TV Patrol Ilocos
| TV Patrol Ilocos | |
|---|---|
| Created by | ABS-CBN Regional Network Group |
| Developed by | ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |
| Starring | Grace Alba |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Ilocano |
| No. of episodes | n/a (airs daily) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Randy Menor |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABS-CBN TV-7 Laoag |
| Original release | September 1, 1997-present |
TV Patrol Ilocos (formerly TV Patrol Laoag) is the local news program of ABS-CBN Regional Network Group in the Ilocos Region, shown in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Abra. It is a tabloid-style format delivering news and current affairs issues in Ilocano.
It is aired live daily from ABS-CBN Laoag Newscenter at 5:00 PM, from Monday to Friday, simulcast over ABS-CBN TV-11 Vigan.
ABS-CBN Laoag opens as a relay TV station (TV-7) since 1992. It launches TV-7 as an originating TV station in 1997. Meeting the need of Ilocanos for news in and out of Laoag and in the Ilocano language, TV-7 premiers its own TV Patrol on September 1. It launches its new radio station MOR 95.5 Laoag in 1999 and in 2008, it opens its relay station TV-11 / 34 Vigan.
TV Patrol Laoag premiered on September 1, 1997 with veteran journalist Jorge Guerrero as first anchor. It was then the first Ilocano-language newscast seen entirely in the province of Ilocos Norte and some parts of Ilocos Sur and Cagayan. When Guerrero left the newscast to join GMA 7, Senior Reporter Victor Andal became anchor in May 2001. Andal dominated all local newscasts in the province and nominated for "Best Regional TV Anchor" nationwide. He was also a correspondent of DZMM TeleRadyo, a 24-hour news/talk radio station of ABS-CBN in Mega Manila that is broadcast simultaneously on radio and television worldwide via The Filipino Channel, Sky Cable, Destiny Cable and digital free TV.
On October 27, 2008 TV Patrol Laoag was renamed TV Patrol Ilocos to signify a wider coverage in the establishment of News Bureau in Ilocos Sur. Reporter Monette Soriano joins Victor Andal anchoring the newscast. Andal later left the newscast and migrated to Canada and followed by the management decision to terminate contract of then remaining anchor Monette Soriano.
On December 14, 2009, TV Patrol Ilocos introduced Ilocos Sur reporter Bryan Realgo as sole anchor. When Realgo decided to focus news operations in Ilocos Sur and became Senior Reporter then newly hired Hadji Rieta replaced him. Rieta anchored the newscast for one year from March 1, 2010 to 2011 then later transferred to GMA 7.
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