''Balitang Bicolandia'' 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 show broadcast by
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 ...
. Originally anchored by Katherine Henry, Jessie Cruzat, and Rhayne Palino, it premiered on February 1, 2021. Kate Delovieres and Jessie Cruzat currently serve as the anchors.
Overview
The newscast covers the most significant news and features in the
Bicol Region
Bicol, known formally as the Bicol Region or colloquially as Bicolandia ( bcl, Rehiyon kan Bikol; Rinconada Bikol: ''Rehiyon ka Bikol''; Waray Sorsogon, Masbateño: ''Rehiyon san Bikol''; tl, Rehiyon ng Bikol), is an administrative region of ...
through the network's news teams from Naga City and news stringers across the region. It also marks the return of GMA Bicol as an originating station, almost six years after it was closed down due to mass layoffs and financial difficulties brought about by streamlining of GMA Regional TV's operations, thus resulting in the Southern Luzon stations broadcasting the entire national programming lineup from GMA Channel 7 Manila. Prior to the newscast's launch, GMA Regional TV already had its news team reporting and anchors for the national ''GMA Regional TV Weekend News'' (later ''
Regional TV Weekend News
''Regional TV Weekend News'' was a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA News TV, GMA Network and GTV. It premiered on July 27, 2019 on GMA News TV and on March 21, 2020 on GMA Network. The show concluded on GMA Networ ...
'' now ''Regional TV News''), as well as in other local news programs of the network.
''Balitang Bicolandia'' airs from Monday to Friday from 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM, preempting the first 30 minutes of ''
Wowowin
''Wowowin'' is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by All TV. Hosted by Willie Revillame, it premiered on May 10, 2015 on GMA Network. The show aired its final broadcast on GMA Network on February 11, 2022. The show premiered on All ...
'' on GMA Naga (
TV-7) with simulcast over
TV-12 Legazpi,
TV-8 Daet,
TV-2 Sorsogon,
TV-13 Catanduanes and
TV-7 Masbate.
''Balitang Bicolandia'' was also re-aired for national viewers under
GTV's late night block "Regional TV Strip" on a weekly basis every Friday night 11:50 PM, replacing the RTV Morning Programs.
The program also airs worldwide on
GMA News TV
GMA News TV (GNTV; visually rendered in its logo in all capital letters as GMA NEWS TV) is a 24-hour Philippine-based international pay television channel owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GM ...
.
In late July, Katherine Henry left the newscast due to health reasons, leaving Palino and Cruzat as the remaining anchors. Cruzat became the solo anchor of the program several months after. Co-anchor (and former TV Patrol Bicol reporter) Kate Delovieres joined the anchor team on February 26, 2022, replacing both former co-anchors.
During Eleksyon 2022 Special Coverage, ''Balitang Bicolandia Early Edition'' have soft launched from May 9-10.
Area of Coverage
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Camarines Sur
Camarines Sur ( bcl, Habagatan na Camarines; tl, Timog Camarines), officially the Province of Camarines Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region on Luzon. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte and ...
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Naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:
Mythology
* Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
* Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata''
* Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ...
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