Pulso: Aksyon Balita

Pulso: Aksyon Balita
Created by	ABS-CBN Corporation
Developed by	ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
Starring	Korina Sanchez Ted Failon
Narrated by	Peter Musngi
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino
No. of episodes	270
Production
Location(s)	ABS-CBN Newscenter Manila Quezon City, Philippines
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	ABS-CBN
Picture format	480i SDTV
Original release	August 16, 1999 – November 17, 2000
Chronology
Preceded by	The World Tonight
Followed by	ABS-CBN Headlines

Pulso: Aksyon Balita (Pulse: Action News) is the first Filipino language late-night newscast of ABS-CBN pitting up against GMA Network's Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco. This newscast was anchored by Korina Sanchez and Ted Failon.

Pulso: Aksyon Balita was premiered on August 16, 1999 at 11:00 pm on ABS-CBN and was anchored by Korina Sanchez and Ted Failon, replacing the network's and the longest-running English language television newscast The World Tonight anchored by the post-People Power Revolution anchor Angelo Castro Jr. and Tina Monzon-Palma who replaced its original anchor Loren Legarda in 1998 due to her win as a senator at the elections and before its final ABS-CBN broadcast on August 13, 1999.

Pulso: Aksyon Balita was created by ABS-CBN news head Jake Maderazo as the network's first Filipino language late-night newscast due to low ratings on English late night newscasts when rival GMA Network introduced all-Filipino news broadcast with the relaunch of GMA Network News in September 1998, switching its language from English to Filipino and was anchored by Mike Enriquez and Vicky Morales. It ended with the segment Kontra Bersya where the anchors debates on the burning issue of the day. This was capped with a telephone survey that counts viewer opinion on current issues.

However in January 2000, Sanchez and Failon were about to be replaced from the newscast since they were taken in only a temporary basis and not permanent for them being anchors.

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