Frontpage Ulat ni Mel Tiangco

=Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco= Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco (Frontpage: Reports by Mel Tiangco) is the former primetime newscast of  GMA Network in the  Philippines. Anchored by  Mel Tiangco. It was the first late-night newscast of the network from August 2, 1999 to July 12, 2002 and became the early evening newscast from July 15, 2002 and ended on March 12, 2004 to make way for  24 Oras. The Slogan for the newscast is  Headlines Bukas, Ngayon ang Broadcast (Headlines Tomorrow, Today's Broadcast), [1]  and  Pawang Katotohanan Lamang (Only Truth).

History
Frontpage was launched on August 2, 1999 replacing the weekday edition of   GMA Network News. The newscast was the first to carry the name of the anchorperson, and the first to be solo-anchored by a female newscaster. The studio set used chroma key, & it runs to 15 minutes, Months later it expanded to 30 minutes. Anchored by   Saksi  anchor Mel Tiangco. Tiangco was a news anchor with Noli De Castro on   TV Patrol<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.399999618530273px;">  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.399999618530273px;">and she competes his former partner on the network. The show gained the ratings, Tiangco was instrumental. Her famous closing line is "Mel Tiangco po, nag-uulat" ("Mel Tiangco, reporting").

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Around 2000, The newscast updated its virtual reality set, and graphics. It received PMPC Star Awards for TV and Catholic Mass Media Award's Best News Program Award.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2001, During the period of the upcoming election, Tiangco exclusively interviewed former President Joseph Estrada on the first night of his detention in Camp Crame. Later in May, she also did a one-on-one interview with President Gloria Arroyo after the latter declared a state of rebellion following the Malacanang siege by Estrada supporters. On July 4, Frontpage reverted, its virtual set, to a real studio set. Title card, soundtrack, & graphics reformatted.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Over a number of months ratings began to get low, due to other late-night programs, and the newscast was in danger of cancellation. GMA Network decided to exchange timeslot.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On July 15, 2002, Frontpage finally shifted to 6:00pm in order to compete TV Patrol. GMA expects the switch to "catch the competition by surprise and cause further panic" among its competitors. This would give-way to viewers tuning the show, while waiting for GMA's Telebabad block, according to the Network's statement.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  Updated its soundtrack, graphics & extended to 40 minutes. It also launched its segments: GMA Action Force - reports on police reports & fire incidents hosted by Candice Giron & Good News. Saksi, on the other hand, moved to 10:30pm.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On June 30, 2003, along with Saksi and GMA Flash Report, The newscast finally reformatted the newscenter, updated its graphics & obb, & new theme music. Rhea Santos was added as the new segment host for GMA Action Forcereplacing Giron, Love Añover on Buenas Balita...And Everything! (after Añover's signature line, "Smile naman d'yan and everything!"),Side Trip with i-Witness host Howie Severino, & TJ Manotoc from Unang Hirit on Starwatch - reporting latest showbiz, it also extended to 60 minutes.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On September 2003, TV Patrol aired an interview of Kris Aquino. It garnered 47.2 percent for the interview, while Frontpage in the same time slot got only 18.3 percent, according to a copy of the unofficial ratings from AGB Philippines People Meter Survey for Mega-Manila on Sept. 24.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Wilma Galvante, GMA Network vice president for entertainment, said TV Patrol's high ratings for the said interview were "expected because the topic is controversial. But we're not bothered because it's not an everyday occurrence" In the interview, Aquino revealed shocking details of her turbulent relationship and violent fights with comedian and Parañaque City Mayor Joey Marquez.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A source, who obtained a copy of AGB Philippines' unofficial survey results for Sept. 25, said TV Patrol returned to its "normal" rating of 34 percent and Frontpage to 29 percent on Thursday night, the day after the Kris Aquino interview. The ratings become official only when AGB Philippines releases them a week after the monitored telecast. Butch Raquel, GMA Network officer-in-charge for corporate communications said "It's not a continuing thing, they cannot sustain this every day for 10 years,"

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Philippine Daily Inquirer's Entertainment section learned that during the portion when TV Patrol ran an uninterrupted 35-minute interview with Kris from the family home on Times Street in Quezon City, the show's ratings shot to 53 percent. "The same thing happened when Rico Yan was buried," said Raquel. "That didn't last for a week." Aside from Aquino's interview on ABS-CBN, Tiangco also interviewed Marquez live on the said newscast.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On February 2004, during the GMA Network Trade Launch, the network announced another newscast will be launched, unveiled as 24 Oras. which will be anchored by Frontpage anchor Mel Tiangco & Saksi anchor Mike Enriquez (returning to primetime), as they rejoin each other, it premieres on March 15.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On March 12, Frontpage began to ceased airing to make way for 24 Oras.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]

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Final Anchors
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 * Mel Tiangco (1999–2004)
 * Rhea Santos (GMA Action Force anchor; 2003–2004)
 * Candice Ciron (GMA Action Force anchor; 1999–2003)
 * TJ Manotoc (Starwatch anchor; 1999–2004)
 * Love Añover (Buenas Balita... And Everything anchor; 2003–2004)
 * Howie Severino (Side Trip anchor; 1999–2004)