''News Night'' (alternately titled as ''News Night kasama si Pia Hontiveros'' or simply ''News Night'') is a

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news broadcasting show broadcast by

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 ...

. Anchored by

Pia Hontiveros Ana Patricia "Pia" Navarro Hontiveros-Pagkalinawan (; born March 10, 1968) is a Filipina broadcast journalist. She is known for hosting politics-oriented shows at ABS-CBN, ANC, and CNN Philippines. She is the sister of Philippine Senator ...

, it aired from March 27, 2017 to January 26, 2024. The newscast was streamed online on

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and also simulcast on RPN Radyo Ronda stations and on

All TV All TV (stylized as ALLTV and known on-air as ALLTV2) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine free-to-air Terrestrial television, broadcast television network serving as the flagship property of Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) ...

from September 13, 2022 to April 5, 2023.

History

''News Night'' was unveiled on March 7, 2017, as part of a continued program restructuring at CNN Philippines led by president

Armie Jarin-Bennett Armie Jarin-Bennett is a Filipina journalist based in Manila, Philippines. She is the current President of Nine Media Corporation, owner of CNN Philippines (now RPTV), the country's very own local franchise of Cable News Network, since October 9, ...

. It replaced ''

CNN Philippines Network News ''CNN Philippines Network News'' (titled as ''CNN Philippines Network News with Pia Hontiveros'' for its weekday broadcasts) or simply ''Network News'' (formerly ''Solar Network News'') was a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadca ...

'', which had survived two brand changes in nearly five years on the air. The program debuted on March 27, with PNP Chief

Ronald dela Rosa Ronald Marapon dela Rosa (born January 21, 1962), known by his nickname Bato, is a Filipino politician and retired police officer who is currently serving as a Senator since 2019. He served under the Duterte administration as the chief of t ...

as the lead guest on the first edition. By February 2019, the program's 7 p.m. hour was discontinued on Tuesday and Thursday nights to make way for two weekly programs, ''Politics as Usual'' on Tuesday and ''On the Record'' on Thursdays. The 7 p.m. edition was ended completely on May 18, 2020, to make way for the launch of '' News.PH Kasama si Pia Hontiveros'' as the channel's first Filipino-language primetime newscast. On September 5, 2022, ''News Night'' was reformatted as an hour-long newscast in the Filipino language to compete with other early evening news programs in Filipino such as ''

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'', ''

Ulat Bayan ''Ulat Bayan'' () is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by People's Television Network, PTV. Originally anchored by Aljo Bendijo and Catherine Untalan, Catherine Vital, it premiered on July ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. It also aired on the

network under a content license partnership with

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from September 13, 2022 to April 5, 2023. The program aired its final broadcast on January 26, 2024, as CNN Philippines ended its live news operations on the morning of January 29 ahead of the network's closure on January 31.

Anchors

Main anchors

(2017–24)

Segment presenters

Andrei Felix Alexander Felix II (born May 22, 1983), professionally known as Andrei Felix or Drei Felix, is a Filipino actor, broadcaster, and television host. Career Felix launched his acting career in 1998. He was also a video jock (VJ) on Myx. In 2010, ...

(2020–24, Sports Desk) * Sam Sadhwani (2022–24, Showbiz Spotlight)

Final substitute anchors

* Mai Rodriguez * Ruth Cabal (CNN Philippines anchor and senior correspondent) *

Pinky Webb Joanna Marie "Pinky" Pagaspas Webb (born June 11, 1970) is a Filipina broadcast journalist, best known for her work on CNN Philippines and Bilyonaryo News Channel as the anchor of the programs '' Balitaan'' and '' The Source with Pinky Webb' ...

(CNN Philippines senior anchor and correspondent) *

Rico Hizon Federico "Rico" Morales Hizon (; ; born March 24, 1966) is a Filipino broadcast journalist. He is currently the Senior Vice President for Corporate Relations of SM Investment Corp. since May 6, 2024. Hizon previously worked at BBC World New ...

(CNN Philippines senior anchor and Director of News Content Development) * David Santos (CNN Philippines senior correspondent) * Menchu Macapagal

Former segment presenters

* Nicolette Henson-Hizon (2017, Connect) *

Mico Halili Mico Halili is a Filipino sports television personality, sportscaster and sports journalism, sports journalist. He is best known as the lead sportscaster for the basketball games of the Philippine Basketball Association, PBA and University Athl ...

(2017, Sports Desk) * Paolo del Rosario (2017–18, Sports Desk)

Awards

;KBP Golden Dove Awards (

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) *2017 - Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year - Pia Hontiveros

References

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History

Anchors

Main anchors

Segment presenters

Final substitute anchors

Former segment presenters

Awards

See also

References