Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco
{{Short description|Philippine television news show}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Frontpage Ulat ni Mel Tiangco title card.jpg
| alt = An image with several horizontal lines, in different shades of orange and yellow. The series title is displayed on the center of the image.
| caption = Title card from June 30, 2003 to March 12, 2004
| genre = News broadcasting
| director = Joel San Luis
| presenter = Mel Tiangco
| country = Philippines
| language = Tagalog
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Antonio Magsumbol
- Queenie Dimapawi}}
| location = Studio 2, GMA Network Center, Quezon City, Philippines
| camera = Multiple-camera setup
| runtime = 15–60 minutes
| company = GMA News and Public Affairs
| network = GMA Network
| first_aired = {{Start date|1999|8|16}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2004|3|12}}
}}
Frontpage: {{Lang|tl|Ulat ni}} Mel Tiangco ({{Translation|frontpage: report by Mel Tiangco}}) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Anchored by Mel Tiangco, it premiered on August 16, 1999, on the network's evening line up. The show concluded on March 12, 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/frontpage/index.html |title=Frontpage Website |website=GMA Network |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-date=October 27, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001027204259/http://www.gmanetwork.com/frontpage/index.html |url-status=dead}}
Overview
Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco premiered on August 16, 1999, replacing the weekday edition of GMA Network News.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoN49GZdRyY |title=Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco (March 12, 2004) |date=March 11, 2024 |website=YouTube |access-date=October 5, 2024}} The newscast delivered local and international news, including politics and entertainment.
Broadcasting in the GMA EDSA TV Complex studio using green screen technology, news delivery in stand-up, and runs for 45 minutes. It received numerous awards from PMPC Star Awards for TV and Catholic Mass Media Award's Best News Program Award. Mel Tiangco was also chosen by the PMPC Star Awards for Television as their choice for Best Female Newscaster. She was also notable for philosophy works of GMA Foundation thru Bisig-Bayan. Several substitute anchors were Arnold Clavio, Daniel Razon and Rhea Santos. It introduced its new segments such as GMA Action Force by Candice Giron and Good News. Rhea Santos was chosen as the new segment host for GMA Action Force replacing Giron, Love Añover on Buenas Balita... And Everything which later became Kuwento Dito, Kuwento Doon, and TJ Manotoc on the newscast's new showbiz segment Starwatch; Santos, Añover, and Manotoc were hosts from Unang Hirit.
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On March 12, 2004, Frontpage aired its last broadcast, to make way for the network's new early-evening newscast 24 Oras.
Anchors
- Mel Tiangco
- Rhea Santos {{small|(GMA Action Force; 2003–04)}}
- Candice Giron {{small|(GMA Action Force; 2002–03)}}
- TJ Manotoc {{small|(Starwatch; 2003–04)}}
- Love Añover {{small|(Buenas Balita... And Everything Later Kwento Dito, Kwento Doon; 2003–04)}}
References
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Category:1999 Philippine television series debuts
Category:2004 Philippine television series endings
Category:Filipino-language television shows
Category:Flagship evening news shows
Category:GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs shows
Category:GMA Network news shows
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