Bandila-Weekend

Bandila   is an  International Emmy -nominated-late-night newscast broadcast of  ABS-CBN  in the  Philippines .Premiering on July 3,2006-present the newscast is currently anchored by  Julius Babao ,  Karen Davila, and  Ces Oreña-Drilon .It is aired  Monday-Sunday at 5:00–6:00PM and  Monday-Sunday at 1:00-2:00AM featuri ng a long story format about which the Center of Media Freedom and Responsibility stated,  Bandila ’s strength is its willingness to take a story and explore the various issues surrounding it. In addition, "it takes an issue to another level by adding perspective and analysis to it, thereby providing viewers a journalistic ingredient sorely lacking in many TV reports: context". Such objective causes the reports to be longer than usual

History
 On July 8,2006, Bandila-Weekend replaced The-Weekend-News and returned Karen Davila  to newscasting after nearly two years since she left  TV Patrol. She was joined by Ces Oreña-Drilon, who was one of the final anchors with Erwin Tulfo, and Henry Omaga-Diaz as original anchors of the program. During its pilot episode, it broadcast a video of General  Danilo Lim  organizing a coup d'état against former President  Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Maria Ressa, then-head of  ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs  explained  Bandila  as "three colors, three stars, three anchors" referring that of the  Philippine flag  having three colors. On the other hand,  Luchi Cruz-Valdez, then head of Current Affairs, said that the title also depicts the news as "banner stories". They also said that they choose three anchors for the late-night newscast as referring to the three stars in the Philippine flag and chooses Sanchez, Omaga-Diaz and Oreña-Drilon as the anchors because they are the three of the most seasoned and experienced broadcast journalist in ABS-CBN. During this period,  Bandila  covered the New Year Countdown for 2008 and 2009, after failing to air the 2007 New Year Countdown as New Year's Eve of 2006 fell on Sunday as  Bandila  airs Monday to Friday. On 8 May 2009, Sanchez took an indefinite leave from  Bandila  and from her  DZMM  radio program  Tambalang Failon at Sanchez  in anticipation of her wedding to Senator  Mar Roxas  and his presidential bid for the 2010 Philippine elections, leaving Oreña-Drilon and Omaga-Diaz as the remaining anchors of the program, which would serve as a mini-reunion on television after they did the inaugural newscast of  TV Patrol Weekend  in 2004. Although December 31, 2009 fell on Thursday,  Bandila  once again failed to air the 2010 New Year Countdown as a separate Countdown broadcast anchored by  Bernadette Sembrano  and Jorge Cariño was aired right after the newscast. A new and improved  Bandila  was introduced in time for President-elect  Noynoy Aquino 's  inauguration, on June 30, 2010. This includes the logo, opening billboard and studio setup that will accommodate augmented reality technology. This was also the first time  TV Patrol  and  Bandila  shared a common studio set-up. On November 3, 2010, ABS-CBN announced the appointment of outgoing  TV Patrol  anchors  Julius Babao  and  Karen Davila  to the late night newscast. Their arrival to the newscast was scheduled to November 8 but it did not took effect as Babao was on a vacation at that time. Instead, Bandila was given a new and enhanced studio set, which was exclusively done for TV Patrol. On November 22, 2010, Babao and Davila finally arrived the newscast, joining  Ces Oreña-Drilon  and replacing Omaga-Diaz, who decided to return on field reporting. The same night, the show updated its graphics, opening billboard, and title card. Bandila  started letting viewers send their reactions on each news through  Twitter  or  Facebook  and later read by the anchors after each news items, thus making  Bandila  more interactive. Sanchez, from being one of the original anchors of the program, was placed in  TV Patrol  in turn. The addition of Babao and Davila on  Bandila  falsified the rumor that they will leave ABS-CBN and transfer to a different TV network after being removed from  TV Patrol. Bandila covered the 2011 New Year Countdown Special, with Babao and Davila anchoring it from  Luneta Park ,  Manila. This was the third time the newscast covered the New Year Countdown; the first two being at the beginning of 2008 and 2009. On January 7, 2011, Bandila stopped its delayed simulcast over  DZMM  and  DZMM TeleRadyo  in preparation for the DZMM schedule revamps that occurred three days later, leaving  TV Patrol  as the only TV program to simulcast on DZMM. On April 25, 2011, Bandila launched its  official webpage  as its additional online citizen journalism site. On October 3, 2011, Bandila moved earlier timeslot with the addition of  Boy Abunda  as one of the anchors, upon which it focuses on entertainment. This result on updating their title cards and a new opening billboard. Another innovation for the newscast is by sending reactions through text messaging. Another addition is the segment Trending Balita, which focuses on different personalities in showbiz and Ikaw Na! where Abunda interviews showbiz personalities. On July 29, 2013, Bandila, alongside  TV Patrol, changed their indents and look. It was first revealed on their official Facebook account. The  Bandila  font logo was also replace from  trajan. On February 10, 2014, the original Bandila 2013 OBB was updated to only show the three remaining anchors prior to the exit of Abunda, which was used until May 9, 2014. This time, the entrance of the title card animated in flag form. On May 12, 2014, The Bandila OBB and graphics was again updated but retained its title card.

Primetime-Anchors

 * Carlo Marasigan
 * Karen Davila
 * Ces Oreña-Drilon
 * Joe Marasigan

Evening-Anchors

 * Carlo Marasigan
 * Karen Davila
 * Ces Oreña-Drilon
 * Joe Marasigan