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The World Tonight (ABS-CBN)
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The World Tonight is an English-language newscast of ABS-CBN
. It is anchored by Angelo Castro, Jr. And Tina Monzon-Palma on weekdays, and by Gigi Grande on Saturdays and Ron Cruz on Sundays.
's (predecessor of ABS-CBN) DZXL-TV Channel 9 as the network's answer to ABC
's The Big News
, News at Seven
on GMA, and NewsWatch
on RPN. Co-anchoring the newscast were Hal Bowie, a veteran announcer from ABS-CBN radio, Eric Eloriaga, and Henry Halasan, a former ABS-CBN Cebu talent who was transferred to the network's main offices in Manila as a sales executive. Bowie, who was in his 70s when the newscast first aired, later bowed out of the newscast due to health reasons and concentrated instead on producing news reports for the network. This left Halasan and Eloriaga as main anchorman of the program.
The program was transferred to sister station ABS Channel 3
on the 10:00pm time slot a year later. This happened when Channel 9 premiered Newsbreak
with Bong Lapira, who transferred from rival newscast The Big News on ABC. The newscast continued until ABS-CBN's closure by the Marcos government during the declaration of Martial Law in September 1972.
The roster of field reporters for the newscast in its pre-Martial Law days included Orly Mercado, Jun Bautista, Tony Seva, Tony Lozano, Boo Chanco, Philip Pigao, Lito Tacujan and Danny Hernandez.
The World Tonight returned to television on September 15, 1986, coinciding with ABS-CBN Channel 2's reopening. It was anchored by Larry Ng (an ABS-CBN executive during the pre-Martial Law era), Angelo Castro Jr. (then the network's news director) and Loren Legarda. Ng left the newscast after a while, and was replaced by Korina Sanchez. However, Sanchez eventually left the newscast to concentrate on hosting the morning show Magandang Umaga (later Magandang Umaga Po), leaving Castro and Legarda as main anchors, with Ces Oreña-Drilon (business), Cathy Yap-Yang (business) and Dyan Castillejo
(sports) joining in the '90s as segment anchors. Sanchez returned as an anchor but only on Saturday Edition along with Castro, Drillon, Castillejo additional segments with Angelique Lazo (entertainment) and Bon Bivar (alternating anchor with Castro)
Legarda left the newscast in 1998 to run for senator. She was replaced by Tina Monzon-Palma, who used to anchor rival newscasts GMA Headline News
(on GMA
) and The Big News
(on the reopened ABC, now TV5
).
The newscast ran on Channel 2 until August 13, 1999, then moved to the network's 24-hour news channel ANC
on November 1, 1999. The program continues to be one of ANC's flagship newscasts. During its ABS-CBN
days, it was simulcast via SNN (Sarimanok News Network)
(ANC's former name) from 1996-1999.
On March 2001, The World Tonight relaunched to its present graphics and theme music.
Castro retired as a news anchor on September 1, 2009, leaving Tina Monzon-Palma as the solo anchor of the newscast. Castro later returned as a news anchor on November 7, 2011.
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
. It is anchored by Angelo Castro, Jr. And Tina Monzon-Palma on weekdays, and by Gigi Grande on Saturdays and Ron Cruz on Sundays.
Airing history
The World Tonight premiered on November 21, 1962 at 8:30pm on CBNABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
's (predecessor of ABS-CBN) DZXL-TV Channel 9 as the network's answer to ABC
Associated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
's The Big News
Big News
Big News is the first ever newscast on Philippine television. It was the primetime news broadcast of Associated Broadcasting Company in the Philippines. It was anchored by Cheri Mercado and Amelyn Veloso. The show was originally first aired in 1962, and went off the air in 1972 due to martial law,...
, News at Seven
News at Seven
News at Seven is a now defunct early evening English newscast of GMA Network from 1976 to May 16, 1986. It was replaced by GMA Balita. This is anchored by Tina Monzon-Palma and Jose Mari Velez....
on GMA, and NewsWatch
NewsWatch (Philippine TV program)
RPN NewsWatch in the Philippines is the longest-running English language flagship newscast of the Radio Philippines Network. It has a complicated history, undergoing many name changes.-Broadcast chronology:...
on RPN. Co-anchoring the newscast were Hal Bowie, a veteran announcer from ABS-CBN radio, Eric Eloriaga, and Henry Halasan, a former ABS-CBN Cebu talent who was transferred to the network's main offices in Manila as a sales executive. Bowie, who was in his 70s when the newscast first aired, later bowed out of the newscast due to health reasons and concentrated instead on producing news reports for the network. This left Halasan and Eloriaga as main anchorman of the program.
The program was transferred to sister station ABS Channel 3
DWWX-TV
DWWX-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of Philippine television network ABS-CBN Corporation. Its studios and transmitter are located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center at Sgt...
on the 10:00pm time slot a year later. This happened when Channel 9 premiered Newsbreak
Newsbreak (Philippine TV program)
Newsbreak is a late-night news program of DZXL-TV channel 9 during the pre-martial law era....
with Bong Lapira, who transferred from rival newscast The Big News on ABC. The newscast continued until ABS-CBN's closure by the Marcos government during the declaration of Martial Law in September 1972.
The roster of field reporters for the newscast in its pre-Martial Law days included Orly Mercado, Jun Bautista, Tony Seva, Tony Lozano, Boo Chanco, Philip Pigao, Lito Tacujan and Danny Hernandez.
The World Tonight returned to television on September 15, 1986, coinciding with ABS-CBN Channel 2's reopening. It was anchored by Larry Ng (an ABS-CBN executive during the pre-Martial Law era), Angelo Castro Jr. (then the network's news director) and Loren Legarda. Ng left the newscast after a while, and was replaced by Korina Sanchez. However, Sanchez eventually left the newscast to concentrate on hosting the morning show Magandang Umaga (later Magandang Umaga Po), leaving Castro and Legarda as main anchors, with Ces Oreña-Drilon (business), Cathy Yap-Yang (business) and Dyan Castillejo
Dyan Castillejo
Dyan Castillejo, is a former tennis player who played in the Fed Cup for the Philippines.Castillejo has worked as a sports interviewer for ABS-CBN sports, interviewing Manny Pacquiao and his Mexican opponents...
(sports) joining in the '90s as segment anchors. Sanchez returned as an anchor but only on Saturday Edition along with Castro, Drillon, Castillejo additional segments with Angelique Lazo (entertainment) and Bon Bivar (alternating anchor with Castro)
Legarda left the newscast in 1998 to run for senator. She was replaced by Tina Monzon-Palma, who used to anchor rival newscasts GMA Headline News
GMA Headline News
GMA Headline News is a now defunct late night English newscast of GMA Network from 1986 to 1992. It was anchored by Tina Monzon-Palma, Dong Puno and Jose Mari Velez, It was replaced by GMA Network News.-Anchors:*Tina Monzon-Palma...
(on GMA
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
) and The Big News
Big News
Big News is the first ever newscast on Philippine television. It was the primetime news broadcast of Associated Broadcasting Company in the Philippines. It was anchored by Cheri Mercado and Amelyn Veloso. The show was originally first aired in 1962, and went off the air in 1972 due to martial law,...
(on the reopened ABC, now TV5
Associated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
).
The newscast ran on Channel 2 until August 13, 1999, then moved to the network's 24-hour news channel ANC
ABS-CBN News Channel
ABS-CBN News Channel or better known as ANC is the Philippines first 24-hour news channel broadcasting both in cable television domestically and in satellite television internationally via The Filipino Channel, owned and operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation under its ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs...
on November 1, 1999. The program continues to be one of ANC's flagship newscasts. During its ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
days, it was simulcast via SNN (Sarimanok News Network)
ABS-CBN News Channel
ABS-CBN News Channel or better known as ANC is the Philippines first 24-hour news channel broadcasting both in cable television domestically and in satellite television internationally via The Filipino Channel, owned and operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation under its ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs...
(ANC's former name) from 1996-1999.
On March 2001, The World Tonight relaunched to its present graphics and theme music.
Castro retired as a news anchor on September 1, 2009, leaving Tina Monzon-Palma as the solo anchor of the newscast. Castro later returned as a news anchor on November 7, 2011.
Current anchors
- Angelo Castro, Jr. (1986–2009; 2011–present)
- Tina Monzon-PalmaTina Monzon-PalmaTina Monzon-Palma is a prominent Filipino news anchorwoman and public servant. As a news presenter in the Philippines, she is a journalistic role model and “iconic member” of the history of the broadcast journalism in the Philippines...
(1998–present) - Bettina Magsaysay (2008–present) Weather anchor
- Ron Cruz (Anchor of Sunday Edition)
- Gigi Grande (Anchor of Saturday Edition)
- Teddyboy Locsin/Teddy Locsin, Jr.Teodoro Locsin, Jr.Teodoro "Teddyboy" Locsin, Jr. is a Philippine politician, lawyer, and journalist who served as congressman for the 1st district of Makati from 2001 to 2010.-Early life:Locsin was born in Manila on November 15, 1948...
(2011-present) Teditorial anchor
Past anchors
- Eric Eloriaga (1967–1972)
- Henry Halasan (1962–1972)
- Hal Bowie (1962–1967)
- Larry Ang (1986, relief anchor from 1987-1999)
- Loren LegardaLoren LegardaLoren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr...
(1986–1998) - Gretchen Fullido (2006–2007) (former weather anchor)
- Ces Drilon (1995–1999) (former business segment anchor)
- Cathy Yap-Yang (1993–1996) (former business anchor alternating with Drilon)
- Dyan CastillejoDyan CastillejoDyan Castillejo, is a former tennis player who played in the Fed Cup for the Philippines.Castillejo has worked as a sports interviewer for ABS-CBN sports, interviewing Manny Pacquiao and his Mexican opponents...
(1992–1999) (former sports anchor) - Chiqui Roa-Puno (2000–2006)
- Caroline Howard (2007–2008) Weather Reporter
- Korina SanchezKorina SanchezKorina Maria Sanchez-Roxas is a Filipina broadcast journalist, TV host and commercial endorser.-Early life:Korina Sanchez was born on October 5, 1964 in Hong Kong. Her father, Ramon P. Sanchez, Sr. , was the General Manager of then Hong Kong landmark, Ambassador Hotel. She is the only girl of Ramon...
(former anchor World Tonight: Saturday Edition) - Angelique Lazo (former Entertainment segment anchor of World Tonight: Saturday Edition)
- Bon Bivar (former anchor of World Tonight: Saturday Edition alternating with Castro)
- Lia Andanar-Yu (former weekend edition anchor on ANC)
- Bill Velasco (former weekend edition anchor on ANC)
Theme Music
- Pulstar by VangelisVangelisEvangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...
, (September 14, 1986 to June 28, 1996) - 1992 ABS-CBN News Theme, by Ryan CayabyabRyan CayabyabRyan Cayabyab is a Filipino musician and was the Executive and Artistic Director of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts...
(July 1, 1996 to present)