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GMA Regional TV (RTV) is one with Filipinos all over the country - from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao - commemorating the 123rd Philippine Independence Day celebration. Last June 11 and 12, the men and women of RTV's regional newscasts and morning shows donned and dressed in Filipiniana attire brought Kapuso viewers in the regions various commemorative events as they happen in key cities across the country.
In GMA RTV's North Central Luzon Hub, GMA Regional TV Balitang Amianan led the coverage with seasoned broadcast journalists CJ Torida, Joanne Ponsoy and Jasmin Gabriel-Galban joined by regional correspondents Ivy Hernando, King Guevarra, Russel Simorio and Claire Lacanilao plus a wide network of local news stringers all over North Central Luzon while the unified weekday morning show Mornings With GMA Regional TV hosted by Ara Hanesh also gave viewers updates on the latest happenings in the morning. Serving Kapusong Bicolanos the freshest happenings on that day was GMA Regional TV Balitang Bicolandia, the newest flagship local weekday newscast in Bicol Region, anchored by Rhayne Palino, Jessie Cruzat and Katherine Henry with Naga-based regional correspondent Charmaine Ragiles and a wide network of stringers across the region.
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Meanwhile in GMA RTV's Central and Eastern Visayas hub, the unified weekday newscast GMA Regional TV Balitang Bisdak bannered by tri-media personality Bobby Nazario and co-anchored by award-winning broadcast journalists Alan Domingo and Cecille Quibod-Castro gave viewers reasons to celebrate Philippine Independence Day amidst challenging times through its special coverage. Giving their reports as well were regional correspondents Lou-Anne Mae Rondina, Nikko Sereno and Fe Marie Dumaboc and local news stringer based on different parts of Central and Eastern Visayas. In the morning, Kapuso viewers in Central and Eastern Visayas woke up to GMA Regional TV Live! hosted by Quibod-Castro and Sereno. Flagship unified weekday Hiligaynon newscast GMA Regional TV One Western Visayas bannered by Sedfrey Cabaluna, Adrian Prietos and Kaitlene Rivilla with regional correspondents Zen Quilantang, Darylle Marie Sarmiento and John Sala along with local news stringers across the region were also one with Filipinos in Western Visayas in celebration of Philippine Independence Day while GMA Regional TV Early Edition, the first unified Hiligaynon weekday morning show in Western Visayas co-hosted by Cabaluna, Prietos and Rivilla, made sure that Kapuso viewers in the region woke up to Independence Day stories that day.
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Tek Ocampo, Sarah Hilomen-Velasco and Real Sorroche of the pioneering unified local weekday newscast GMA Regional TV One Mindanao uplifted the sense of nationalism of Kapuso viewers in Mindanao by giving them Independence Day updates in the region with regional correspondents Sheillah Vergara-Rubio, Rgil Relator, Jandi Esteban and Cyril Chaves as well as various local news stringers based in North, Central, South Central and Southern Mindanao. On the other hand, At Home With GMA Regional TV - the first and only unified weekday morning program in Mindanao hosted by Chaves and Relator - served early Independence Day treats in the morning.
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“GMA Regional TV is proud to take part in the 123rd Philippine Independence Day Celebration in the new normal,” said GMA Network First Vice President and Head for Regional TV and Synergy Oliver Victor Amoroso. “While the challenging times have prevented us from holding the usual activities we have been organizing annually throughout the years, we are still one with every Filipino all over the regions in commemorating this significant event—our country’s Independence Day. This was made possible through our various regional stations strategically located in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. May this Independence Day celebration also remind us of the freedom we have today and inspire us to believe that together, we will also be free from the pandemic that has taken a toll in our lives,” he added.
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Catch GMA Regional TV's flagship morning shows and newscasts weekdays at 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, respectively, on GMA RTV's various local channels all over the country and on-demand on GMA RTV's official YouTube channel. You can also catch the latest news and stories from across the region featuring GMA RTV's flagship newscasts on the GMA Regional TV Strip weeknights at 11:50 pm on GTV. For more updates and details on GMA Regional TV's shows and projects, visit www.gmaregionaltv.com and @GMARegionalTV on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
