Balitang Amianan

Balitang Amianan, formerly 24 Oras North Central Luzon and 24 Oras Amianan, is a regional news broadcast aired over GMA Dagupan, which is first aired on May 5, 2008. The program delivers news headlines about the current events in Pangasinan along with Cagayan Valley, the entire Cordillera (including Baguio City), La Union and parts of Central Luzon. It is aired live daily simulcast on TV-10 Baguio and Olongapo and TV-5 Mountain Province and Baler from Monday to Friday at 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM at the GMA Dagupan News Headquarters located at Malued District, Dagupan City. This is the first Filipino-speaking regional newscast.

History

The newscast airs from 5:20 PM to 5:50 PM every Monday to Friday. It is also aired on a slightly-delayed basis on DZSD 1548 AM at 6 p.m. It first aired on Channel 10 in Dagupan and its former news anchor of TV Patrol Dagupan (now TV Patrol North Central Luzon), TV Patrol Laoag (now TV Patrol Ilocos) and Dateline Northern Luzon (now defunct) Jorge Guerrero. 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). He is replaced by CJ Torida. In May 2013, reporter Joyce Segui joined as Torida's co-anchor. 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 (formerly 24 Oras Central Visayas) and 24 Oras Southern Mindanao (formerly Testigo).^[1]

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 was retitled as 24 Oras Amianan, with an additional segment called "Trivia ni Araguy" while Joyce Segui left the newscast.

On February 1, 2016, however, 24 Oras Amianan reverted back to its branding Balitang Amianan, after more than a year hiatus.

Titlecard as 24 Oras North Central Luzon used from November 10, 2014 until August 28, 2015.

Area of coverage

• Dagupan City and Pangasinan
• Tarlac City and Tarlac
• Cabanatuan City and Nueva Ecija
• Olongapo City and Zambales
• Baler and Aurora
• San Fernando City and La Union
• Banaue and Ifugao
• Sagada and Mountain Province
• Tabuk City and Kalinga
• Kabugao and Apayao
• Baguio City and Benguet
• Bayombong and Nueva Vizcaya
• Cabarroguis and Quirino
• Santiago City and Isabela
• Tuguegarao City and Cagayan
• Basco and Batanes

Personalities

Main anchor

• CJ Torida

Main reporters

• Joanne Ponsoy
• Alfie Tulagan
• Jette Arcellana - relief anchor for CJ Torida
• Jasmin Gabriel
• Junjun Sy
• Vic Alhambra
• Michael Sison
• Anthony Ron Allister "Ka Tonying" Tañedo a.k.a. Araguy - Trivia ni Araguy Segment Host

Former personalities

• Jorge Guerrero - (moved to GMA Ilocos as anchor of Balitang Ilokano, and later of 24 Oras Ilokano; now a correspondent of CNN Philippines and a legal officer of the DAR Region 1)
• Jessica Manwi-it
• Charmaine Alvarado
• Lilian Bautista-Tiburcio
• Mike Sabado - (now a Public Information Officer of the OCD Region 1)
• Hazel Cawaing
• Jeeson Alamar
• Peha Lagao
• Charisse Victorio
• Joyce Segui - (now an Information Officer of the DTI Region 1)

See also

• Primera Balita (2009-2015)
• GMA Dagupan

References