''Balitanghali'' (formerly ''Balita Ko'') is a

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news broadcasting show produced by

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. Originally anchored by

Pia Arcangel Maria Pia Concepcion Nieva Arcangel-Halili (; born December 8, 1978) is a Filipino television news presenter and journalist. Career Arcangel started as a courtside reporter for the UAAP basketball games aired over Studio 23 (now ABS-CBN Sport ...

and

Raffy Tima Rufino "Raffy" Dompao Tima Jr. (; born January 7, 1975) is a Filipino journalist, producer and presenter. He is currently working in GMA Network and its affiliate, GMA News TV (now GTV), he spanned over 23 years since the working of his curr ...

, it premiered on November 11, 2005, on QTV. The show was carried over on

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on February 28, 2011, and on GTV on February 22, 2021. Tima and

Connie Sison Maria Perpetua Concepcion "Connie" Del Rosario-Escudero (; born December 8, 1975) is a Filipino broadcast journalist, reporter, host, and news anchor. She is an anchor of the GTV (Philippine TV network), GTV newscast ''Balitanghali'' since 2014 ...

currently serve as the anchors.

Overview

The show premiered on QTV on November 11, 2005, from Mondays to Saturdays. On February 7, 2010, it started airing on Sundays, leading to a weekend edition. After Q ceased airing on February 20, 2011, the newscast was carried over on its replacement network,

on February 28, 2011. On April 25, 2011,

Grace Lee Grace Lee (; Lee Kyung-hee) is a South Korean-born Filipino film distributor, businesswoman, former television host and former radio disc jockey. She is one of a few Korean expatriates to appear prominently in Philippine television, other not ...

joined as the new host for the segment ''Star Bites''. Lee left in 2012 and was replaced by

Luane Dy Luzia Jannie Estrella Dy-Gonzales (; born January 25, 1986), widely known as Luane Dy and Luane G., is a Filipino showbiz television personality, model and actress. She is known for being the host of GMA Network's morning television show ''Un ...

. On November 10, 2014,

replaced

as an anchor. On August 2, 2019, Jun Veneracion left ''Balitanghali Weekend'', followed by Mariz Umali two days later. Veneracion and Umali were replaced by

Mark Salazar Mark Pegenia Salazar (; born September 26, 1977) is a Filipino journalist, television news producer, newscaster, field reporter, & host. He is currently serving as the co-host of '' iJuander'' on GTV and the radio program ''Usap Tayo: Super K ...

and Mav Gonzales. In March 2020, the production was temporarily halted due to the

enhanced community quarantine in Luzon The enhanced community quarantine in Luzon was a series of stay-at-home orders and ''cordon sanitaire (medicine), cordon sanitaire'' measures implemented by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EI ...

caused by the

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. The show resumed its programming on September 21, 2020. In February 2021, GMA News TV was rebranded as GTV, with the show being carried over to the said network. On September 4, 2023, the show was renamed as ''Balita Ko''. On November 13, 2023, the show returned to its original title, ''Balitanghali''. On June 1, 2024, ''Regional TV News'' merged with the show and became a segment.

Anchors

* Aubrey Carampel * Cris Zuñiga * Cecille Quibod-Castro * Sarah Hilomen-Velasco ;Interim anchors * Oscar Oida (2024) ;Former anchors *

* Jun Veneracion *

Mariz Umali Marie Grace Michelle "Mariz" Bade Umali-Tima (; born March 4, 1980) is a Filipino television news anchor and journalist. She is known for being the main newscaster of the weekend edition of GMA News TV's ''Balitanghali'' (first aired in Q in ...

* Nelson Canlas * Athena Imperial * Cata Tibayan *

* Mav Gonzales * Katrina Son *

Susan Enriquez Susan Sevillo, known professionally as Susan Enriquez (), is a Filipina journalist, radio and television host, (Born: May 24, 1962) and news presenter. She is notable for her 2003 program '' Kay Susan Tayo!'' on GMA Network. Enriquez currently ...

* Boy Logro

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