Balita Pilipinas
| Balita Pilipinas Primetime | |
|---|---|
 Logo used since December 10, 2011 | |
| Created by | GMA Network, Inc. |
| Developed by | GMA News and Public Affairs |
| Presented by |
Arnold Clavio (2011–2014) Chino Gaston (Saturdays, 2016–) Emil Sumangil (Sundays, 2016–) Jorge Guerrero (Ilocos) CJ Torida (Dagupan) Elmer Caseles (Bicol) Bobby Nalzaro (Cebu) Charlotte Tan (Iloilo) Tek Ocampo (Davao) Joe Legaspina (Northern Mindanao) |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino |
| No. of episodes | N/A (airs weekend) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Studio 2, GMA Network Center, Quezon City |
| Running time |
1 hours (2011-2014) 30 minutes (2016) |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA News TV |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original release |
March 5, 2011 – February 15, 2014 March 12, 2016 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Balita Pilipinas Ngayon |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Not to be confused to News5's Pilipinas News
Balita Pilipinas Primetime (News Philippines Primetime) is the weekly regional news broadcast of GMA News TV which airs in the Philippines. It was aired every Saturday at 8:45-9:45 PM from 2011 to 2014, but eventually starting March 12, 2016 as a return of its newscast.
Format
The newscast was anchored by Arnold Clavio from the GMA Network Studios in Quezon City with its regional anchors from GMA stations in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. It features different news from the different regions in the Philippines. The news from Luzon are reported by Jorge Guerrero of GMA Ilocos, CJ Torida of GMA Dagupan and Elmer Caseles of GMA Bicol, while from Visayas are by Bobby Nalzaro of GMA Cebu, Gretchen Varela of GMA Bacolod and Mark Nunieza of GMA Iloilo and from Mindanao by Tek Ocampo of GMA Davao, Jennifer Solis of GMA General Santos and Joe Legaspina of GMA Northern Mindanao. By July 11, its spin-off premiered weekdays at 4:30pm as Balita Pilipinas Ngayon, anchored by Mark Salazar and Maki Pulido. The newscast became known as Balita Pilipinas Primetime.
Starting March 12, 2016, fellow GMA News reporters Chino Gaston and Emil Sumangil both want to become the anchors on its initial weekend basis, and continue to the use Primetime name, re-formated to a half-hour.
Anchor
- Arnold Clavio (GMA TV-7 Manila) (Former)
- Chino Gaston (Saturdays)
- Emil Sumangil (Sundays)
Substitute Anchors
- Ivan Mayrina
- Mariz Umali
- Chino Gaston
- Joseph Morong
Correspondents
Luzon
- Jorge Guerrero (GMA 5/48 Ilocos)
- CJ Torida (GMA 10 Dagupan)
- Joyce Segui (GMA 10 Dagupan)
- Elmer Caseles (GMA 7/12 Bicol)
Visayas
- Adrian Bobe (GMA 13/30 Bacolod)
- Gretchen Varela (GMA 13/30 Bacolod)
- Bobby Nalzaro (GMA 7 Cebu)
- Mark Nunieza (GMA 6 Iloilo)
- Charlotte Tan (GMA 6 Iloilo)
Mindanao
- Joe Legaspina (GMA 12/35 Northern Mindanao)
- Jeik Compo (GMA 12/35 Northern Mindanao)
- Tek Ocampo (GMA 5 Davao)
- Jennifer Solis (GMA 8 General Santos)