''24 Oras Ilokano'', formerly ''Balitang Ilokano'' is a
Philippine television news broadcasting program broadcast by
GMA Network in the
Ilocos Region. 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 provinces and
Abra. It is initially aired live weekdays from
GMA Ilocos studios in
San Vicente, Ilocos Sur 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
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, Balitang Ilokano was rebranded as ''24 Oras Ilokano'' since November 10, 2014.
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24 Oras Bikol
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'', 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.
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Area of Coverage
* Laoag City and Ilocos Norte
* Vigan City and Ilocos Sur
* Bangued and Abra
* Batac
* Candon City
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 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 GMA Dagupan
*Zenna Nacino
*Franzes Ivy Carasi - now working as Public & Media Relations Officer at Civil Defense Cordillera
References
GMA Network news shows
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs shows
Philippine television news shows
2012 Philippine television series debuts
2015 Philippine television series endings
Mass media in Ilocos Sur
Flagship evening news shows
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