RPN 9 reformats its news programs

July 4, 2000 (Philippine Daily Inquirer, page 26)

STARTING this month, RPN 9 is bringing you the news in Tagalog.

Its 5:30 p.m. news program is now called Arangkada Extra Balita and its 10 p.m. program is Primetime Balita (startionmg June 3, 2000). You can expect a drastic departure from the usual gory and negativeness that other networks offer. You can expect more positive news, putting the Filipino people in a better light, which will raise the morale of our citizenry in good and bad times.

Start your Monday right by watching Sports Illustrated for Kids at 7 p.m., a wholesome must-see program for every kid and present.

On Tuesday, Ally McBeal, at 8 p.m. on RPN 9, will never be the same again without Billy Thomas around to make Ally's life a little sweeter, a little bitter, and a little funnier.

Chicago Hope, at 9 p.m., chronicles the everyday miracles that the most gifted and dedicated doctors make in the high-rise hospital called Chicago Hope.

On Wednesday, Ned and Stacey, at 7:30 p.m., is a story about an unlikely couple who shares a mariage of convenience.