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| The anchors of GMA Regional TV's newest daily local newscast GMA Regional TV Balitang Bicolandia (Bicol Region): Rhayne Palino, Catherine Henry, Jessie Cruzat (Image Source: GMA Network) |
GMA Regional TV (GMA RTV), the regional arm of the Philippines' largest broadcasting network GMA Network and producer of the country's award-winning and top-rating local news programs, has officially launched the newest flagship daily newscast in Bicol region, GMA Regional TV Balitang Bicolandia. Airing every Monday to Friday at 5:00 pm on all GMA Regional TV stations across the region (GMA TV-7 Naga, GMA TV-12 Legazpi, GMA TV-2 Sorsogon, GMA TV-8 Daet, GMA TV-13 Catanduanes, GMA TV-7 Masbate), the Kapuso pioneering unified weekday newscast brings Bicolandia viewers the latest news and information produced by Bicolanos for the Bicolanos. It is anchored by Rhayne Palino, Jessie Cruzat and Catherine Henry with Naga-based regional correspondent Charmaine Ragiles and a wide network of stringers all over the Bicol region.
Rhayne Palino has covered typhoons and other major calamities in Bicol for GMA RTV's flagship weekly national newscast GMA Regional TV Weekend News. A proud Bicolana, Palino has honed her skills as a broadcast journalist sharing stories of Bicolanos' resilience and rich culture at local and national levels through the years. On the other hand, tri-media personality Jessie Cruzat started his career in broadcast journalism as a field radio news reporter and host in the Bicol region. Learning from the best media practitioners, Cruzat has developed his craft as an effective content creator, writer and communicator - skills he brings with him as he co-anchors Balitang Bicolandia.
With her passion in storytelling, beauty queen turned broadcast journalist Katherine Henry joins the pioneering newscast as co-anchor and regional correspondent. She started her career as a travel show host and TV segment producer. Hailing from Iriga City, the former Miss Bicolandia and Miss Kaogma is also a tourism advocate and currently a Marine reservist. Meanwhile, seasoned media practitioner takes on a new challenge as Balitang Bicolandia's regional correspondent. Ragiles, who started her career as a writer and correspondent for radio, is set to deliver the biggest news stories straight from Naga City.
GMA Regional TV Balitang Bicolandia is GMA RTV's sixth flagship newscast following the successful launches of local newscasts GMA Regional TV Balitang Amianan (North Central Luzon), GMA Regional TV Balitang Bisdak (Central and Eastern Visayas), GMA Regional TV One Western Visayas (Western Visayas), GMA Regional TV One Mindanao (North, Central, South Central and Southern Mindanao), and the weekly national newscast GMA Regional TV Weekend News airing every Saturday night on GMA News TV. In 2020, GMA RTV's local newscasts and regional morning shows have recorded a combined reach of about 64 percent of all TV households in the Philippines, with an estimated total of 46.8 million viewers, according to Nielsen Philippines TV Audience Measurement's Total Philippines data from January to December 2020.
