GMA Network began their preparations to build a regional hub for the
Southern Tagalog region in 2021 and conceptualized a regional for the area. It became the second GMA Regional TV newscast in Southern Luzon, after
Bicol Region's
Balitang Bicolandia, which premiered a year earlier. The newscast covered news and features in
Calabarzon and
Mimaropa through its news teams from Batangas City and news stringers across the region. It was the second regional news program delivered entirely in
Filipino, after
One North Central Luzon. Since its pilot episode, the newscast was anchored by former
TV Patrol Palawan anchor and
CNN Philippines correspondent Ivy Saunar-Gasang and Ace Medrano, together with Andrew Bernardo (from
TV Patrol Southern Tagalog), Lorenzo Ilagan, and Ilonah Manalo as the inaugural set of regional correspondents. Saunar-Gasang of
Balitang Southern Tagalog from
GMA Batangas in South Luzon was part of
One of the Top Remaining News Anchors of
GMA Regional TV newscasts. Alongside are Cris Zuñiga of
One North Central Luzon from
GMA Dagupan in North Central Luzon, Kate Delovieres of
Balitang Bicolandia from
GMA Naga in Bicol Region, Alan Domingo and Cecille Quibod-Castro of
Balitang Bisdak from GMA Cebu in Central and Eastern Visayas, Gerthrode Charlotte Tan of
One Western Visayas from GMA Iloilo in Western Visayas, and Sarah Hilomen-Velasco of
One Mindanao from
GMA Davao in Mindanao. During the Eleksyon 2022 Special Coverage on May 9–10, the newscast aired a special morning edition called
Balitang Southern Tagalog Early Edition. On June 20, 2022,
GMA Batangas joined the rotation of
GMA Regional TV stations across the country in hosting
GTV's national morning newscast
Regional TV News, originally anchor Saunar-Gasang and Medrano serving as occasional anchor. This also marked the return of Ivy Saunar-Gasang to the national appearance after she left CNN Philippines. On July 8, 2022, Russel Simorio,
Balitang Amianan (now
One North Central Luzon) news correspondent, was assigned by GMA Regional TV to make a brief reportorial stint with
Balitang Southern Tagalog for 1 month. On August 22, 2022, Denise Hannah Mei Abante joined as a news correspondent for the newscast to replace Lorenzo Ilagan. On September 5, 2022, on-screen graphics were updated across all GMA Regional TV-produced newscasts. In May 2023, GMA Regional TV announced that all regional TV programs, including Balitang Southern Tagalog, will shift to a
16:9 widescreen format on July 3, 2023; however, it got pushed back to July 10, 2023. On December 28, 2023, Balitang Southern Tagalog Co-Anchor Ivy Saunar-Gasang made her final appearance before she left the newscast. Effective January 1, 2024, Saunar-Gasang officially left the newscast, leaving Ace Medrano as the solo anchor of the newscast. On August 30, 2024, Balitang Southern Tagalog and GMA Bicol's
Balitang Bicolandia ceased live news production. The reason for axing of the programs mentioned was GMA Regional TV's cost-cutting measures. ==Personalities==