1962–1972; ABC 5 Premiered on July 1962, Pangunahing Balita was the first Filipino-language late afternoon newscast of ABC 5 (now TV5). Anchored by Paul Lacanilao, the newscast aired the news of the day in the local and international scene. It also inspired other TV stations to introduce a Filipino-language newscast, for example
Balita Ngayon of
ABS-CBN, which aired from 1967 to 1972. On September 22, 1972,
DZTM-TV 5 was closed down due to declaration of martial law.
Timeslot It was aired in the late afternoon slot, and had 2 editions. The first edition aired at 4:30 pm, while the final edition aired at 5:45 pm.
1987–1998; PTV 4 In 1987,
PTV 4 launched
Pangunahing Balita as its Filipino-language newscast. The noontime program became the household name for their Tagalog newscast. ==Anchors==