IBC News and Current Affairs announces big changes in news lineup on October 6

October 4, 2014

Jarius Bondoc, Amelyn Veloso, Ricardo Cepeda, Vincent Santos, Czarinah Lusuegro, Henry Omaga-Diaz, Snooky Serna-Go, Jess Caduco, Bernadette Sembrano and Anthony Suntay of IBC News

The latest, hottest and burning news from dedicated team beginning October 6, as the country's news organization IBC News and Current Affairs under the helm of Media ng Bayan, unveils the new changes in award winning newscasts to officially launch its unified ‘all-in’ news programs all throughout the day, with particularly in the morning news program as Balita sa Umaga and the tele-radyo morning newscast RadyoBisyon, the midday news bulletin at noontime News at Noon, IBC-13's primetime news program Express Balita, the late-night newscast Ronda Trese and news update IBC Headliners.

In its commitment to provide longer airtime to news and current affairs block, when IBC-13 begins programming with an all-vernacular and all-day newscast line-up, the new standard extra of the network now is the reporters will also say: Isang Bawat Channel, (name of reporter), IBC News.

It beefef up its network operations dedicated more airtime for news programs and hourly newsbreaks. Live newsbreaks from remote sites have become the order if the day as developments on news stories are reported on where and when the stories unfold. Live coverages of events and national importance have been given more prominence in terms of more airtime and resources.

IBC-13 is the country's number 3 station with our five regular newscasts daily, one weekend report and the newsbreaks from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.

IBC-13 attempted to do all their newscasts in Filipino to compete againsty the big two networks ABS-CBN and GMA, by all their newscasts in the vernacular. In addition, reports from Radyo Budyong stations will also be aired not only in Quezon City but also in the regional stations to allow a wider array of news and information to the public viewers. Activate its young and aggressive news anchors and 45-strong reportorial teams to deliver the most-compelling and up-to-date stories that matter.

Having pioneered the reformatted news operations now being undertaken by the news center of Channel 13 at its Studio 2 of IBC Broadcast Center in Broadcast City in Diliman, Quezon City will also be replicated in the province and live-pack video, live reports from IBC's radio and TV stations around the country.

Dubbed as ''Ang Bagong Mukha ng Tagapagbabalita. Pambansang Kapinoy, Anumang Oras sa Buong Mundo, Anumang Panahon,  Philippine Star columnist Jarius Bondoc always been anchoring the hard-news early morning newscast Balita sa Umaga'' (at 5:00AM).

Under Media ng Bayan with the launch of its brand-new tele-radyo news program RadyoBisyon which is also aired in the morning (at 5:30AM). Simulcast over PTV-4, RPN-9, IBC News Network 45, DZRB Radyo ng Bayan 738, DZTV Radyo Budyong 1386 and DZKB Radyo Ronda 1422. Francis Cansino of DZRB, Vivienne Gulla of PTV, Audrey Gorricea of PTV Czarinah Lusuegro of IBC, joining forces anew as the main anchors. Now on a more competitive and earlier one-and-a-half-hour timeslot, RadyoBisyon delivers the news events making it more interesting to watch and listen to Filipino households are now waking up to brighter mornings with a daily-paper-and-coffee habit will “brighten” up your day. A jump-start in happiest morning happen with all the information needed offers updates on the latest news and current events, advice, traffic updates, on-air interviews for political personalities and consumer reports, weather forecast, public services, a dose of showbiz and entertainment news buzz, children's health, legal issues,price of goods at market and sizzling glimpses of celebrity and showbiz icons of information breakfast offerings guarantees to educate and inform.

When the clock strikes 12, News at Noon (at 11:30AM) which takes in the spotlight with Ricardo Cepeda and Amelyn Veloso coming together to deliver developing stories as well as the most important lunch reports.

Keep abreast on the latest headlines will deliver the top stories in and around the country, IBC’s longest-running flagship primetime news program Express Balita (at 6:30PM) now on its 16th anniversary celebration welcomes the veteran news anchor and broadcast journalist Henry Omaga-Diaz as Express Balita anchor man and the multi-awarded female journalist Snooky Serna-Go to beat on primetime newscast.

Express Balita has been a household name since August 10, 1998 with the afernoon timeslot at 4:30PM. As of 2014, the newscast now aired at 6:30PM in order to compete with rival newscast when IBC News and Current Affairs relaunched what would be the Kapinoy Network’s flagship nationwide primetime newscast. The program has since served the need of viewers for its credibility, fast-paced, in-depth, straightforward, biased and trusted for years, and later even extended broadcast to include weekends.

With a public service segment as Presinto 13 (crime stories), Lingkod Kapinoy, Tulong Kapinoy (rescue and command) and Mission ng Bayan. Know the details behind national issues and get first-hand accounts, rounding up IBC's fortified news program is Lil Mateo for Cooltura (culture) and Coolinarya (food features), Aldczar Aurelio for Ulat Panahon (weather forecast), Georgina Wilson for Showbiz Balita (showbiz and entertainment with the correspondent Mario Dumaual).

Monday will also see the rebranding of IBC's regional newscasts into Express Balita brand, delivering the news in the distinct Express Balita style all over the country.

Then, wraps up the day’s top headlines in comprehensive journalism for 24-hours with fast, factual, unbiased via the late-night newscast Ronda Trese at 11:00PM. Formidable and time-tested tandem of the veteran broadcaster Jess Caduco and the broadcast journalist and advocate Bernadette Sembrano will welcome the sports anchor Anthony Suntay as their newest additional anchor. Joining forces, become triumvirate with the latest events in and around the globe delivering headlines, trade, business and economy news (Malayang Kalakalan), sports (Palaro Hotline) and weather news (Daloy ng Panahon), it gives you a detailed report of each news segment to keep you updated affecting the country and the world. Meanwhile, the new segments of Ronda Trese are Anthony Suntay delivering the latest in the world of sports news via Palato Hotline, who joins the current segment hosts IBC News head Maria Ressa for Pananaw: Special Report, and Alvin Pura for Daloy ng Panahon (weather forecast), food features Coolinarya and the Filipino cultural as Cooltura.

The reporting continues 24/7 as IBC News gets the weekend covered in the primetime weekend newscast Express Balita Weekend (Saturday 5:30PM and Sunday 7:00PM) still be headlined  by Vincent Santos and Czarinah Lusuegro as they wrap-up the week with stories you shouldn’t miss.

On top of these new news programs, hourly news update IBC Headliners will also be giving viewers a quick run-down of breaking news and other relevant updates throughout the day during the weekdays (every 9AM to 10AM, 2PM to 5 PM with Jinky Baticados and 9PM and 10PM with Mario Dumaual) and the weekends (every 2PM, 3PM, 8PM, 9PM, and 10PM with Ralf Rivas).

With new anchors on board, expect these fortified news programs to continue providing the public with some balanced and unbiased news. “These changes reflect our goal to inject a new dynamism to our newscasts, while still remaining true to our commitment to Isang Bawat Channel— the hallmark of IBC News and Current Affairs,” says Head for for News and Public Affairs Maria Ressa.

With IBC-13’s new unified ‘all-in’ news programs set to change the landscape of News and Current Affairs programming in the country under Media ng Bayan, viewers can look forward to even more hard-hitting, public service and intriguing news content the entire day on IBC-13, starting this Monday, October 6.

IBC News and Current Affairs is determined to be one of Asia's leading news providers by teaming up with the world's best including CNN and Reuters, CNBC Asia, FOX News Channel and BBC World News.

Balita sa Umaga airs from Monday to Friday at 5:00AM, RadyoBisyon at 5:30AM, News at Noon at 11:30AM, Express Balita at 6:30PM and Ronda Trese at 11:00PM, while IBC Headliners airs 9:00AM to 11:00AM, 2:00PM to 5:00PM and 9:00PM to 10:00PM, and Express Balita Weekend airs at 5:30PM every Saturday and 7:00PM every Sunday right after the PBA games on IBC-13.

IBC News and Current Affairs (kabahagi ng Media ng Bayan)

 * IBC TV News and Current Affairs
 * Pinoy Trese
 * IBC Regional
 * DZTV Radyo Budyong 1386
 * IBCNews.com
 * DZTV TeleTrese
 * IBC News Network (INN 45)
 * Global IBC
 * INN International