Pangunahing Balita

Pangunahing Balita
Genre	News program; Live action
Starring	See anchors
Opening theme	We're on Your Side (Fast Breaking News Theme) (PTV 4)
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	n/a (airs daily)
Production
Running time	15-30 minutes (1962–1972, 1987–1998)
Production companies	ABC News and Public Affairs; PTV News;
Release
Original network	ABC (now TV5 & The 5 Network); PTV-4
Picture format	480i SDTV
Original release	ABC 5:; March 19, 1962 – September 22, 1972 ; PTV 4:; October 26, 1987 –; October 30, 1998
Chronology
Followed by	ABC 5:; Balitang Balita (1992-2004 prior to its re-launching) ; PTV 4:; Pambansang Balita Alas Singko

Pangunahing Balita (lit. 'Headliner') is the first Filipino language newscast of ABC 5 News (now News 5).

History

ABC 5 (1962–1972)

Premiered on March 19, 1962, Pangunahing Balita is the first Filipino language late afternoon newscast of ABC 5 (then TV5 now The 5 Network). Anchored by Paul Lacanilao, the newscast airs the news of the day in the local and international scene. It also became an inspiration to have other TV stations a Filipino-language newscast like Balita Ngayon of ABS-CBN, which aired from 1967 to 1972. On September 22, 1972, DZTM-TV 5 was closed down due to declaration of martial law.

Timeslot

It was aired in the late afternoon slot, and has 2 editions. The first edition airs at 4:30 pm, while the final edition airs at 5:45 pm.

PTV 4 (1987–1998)

In 1987, PTV 4 launches Pangunahing Balita as its Filipino-language newscast. It became the household name for their Tagalog newscast.

Anchors

Paul Lacanilao (ABC 5 (now TV5 & The 5 Network)) (1962–1972)
Erwin Tulfo (PTV 4) (1987–1992)
Katherine De Leon-Vilar (PTV 4) (1992–1995)
Dada Lorenzana (PTV 4) (1995–1998)