Pangunahing Balita

{{Short description|Philippine television news broadcasting show}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Pangunahing Balita (1999).jpg

| caption = Title card

| genre = News program
Live action

| camera =

| runtime = 15-30 minutes (1962–1972, 1987–1998)

| creator =

| developer =

| executive_producer =

| location = PTV 4:
PTV Newscenter, Broadcast Center, Quezon City (1988–1992)
PTV 4 Studio A, Quezon City (1992–1998)

| starring = See anchors

| narrated =

| opentheme = We're on Your Side (Fast Breaking News Theme) (PTV)

| endtheme =

| country = Philippines

| language = Tagalog

| company = {{Plainlist|

}}

| network = ABC

| network2 = PTV

| first_aired = {{Start date|1962}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1972|09|22}}

| first_aired2 = {{Start date|1987|10|26}}

| last_aired2 = {{End date|1998|10|30}}

| num_episodes = n/a (airs daily)

}}

Pangunahing Balita ({{Literal translation|Headliner}}) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABC and PTV. It premiered on 1962 and concluded on ABC on September 22, 1972. The show returned on October 26, 1987, on PTV replacing Early Evening Report. The show concluded on October 30, 1998, it was replaced by Pambansang Balita Ala-Sais in its timeslot.

History

=1962–1972; ABC 5=

Premiered on 1962, Pangunahing Balita was the first Filipino-language late afternoon newscast of ABC 5 (now TV5). Anchored by Paul Lacanilao, the newscast aired the news of the day in the local and international scene. It also inspired other TV stations to introduce a Filipino-language newscast, for example Balita Ngayon of ABS-CBN, which aired from 1967 to 1972. On September 22, 1972, DZTM-TV 5 was closed down due to declaration of martial law.

==Timeslot==

It was aired in the late afternoon slot, and had 2 editions. The first edition aired at 4:30 pm, while the final edition aired at 5:45 pm.

=1987–1998; PTV 4=

In 1987, PTV 4 launched Pangunahing Balita as its Filipino-language newscast. The noontime program{{cite news |title=Olympic week on 4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LKclAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA31 |access-date=April 20, 2022 |publisher=Manila Standard |date=April 22, 1989 |language=en}} became the household name for their Tagalog newscast.

Anchors

Paul Lacanilao (ABC 5) (1962–72)
Erwin Tulfo (PTV 4) (1987–95){{cite news |last1=Gallardo |first1=Ricky |title=News presenters make the big switch {{!}} Ricky Gallardo |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/10/12/news-presenters-make-the-big-switch/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |work=BusinessMirror |date=October 12, 2020}}
Elmer Mercado (PTV 4) (1990–95)
Alice Noel (PTV 4) (1990–95)
Cristy Dailo (1987–92)
Katherine De Leon-Vilar (PTV 4) (1992–95)
Daniel Razon (PTV 4) (1995–97)
Dada Lorenzana (PTV 4) (1995–98)