PTV-4 beefs up news programming

PHILIPPINES, AUGUST 6 - Local broadcaster PTV-4 is boosting its news and public service delivery block, starting today with three new public offerings.

Alex Santos, Ben Tulfo and Erwin Tulfo of Kilos Pronto; Erwin Tulfo and Diane Querrer of Ulat Bayan; Anthony Pangilinan and Charmaine Espina of PTV News Headines.

The Tulfo brothers, Ben and Erwin, and Alex Santos, will anchor Kilos Pronto, which airs at 5:30PM, a slot that precedes the station’s evening news program Ulat Bayan, which goes head-to-head with ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol, GMA’s 24 Oras and IBC’s Express Balita.

In this spot, the Tulfo brothers and Alex will again champion consumer welfare and rights, lead crime exposés and prevention and advocate issues concerning women and children.

The network's evening news program Ulat Bayan with a new anchor Erwin Tulfo and Diane Querrer follows the public service at 6:30PM. According to Tulfo,

On the other one, the move is a nod to PTV News and Public Affairs recognition that news production has moved beyond news organizations and its news arm will deliver the comprehensive nightly news source via an English late-night news program PTV News Headlines. Anthony Pangilinan and Charmaine Espaina will anchor News Headlines at a 9:30PM weekday slot. The undisputed English late-night newscast aims to deliver tonight's news, tomorrow's headlines and the undisputed top stories around the world.

NEWS5 plans to offer another pioneering format in the slot after P-News with a format that mixes commentary with in-depth reports on the day’s headlines. Hosted by Luchi Cruz-Valdes, Reaksyon aims to provide both facts but also firsthand insights from NEWS5’s pool of journalists.