Tutok 13
Tutok 13 (pronounced as Tutok Trese / lit. Focus Thirteen) is the flagship national network news program produced and conceptualized by the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation's News department, based in the Philippines. It was premiered on February 25, 2019, coinciding with the network's relaunch, replacing the former news program News Team 13, and airs live daily from 6:30 – 7:00 PM (PST) on IBC and official Facebook pages of IBC and Tutok 13. The 30-minute revamped news program focuses on delivering the latest national news stories and specialized news packages and feature stories on health, sports, travel, business, science & technology, entertainment, lifestyle, culture and the lighter side of the news.[1][2][3]
| Tutok 13 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Newscast |
| Directed by | Ellen "Renz" Argano |
| Presented by | Vincent Santos Bryan Castillo |
| Opening theme | "To the Max" by Rick Rhodes†, Mark Stephen Ross and Danny Pelfrey |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Tagalog |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Nick Mendoza (Officer in Charge, News Department) Pia Castro – Medenilla (News Production Head) |
| Production location(s) | IBC News Studio, IBC 13 Compound, Capitol Hills Drive, Quezon City |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | IBC News |
| Release | |
| Original network | Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation |
| Picture format | 480i 4:3 (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | February 25, 2019 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | News Team 13 |
Tutok 13 was first preempted from December 24-25, 2019 and from December 31, 2019-January 1, 2020 to give way to the airing of Music and the Spoken Word. The newscast was also preempted from April 6-8, 2020 in observance of the Holy Week. It was also preempted from May 1 until May 15, 2020 as the newscast was placed on a temporary hiatus and replaced by the simulcast of PTV's PTV News due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The newscast resumed on May 18, 2020.
Anchors
- Vincent Santos (2019–present)
- Bryan Castillo (2019–present)
Fill-in-Anchors
- Miguel dela Rosa (substitute anchor for Santos and Castillo)
- Pia Castro–Medenilla (substitute anchor for Santos and Castillo)
- Pamela Vasquez (substitute anchor for Santos and Castillo)
Segment Hosts and Partner-Bloggers
- Gabz of Pinoy Travel Freak Blog (Adventurista)
- Leo and Nina of Shoestring Travelers (Adventurista)
- Pat Gat (Patricia Gatus) (Adventurista and Isport Lang!)
- "Star Chikadora" Queen Sofia (Star Tracks)
Reporters
- Jess Caduco
- Jinky Baticados
- Camille Santillan
- Divina Dela Torre
- Pamela Vasquez
- Bryan Castillo
- Ralph Lopez
- Irish Talusan
- Melinda Ramo-Baylon
- Faith Macale
- Ken Bornilla
- Jenny de Juan
- Bingbing Josue (IBC TV-12 Iloilo)
- Rena Manubag-Dagoon (IBC TV-12 Iloilo)
- Robert Nem (IBC DYJJ Capiz)
- Eleanor Defensor-Reyes (IBC DYRG Kalibo)
Segments
- Adventurista - travel segment with partner travel bloggers
- EntrePinoy - business and economy segment
- Inspirasyon - human interest stories
- Internasyunal - foreign news
- Isport Lang! - sports news
- KKK: Kainan, Kultura, Kaganapan - features (sponsored) segment
- Provincial Round-Up - regional news
- Star Tracks - showbiz news
- Tuklas Pinoy - Filipino-made inventions / science & technology
- Ulat Panahon - weather report
References
- "Soon... 😁👌". Facebook. IBC TV 13. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- IBC 13 - Tutok Trese teaser 2 [15-FEBRUARY 2019]. YouTube. TVRatedPG. February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- "IBC 13 newscaster Vincent Santos, idolo ang Kapusong si Atom Araullo". Pep.ph. Retrieved March 13, 2019.