DZRH Network News
DZRH Network News is the flagship noontime newscast of DZRH. It airs in the Philippines on the cable news channel with simulcast on TV Natin stations and DZRH. It is aired since January 8, 2018, replacing MBC Network News and broadcast every weekday from 12 to 12:30 p.m. with news updates every top of the hour as DZRH Network News: Live.
| DZRH Network News | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Newscast Live action |
| Created by | Manila Broadcasting Company |
| Developed by | DZRH News Television |
| Presented by | Dennis Antenor, Jr. Regi Espiritu |
| Narrated by | Regi Espiritu |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | N/A (airs daily) |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | MBC Studios, CCP Complex, Pasay City |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | DZRH News Television |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | October 7, 2013 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | RHTV Balita Express (on cable, 2013) Rapido Hataw Balita: Alas Dose (on radio, prior to January 7, 2018) |
| Related shows | MBC Network News |
| External links | |
| Website | |
History
2013-2018: as The Network NewsBreak and MBC Network News
The newscast was launched in mid-2013 at the rebrand of RHTV to DZRH News Television with Samantha Nazario, Bea Oranga and Nino Padilla as hosts under the name The Network NewsBreak. They were later replaced with the quartet of main anchor Dennis Antenor, Jr., segment anchors Sonny Casulla, Rocky and primary relief anchor Vien Dacles under the MBC Network News banner in 2014. Initially, Dacles doubled-duty as weather reporter until MBC outsourced weather forecasters from Panahon.TV in 2017.
At the onset, the newscast aired on weekdays at 11 am and Saturdays at 10:30 am on cable as MBC Network News: Special Edition, both having an 11:30 pm audio-only encore on DZRH-AM and running a half-hour until June 16, 2017 when the weekday edition moved to the prime noon slot and expanded to an hour as a part of daytime revamps. However, the Saturday edition wasn't affected until it was axed by November 25 of that same year in favor of expanding the top-of-the-hour bulletin to Saturdays.
As DZRH Network News
On January 8, 2018, coinciding with programming changes on radio, the newscast was reformatted as DZRH Network News and began its simulcast on radio, replacing Rapido Hataw Balita: Alas Dose. Dennis Antenor, Jr. remained at the anchor chair with an expanded involvement from its radio reporters and delivering the headlines with timepieces depicting the time the news was announced by the station. Network promotional material tagged the newscast as having a different approach from its predecessor. Initially, DZRH-AM simulcast the full hour of the program until March 2018 when it was scaled down to a half-hour until July 2019.
Changes occurred in April 2018 with Dacles and Casulla ending on-camera roles and adding in new segment and relief anchors. Sonny Casulla is now affiliated with 87.9 Radyo Biñan.
In October 2018, Regi Espiritu replaces Antenor, Jr., as the new anchor of the said newscast.
MBC fire and aftermath
On October 2, 2019, the MBC broadcast facilities were affected by a major fire that originated at the Star City Complex, including the studios utilized by DZRH News Television. Upon relocation at the BSA Twin Towers on October 4, the newscast temporarily utilized the DZRH radio booth to ensure continuation of the broadcast until new studios for the TV simulcast would be finished.
On November 10, 2019, however, the newscast has been reduced its format to a live radio booth when DZRH was relocated at Design Center of the Philippines nearby the MBC Building.
In February 2020, MBC revived MBC Network News but as a spun-off, separated newscast exclusively for DZRH News Television, while DZRH Network News remains on the air on both platforms.
Segments
- DZRH Showbiz News - entertainment news
- DZRH Sports Center - sports news
- Panahon.TV sa DZRH - weather forecast
- Balitang Abroad - foreign news
- From the Files of TNVS - trending issues
- Alam Ba News? - trivia
- Regional News - provincial news
- DZRH News Live Poll - a live poll utilizing Facebook Live surveying the viewers' take on an issue
- Expert's Opinion - a guest's take on a topic at hand
- Pinoy Health and Wellness - health issues
- Highly Recommended! - features on new technological advances
Current presenters
Main anchor
- RH 03 - Regi Espiritu
Segment and fill-in anchors
- RH 17 - Nicole Lopez (fill-in anchor)
- RH 42 - Dennis Antenor, Jr. (Expert's Opinion segment anchor)
- RH 43 - Rocky (Showbiz)
- RH 47 - Morly Alino (Showbiz)
- RH 54 - Mavel Arive (general assignments and fill-in anchor)
- RH 55 - Edniel Parrosa (DZRH Sports Center)
- RH 57 - Victor de Guzman (TNVS)
- Peache Gonzales (formerly with 104.7 Brigada News FM; general assignments and Balitang Abroad)
- Jecelle Fulgencio (general assignments)
- Elaine Apit (The Better News, segment anchor)
- Christhel Cuazon (Weather News, segment anchor)
- Ariane Rabuya (DZRH Sports Center, segment anchor)
- Christian Maño (general assignments)
Field unit reporters
- RH 04 - Karen Ow-Yong (Diplomatic beat)
- RH 05 - Val Gonzales (Police beat)
- RH 07 - Henry Uri (Malacañang Palace)
- RH 12 - Milky Rigonan (Senate beat)
- RH 14 - Leth Narciso-Abinales (Congress beat)
- RH 17 - Nicole Lopez
- RH 18 - Ruel Saldico (Bicol Region)
- RH 19 - Jun Dimacutac (Central Mindanao)
- RH 23 - Edwin Duque (CAMANAVA and Quezon City)
- RH 25 - Grace Vera-Sansano (Central Luzon stringer)
- RH 27 - Noche Cacas
- RH 28 - Raymund Dadpaas (Police/Defense beat)
- RH 29 - Boy Gonzales (Roving/Manila)
- RH 30 - Liezel Once
- RH 31 - Gary Libunao (Cagayan Valley reporter)
- RH 32 - Jimmy Angay-angay (Tacloban City)
- RH 33 - Benjamin Antioquia, (Lucena City)
- RH 34 - Jayne Galit-Bantayan (Catarman, Northern Samar)
- RH 35 - Renz Belda (Batangas)
- RH 36 - Dennis Alipio (Laoag)
- RH 37 - Danny Cumilang (Bataan)
- RH 38 - Freddie Fajardo (Pangasinan)
- RH 39 - Aine Grace Bañaria-Bravo (Iloilo City)
- RH 40 - Jhun Suter (Deputy Davao City - also with Aksyon Radyo Davao)
- RH 41 - Romy Gonzales (Baguio)
- RH 46 - Rex Cantong (Bacolod)
- RH 52 - Jun Alegre (Deputy Bicol reporter - Legazpi, Albay)
Former presenters
Inaugural
- Niño "Bonito" Padilla (now at DZRB-AM's Cabinet Report)
- Bea Oranga
- Samantha Nazario
Post-2014
- Vien Dacles
- Sonny Casula
- Shiela Edubas
- Rita Salonga
- Kristine dela Cruz
- Florante Rosales