while segment anchors included Ernie 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.
However, on June 1, 1987, Arevalo left the newscast and was replaced by Frankie Evangelista, who served as a segment host for PULSO: Pangkalahatang Ugnayan Laan Sa Opinyon.
With the introduction of international broadcasts in 1989 to the Pacific islands of Guam and Saipan, and later with the birth of The Filipino Channel in 1994, TV Patrol became the first Philippine newscast and program to be broadcast overseas. It still does so today, now in an expanded reach through TFC and the live web streaming on its official webpage.
In 1993, Christine Bersola joined the newscast to host Star News, replacing Lazo, until 1996.
In 1995, Tiangco was replaced by Korina Sanchez after Tiangco left to join GMA Network. De Castro would eventually became the sole anchor of the newscast in 1996, reducing its airtime to 30 minutes.
On January 4, 1999, the newscast returned its airtime to one hour. On February 14, 2000, TV Patrol started its simulcast over AM radio stations DZMM, DYAB, and DXAB and began its online presence through the ABS-CBN News website. On February 5, 2001, De Castro left the newscast to run for Senator.

2001–2004: Sanchez era

On March 5, 2001, Korina Sanchez, Henry Omaga-Diaz, and Aljo Bendijo took over as the new anchors.
On April 21, 2003, Julius Babao replaced Omaga-Diaz and Bendijo.In the same year, TV Patrol also simulcast on the Kapamilya Network's UHF station Studio 23, which lasted for a few months.

2004–2010: TV Patrol World: Failon era

On November 22, 2004, The program was relaunched as TV Patrol World with Julius Babao, Ted Failon and Karen Davila as its main anchors, while special segments are anchored by Ernie Baron, Phoemela Baranda, and Bernadette Sembrano. Baron died of a heart attack on January 23, 2006 and months later, he was replaced by Kim Atienza as the newscast's resident weatherman.
On November 25, 2007, ABS-CBN aired a documentary special for TV Patrol's 20th anniversary entitled TV Patrol: 20 Taon ng Pagpapatrol. It was produced by ABS-CBN and Jesuit Communications.

2010-2015: Relaunch and return of former anchors

On June 30, 2010, TV Patrol World was reverted to its original title and introduced their official website , and also launched its Facebook and Twitter pages.
On October 4 of the same year, a new program segment, Winner sa Life! with Winnie Cordero was launched with reports on lifestyle and tips on proper living.
On November 3, 2010, ABS-CBN announced the return of former anchors "Kabayan" Noli de Castro and Korina Sanchez as weeknight anchors of TV Patrol, replacing Julius Babao and Karen Davila; they joined Ted Failon on November 8, 2010.
On July 29, 2012, a documentary special entitled Mga Nagbabagang Balita: 25 Taon ng TV Patrol was aired in celebration of its 25th anniversary. It was replayed on August 12.

2015–present: Failon, Sembrano, De Castro era

On August 3, 2015, former TV Patrol Weekend anchor Bernadette Sembrano was named as new co-anchor, replacing Sanchez who initially went on an indefinite leave earlier in this year before eventually leaving the newscast for good.
On March 2, 2017, TV Patrol celebrated its 30th anniversary and it featured a live newscast in its studio in Manila, and its sister stations in Tacloban and Zamboanga City. Sembrano was situated at the ABS-CBN studio in Manila while Failon was in Tacloban and De Castro in Zamboanga.
Beginning 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 Gonzales, Erich Gonzales, Kylie Verzosa, Mariel de Leon, Janella Salvador, Aiko Melendez, Karylle, Karla Estrada, and Anne Curtis filled in the slot of Fullido occasionally. Earlier in 2015, actresses Yam Concepcion and Loren Burgos and athlete Gretchen Ho took the helm as pinchitters for the segment.
On April 2, 2018, TV Patrol began broadcasting in high definition.

COVID-19 pandemic

On March 16, 2020, TV Patrol began to air on a late night timeslot, temporarily replacing the timeslot of late night newscast Bandila due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. On the same day, it began to be simulcast on the ABS-CBN News Channel, the first ever simulcast since its 1996 launch. The decision to adopt late night replays led to yet another adjustment, with the telecast frequently extending their airtime to at least two hours. On March 30, the late-night replay was replaced by Mission Possible on Mondays, My Puhunan on Tuesdays, #NoFilter on Wednesdays, Sports U on Thursdays, and Local Legends on Fridays.

ABS-CBN shutdown

On May 5, 2020, TV Patrol was the last program to be aired on ABS-CBN, MOR, and S+A before they signed-off indefinitely that night, after the cease and desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission to close the free TV and radio broadcasting operations of ABS-CBN as the network's broadcasting franchise expired the day before.
The special edition focused on the cease and desist order of the NTC closing the network's free TV and radio broadcasting operations and featured statements by ABS-CBN president and chief executive officer Carlo Katigbak and chairman Mark López, appealing the cease and desist order. The program also aired without commercial breaks.
As a result, on May 7, 2020, the newscast temporarily migrated to ABS-CBN News Channel, The Filipino Channel, Cine Mo!, and on social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and iWant, with ANC assuming the program's production. TeleRadyo would return simulcasting the newscast on May 8, 2020.
TV Patrol was supposed to simulcast on Kapamilya Channel, the network's ad interim replacement to ABS-CBN for cable and satellite providers beginning June 15, 2020, but the newscast was instead excluded from its programming schedule when the channel was launched on June 13, 2020. It was instead replaced by a 30-minute edition of the network's hourly newsbreak News Patrol beginning Monday, June 15, with 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. broadcast time. According to Atienza and Fullido, the newscast was excluded from the Kapamilya Channel because the newscast is already broadcasting on ANC, other digital channels, and social media platforms. On the same day, TV Patrol was shortened to an airtime of 90-110 minutes, giving way for the aforementioned airing of News Patrol and the simulcast of FPJ's Ang Probinsyano on Cine Mo! and Kapamilya Channel. The decision, however, would be later reversed giving way for the newscast to be aired on Kapamilya Channel beginning July 27.

''TV Patrol Weekend''

Initially aired during special occasions since its inception, the weekend editions premiered on May 9, 2004 at 6:30 pm And May 15 2004 At 7:30PM as TV Patrol Sabado and TV Patrol Linggo with Ces Oreña-Drilon and Henry Omaga-Diaz as its first anchors. At the beginning both editions complemented with The Weekend News as ABS-CBN's weekend newscasts with TV Patrol Sabado & TV Patrol Linggo As The early-evening newscast and The Weekend News As the late-night newscast until the latter was cancelled three years later. During this period, the weekend editions used to occupy middle evening time slots between 8:00pm and 10:00 pm. Ces Oreña-Drilon left the weekend edition for ABS-CBN Insider in 2005 and was replaced by Bernadette Sembrano.
On July 8, 2006, Alex Santos replaced Henry Omaga-Diaz, who left the weekend edition for Bandila.
On November 26, 2011, Santos and Sembrano were replaced by Pinky Webb and Alvin Elchico.
On May 6, 2015, Webb left the network to join CNN Philippines.Zen 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 both DZMM TeleRadyo and the ABS-CBN News Channel for the first time in 16 years. The broadcast's return to DZMM TeleRadyo was the first to be aired there after 7 years of absence.
On May 9, 2020, the weekend edition began to be aired in Cine Mo! after the expiration of its franchise, 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. It airs Saturdays and Sundays at 6:00-7:00pm.
From July 25 to 26, 2020, the show temporarily aired at the DZMM booth after it was confirmed that someone working at the TV Patrol news center tested positive for COVID-19.
On August 1, 2020, the weekend edition will start to air on the Kapamilya Channel wherein it airs Saturdays at 6:00-6:45pm and Sundays at 5:30-6:15pm.

Anchors

Weeknight anchors

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Since 1988, TV Patrol Regional, delivered in their native dialects; are 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 selected MOR 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 over The Filipino Channel for overseas viewers. Several newscasts were also aired nationwide from August 2016 to January 2018 on the ABS-CBN Regional Channel via Sky Cable, Destiny Cable, and Sky Direct. The ABS-CBN Regional YouTube 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 15 July 2020, ABS-CBN announced that the company will 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 17 July 2020, during an interview on Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo that the regional division of ABS-CBN News will fold after regular business hours on the said retrenchment date. Included in the shutdown is the halting of all its regional programs and their respective TV Patrol editions - their last broadcasts are scheduled on August 28, 2020.

Current editions

Luzon

TV Patrol Weekend airs in Australia with a delayed telecast the next morning on SBS at 8:05AM and every Sunday and Monday on SBS One/SBSHD, with replays at 2:30PM on SBS Two, while Bandila is aired every Tuesday to Saturday.
TV Patrol's weeknight and weekend editions are aired worldwide via The Filipino Channel, with the weeknight edition also broadcast to overseas Filipino viewers on KNLA-CD/KNLA, KIKU-TV, KBTV-CD, and KTSF/KCNZ-CD.

Reception

In 1989, poet and literary critic Virgilio S. Almario was critical of TV Patrols use of Filipino "siyokoy" words, loanwords 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" or "magbubukid", and "interesado". However, he still commends the program for "passionately" delivering news in the Filipino language.

Accolades

The national TV Patrol and its anchors and reporters throughout the two decades of broadcast got various local, national, and even international recognitions, such as the Asian TV Awards, New York Festivals, and the International Emmy Awards, as reported in the ABS-CBN Corporate Annual Reports. On its 1987 launch, TV Patrol got a winning nod from the 1st Star Awards for Television formed by the Philippine Movie Press Club. Main anchor Noli de Castro won the Best Male News Anchor that year. The provincial editions of TV Patrol Regional and their respective news teams also got notable local and national recognitions Among the award-winning provincial editions and regional news teams hail from TV Patrol North Luzon, TV Patrol Palawan, TV Patrol Panay, TV Patrol Negros, TV Patrol Central Visayas, TV Patrol Eastern Visayas, TV Patrol South Central Mindanao and TV Patrol Southern Mindanao.