'' CNN Philippines Balitaan Kasama si Pinky Webb'' (simply ''"Balitaan"'' (lit. News)) was the flagship Filipino language noontime newscast of
CNN Philippines
CNN Philippines (abbreviated sometimes as CNN PH) was a Philippine free-to-air television network owned and operated by Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network (RPN), under a license from Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pa ...
. The program remake of the 2013 Philippine television newscasts of the
same title aired on PTV. It aired from April 4, 2016 to January 26, 2024, replacing ''
CNN Philippines Newsroom: Afternoon Edition'' and was replaced by ''
Eat Bulaga!
''Eat !'' (; stylized as ''Eat... Bulaga!'') is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television variety show broadcast by Radio Philippines Network, ABS-CBN, GMA Network and TV5 (Philippine TV network), TV5. Originally hosted by Tito S ...
'' and ''
Frontline Express'' on RPTV's noontime timeslot. The newscasts aired on weekdays at 12:00 NN
PST and is anchored by
Pinky Webb.
The newscast aired its last broadcast on January 26, 2024, as CNN Philippines ceased live news operations on the morning of January 29 ahead of its announced closure on January 31.
Background
It is the first ever
Filipino language
Filipino ( ; , ) is the national language of the Philippines, the main lingua franca, and one of the two official languages of the country, along with Philippine English, English. It is only a ''de facto'' and not a ''de jure'' standard langu ...
newscast of CNN Philippines, after the almost 1-year run of its predecessor, the original 12 noon edition of
Newsroom
A newsroom is the central place where journalists—reporters, editing, editors, and Television producer, producers, associate producers, news anchors, news designers, photojournalists, videojournalists, associate editor, residence editor, visu ...
. Balitaan is the second locally produced program in Filipino language next to now-defunct public service program ''
Serbisyo All Access''.
''Balitaan'' is unique among other midday and afternoon newscasts on CNN Philippines, as it is airs on its normal format despite any live rolling coverage (such as Senate hearings or important developing stories) that might pre-empt other newscasts in their respective timeslots. Rolling coverage continues after the newscast in case the former is needed to provide added information.
Anchor
*
Pinky Webb
Substitute anchors
*Joyce Ilas (substitute anchor for Webb; also a reporter)
*Ruth Cabal (substitute anchor for Webb; also a reporter)
*Mai Rodriguez (substitute anchor for Webb)
*Menchu Antigua-Macapagal (substitute anchor for Webb)
*
Amelyn Veloso
Amelyn Esther Veloso-Zapanta (April 25, 1974 – August 24, 2017) was a Filipina broadcast journalist of CNN Philippines.
Before her death, she was the anchor of the morning show '' New Day'', ''CNN Philippines Newsroom
''CNN Philip ...
(substitute anchor for Webb)
Segments
*Balitang Abroad (World Headlines)
*Balitang Probinsya (Regional News)
*Balitang Patok (Features)
*Balitang Sports (Sports)
*Balitang Showbiz (Entertainment)
See also
*
List of CNN Philippines original programming
References
{{CNN Philippines Shows
Philippine television news shows
2016 Philippine television series debuts
2024 Philippine television series endings
2010s Philippine television series
2020s Philippine television series
CNN Philippines original programming
CNN Philippines
CNN Philippines News and Current Affairs
Filipino-language television shows