Twelve Regional ‘TV Patrol’ Programs To Air Final Newscasts On Friday (August 28)
REGIONAL TV PATROL – 12 regional “TV Patrol” programs will have their final newscasts air until August 28, 2020 (Friday).
According to ABS-CBN News, this would mean that Filipinos residing outside Metro Manila are about to lose a well-known source of local TV news and public affairs after ABS-CBN decided to pull their plugs.
The said local programs are set to air their last newscasts on August 28.
This is one of the effects of the House of Representative’s denial of the network’s franchise on July 10. which is also the cause of the closure of ABS-CBN Regional’s operations.
“ABS-CBN Regional serves Filipinos in remote areas not reached by other television signals,”
“But more than delivering breaking news, ABS-CBN Regional news teams are also the first to bring aid and relief to communities struck by calamities,”
This came from a statement by ABS-CBN Regional head Tata Sy.
ABS-CBN Regional has been producing several local “TV Patrol” editions for airing on the networks 21 regional stations for over three decades. These serve viewers in the provinces with local and national news in their own dialects.
The twelve regional programs were the following:
- TV Patrol North Luzon (Baguio, Dagupan, Ilocos, Isabela and Pampanga)
- TV Patrol Bicol (Naga, Legazpi)
- TV Patrol Palawan
- TV Patrol Southern Tagalog (CALABARZON)
- TV Patrol Central Visayas (Cebu, Dumaguete, Bohol)
- TV Patrol Negros (Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental)
- TV Patrol Panay (Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Antique, Guimaras)
- TV Patrol Eastern Visayas (Samar, Leyte)
- TV Patrol Northern Mindanao (Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental Lanao Del Norte, CARAGA, Dipolog)
- TV Patrol South Central Mindanao (SOCSKSARGEN, Cotabato)
- TV Patrol Southern Mindanao (Davao), and
- TV Patrol Chavacano (Zamboanga)
Based on the report, ABS-CBN Regional will also stop producing new episodes of its nine morning shows and its public service initiatives like the “Grand Halad sa Kapamilya.”
“Inspired by Kapitan Geny Lopez’ vision of building bridges in the air, ABS CBN Regional through its ‘TV Patrol’ programs and public service has accomplished more than just building the proverbial bridges. In its distinctive way, ABS CBN Regional helped build a nation,”
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