24 Oras Ilokano
| 24 Oras Ilokano | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre |
Newscast Live action |
| Created by | GMA News and Public Affairs |
| Developed by | GMA Ilocos |
| Presented by | Jorge Guerrero |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Ilocano |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Ilocos |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original release |
June 25, 2012 - November 7, 2014 (as Balitang Ilokano) November 10, 2014 – April 24, 2015 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Balitang Amianan (since October 3, 2016) |
24 Oras Ilokano, formerly Balitang Ilokano, was the regional news broadcast of GMA Network in the Ilocos Region. The program delivers news and current events coming from the Ilocos provinces and Abra. It is initially aired live weekdays from GMA Ilocos studios in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur and was simulcasted on TV-5 Ilocos Norte and TV-7 Abra.
History
Premiered on June 25, 2012, the newscast began its airing weeks after the launch of GMA Ilocos. Former Balitang Amianan anchor Jorge Guerrero returned to his hometown in Ilocos just to anchor the said news program.[1]
Following the changes on its now-main newscast 24 Oras, Balitang Ilokano was rebranded as 24 Oras Ilokano since November 10, 2014.[2]
The newscast, suddenly got cancelled after more than two and a half years of broadcast (next to GMA Bicol's 24 Oras Bikol, formerly Baretang Bikol, which aired three months later in September 2012) due to the strategic streamlining happened to all provincial stations of the network. Following the cancellation was the retrenchment of its staff and personalities and the closure of the network's regional news department.[3]
Area of Coverage
- Laoag City and Ilocos Norte
- Vigan City and Ilocos Sur
- Bangued and Abra
- Batac City
- Candon City
Final Anchor
- Jorge Guerrero
Final Reporters
- Brigette Mayor - relief anchor for Jorge Guerrero
- Argie Lorenzo - relief anchor for Jorge Guerrero; now with GMA Dagupan
- Zion Palacay - now working at Mariano Marcos State University
- Mark Masudog - now working at the OCD Region 1
- Manny Morales - relief anchor for Jorge Guerrero
Former Reporters
- Ivy Hernando
- Zenna Nacino
- Franzes Ivy Carasi - now working as an Information Officer at the OCD Cordillera
References
- ↑ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (18 June 2012). "GMA-7 invests over P100 million to open broadcast facility in Ilocos". Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP.ph). Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ↑ GMA News and Public Affairs announces big changes in news lineup
- ↑ GMA-7 lays off workers in regional stations