News.PH

News.PH Kasama si Pia Hontiveros
Created by	Nine Media Corporation; Radio Philippines Network
Developed by	CNN Philippines
Presented by	Pia Hontiveros
Country of origin	Philippines
Original languages	English (November 26, 2012-February 24, 2017); Filipino (May 18, 2020-present)
No. of episodes	(airs daily)
Production
Production locations	CNN Philippines Newscenter; Mandaluyong City
Release
Original network	Solar News Channel (November 26, 2012-August 20, 2014); 9TV (August 27, 2014-March 11, 2015); CNN Philippines (March 18, 2015-February 24, 2017; May 18, 2020-present)
Original release	As a weekly public affairs program:; November 26, 2012 – February 24, 2017; As a newscast:; May 18, 2020; –; present

News.PH Kasama si Pia Hontiveros (or simply as News.PH) is the flagship national network Filipino-language newscast program of CNN Philippines, anchored by its Chief Correspondent Pia Hontiveros. The half-hour newscast airs at 7:00 PM on weekdays.

It was first known as a public affairs program in 2012 from the network's predecessors Solar News Channel and 9TV, which talks about political issues and current events. It returned as a primetime Filipino language newscast in 2020, making it the first-ever Filipino-language primetime newscast of the network. The 7pm timeslot of the program was formerly occupied by 7pm edition of CNN Philippines News Night (which is anchored also by Hontiveros and it became the companion newscast of News.PH) every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, as well as weekly current affairs programs Politics as Usual on Tuesdays and On The Record on Thursdays.

Overview

News.PH is similar to CNN's Amanpour. where the host interviews newsmakers on certain topics at hand, mostly the political arena. Special editions would also be produced when other extreme issues would warrant.

The former tagline of the program is This is not a politics as usual, which been an inspiration of the defunct public affairs show Politics as Usual that formerly aired every Tuesdays at 7pm.

The newscast's current tagline is "May pinagmulan, may pinupuntahan at may malalim na dahilan." (lit. There's a source, a direction and a deeper-meaning of the story).

Notable guests and special editions

News.PH had interviewed the likes of Sen. Grace Poe, Panfilo Lacson, Rodrigo Duterte, Vice Pres. Jejomar Binay, his son Junjun and a host of other newsmakers.

Iglesia Ni Cristo leadership crisis

After what transpired on the streets of EDSA during the INC protest, News.PH aired a special Saturday edition with former INC minister Isaias Samson being interviewed by Hontiveros on the set and spokesperson Edwil Zabala on the phone. The special ran for an hour.

AlDub

On October 28, 2015, News.PH set aside the political format to give way to News.PH: AlDub, A Social Phenomenon. Hontiveros interviewed pop culture experts and social media administrators to tackle the topic on the aftermath of the record-breaking 41M Twitter record. On the same night the Twitter hashtag #ALDUBOnCNNPH trended on the Philippines.

The episode was rebroadcast on December 30 and 31, 2015 as a special year-ender.

The First 100 Days

From July 1 to October, 2016, News.PH was formatted into a weekly round-up of new President Rodrigo Duterte's first 100 days in office. Hontiveros talks to members of the administration, experts, and critics to discuss the events involving the President and his administration the week before.

Cancellation

As a part of the sweeping restructuring of CNN Philippines under Armie Jarin-Bennett, News.PH was cancelled on February 24, 2017 and its slot was replaced by Gilbert Remulla's The Political Insider a week later.

Return as a Filipino-language newscast

On May 18, 2020, CNN Philippines aired News.PH as its first-ever nightly news program in the Filipino language, replacing the 7pm half-hour edition of News Night. Pia Hontiveros remained as anchor, and the newscast focuses on deeper meaning of the stories affecting Filipino lives.

RPN/CNN Philippines programming
Local news	Updates (since 2012) New Day (since 2016) News.PH (since 2020) Newsroom (since 2015) Newsroom Ngayon (since 2017) Newsroom Junior (since 2018) Balitaan (since 2016) Business Roundup (since 2018) News Night (since 2017) The Final Word with Rico Hizon (since 2020) Sports Desk (since 2012) Sports Desk Weekend (since 2017) Newsroom Weekend (since 2017) Busina Balita (since 2019)
Current affairs	Medtalk Health Talk with Dr. Freddie Gomez (since 2018) On The Record (since 2016) Politics as Usual with Pia Hontiveros (since 2019) Profiles with Mitzi Borromeo (since 2015) The Story of the Filipino (since 2016) The Source with Pinky Webb (since 2016)
Informative	Drive (since 2014) Leading Women (since 2014)
Foreign shows	Adventure Time (since 2018) Anderson Cooper 360 (since 2020) CNN Newsroom (since 2017) Dexter's Laboratory (since 2020) Culinary Journeys (since 2016) CNN Business Traveller (since 2015) CNNGo (since 2015) Hollywood Express (since 2014) Morning Express with Robin Meade (since 2015) This is Life with Lisa Ling (since 2018) Uncle Grandpa (since 2020) We Bare Bears (since 2018) Weekend Express (since 2015)