1986–2004: Pre-launch and TV Patrol (first iteration) Following the
People Power Revolution in February 1986 and the resumption of operations months later, ABS-CBN News executives, among them then-News Manager
Angelo Castro Jr., began holding meetings with higher-ups on plans to launch an all-new news program that will serve as a replacement to
Balita Ngayon. On March 1, 1987, ABS-CBN announced the launch of
TV Patrol during the public variety extravaganza "Ang Pagbabalik ng Bituin" () at
Luneta Park,
Manila.
TV Patrol premiered on March 2, 1987, at 6:30 p.m.
PHT, replacing
Balita Ngayon, with
Noli de Castro,
Mel Tiangco, and
Robert Arevalo as the original anchors. Segment anchors included
Ernie Baron, who served as the newscast's chief meteorologist and provided viewers trivia pertaining to science and history, and actress-personality Angelique Lazo who first hosted Star News, an entertainment news segment. However, on June 1, 1987, Arevalo left the newscast and was replaced by
Frankie Evangelista, who served as a segment host for "PULSO: Pangkalahatang Ugnayan Laan sa Opinyon" (). With the introduction of international broadcasts in 1989 to the Pacific islands of
Guam and
Saipan, and later with the birth of
TFC on September 24, 1994,
TV Patrol became the first Philippine newscast and program to broadcast overseas. In 1993,
Christine Bersola joined as the segment host of Star News segment, replacing Angelique Lazo, until 1996. In 1995, Mel Tiangco left the newscast and transferred to
GMA Network in 1996. In 1996,
Noli de Castro became the sole anchor of the newscast and reduced its airtime to 30 minutes. On January 4, 1999, the newscast returned its airtime to 1 hour. On February 14, 2000,
TV Patrol started its simulcast over AM radio stations
DZMM (Metro Manila),
DYAB-AM (Cebu), and
DXAB-AM (Davao) and began its online presence through the ABS-CBN News website. On February 12, 2001, de Castro left the newscast, in order to
run for
Senator in the 2001 elections.
Henry Omaga-Diaz temporarily replaced de Castro the day after. On March 12, 2001,
Korina Sanchez, together with
Aljo Bendijo, joined Omaga-Diaz, taking over the anchor chair vacated by de Castro.
Marc Logan and
Tina Monzon-Palma were hired to become the news reader of trivial segments and features.
Cheryl Cosim,
Pinky Webb,
Erwin Tulfo,
Ces Drilon and Kathy San Gabriel were assigned as the substitute anchors of the newscast. On April 21, 2003,
TV Patrol relaunched its studio set (also shared with
ABS-CBN Insider and
News Central on the
Studio 23), news desk, and graphics, along with the theme music & a silhouetted OBB.
Julius Babao replaced Bendijo and Omaga-Diaz after several changes in the anchor chair. In the same year,
TV Patrol also simulcasted on
ABS-CBN's UHF station
Studio 23 for several months. In March 2004, Babao later joined Sanchez at the news studio, after broadcasting from Studio 7. The newscast was expanded to 90 minutes. Aside from its reformat,
TV Patrol adopted the ABS-CBN News 2004 slogan "
Subok na Maaasahan" (). In September 2004, the ratings of
TV Patrol started to decline, due to competition with rival
GMA's primetime newscast
24 Oras. Thus, the ABS-CBN management decided to relaunch
TV Patrol before the end of 2004. On November 19, Sanchez left the newscast for the second time to make way for the network's new relaunched newscast as
TV Patrol World.
2004–2012: TV Patrol World and TV Patrol (second iteration) On November 22, 2004, the program was relaunched as
TV Patrol World to give weight to reports from Filipino communities worldwide. Babao was joined by
Ted Failon and
Karen Davila taking over the anchor chair, vacated by
Korina Sanchez. while special segments are anchored by
Ernie Baron,
Phoemela Baranda,
Marc Logan and
Bernadette Sembrano (where he colleague of Davila in GMA), respectively. Baron died of heart attack on January 23, 2006, and months later, he was replaced by
Kim Atienza as the newscast's resident weatherman. On April 8, 2005,
TV Patrol World aired a special edition as a conclusion to ABS-CBN's all-afternoon live coverage of the burial of
Pope John Paul II, dubbed as "Paalam Ama Mula Sa Bayang Minahal Mo" ().
Erwin Tulfo,
Korina Sanchez, and
Dong Puno anchored live from the ABS-CBN Newscenter in Quezon City, as
Julius Babao and
Karen Davila joined Lynda Jumilla live from the Vatican City.
Mari Kaimo,
Bernadette Sembrano and
Henry Omaga-Diaz reported from the Papal memorial in Rizal Park, Manila. On June 5, 2006,
TV Patrol World updated its logo design, soundtrack, opening billboard, and graphics but the news format remained the same. In January 2007,
TV Patrol World started to celebrate its 20th anniversary by launching Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo!, an expansion of the citizen journalism segment Citizen Patrol for the upcoming
2007 midterm elections. On April 12, 2007,
TV Patrol World began their simulcast on DZMM TeleRadyo, the then newly launched sister cable television channel of DZMM. On November 25, 2007, ABS-CBN aired a documentary special for
TV Patrol's 20th anniversary entitled
TV Patrol World: 20 Taon ng Pagpapatrol (). It was produced by ABS-CBN and Jesuit Communications. A few days after the documentary was aired, on November 29, 2007.
TV Patrol World morphed into
News Patrol Special Edition covering the events surrounding the
Manila Peninsula siege. Anchored by
Ted Failon and
Korina Sanchez as part of the special ABS-CBN coverage of the rebellion during the day, the edition shocked millions as it featured live the last few hours of the rebellion, including the arrest of ABS-CBN journalist
Ces Oreña-Drilon and scores of local and foreign media personalities by the Philippine military for allegedly conspiring with the rebellion perpetrators. On March 31, 2008,
TV Patrol World unveiled its new set, graphics (with the same red, green, and blue hues identified with the ABS-CBN logo), opening billboard, and new segments, but it retained some of its old segments. The new look is accompanied by slight changes in Patrol's segments, particularly Citizen Patrol, and the introduction of Hulog ng Langit, which was specially anchored by
Bernadette Sembrano. The same year, Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo temporarily became Bayan Mo, I-Patrol Mo. During this period, the newscast held the highest nationwide TV ratings record since Taylon Nelson Sofres (TNS) started conducting its nationwide TV ratings survey when its April 16, 2009 edition of the newscast featured the developing story of the tragedy involving the wife of Failon. This tragedy was the reason of Failon's leave that lasted until June 2009. On August 5, 2009,
TV Patrol World had its longest broadcast in history that time as it covered the
interment of former President
Corazon Aquino at the
Manila Memorial Park in
Parañaque. Lasting from 6:25 to 9:00pm, the edition was the most widely watched show in
Mega Manila and nationwide on that day as cited by TNS and AGB. This was special edition was anchored by
Julius Babao,
Korina Sanchez and
Ted Failon. On June 28, 2010,
TV Patrol World reverted to the original debut title (
TV Patrol) and introduced their first main website, and also launched its
Facebook and
Twitter pages. Failon, Davila, and Babao were retained as anchors for the weeknight editions, with Davila and Babao until November 3, 2010.
Phoemela Baranda was also retained as the
Star Patrol segment anchor until November 5. On August 23, 2010,
TV Patrol covered the
Manila hostage crisis with the longest telecast up to that point, lasting about three and a half hours from 6:25 to 10:00 pm, with a separate second edition airing in the aftermath of the crisis from 9:00 pm. The August 23 edition drew flak from various concerned viewers making ABS-CBN News revise its Code of Ethics. It eventually got a Finalist nod in the 2011 New York Festivals. On October 4, 2010, a new program segment,
Winner sa Life! with
Winnie Cordero was launched with reports on lifestyle and tips on proper living. On November 3, 2010,
ABS-CBN announced the return of veteran former anchors
Noli de Castro and
Korina Sanchez as weeknight anchors of
TV Patrol, replacing
Karen Davila and
Julius Babao (as they would transfer to
Bandila later that month); they joined
Ted Failon on November 8. On the same day,
Gretchen Fullido replaced
Phoemela Baranda as the
Star Patrol anchor. In February 2011,
TV Patrol launched its weekday text poll, the first in Philippine television news history, where texters can agree or disagree on the current issues being broadcast in the program. The text poll happens from Monday to Thursday but was soon expanded to Fridays. Before the end of the newscast, the three anchors give their opinions about the result of the text poll, similar to the PULSO segment popularized when the late
Frankie Evangelista and
Mel Tiangco were still part of the anchor team with
Noli de Castro. Later, new patriotic segments like ''Panalo 'To!
() and Lakas ng Pinoy'' () debuted in April of the same year. From May 11, 2009 to December 22, 2011,
TV Patrol covered the transition of all levels of Philippine national and local government including the cancelled 2011
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) election that led to the appointment of officers-in-charge (OIC) when the officials from the 2008-2011 term ended spanned for 2 years. This is where the newscast relaunched
Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo with the battlecry,
Ako Ang Simula (). In response to the first automation of the election in the country, ABS-CBN utilized a technology from
Orad Hi Tech Systems Ltd. that utilizes the principles of
augmented reality. The technology uses real-time image processing system for live broadcasts of 3D
computer-generated imagery against a real set or background. ABS-CBN also utilized what was probably the biggest
touch screen display to be used in a Philippine television show. A new set dubbed as the "WAR" (Wireless Audience Response) room was specifically designed for the said election coverage. The coverage of ABS-CBN became the third top trending topic worldwide on the social networking site
Twitter.
STI College and ABS-CBN have also rolled up for the 2010 SK and barangay elections.
2012–2020: TV Patrol (25th anniversary and third iteration) in
Daraga,
Albay. A portmanteau of
balita (news) and
tandaan (marker), Balitandaan markers were unveiled to commemorate TV Patrol's 25th anniversary. To celebrate
TV Patrol's 25th anniversary from 2012 to 2013,
TV Patrol reformatted its graphics and introduced a new logo (still using the "ribbons" theme) and new opening titles (featuring the logos of the past and the present) on March 5, 2012. A retrospective segment was also added to commemorate the best events covered during the first 25 years. On April 2, 2012, the newly improved weather graphics and reporting (ABS-CBN Weather Center; in a nod to earlier reports in the past) was launched, including a five-day forecast. Commemorative activities include
TV Patrol 25 marker openings in various parts of the country to honor the many important events marked in the first 25 years and a fund-raising drive aimed at giving back to those who became part of the news coverages through the years. A new segment,
CCTV (Concerned Citizens Taking Videos) Patrol, was launched on June 25, 2012, aimed at citizen journalism and even utilizing CCTV footage and even cellphone footage from the public to convey the latest local news events. On July 29, 2012, a documentary special entitled
Mga Nagbabagang Balita: 25 Taon ng TV Patrol (transl. The Breaking News: 25 Years of TV Patrol) was aired in celebration of its 25th anniversary. It was replayed on August 12. On July 29, 2013,
TV Patrol, alongside
Bandila, reformatted their logo, opening titles, and graphics. The redesigned logo is still based on the "ribbons" theme, although more simplified. A new set was also seen with a brighter flooring and background. The program dropped the '25' on its official logo, and new segment icons debuted. However, the
Kabayan Special Patrol segment icon stayed the same. In March 2014,
TV Patrol launched an all-new program segment,
ABS-CBN News Investigative Reports, debuting in March of the same year, giving viewers nationwide insight into various societal scandals and problems.
Henry Omaga-Diaz, Gigi Grande, and Raffy Santos usually filled their investigative reports in this segment. On August 3, 2015, former
TV Patrol Weekend anchor
Bernadette Sembrano permanently replaced Sanchez, who left the newscast for the last time to pursue her masteral degree at
Ateneo de Manila University and
London School of Economics. On March 2, 2017,
TV Patrol celebrated its 30th anniversary through a live newscast in its studio in Quezon City and its sister stations in
Tacloban and
Zamboanga City. Sembrano was situated at the ABS-CBN studio in Quezon City, while Failon was in Tacloban and de Castro in Zamboanga. On August 24, 2017, the show featured celebrities as "Star Patrol" guest anchors, a segment that has been returned after quite some time.
Yassi Pressman,
Toni Gonzaga,
Bela Padilla,
Kim Chiu,
Bianca Gonzalez,
Erich Gonzales,
Kylie Verzosa, Mariel de León,
Janella Salvador,
Aiko Melendez,
Karylle,
Karla Estrada,
Anne Curtis, and
Angel Locsin filled in the slot of Fullido occasionally. Earlier in 2015, actresses
Yam Concepcion and Loren Burgos, and athlete
Gretchen Ho took the helm as pinch-hitters for the segment. On April 2, 2018,
TV Patrol began broadcasting in
high definition. On March 17, 2020,
TV Patrol began to air on a late-night timeslot (as a replay), temporarily replacing the timeslot of late-night newscast
Bandila due to the
enhanced community quarantine in Luzon caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. On the same day, it began to simulcast on the network's 24-hour news channel,
ANC. The decision to adopt late night replays led to yet another adjustment, with the telecast frequently extending their airtime to at least two hours. This led to a shift in Primetime Bida's schedule during the enhanced community quarantine. In April 2020, sign language interpreters were added to the broadcast. On May 5, 2020,
TV Patrol was the last program to be aired on ABS-CBN,
MOR, and
S+A before they
signed-off indefinitely that night (DZMM and its television counterpart, TeleRadyo, also aired this edition of the newscast but signed off together at 8:20 p.m.
PHT following the newscast's lead-out program
S.R.O.: Suhestyon, Reaksyon at Opinyon), following the
cease-and-desist order of the
National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to close the free TV and radio broadcasting operations of ABS-CBN as
the network's broadcasting franchise expired the day before. This edition focused on such cease-and-desist order and also aired without commercial breaks.
2020–present: TV Patrol (post-shutdown iteration) As a result, on May 7, 2020, the newscast temporarily migrated to ANC, The Filipino Channel,
Cine Mo! (until July 24, 2020), and on digital platforms with ANC assuming the program's production. TeleRadyo would return simulcasting the newscast on May 8, 2020. On June 30, 2020, the newscast ended on free-to-air television due to the cease-and-desist order on
ABS-CBN TV Plus.
TV Patrol was supposed to simulcast on
Kapamilya Channel, the network's
ad interim replacement to ABS-CBN for cable and satellite providers beginning June 15, 2020, but the newscast was instead excluded from its programming schedule until July 27. According to Atienza and Fullido, this was because the newscast was already broadcasting on ANC, other digital channels, and social media platforms.
TV Patrol airtime was shortened from 110 minutes to 90 minutes during this period. Kapamilya Channel took over production of the newscasts from July 27 onwards. On August 31, 2020,
Ted Failon made his final appearance on the newscast through
Zoom as he left the network as part of its retrenchment program; The departure of Failon also led the August 31 edition to end with the song "Tinig ng mga Nawalan" (English: Voice of the Lost), sung by
Kathryn Bernardo and
Daniel Padilla in support for the retrenched employees. From September 7 to October 2, former weekday anchors
Julius Babao,
Karen Davila and
Henry Omaga-Diaz and then-weekend anchor
Alvin Elchico rotated as the third weeknight interim anchor until Omaga-Diaz was confirmed as Failon's replacement, starting October 5. From April 21 to May 4, 2021, de Castro, Sembrano, and Omaga-Diaz were on self-quarantine, with Sembrano later testing positive for
COVID-19. Given this, Davila, Babao, Jorge Cariño and
TV Patrol Weekend anchors
Alvin Elchico and Zen Hernandez rotated as the three temporary weeknight anchors, with either Elchico and/or Babao (on April 27) were designated as the lead anchors. The newscast temporarily aired live from an outdoor area within the ABS-CBN premises, while Fullido and Atienza were seen via Zoom, instead of the regular news studio. On May 5, coinciding with the first anniversary of the ABS-CBN shutdown, the news studio was used once again for broadcast, although de Castro, Atienza, and Fullido were the only anchors present, four days after Sembrano announced that she had recovered from the disease. On October 1, 2021,
Kim Atienza made his final appearance on the newscast as the newscast's resident weather presenter as he transferred to
GMA Network. Two months later on December 13, former
PAGASA weather specialist Ariel Rojas joined as the resident weather meteorologist and became a permanent replacement to Atienza. Six days later on October 7,
Noli de Castro temporarily left the newscast to
run for senator once again; however, he withdrew his candidacy and, as a result, he soon returned to ABS-CBN through
TeleRadyo. He was replaced by former anchor
Karen Davila, who joined Omaga-Diaz and Sembrano on October 11. With her arrival, Omaga-Diaz was promoted as the lead anchor. On October 25,
TV Patrol launched three new segments: "Winning Moment" with
Winnie Cordero, ''"Alam N'yo Ba?"
() with Boyet Sison, and the returning "Mga Kwento ni Marc Logan" () with Marc Logan. On December 31, former anchor Julius Babao made his final appearance on the newscast as a relief anchor and announced that he would be leaving the network, eventually for TV5 and then became the anchor for the competing newscast, Frontline Pilipinas''. On January 1, 2022,
TV Patrol officially began its simulcast on
A2Z, marking its return to free-to-air television, almost two years since the newscast made its final broadcast on
ABS-CBN. With this historic return, it came with a brand new opening billboard, logo, and on-air graphics introduced on January 3. Another new segment in
"Uso at Bago" () with
Migs Bustos was launched.
Boyet Sison, an anchor for ''"Alam N'yo Ba?"'' segment, died on April 16, 2022, and was replaced by Bustos on June 30. From May 27 to November 1, 2022, the free-to-air broadcast on
TeleRadyo resumed as a digital subchannel of A2Z. On January 9, 2023,
Noli de Castro returned to the newscast for his third stint, joining Davila, Sembrano, and Omaga-Diaz, regaining his role as lead anchor. On June 30, 2023,
TV Patrol marked its return to AM radio when its simulcast on
DWPM Radyo 630 (later reverted to DZMM on May 29, 2025), ABS-CBN's new AM radio station under the joint venture with
Prime Media Holdings that was softly launched earlier that day, began. It is also carried over to the station's television counterpart,
TeleRadyo Serbisyo. On February 2, 2024,
Marc Logan silently made his final appearance on the newscast, as he transferred to
TV5 on March 8. On April 15, 2024, the newscast began its simulcast on
All TV, marking its return to
channels 2 and 16 in Mega Manila and regional channels previously held by ABS-CBN. On May 27, it began its simulcast on the newly launched Prime TV (now
PRTV Prime Media), expanding its free-to-air television broadcast. On August 30, 2024, Omaga-Diaz made his final appearance on the newscast as he would migrate to
Canada. He was replaced by Alvin Elchico on September 2. In January 2025, de Castro took a temporarily leave from the newscast and returned on February 4, 2025. He subsequently took another temporarily leave in October and again in November of that same year. In January 2026, de Castro took another temporarily leave from the newscast due to health issues. On March 11, 2025,
TV Patrol aired its longest telecast - a cumulative time of four hours, surpassing its August 2010 coverage of the
Manila hostage crisis in view of the
arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, with all anchors present for its first 90 minutes on terrestrial and digital platforms before Alvin Elchico and Karen Davila led a cable-and-digital-only extension on ANC and ABS-CBN News'
YouTube channel until 10:30p.m. when
The World Tonight took over its coverage. ==Anchors==