Aksyon

Aksyon (lit. Action) is the longest-running flagship news program broadcast by TV5 in the Philippines. It is currently anchored by Paolo Bediones, Cheryl Cosim and Erwin Tulfo, with special segments hosted by Shawn Yao, Makata Tawanan and Lourd de Veyra on weekdays, while its weekend edition is anchored by Atty. Mike Templo and Maricel Halili.

The program is broadcast Weeknights at 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (PST), Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. to 12:00 midnight and Sundays at 12:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. (PST) except for some News5 special programs like News5 Debates and Dokyu5, airs on Sunday. The newscast is simulcasted on AksyonTV and on radio thru 92.3 News FM in Mega Manila, its television counterpart TeleSingko, and its provincial radio stations based in Baguio, Cebu and Davao. It is also aired internationally via Kapatid TV5 and AksyonTV International. It has been the longest running Filipino evening primetime newscast after its inception on April 5, 2010.

Bediones-Cosim era
The newscast is based on News5's slogan "Higit sa Balita, Impormasyon at Kaganapan, Aksyon." which literally means "Beyond the news, information, and events, Action." Aksyon premiered on April 5, 2010 at 9:00 pm with Paolo Bediones and Cheryl Cosim as its first anchors. The news program used a touch screen television called "Aksyon Board". It is also the first local newscast to report via Live-Pack in contrast to the OB Vans used by its competitors. There is also a round-up news update called Aksyon Ngayon anchored by Dindo Flora, Cristina Lazo, and former Tambayan 101.9 DJ Reggie Valdez.

Bediones-Cosim-Tulfo era
On October 25, 2010, Erwin Tulfo of the police-report-and-public-service-segment Aksyon Metro joined the newscast and their time slot was moved from 9:30 pm to 6:00 pm. The same day, the newscast also introduced a new augmented virtuality set and OBB.

On November 8, 2010, the newscast began its simulcast on the newly-launched 92.3 News FM.

Cosim-Tulfo era
On February 17, 2011, Paolo Bediones left the newscast for Aksyon JournalisMO, leaving Cosim and Tulfo as the main anchors, with Shawn Yao (showbiz and weather) and Makata Tawanan (Makata's Super Bidyo) as segment anchors. The newscast was also given new graphics and new virtual background while starting its simulcast on AksyonTV on February 21, 2011. In the opening ident, gave a sneak peek of the day's headlines with clips from the specific news items, before, the opening billboard retained, after which, Martin Andanar provided the voice-over "Mula sa TV5 newscenter Manila, ito ang Aksyon" to introduce the newscast and its anchorpersons.

On June 6, 2011, the newscast added a news desk while updating their graphics and title card. Makata's Super Bidyo, a video features segment, was reformatted with its new name Makatang Gala (The Stray Poet), where Makata Tawanan goes on streets to bring information to its viewers.

On July 11, 2011, Aksyon is simulcast worldwide with the launch of Kapatid TV5 and AksyonTV International while starting to feature news from overseas Filipino communities. On July 18, 2011, Aksyon is simulcast live nationwide along with the rest of the TV5 Kapatid shows. Aksyon in Manila is so popular in the entire Philippines that regional versions in TV5 stations in Baguio, Cebu and Davao were launched the first ever regional versions outside Manila. Aksyon now features news from the regions in the Philippines.

On August 8, 2011, More regional editions of Aksyon are premiered in TV5's newly relaunched regional stations among them in Naga, Cagayan de Oro and Zamboanga.

On July 25, 2011, Lourd de Veyra joined the newscast, hosting his weather-and-trivia-segment Weather or Not.

On September 5, 2011, the runtime was once again reduced to 30 minutes due to the airing of T3: Kapatid Sagot Kita of which Erwin Tulfo is one of the host alongside his brothers Raffy Tulfo and Ben Tulfo.

Return of Bediones-Cosim-Tulfo anchors
On September 28, 2011, News5 announced that Paolo Bediones later returned as the main anchors of Aksyon, they joined Cheryl Cosim and Erwin Tulfo on October 3, 2011. The reformat introduced some minor changes to the graphics, title cards, opening billboard, enhanced set design that reflects the "inverted" color scheme and accommodate the augmented virtuality used throughout the news program. Erwin Tulfo began the subsequent episodes with his opening line, "Magandang Gabi....Bayan" and ended with his closing line, "Maraming Salamat, Magandang Gabi, Bayan" to end the newscast similar to signature line of TV Patrol.

On the same day as the relaunch, Shawn Yao was retained the segment host for Showbiz Aksyon, when Cheryl Cosim was also anchoring for Lingkod Kapatid, a public service segment of the newscast similar to Alagang Kapatid, while Lourd De Veyra retained as a weather forecaster and trivia of the day. A five week later after the relaunch, Makata Tawanan later returned as a reinstated humor and features reporter.

Another new innovation is the Frontlines segment, aired on selected Fridays beginning on October 7, 2011 at the same month as the relaunch that aims to reach to the common people about the issues being raised and broadcast on the newscast. Erwin Tulfo always hosts this weekly segment and goes out into the streets to ask the people about their reactions about the important news of the week.

In October 17, 2011, Aksyon launched its weekday text poll, the first in Philippine television news history, where texters can choose to agree or disagree at the current issues being broadcast in the program. The text poll happens from Monday to Thursday, but was soon expanded to Fridays. Before the end of the newscast, the three anchors give their opinions about the result of the text poll, similar to the Frontlines segment popularized during the time when Cheri Mercado and Martin Andanar were still part of the anchor team with Erwin Tulfo. Later, and Rescue5, Paolo Bediones always host this segment goes to rescue command center, an office News5 dedicates to receiving and responding to calls for emergency debuted in Christmas of the same year.

New TV Ratings in TV Patrol and 24 Oras
On Novemebr 7, 2011, Aksyon moved to 6:00pm-7:00pm timeslots at the same ratings in order for the latter show to compete with ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol and GMA’s 24 Oras at 6:30pm.

On February 6, 2012, Aksyon divided into two parts, Metro Aksyon at 6:15 to 6:30pm, it focuses to police reports around Metro Manila, and Rodolfo Jun Sabayton hosted "Anong Problema Mo", and the remaining 30 minutes is the national and other news starting at 6:30 to 7:00 pm at the same timeslot competition with TV Patrol and 24 Oras.

On February 20, 2012, along with Good Morning Club, Balitaang Tapat, Aksyon News Alert and Pilipinas News, Aksyon was reformat some bigger and better changing their new refreshing graphics, new set, new opening billboard and new title card.

2nd Anniversary Special Reformat
On March 5, 2012, to celebrate Aksyon's 2nd anniversary, Aksyon introduced a new opening titles (featuring the Aksyon of the past and the present). A retrospective segment was also added in to commemorate the best events covered during the first 2 years. April 2, 2012 saw newly improved weather graphics and reporting (in a nod to earlier reports in the past) debut, including a five day forecast.

Mercado-Andanar-Francisco era
Aksyon's weekend edition, then called as Aksyon Weekend, premiered on April 10, 2010 at 5:00 pm. Co-anchoring the weekend edition were Cheri Mercado, Jove Francisco and Martin Andanar, all final anchors of Aksyon's predecessor, TEN: The Evening News.

Halili-Andanar-Francisco era
Mercado, being pregnant when the weekend edition first aired, was replaced by Maricel Halili in early August 2010. The weekend edition was moved to late nights on October 10, 2010 to make way for the pilot episodes of Willing Willie. Being absent on his last five weeks, Andanar was pulled out of the newscast to anchor the late-night newscast Aksyon JournalisMO on October 24, 2010.

Templo-Halili-Francisco era
On October 30, 2010, Andanar was replaced on Aksyon's weekend edition by his co-host on the weekday morning program Sapul sa Singko, Atty. Mike Templo. He joined Halili and Francisco, who remained in the weekend newscast although he was also assigned to the late night newscast. The weekend edition was split into Aksyon Sabado and Aksyon Linggo.

Templo-Halili era
On October 8, 2011, Francisco left the newscast to goes live location leaving Mike Templo and Maricel Halili as the weekend anchors.

Aksyon Sabado covered the 2012 New Year Countdown Special, with Templo and Halili anchoring it from Luneta Park, Manila. This was the second time the newscast covered the New Year Countdown; the first one being at the beginning of 2011.

Hourly news bulletins
Aksyon has hourly news bulletin spin-offs on television and radio. These are:
 * Aksyon Alert (formerly Aksyon Ngayon), the hourly news bulletin of TV5 airing every day with several anchors in different hours. When a developing story breaks, TV5 airs Aksyon News Alert instead of Aksyon Alert.
 * Aksyon Alerto, an hourly regional news update of TV5 Cebu.
 * Aksyon Alert Davao, an hourly regional news bulletin aired on TV5 Davao.
 * Aksyon Breaking, AksyonTV's top-of-the-hour news update. It airs the latest news on the hour, with the day's headlines presented before the end of the newscast. After the newscast, global and Asia-Pacific weather conditions are displayed.
 * Aksyon Weather, the hourly weather bulletin of AksyonTV airing every day in several hours. It is named after the previous weather segment of the early evening newscast. It is also the name of the weather segment of other newscasts aired on TV5 and AksyonTV, except for CNN Konek, Aksyon, Good Morning Club and Andar ng mga Balita. Foreign exchange rates are displayed right after the closing billboard.
 * Aksyon News Update, the radio news bulletin of Radyo5 92.3 News FM airing every 30 minutes of every day. Aside from latest news, this radio news bulletin also airs reports from Radyo5 News Team. News FM airs Aksyon News Alert interrupting an ongoing program when a developing story breaks instead of Aksyon News Update.

Weeknight anchors

 * Paolo Bediones (2010-2011, 2011-present)
 * Cheryl Cosim (2010-present)
 * Erwin Tulfo (2010-present)

Weekend anchors

 * Atty. Mike Templo (2010-present)
 * Maricel Halili (2010-present)

Former anchors

 * Martin Andanar (2010, weekend edition; currently as an relif anchor for Tulfo)
 * Jove Francisco (2010-2011, weekend edition)
 * Cheri Mercado (2010, weekend edition; currently as an relif anchor for Cosim)
 * Paloma Esmeria (2010, Showbiz Aksyon anchor)
 * Patricia Fernandez (2012, Showbiz Aksyon anchor; currently as an relif anchor for Geronimo)
 * Rodolfo "Jun" Sabayton - Anong Problema Mo? segment host (2012-present)

Aksyon Alert/Breaking edition

 * Roby Alampay
 * Marlene Alcaide
 * Chi Bocobo
 * Fritzie Cabial
 * Naomi Dayrit
 * Cristina Lazo
 * Liezl Castro
 * Carla Lim
 * Twink Macaraig
 * Karen Padilla-Tulfo
 * Roices Naguit-Sibal
 * Edison Reyes
 * Trish Roque
 * Ina Zara

Aksyon Weather edition

 * Lia Cruz
 * Patricia Fernandez
 * Ice Martinez
 * France Noguera
 * Manu Sandejas
 * Claudine Trillo
 * Joseph Ubalde
 * Marga Vargas
 * Shawn Yao

Currently

 * Ferdinand Clemente (a.k.a. Makata Tawanan) - Mga Kwento ni Tawanan anchor (2010-2011, 2011-present)
 * Lourd de Veyra - Weather or Not anchor (2011-present)
 * Shawn Yao - Lights, Camera,...Showbiz Aksyon anchor (2011-present)

Segments

 * Aksyon Metro - Police Reports
 * Aksyon Abroad - Foreign News
 * Aksyon Sports - Sports News
 * Frontlines - Documentary News
 * Ronda Aksyon - Fast News
 * Weather or Not - Weather Forecast and Trivia of the Day
 * Rescue5 - Rescue Command Center
 * Lingkod Kapatid - Public Service
 * Mga Kwento Ni Tawanan - Funniest, Craziest, and Amazing Video Clips
 * Bidyo Bandido - Public Service
 * Lights, Camera... Showbiz Aksyon - Showbiz News

Aksyon on TV5 Regional
Since July 18, 2011, Aksyon regional versions are broadcast on all TV5 owned and operated and affiliate stations nationwide and it pre-empted by T3: Kapatid Sagot Kita. All regional versions air every late afternoon and some have simulcast over Kapatid TV5 (KTV5) and AksyonTV International.

Luzon

 * Aksyon Ilocandia (TV5 Channel 2 Laoag)
 * Aksyon Amianan (TV5 Channel 28 Baguio, Dagupan, Mountain Province, San Fernando, La Union and Tarlac)
 * Aksyon Palawan (TV5 Channel 2 Puerto Princesa, Palawan)
 * Aksyon Pampanga (TV5 Channel 40 Pampanga)
 * Aksyon Bicolandia (TV5 Channel 5 Naga, TV5 Channel 6 Legaspi and TV5 Channel 11 Sorsogon)
 * Aksyon Ibanag (TV5 Channel 25 Isabela and TV5 Channel 39 Tuguegarao)
 * Aksyon Katalugan (TV5 Channel 24 Batangas)

Visayas

 * Aksyon Bisaya (TV5 Channel 21 Cebu)
 * Aksyon Ilonggo (TV5 Channel 46 Iloilo)
 * Aksyon Negros (TV5 Channel 28 Bacolod)
 * Aksyon Waray (TV5 Channel 4 Tacloban)

Mindanao

 * Aksyon Chavacano (TV5 Channel 28 Zamboanga)
 * Aksyon Kagayanon (TV5 Channel 28 Cagayan De Oro)
 * Aksyon Caraga (TV5 Channel 13 Butuan, TV5 Channel 8 Tandag, Surigao del Sur and TV5 Channel 10 San Francisco, Agusan del Sur)
 * Aksyon Dabawenyo (TV5 Channel 28 Davao)
 * Aksyon Socsksargen (TV5 Channel 12 General Santos)
 * Aksyon Western Mindanao (TV5 Channel 32 Pagadian)