TV Patrol Southern Mindanao | |
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Nagabalita Bisan Asa sa Kalibutan
(January 2, 2017-present) |
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Created by | ABS-CBN Regional Network Group |
Developed by | ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |
Presented by | Paul Palacio Melanie Severino |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original language(s) | Cebuano |
No. of episodes | n/a (airs daily) |
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Executive producer(s) | Michelle Robin |
Running time | 40 minutes |
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Original network |
ABS-CBN TV-4 Davao ABS-CBN Regional Channel |
Original release | April 17, 1989 | – present
TV Patrol Southern Mindanao (formerly TV Patrol Mindanao and TV Patrol Davao) is the local news program of the ABS-CBN Regional Network Group in Davao City. It has been the most watched news program in Davao City and Davao Region. The newscast is a tabloid-style format, and delivers news headlines about the current events in Southern Mindanao.
It is aired live daily from ABS-CBN Davao Newscenter at 5:00 PM, from Monday to Friday, simulcast on TV-24 Mati, Davao Oriental. It is also shown abroad through The Filipino Channel and on radio via DXAB Radyo Patrol 1296 Davao, with replays on ABS-CBN Regional Channel at 12:00 MN and 9:00 AM from Tuesday to Saturday.
TV Patrol Southern Mindanao maintains a 24-hour shift of reporters, cameramen and drivers with coverage over the provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley.
The program was launched on April 17, 1989, as TV Patrol Mindanao, the pioneer Cebuano language local newscast in the Mindanao area. Dante Luzon was its first anchor with Annie Gacayan, Christina Banluta, Tina Junsay, Manny Casiple, Helen Lorenzana, Rocky Magsanoc and Bert Gorgonio as its first reportsers and was initially broadcast in Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Pagadian, Butuan, General Santos, Cotabato and Zamboanga. The language used was Cebuano. It had covered stories ranging from natural disasters, man-made disasters, religious conflicts, tribal conflicts, political controversies, social issues and crime stories in the entire Mindanao island. In 1993, Alex Santos, joined the newscast with Annie Gacayan and Bert Gorgonio. In 1994 the newscast was anchored by Art Bonjoc, Jr. In the 2001 reformat, it was anchored by Girlie Balaba (reverted to TV Patrol Mindanao) and Stephen Manangan.