One North Central Luzon (also known as GMA Regional TV One North Central Luzon; previously known as 24 Oras North Central Luzon, 24 Oras Amianan and Balitang Amianan) is a Philippine news program of the GMA Regional TV in the North Central Luzon super region. The newscast delivers news and current affairs in Tagalog language. The news program is the first regional news program of GMA to be delivered in Tagalog, and the first in Luzon. Initially created to deliver news from North Central Luzon, the newscast expanded its coverage into Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley and parts of Central Luzon as part of GMA Regional TV's plans to strengthen its local news division. Originally anchored by Jorge Guerrero, it premiered on May 5, 2008. Cris Zuñiga currently serves as the main anchor.
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| Genre | News broadcasting |
| Directed by | Nestor Casela |
| Presented by | Cris Zuñiga |
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| Country of origin | Philippines |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Release | May 5, 2008 – present |
The newscast airs from Monday to Friday from 5:10 PM to 5:40 PM on GMA Dagupan (TV-10), GMA TV-5 Ilocos Norte, GMA TV-48 Ilocos Sur, GMA TV-7 Abra, GMA TV-5 Mountain Province, GMA TV-7 Tuguegarao, GMA TV-13 Aparri, GMA TV-7 Isabela, GMA TV-5 Baler, GMA TV-7 Batanes and GMA TV-10 Olongapo.
Balitang Amianan was also re-aired for national viewers under GTV's late night block "Local News Matters: GMA Regional TV Strip" on a weekly basis. It aired every Monday at 11:50 PM from May 18, 2020 to July 19, 2021.[1]
The program also airs worldwide on GMA News TV.[2]
History
editAs Balitang Amianan (2008–2014)
editIt first aired on Channel 10 in Dagupan and anchored by former anchor for TV Patrol North Central Luzon/TV Patrol Ilocos (now TV Patrol North Luzon) and Dateline Northern Luzon (now defunct) Jorge Guerrero and the first set of news reporters namely Joyce Segui, CJ Torida, Alfie Tulagan and Charisse Victorio. In June 2012, Jorge Guerrero left the show and moved to GMA Ilocos to become the solo anchor of Balitang Ilokano (later 24 Oras Ilokano) and was replaced by CJ Torida. Co-anchor and reporter Joyce Segui joins Torida on the anchor team in 2013. The channel's biggest expose so far is about a casino which was established in Poro, San Fernando, La Union.
On June 7, 2010, the newscast updated its opening billboard, graphics, together with other newscasts 'Balitang Bisdak'(GMA Cebu), 'Ratsada' (now One Western Visayas)' (GMA Iloilo and Bacolod) and 'Testigo' (now One Mindanao)' (GMA Davao); but just editing the music in the video editor like the 1979 hit 'Escape' by Rupert Holmes,in performance of Midnight Special/Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
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 (now One Mindanao).[3]
The newscast's first incarnation ended its 6-year run on November 7, 2014.
As 24 Oras North Central Luzon/24 Oras Amianan (2014–2016)
editFollowing 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 (after Ratsada 24 Oras of GMA Iloilo since July 20, now relaunched since August 27, 2018 as One Western Visayas) with an additional segment called "Trivia ni Araguy". 24 Oras Amianan aired its last telecast on January 29, 2016.
As GMA Regional TV Balitang Amianan (2016–2022)
editOn February 1, 2016, GMA Regional TV 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, GMA Regional TV Balitang Amianan started its simulcast on GMA TV-5 Ilocos Norte, GMA TV-48 Ilocos Sur, GMA TV-7 Abra and GMA TV-5 Mountain Province as it expands its coverage area to the northern areas of the Ilocos Region and some parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region and Central Luzon (Balitang Amianan already broadcast in selected areas of Central Luzon [Tarlac, majority Tagalog-speaking provinces of Nueva Ecija and Zambales, and selected areas of Pampanga, Bulacan, and Aurora in particular] in the beginning of news program, which is the reason for using the Filipino language as its medium);[4] Central Luzon is a multicultural & multilingual region, with Tagalog/Filipino serving as a regional lingua franca & Ilocano as a main lingua franca in the northern areas of the region.
On January 2, 2017, the newscast updated its opening billboard and lower third graphics similar to 24 Oras, together with other newscasts GMA Regional TV Balitang Bisdak and GMA Regional TV One Mindanao.
Relaunch
editOn October 23, 2017, Balitang Amianan relaunched with a brand new set and segments (including the well-known Anto Tan?), as well as theme music and OBB, similar to its sister regional news program One 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.[5]
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 (later Regional TV Weekend News, now Regional TV 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 (featuring the sceneries of the program's coverage area). 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.[6]
On March 15, 2021, Balitang Amianan expands its simulcast on GMA TV-7 Tuguegarao, GMA TV-13 Aparri, GMA TV-7 Isabela, GMA TV-5 Baler, GMA TV-7 Batanes, and GMA TV-10 Olongapo as it expands its coverage area to Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and other majority native Tagalog-speaking provinces of Aurora and Zambales;[7] Balitang Amianan already aired in selected areas of Aurora, Nueva Vizcaya, & Zambales at the start of the news program, as those areas were reached by the airwaves of GMA-10 Dagupan. GMA Tuguegarao, GMA Aparri, GMA Isabela, GMA Baler, GMA TV-7 Batanes, and GMA Olongapo were former relay stations of GMA-7 Manila before being reassigned to GMA Dagupan on March 15, 2021. Three months later, on June 14, 2021, Balitang Amianan updated its opening billboard to reflect the addition of Cagayan Valley and the rest of Cordillera and Central Luzon (except for Bataan and Bulacan) to its coverage area.[8]
From September 20 to November 19, 2021, Torida temporarily left the newscast while Gabriel-Galban returned to being a field reporter, leaving Ponsoy as a solo anchor until Torida returned. Co-anchor and Mornings with GMA Regional TV host Harold Reyes replaced Gabriel-Galban in the anchor team from February 25, 2022 to June 30, 2023, once again reviving the three-anchor format for the newscast and three other regional newscasts.
The newscast started using the newly opened studio of the GMA Ilocos Sur Station on April 25, while in tandem also using the studio of the GMA Dagupan Station. Co-anchor-correspondent Ivy Hernando joined the anchor team on June 10, 2022.
As GMA Regional TV One North Central Luzon (2022-present)
editOn September 5, 2022, the newscast was rebranded to "GMA Regional TV One North Central Luzon" as part of the newscast expanding its coverage to other Tagalog-speaking provinces of Bataan and Bulacan, being the third newscast to use the ONE brand, alongside One Mindanao from GMA Davao, GMA Cagayan de Oro, GMA Zamboanga and GMA General Santos and One Western Visayas from GMA Bacolod and GMA Iloilo.
Less than a year after the relaunch, the program started using the studio of the GMA Ilocos Norte Station on March 6, 2023. [citation needed] Co-anchor Breves Bulsao from PTV Cordillera joined the anchor team on May 24, 2023, making the newscast the first among other GMA Regional TV programs to adopt the 5-anchor format.
Anchor and former TV Patrol North Central Luzon (later TV Patrol North Luzon) anchor and correspondent Cris Zuñiga solely took over the newscast on July 26, 2023. Torida and Ponsoy had their last appearance as anchors the day before, transferring to the morning newscast Mornings with GMA Regional TV; this ended the hosting of CJ Torida of the news program for 11 years. Harold Reyes and Breves Bulsao left the network while Ivy Hernando returned to being a field reporter.[9] Zuñiga made his first national appearance in Regional TV News on July 31, 2023.[10]
On August 30, 2024, Ponsoy, Hernando, Gab de Luna, and Russel Simorio marked their final appearance.
Three days later, on September 2, 2024, the newscast tweaked a major revision of its title card. It changed its font color to blue, removed the logo for GMA Regional TV, and changed the graphics and OBB to reflect it under GMA Integrated News.
28 days later, on September 30, 2024, the GMA Integrated News OBB replaced the GMA Regional TV's own OBB. The display of the headlines is also changed, with the main headline serving as the title and the program's name serving as the subtitle.
It is also the 15th newscast to be aired in North Central Luzon, after TV Patrol Baguio/Northern Luzon/North Luzon, TV Patrol Dagupan/North Central Luzon, TV Patrol Pampanga, TV Patrol Laoag/Ilocos, TV Patrol Tuguegarao/Cagayan Valley, TV Patrol Isabela, Balitang Amianan/24 Oras North Central Luzon/Amianan, Balitang Ilokano/24 Oras Ilokano, PTV's PTV News Ylocos, CLTV Channel 36's CLTV-36 Balitaan, Balen at Balita, Metro Central Luzon Ngayon, Metro Central Luzon Tonite, and News Central Baguio. Its rivals include PTV's Kangrunaan a Damag (Northern Luzon) and Balítang Kapampáñgan (Central Luzon), ABS-CBN Regional News Group (RNG)'s RNG Luzon, CLTV Channel 36's CLTV 36 News, and GNN TV44 Pampanga's Newsforce Pampanga.
Personalities
editMain Anchor
edit- Cris Zuñiga (since 2023)
Correspondents
edit- Glam Calicdan-Dizon (Senior Program Manager)
- Jerick James Pasiliao (Supervising Producer)
- CJ Torida (Senior desk manager, Dagupan; Fill-in Anchor for Zuñiga)
- Jasmin Gabriel-Galban (Dagupan correspondent)
- Claire Lacanilao-Dungca (Dagupan correspondent)
Former personalities
edit- Jorge Guerrero (Main Anchor; 2008-2012)
- Joyce Segui (Co-Anchor, 2008-2015; now with DTI Region 1)
- Joanne Ponsoy (Dagupan anchor, correspondent and news producer; 2011-2024)
- Ivy Hernando (Ilocos Sur co-anchor and correspondent; 2016-2024)
- Faye Centeno (Dagupan co-anchor; 2016-2018)
- Breves Bulsao (Co-Anchor and Senior desk manager, Ilocos Norte; 2023)
- Harold Reyes (Dagupan co-anchor; 2022-2023)
- Jessica Manwi-it† (died in June 2016)
- Charmaine Alvarado
- Lilian Bautista-Tiburcio
- Mike Sabado
- Hazel Cawaing-Alviar (Now Supervising Producer of GMA Regional TV Balitang Southern Tagalog)
- Jeeson Alamar
- Peha Lagao
- Charisse Victorio
- Shiela Mae Finuliar
- Anthony Ron Allister "Ka Tonying" Tañedo a.k.a. Araguy (Trivia ni Araguy segment host)
- Michael Sison
- Jette Arcellana (now a lawyer)
- Alfie Tulagan
- Kim Bandarlipe (Regional Correspondent; now a municipal councilor)
- King Guevarra (Regional Correspondent)
- Maureen Dalope-Galapon (former Program Manager)
- Marjorie Padua (Correspondent and Supervising Producer; now with GMA Batangas)
- Dennis Alipio (Ilocos Norte correspondent; formerly with the now defunct 24 Oras Ilokano)
- Vic Alhambra (La Union correspondent)
- Junjun Sy (Nueva Ecija correspondent)
- Ronald Leander (Aurora correspondent)
- Tere Sundayon (Ilocos Sur correspondent and news producer)
- Trace Justine De Leon (Correspondent and Supervising Producer)
- Russel Simorio (Dagupan correspondent, 2017-2024; now a content creator and running for councilor)
- Gab De Luna (Ilocos Norte correspondent and news producer)
Segments
edit- Blotter (Police Reports)
- Health Alert (Health Reports)
- Magkano? (Price Reports)
- May Trabaho Ka! (Job Reports)
- Hayop sa Balita (Animal Reports)
- Huli Cam (Caught-on-Cam Reports)
- Laban Kontra Droga (Drug Reports)
- GMA Integrated News Weather Center (Weather Reports)
- Balitang Barangay (Neighborhood Reports)
- Dengue Watch (Dengue Reports)
- Balitang Sports / Game On! (Sports Reports)
- Balitang Showbiz (Showbiz Reports)
- Extra (Features)
- Extra Income (Money Reports)
- Good News (Good Features)
- Campus News (Campus Reports)
- Kapuso Serbisyo (Public Service Reports)
- Kapuso Barangayan (Event Reports)
- Batang North Central Luzon (Children Reports)
- GMA Regional TV Interviews (Interviews)
- GMA Regional TV Presents (Special Reports)
- #SpreadKindness (Profile Reports)
- Trip Natin/G na G! (Travel Reports)
- Kwento ng Pilipino (Story Reports)
- Anto Tan? (Questions)
- Mangan! (Food Reports)
- 'Yan ang Pinoy! (Talented Reports)
- Balitang Agri (Agri Reports)
- Fiesta! (Fiesta Reports)
- Ratsada Balita/Ratsada Probinsiya (Other Reports)
- Ipa-ONCL Mo! (Problem Reports)
- Exclusive (Exclusive Reports)
- Hanepbuhay (Work Reports)
- Kapuso sa Kalikasan (Environmental Reports)
- Kapuso sa Pasko (Christmas Activity Feature Segment)
References
edit- ^ Manila Standard Showbiz (May 17, 2020). "'GMA Regional TV Strip' on GMA News TV". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Bringing Filipinos Abroad Closer to Home". GMA International. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Regional news now more accessible to Pinoys abroad via GMA News TV International
- ^ "GMA Ilocos".
- ^ "Balitang Amianan".
- ^ Balitang Amianan elevates local news reporting with new look, beefed-up content
- ^ Balitang Amianan: March 18, 2021 GMA Regional TV via YouTube.
- ^ Balitang Amianan: June 17, 2021. GMA Regional TV via YouTube.
- ^ One North Central Luzon: July 25, 2023, retrieved July 25, 2023
- ^ Regional TV News: July 31, 2023. GMA Regional TV via YouTube.