'' CNN Philippines Balitaan Kasama si Pinky Webb'' (simply ''"Balitaan"'' (lit. News)) is the flagship Filipino language noontime newscast of
CNN Philippines
CNN Philippines (abbreviated as CNN PH) is a commercial broadcast, cable and satellite television network in the Philippines. It is owned and operated by Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network (RPN) as the main conte ...
. It premiered on April 4, 2016, and airs on weekdays at 12:00 NN
PST. ''Balitaan'' took over the timeslot of the original noontime edition of ''
CNN Philippines Newsroom
''CNN Philippines Newsroom'' or simply Newsroom is CNN Philippines' flagship rolling newscast service. Premiered on March 16, 2015, as a standalone noontime newscast and expanded into different editions since February 15, 2016, the 8:00am edi ...
'' and is anchored by
Pinky Webb
Joanna Marie "Pinky" Pagaspas Webb (born June 11, 1970) is a Filipina broadcast journalist currently working for CNN Philippines. She is the daughter of Freddie Webb and a sister of Jason and Hubert Webb.
Education
She attended high school at ...
.
Background
It is the first ever
Filipino language
Filipino (; , ) is an Austronesian language. It is the national language ( / ) of the Philippines, and one of the two official languages of the country, with English. It is a standardized variety of Tagalog based on the native dialect, sp ...
newscast of CNN Philippines, after the almost 1-year run of its predecessor, the original 12 noon edition of
Newsroom. 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
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Pinky Webb
Joanna Marie "Pinky" Pagaspas Webb (born June 11, 1970) is a Filipina broadcast journalist currently working for CNN Philippines. She is the daughter of Freddie Webb and a sister of Jason and Hubert Webb.
Education
She attended high school at ...
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 (substitute anchor for Webb; now deceased)
Segments
*Balitang Abroad (World Headlines)
*Balitang Probinsya (Regional News)
*Balitang Patok (Features)
*Balitang Sports (Sports)
*Balitang Showbiz (Entertainment)
See also
*
List of programs broadcast by CNN Philippines
This is a list of programs being broadcast by CNN Philippines, airing on VHF terrestrial television station DZKB-TV, RPN-TV 9 Manila and List of Radio Philippines Network affiliate stations, other RPN stations nationwide, owned and managed by Ni ...
References
{{CNN Philippines Shows
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2016 Philippine television series debuts
CNN Philippines original programming
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