May Tamang Balita

May Tamang Balita (transl.There's True News) formally May Tamang Balita atbp. is a Philippine television news satire show broadcast by GMA News TV. Originally hosted by Janna Dominguez, Maey Bautista, Ramon Bautista and Sheena Halili, it premiered on March 4, 2011.[1] The show concluded on February 7, 2013 with a total of 100 episodes.

May Tamang Balita
Title card
GenreNews satire
Written by
  • Allan Ebora
  • Rommel Lalata
  • Marcelo Landicho
  • Nikki Rivera
  • Jason Bernard Santos
Directed byJeffrey Mejia
Presented by
Opening theme"May Tamang Balita" by Tanya Markova
Country of originPhilippines
Original language(s)Tagalog
No. of episodes100
Production
Executive producer(s)Lui Alfaro-Balingit
Production location(s)Studio 2, GMA Network Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time30–60 minutes
Production company(s)GMA News and Public Affairs
Release
Original networkGMA News TV
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Original releaseMarch 4, 2011 (2011-03-04) 
February 7, 2013 (2013-02-07)

Segments

Regular Segments

  • 'Bulag na Katotohanan' - Hosted by Boobay and Maey Bautista. Features blind items that usually involves politicians.
  • 'Kuro-Kuro' (formerly Maey Katanungan) - A parody of Saksi's segment "Barangay Saksi"
  • 'Pa-Star' (also known as Pa-Star: Showbiz News na Paandar) - A showbiz segment hosted by Maey Bautista.
  • 'Ang Twit-twit Mo!' - Boobay shares some tweets of different personalities from their Twitter accounts.
  • 'Baliktaktakan' - A segment where the Anchors shared their comments/opinions on the current issues on Politics, Sports, & Showbiz.

Recurring Segments

  • 'Tamang Hinala' - Hosted by Maey Bautista as Madam U (which is a pun for the phrase "damn you"). It features some of the predictions of different personalities in politics and showbiz.
  • 'Buti Nga' - A parody of 24 Oras' segment Kapusong Totoo.
  • 'Huli Cam' - An on-cam investigation
  • 'Alam Na' - Various cast of May Tamang Balita hosts this segment, which airs before the show goes onto a commercial break.
  • 'Weather You Like It or Not' - Formerly hosted by Janna Dominguez, and was hosted once by Aira Bermudez. A parody of TV Patrol's weather report segment "Weather Weather Lang" and Aksyon's Weather or Not segment with Lourd De Veyra and the title is also a pun on the phrase "whether you like it or not".

Occasional Segments

  • 'You've Got the Look-alike' - Features different personalities in showbiz and politics who had their look-alike
  • 'WOW: Word of the Week' - It features word or phrase that had a different meaning
  • 'Wish Madam' - Hosted by Albert "Betong" Sumaya as Madame Belle Dama, where she reads some of the wishes of different personalities. But, sometimes, she didn't grant their wishes for a lot of reasons.
  • 'Fadir Knows Best' - A segment hosted by a reactive priest named Fadir Clahey where he criticizes some of the issues of the day.
  • 'Single Single Never Double' - Hosted by YouTube star Lloyd Cadena.

Former Segments

  • Foolish Report - Formerly one of the original segments of May Tamang Balita
  • Payong May Tama - Only aired once; Was hosted by Ramon Bautista
  • Cooking ni Maey - Formerly hosted by Maey Bautista
  • Walang Basagan ng Tips! - Formerly hosted by Sheena Halili
  • The Impeachable - Aired during the Impeachment of Renato Corona.

Anchors

Recurring anchors
Guest anchors
  • Ynna Asistio
  • Isabel Oli
  • Jackie Rice
  • Chariz Solomon
  • Petra Mahalimuyak
  • Ethel Booba
  • Frencheska Farr
  • Daiana Menezes
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References

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