''24 Oras Ilokano'', formerly ''Balitang Ilokano'' is a

Philippine television Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953 upon the first commercial broadcast made by Alto Broadcasting System (now ABS-CBN), making the Philippines the first Southeast Asian country and the second in Asia to do so. Even b ...

news broadcasting program broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

in the

Ilocos Region Ilocos Region ( ilo, Rehion/Deppaar ti Ilocos; pag, Sagor na Baybay na Luzon/Rehiyon Uno; tl, Rehiyon ng Ilocos) is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region I, occupying the northwestern section of Luzon and part of ...

. Anchored by Jorge Guerrero, it premiered on June 25, 2012. The newscast concluded on April 24, 2015.

Overview

The program delivers news and current events coming from the

Ilocos Ilocos Region ( ilo, Rehion/Deppaar ti Ilocos; pag, Sagor na Baybay na Luzon/Rehiyon Uno; tl, Rehiyon ng Ilocos) is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region I, occupying the northwestern section of Luzon and part of ...

provinces and Abra. It is initially aired live weekdays from

GMA Ilocos DWBC-TV is a commercial relay television station owned by GMA Network Inc. Its studio is located at Brgy. Bayubay Sur, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur and the location of transmitter is at Mt. Caniao, Bantay, Ilocos Sur. About DWBC-TV *2011 - GMA TV-48 ...

studios in

San Vicente, Ilocos Sur San Vicente, officially the Municipality of San Vicente ( ilo, Ili ti San Vicente; fil, Bayan ng San Vicente), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,118 pe ...

and was simulcasted on TV-5 Ilocos Norte and TV-7 Abra. Premiered on June 25, 2012, the newscast began its airing weeks after the launch of GMA Ilocos. Former Balitang Amianan anchor Jorge Guerrero returned to his hometown in Ilocos just to anchor the said news program. Following the changes on its now-main newscast

24 Oras ''24 Oras'' (pronounced as bente kwatro oras / ) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez, it premiered on March 15, 2004, on the network's Telebabad line ...

, Balitang Ilokano was rebranded as ''24 Oras Ilokano'' since November 10, 2014. The newscast, suddenly got cancelled after almost three years of broadcast (next to

GMA Bicol DWAI-TV, channel 7 (also known as GMA TV-7 Naga and GMA Bicol), is a local commercial television station in Naga, Camarines Sur owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. Its studios and transmitters are located at GMA Broadcast Complex, Concepcion ...

's '' 24 Oras Bikol'', formerly ''Baretang Bikol'', which aired three months later in September 2012) due to the strategic streamlining happened to all provincial stations of the network. Following the cancellation was the retrenchment of its staff and personalities and the closure of the network's regional news department.GMA-7 lays off workers in regional stations
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Area of Coverage

Laoag City Laoag, officially the City of Laoag ( ilo, Siudad ti Laoag; fil, Lungsod ng Laoag), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people. ...

and

Ilocos Norte Ilocos Norte, officially the Province of Ilocos Norte ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Norte; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte), is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region. Its capital is Laoag City, located in the northwest corner of ...

Vigan City Vigan, officially the City of Vigan ( ilo, Siudad ti Vigan; fil, Lungsod ng Vigan), is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,935 people. Loc ...

and

Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Sur; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur), is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital o ...

Bangued Bangued, officially the Municipality of Bangued ( ilo, Ili ti Bangued; tgl, Bayan ng Bangued), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,382 people. ...

and Abra *

Batac Batac, officially the City of Batac ( ilo, Siudad ti Batac; fil, Lungsod ng Batac), is a 5th class component city in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 55,484 people. Etymology The w ...

Candon City Candon, officially the City of Candon ( ilo, Siudad ti Candon; fil, Lungsod ng Candon), is a 4th class component city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,432 people. Dubbed as the ...

Final Anchor

*Jorge Guerrero

Final Reporters

*Brigette Mayor - relief anchor for Jorge Guerrero; now a lawyer *Argie Lorenzo - relief anchor for Jorge Guerrero; now with

GMA Dagupan DZEA-TV, Channel 10 (analog) and Channel 38 (digital), is a commercial television station owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. Its studios are situated at the GMA Complex, Claveria Road, Malued District, Dagupan City, Pangasinan, while its ...

and now with 103.7 Joy FM Abra *Zion Palacay - now working at Mariano Marcos State University *Mark Masudog - now working at the OCD Region 1 *Manny Morales - now a Barangay Kagawad in Laoag City

Former Reporters

*Ivy Hernando - now with

*Zenna Nacino *Franzes Ivy Carasi - now working as Public & Media Relations Officer at Civil Defense Cordillera

References

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