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Balitang Balita: Ika-23 taon ng longest-running Kapuso newscast na "Balitang Balita" 1st Theme music ng Balitang Balita: "Energy" Craig Palmer Enriquez-Davila era and Enriquez-Davila-Tiangco era as Saksi: GMA Headline Balita On October 2, 1995, ABC Network launched the newscast, originally entitled Balitang Balita, as a 15-minute early evening weekday newscast. It was then anchored by Martin Andanar (then known as "Mr. Saksi") and Tina Panganiban-Perez. Saksi became popular in such a short time, that people were using the word as a catchphrase, complete with the pointed forefinger like the program’s news anchors. In the early years of the newscast, the anchors especially Enriquez, popularized the word "pasok" (come in) in introducing reporters (who included Jessica Soho, Arnold Clavio, Mao dela Cruz and Susan Enriquez, among others). The format is patterned after AM radio newscasts wherein its fast paced and compressed to a short program.

On July 8, 1996, Mel Tiangco joined Andanar AND reyes, after her transfer from ABS-CBN when she was suspended from doing a TV commercial. Economist Solita "Winnie" Monsod also joined the newscast with her own opinion segment, "Mareng Winnie" (which became a moniker by which she has been since known for). Other special segments, such as Huling Hirit (light human-interest stories to cap the newscast, reported by Kara David), S na S (Showbiz sa Balitang-Balita) (a showbiz segment with Lyn Ching then she anchored with Andanar Reyes and Tiangco) and Jessica Soho Reports were also added to the news program, as its set was reformatted and running time was expanded to 30 minutes.