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Luchi Cruz-Valdez
Luisita "Luchi" Cruz-Valdes (born December 27, 1965) is a Filipino broadcast journalist formerly affiliated with GMA News and Public Affairs and ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. She is currently the chief of News5, the news and public affairs department of TV5. Life and career Cruz-Valdes earned her degree in broadcast communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP), and became a radio and television reporter and producer. She is married to Lito Valdes, an IT marketing manager, and has three children. Cruz-Valdes joined the Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a field reporter when it set up a Manila bureau for the 1986 Snap Presidential Election. After her ABC stint, Cruz-Valdes was hired by Cheche Lazaro when ABS-CBN reopened after president Corazon Aquino was sworn into position. For 10 years, she was a co-host of The Probe Team with Lazaro, founder and producer of the program, and also Cruz-Valdes' professor in UP. She proceeded to become part of ...
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Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populated city proper. Manila is considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC). It was the first chartered city in the country, designated as such by the Philippine Commission Act 183 of July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Spanish Americas through the galleon trade; when this was accomplished, it marked the first time in world history that an uninterrupted chain of trade routes circling ...
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Bong Osorio
Ramon "Bong" Osorio (November 5, 1953 – April 30, 2020) was a Filipino media executive and communication professor at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters. He served as Vice President of ABS-CBN for Corporate Communications. Osorio was President of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines and Council Member of the National Council for Children’s Television. Early years and education Osorio finished his basic education from Paco Catholic School and pursued a communication degree from University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters graduating in 1974. Osorio was a student leader, being a member of his faculty's newspaper The Flame and the university student publication The Varsitarian. Osorio is also the founding president of the Communication Arts Students' Association. He attained his Master of Business Administration from Ateneo de Manila University and attended trainings at Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University. Ca ...
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I-Witness
''i-Witness'', formerly ''i-Witness: The GMA Documentaries'' is a Philippine television documentary show broadcast by GMA Network and GMA News TV. Originally hosted by Vicky Morales, Luchi Cruz-Valdes, Mike Enriquez, Cheche Lazaro and Jessica Soho, it premiered on January 18, 1999. It is the longest-running documentary program in Philippine television. The show concluded on GMA Network on April 29, 2020. The show moved to GMA News TV on August 14, 2020 on the network's Power Block line up. The show returned to GMA Network on January 16, 2021 on the network's Sabado Star Power sa Gabi line up. Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David, Howie Severino and Atom Araullo currently serve as the hosts. The series is streaming online on YouTube. Hosts * Kara David * Howie Severino * Sandra Aguinaldo * Atom Araullo Former hosts * Vicky Morales (1999–2004) * Luchi Cruz-Valdes (1999–2002) * Mike Enriquez (1999–2000) * Cheche Lazaro (1999–2004) * Jessica Soho (1999–2004) * Mel Tia ...
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ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Holdings Corporation owned by the López family of Iloilo, López family. The network is headquartered at the ELJ Communications Center and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Cebu City, Cebu, Davao City, Davao, and Bulacan, where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in ABS-CBN Soundstage, Horizon IT Park is located. ABS-CBN is colloquially referred to as the ''Kapamilya'' Network; the branding was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th ...
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Dokumentado
''Dokumentado'' (lit. ''Documented'') is a tabloid news comedy television show that premiered on April 7, 2010 on TV5. Background The TV show is about different personalities caught on act by reporters of News5. The format was somewhat similar to TMZ, except that it focuses more on politics rather than showbiz. It was first hosted by News5 head Luchi Cruz-Valdes. The reporters tell stories of different personalities in politics and showbiz. On September 8, 2010, Martin Andanar replaced Cruz-Valdes when the latter was assigned to host ''Journo''. The show concluded its run on August 31, 2011. On November 30, 2011, the show returned on AksyonTV as part of ''AksyonTV Originals'' with News5 Production head, Patrick Paez replacing Andanar. On-air staff Final host * Patrick Paez (2011–2013) Previous * Martin Andanar (2010–2011) * Luchi Cruz-Valdes Luisita "Luchi" Cruz-Valdes (born December 27, 1965) is a Filipino broadcast journalist formerly affiliated with GMA News an ...
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Anggulo (TV Program)
''Anggulo'' (English: ''Angle'') is an investigative news program hosted by Luchi Cruz-Valdes. It airs on Thursdays at 7:30-8:30 p.m. ( PST) on AksyonTV and Wednesdays at 11:30pm-12:00 midnight ( PST) on TV5. Format The show focuses on different personalities in politics, showbiz and sports. It shows three different sides of the story and their everyday lives. Hosts Main host * Luchi Cruz-Valdez Main correspondents * Chi Bocobo * Laila Chikadora * Benjie Dorango * Jove Francisco * Maricel Halili * Maeanne Los Baños * Twink Macaraeg * Roices Naguit-Sibal * Ina Zara See also *News5 *List of programs aired by TV5 (Philippine TV network) *List of programs aired by AksyonTV/5 Plus This is a list of programs previously aired by the now-defunct TV network, AksyonTV and 5 Plus. For the currently aired shows on One Sports, please see the List of programs broadcast by One Sports. Local defunct shows Newscasts * '' Aksyon'' ... {{News5 TV5 (Philippine TV network) ...
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Reaksyon
''Reaksyon'' (lit. Reaction) was a late night news magazine and public affairs show on TV5 hosted by Luchi Cruz-Valdes. It is inspired of the now-defunct newscast '' Aksyon''. This program airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:30 to 10:45pm and every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:45 to 11:00pm. ( PST) after '' Aksyon Tonite''. The show aired on TV5 and simulcast on AksyonTV and on radio through Radyo5 92.3 News FM. It is also have a short-lived weekend edition from August–November 2012 anchored by Martin Andanar. Background News5 gives birth to a new genre in broadcasting with ''Reaksyon'', a news magazine and public affairs segment that will widen people's knowledge of the news through in-depth reports and first hand insights from a mix of young and seasoned journalists of the news organization led by Luchi Cruz-Valdes. This program delivers a brief but broad look at stories through exposés, and easy-to-digest investigative reports. Consistent with its name, ''Re ...
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Aksyon (TV Program)
''Aksyon'' () is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by TV5. Originally anchored by Paolo Bediones, Cheryl Cosim and Erwin Tulfo it premiered on April 5, 2010, on the network's evening line up replacing '' TEN: The Evening News''. The show concluded on March 13, 2020. Luchi Cruz-Valdes and Ed Lingao served as the final anchors. It was replaced by ''Frontline Pilipinas'' in its timeslot. Background The newscast is based on News5's slogan "''Higit sa Balita, Aksyon!''", which literally means "Beyond the news, Action". History As a primetime newscast (2010–2014) ''Aksyon'' premiered on April 5, 2010, at 9:00 PM with Paolo Bediones and Cheryl Cosim as its first anchors. The news program used a touch-screen television called ''"Aksyon Board"''. It is the first local newscast to report via Live-Pack in contrast to the OB Vans used by its competitors. There is also a round-up news update called ''Aksyon Ngayon'' formerly anchored by Dindo Flora, Cristina La ...
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One News (TV Channel)
One News is a 24-hour news cycle, 24-hour Philippine pay television and news channel owned by MediaQuest Holdings through its subsidiary Cignal TV. It was launched in May 2018 exclusively on satellite provider Cignal. ''One News'' is the first MediaQuest Holdings, MediaQuest channel launched under the One branding (presently known as the One Network Media Group), along with the free TV sports channel One Sports (TV channel), One Sports, cable sports channel One Sports (TV channel), One Sports+, Filipino-language news channel One PH, lifestyle portal One Life, and now-defunct premium entertainment channel One Screen (TV channel), One Screen. It is an aggrupation of the news division units within the MediaQuest group, namely TV5 Network's News5 division, and the Philstar Media Group's newspapers ''The Philippine Star'' and ''BusinessWorld''. History Prior to the launch, the channel was then known as Bloomberg TV Philippines from 2015 to 2018. It was a joint-venture of Bloomberg ...
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The Chiefs (TV Program)
''The Chiefs'' is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by One News, hosted by News5 chief correspondent Ed Lingao, News5 chief Luchi Cruz-Valdes, BusinessWorld editor-in-chief emeritus Roby Alampay, and Philippine Star editor-in-chief Amy Pamintuan. It premiered on May 28, 2018. It airs every weeknight at 8:30 PM ( PST). The show also aired on TV5 from August 26, 2019, to July 17, 2020, and returned on March 13, 2022, replacing ''M Countdown''. Hosts * Ed Lingao * Roby Alampay * Amy Pamintuan * Luchi Cruz-Valdes Luisita "Luchi" Cruz-Valdes (born December 27, 1965) is a Filipino broadcast journalist formerly affiliated with GMA News and Public Affairs and ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. She is currently the chief of News5, the news and public affa ... See also * One News References One News (TV channel) original programming TV5 (Philippine TV network) news shows Philippine television talk shows 2018 Philippine television series debuts English-lan ...
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Frontline Pilipinas
''Frontline Pilipinas'' () is a Philippine television newscast broadcast by TV5, Originally anchored by Raffy Tulfo and Cheryl Cosim, the program premiered on October 5, 2020, succeeding '' Aksyon''. It is also simulcast on One News, One PH, Radyo5 92.3 News FM, and online via livestreaming on Facebook, YouTube, and News5's official website. Currently, Cosim and Julius Babao serve as the main anchors. The newscast, along with other News5 programs, continues the tradition of sign language interpretation that News5 pioneered during the launch of now-defunct '' Aksyon'' a decade earlier. History 2020–2021: Tulfo-Cosim era ''Frontline Pilipinas'' premiered on October 5, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. with Raffy Tulfo and Cheryl Cosim as original anchors, along with News5 chief Luchi Cruz-Valdes, chief correspondent Ed Lingao, and Lourd de Veyra as segment anchors for ''Deretsahan'', ''NEWS ExplainED'', and ''Word of the Lourd'', respectively. The program serves as the replacement ...
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Usapang Real Life
''Usapang Real Life'' () is a Philippine talk show and news magazine broadcast by TV5, presented by veteran journalist Luchi Cruz-Valdes. The show premiered on August 15, 2020 on the network's Saturday primetime block at 9:00 pm, following '' Bangon Talentadong Pinoy'' and its international debut on Kapatid TV5 on November 7, 2020, albeit on a delayed basis. The talk-oriented program is a blocktime production of ContentCows Company, Inc. for TV5 and Cignal cable channel Colours, on which it airs the following evening as part of its weekend lineup. Host *Luchi Cruz-Valdes Episodes Season 1 See also * List of programs broadcast by TV5 * Kapatid Channel Kapatid Channel (stylized as Kapatid) is an international Philippine subscription television channel owned by Pilipinas Global Network, Ltd. The channel offers programming highlights from the Philippine television channels TV5, One Sports, ... References External links *{{Official website, www.tv5.com.ph/shows/usa ...
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