''Dobol B TV'' () formerly ''Dobol B sa News TV'', 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 radio program block broadcast by
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 ...
and
GTV. It premiered on February 28, 2011, consisting of some programs simulcast from radio station
Super Radyo DZBB 594 in the form of its live video feed.
The program is streaming online on
YouTube
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.
Overview
Original broadcast (2011–2012)
On February 28, 2011, DZBB began its simulcast on television with the launch of ''Dobol B sa News TV'' block, coinciding with the launch of
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 ...
.
[ Originally, the block included the radio station's top-rated programs such as '' Saksi sa Dobol B'' and '' Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide''. It ended its simulcast on September 7, 2012. It was replaced by ''Pinoy Cine Klasika'', a movie block featuring classic Filipino films.
]
''Dobol B sa News TV'' (2017–2021)
On April 24, 2017, ''Dobol B sa News TV'' returned on GMA News TV after a 5-year hiatus, this time simulcasting DZBB's entire morning drive-time programming, coinciding with the launch of the station's new jingle and unveiling of its renovated radio studio. The original programs ''Saksi sa Dobol B'' and ''Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide'' returned to the network, with DZBB's mid-morning shows ''Sino?'' (with segments Jeng-Jeng and Balitawit) and ''Dobol A sa Dobol B
''Dobol A sa Dobol B'' () was a Philippine weekday morning radio show hosted by Arnold Clavio and Ali Sotto. It was aired over DZBB-AM in Metro Manila, the flagship AM radio station of GMA Network. The program was also shown live as a part of ''D ...
'' and "Saksi" added on the said block.
In 2018, Saksi sa Dobol B's timeslot was reduced due to the medical leave of Mike Enriquez
Miguel Castro Enriquez (; born September 29, 1951), professionally known as Mike Enriquez, is a Filipino television and radio newscaster. He is also the Consultant for radio operations of GMA Network, and president of the network's regional ...
, with the ''Sino?'' segment now becoming a stand-alone program with the 9:00 - 9:30am slot taken over by a new program, ''Anong Say Nyo?'' which debuted early in the year.
On April 24, 2019, ZOE Broadcasting Network
ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (ZOE TV) is a Philippine broadcast media arm of the Jesus Is Lord Church. Based in Ortigas Center, Pasig, it operates a network of television and radio stations each in Mega Manila, Puerto Princesa City, Visaya ...
and GMA / Citynet announced that the blocktime agreement between their networks was not going to be renewed and effectively ended their partnership and lease blocktime on VHF Channel 11 after almost 14 years. As a result, Channel 27 was re-utilized to broadcast GMA News TV on June 4, 2019, after 18 years of dormancy. With this transfer, Dobol B sa News TV block extended its airtime until midday (6:00 AM-12:00 NN, filling the timeslot of News to Go
''News to Go'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA News TV. Hosted by Kara David and Howie Severino, it premiered on February 28, 2011 and worldwide on GMA News TV International. The show concluded on May 31, 2019. ...
and the first 30 minutes of Balitanghali
''Balitanghali'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show produced by GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs. Originally anchored by Pia Arcangel and Raffy Tima, it premiered on November 11, 2005, on Q. The show was carried over on GM ...
). Additionally, the block also started airing into the weekend beginning on the same day. The revamped lineup included new programs as well as existing Super Radyo programs that have not been aired on the block before.
COVID-19 pandemic
From March 19 to 20, 2020, 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 ...
was put off the air in line with the enhanced community quarantine imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...
, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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. Dobol B sa News TV's ''Melo del Prado sa Super Radyo DZBB'' aired temporarily on 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 ...
on these days alongside the main channel's ''Unang Hirit
''Unang Hirit'' () is a Philippine television news broadcasting and talk show broadcast by GMA Network. It is the longest running morning show in the Philippines. Originally hosted by Ryan Agoncillo, Lyn Ching-Pascual, Arnold Clavio, Suzi Entr ...
''. GNTV returned to broadcasting (albeit on a truncated 12-14 hour daily operation) on March 21, with the expanded edition of ''Dobol B sa News TV'' (along with DZBB's simulcast of ''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 ...
'') airing into the evening as its sole program. As a part of the skeletal protocol, ''Dobol B'' now includes the afternoon programs from the station that have never been simulcast on TV. Additionally, on March 23, 2020, the 6:00-8:45 am timeslot of the block begun simulcasting on its VHF sister station as ''Dobol B sa GMA'' as a skeletal measure, temporarily displacing ''Unang Hirit'' (the full hour of ''Saksi sa Dobol B'' can be watched on GMA News TV instead). That arrangement ended on April 8, giving way to the return of the ''Unang Hirit'' broadcasts 5 days later.
On August 10, 2020, the production of Dobol B sa News TV temporarily moved from the DZBB radio booth to GMA Network Center
The GMA Network Center is the headquarters and broadcast complex of the GMA Network, a major radio and television network in the Philippines. It is located at EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. It is the network's main television a ...
Studio 2, which was the home of GNTV-produced newscast Balitanghali and News TV Live
''News Live'', formerly ''News TV Live'', is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA News TV and GTV. It premiered on February 28, 2011, as ''News TV Live'' on GMA News TV and concluded on February 21, 2021. The progra ...
bulletin before it on-halted productions in March. On September 7, the block adjusted its starting time to 5:30 AM to align with ''Melo del Prado sa Super Radyo DZBB''. The aforementioned program formerly started at 5:30AM exclusively on DZBB-AM before simulcasting to News TV at 6:00 AM, however, its weekend edition would remain on the 6:00AM timeslot. On September 12 and 13, 2020, the program returned to the DZBB booth temporarily.
On September 19, 2020, ''Dobol B sa News TV'' made some changes in editions, schedules and timeslots following the resumption of several in-house programs of GMA News TV. On that day, it shorten its airtime from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm, giving way to the earlier timeslot of ''GMA 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 ...
'' on Saturdays; On September 20, the timeslot remain unchanged on Sundays; and On September 21, it was split into the morning (5:30 am to 12:00 nn) and afternoon (4:00 pm to 6:30 pm) editions, due to ''Balitanghali
''Balitanghali'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show produced by GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs. Originally anchored by Pia Arcangel and Raffy Tima, it premiered on November 11, 2005, on Q. The show was carried over on GM ...
'' and ''News TV Quick Response Team
''News TV Quick Response Team'' was a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA News TV. Originally anchored by Jiggy Manicad, it premiered on August 1, 2011. Emil Sumangil served as the final anchor. The show concluded on ...
'' returning on air after 6 months of ceased production due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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on weekdays. On September 27, the show's ending time on Sundays is now ending earlier at 9:00 am to give way for its animated programming block beginning on that date. On September 28, its weekday morning edition was reverted to 11:00 am (previously from 2017 to 2019, on its current incarnation), due to the early and extended airtime broadcast of ''Balitanghali'' beginning at 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. On October 3, its Saturday edition adjusted its starting time to 5:30 am to align with ''Super Radyo Nationwide'' and reverted to 11:00 am (previously from 2019 to 2020, on its current incarnation), due to extended airing of ''Sine Date Weekends'', and early broadcasts of ''GMA Regional TV Weekend News'' (at 4:30 pm) and ''24 Oras Weekend'' (at 5:30 pm). On October 4, its Sunday edition adjusted its starting time to 5:30 am to align with ''Buena Manong Balita''. On November 7, 2020; coinciding with the premiere of ''OMJ: Oh My Job!'', a blocktime production of Telenetwork Media Productions in cooperation with the Department of Labor and Employment
The Department of Labor and Employment ( fil, Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo}, commonly abbreviated as DOLE) is one of the executive departments of the Philippine government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, an ...
, the Saturday editions were split again into the morning (5:30 am to 10:00 am) and afternoon (1:00-2:00 pm) portions with ''Sine Date Weekends'' aired in between the portions. On December 19, 2020, the Saturday morning portion extended their extra hour until 11:00 am to align with ''Konsyumer Atbp.'', a program in cooperation with the Department of Trade and Industry. On January 4, 2021, the weekday edition reverted its end time to 9:00 am (previously from 2011 to 2012, on its first incarnation) due to the weekday expansion of the channel's Sunday morning animated programming block.
Rebranding as ''Dobol B TV'' (2021)
On February 8, 2021, the production moved to its new radio booth at the GMA Network Annex Building. On February 22, the TV simulcast of Super Radyo DZBB was carried over on GMA News TV's replacement network GTV, and was renamed as ''Dobol B TV''.
Programming
* ''Dobol Weng sa Dobol B''
* ''Konsyumer Atbp.''
* ''Melo del Prado sa Super Radyo DZBB''
* '' Pinoy MD sa Super Radyo DZBB''
* '' Saksi sa Dobol B''
* '' Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide''
* ''Super Balita sa Umaga (Saturdays)''
;Defunct
*''Alam N'yo Ba?''
* ''Anong Say N'yo?''
* ''Boses ng Balita''
* ''Bigtime Balita''
* ''Buena Manong Balita''
* ''Dobol A sa Dobol B
''Dobol A sa Dobol B'' () was a Philippine weekday morning radio show hosted by Arnold Clavio and Ali Sotto. It was aired over DZBB-AM in Metro Manila, the flagship AM radio station of GMA Network. The program was also shown live as a part of ''D ...
''
* ''Dobol B: Bantay Balita sa Kamara''
* ''Dobol B: Bantay Balita sa Senado''
* ''DZBB Executive Summary''
* ''DZBB Super Serbisyo''
* ''Francis ‘Kiko’ Flores on Board''
* ''Ikaw Na Ba?'' (special program on election)
** ''The Presidential Interviews''
** ''The Vice Presidential Interviews''
** ''The Senatorial Interviews''
* ''IM Ready sa Dobol B''
* ''Isyu Atbp.''
* ''Kay Susan Tayo! sa Super Radyo DZBB''
* ''Liwanag sa Balita''
* ''MMDA sa GMA''
* ''OMJ: Oh My Job''
* ''SOS: Serbisyo on the Spot''
* ''Sino?''
* ''Super Balita sa Umaga (Sundays)''
* ''Super Balita sa Hapon''
* ''Super Balita sa Hapon (Weekends)''
* '' Super Balita sa Tanghali Nationwide''
* ''Super Balita sa Tanghali (Weekends)''
* ''Super Radyo Nationwide''
* ''TKO: Talakayan, Komentaryo at Opinyon''
* ''Usap Tayo: Super Kwentuhan with Mark and Susan''
Personalities
; Current anchors
* Mike Enriquez
Miguel Castro Enriquez (; born September 29, 1951), professionally known as Mike Enriquez, is a Filipino television and radio newscaster. He is also the Consultant for radio operations of GMA Network, and president of the network's regional ...
(2011–2012, 2017–present) (''Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide and Saksi sa Dobol B'')
* Joel Reyes Zobel (2011–2012, 2017–present) (''Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide and Konsyumer Atbp.'')
* Melo del Prado (2011–2012, 2017–present) (''Melo del Prado sa Super Radyo DZBB'')
* Weng dela Peña (2019–present) (''Dobol Weng sa Dobol B'')
* Rowena Salvacion (2019–present) (''Dobol Weng sa Dobol B'')
* Connie Sison
Maria Perpetua Concepcion Del Rosario-Escudero (born December 8, 1975), professionally known as Connie Sison (), is a Filipino broadcast journalist, reporter, host and news anchor. She is best known for being the news anchor of ''Balitanghali'' o ...
(2019–present) (''Pinoy MD sa Super Radyo DZBB'')
* Emil Sumangil (2020–present) (''Super Balita sa Umaga Saturday Edition'')
* Kathy San Gabriel (2020–present) (''Super Balita sa Umaga Saturday Edition'')
* Usec. Ruth Castelo (2020–present) (''Konsyumer Atbp.'')
;Segment Anchors
* Arnold Clavio
Arnold Aldea Clavio (; born November 2, 1965), also known as Igan, is a radio and television newscaster, journalist, and television host in the Philippines. He currently co-anchors GMA Network's late-night newscast ''Saksi'', the morning show ...
(2011–2012, 2017–present) ('' Sino?'')
* Nathaniel "Mang Tani" Cruz (2017–present) (''I M Ready sa Dobol B'')
;Substitute anchors
* Carlo Mateo (2011–2012, 2017–present)
* Orly Trinidad (2011–2012, 2017–present)
* Glen Juego (2019–present)
* Mark Makalalad (2020–present)
* Manny Vargas (2019–present)
* Rod Vega (2019–present)
* Shirley Escalante (2020–present)
* Susan Enriquez
Susan Sevillo (born May 24, 1962) known professionally as Susan Enriquez, is a Filipinos, Fiipino journalist, radio and TV news reporter and host for GMA Network, GMA News TV, and DZBB-AM, DZBB.
Background
Enriquez came from a poor family and as a ...
(2017–present)
* Lala Roque (2019–present)
* Ralph Obina (2020–present)
* Tuesday Sagun-Niu (2020–present)
* Toni Aquino (2022–present)
;Former hosts
* Ali Sotto
Ali Sotto (born Maria Aloha Leilani Sancianco Carag; May 29, 1961) is a Filipino singer before she become an actress, radio broadcaster and former news anchor. Her previous screen name was Aloha and now Ali Sotto. She is popularly heard on radio ...
(2017–2020)
* Chino Trinidad (2011–2012, 2017–2019)
* Fernan Gulapa (2020)
* Francis "Kiko" Flores (2020)
* Julee Anne Mae Cabrera-Cera (2019–2021)
* Kaye Morales (2020)
* Mark Salazar
Mark Pegenia Salazar (; born September 26, 1977) is a Filipino journalist, television news producer, newscaster, field reporter, & host. He is currently serving as the co-host of ''iJuander'' with Susan Enriquez.
Career
Salazar started out ...
(2020–2021)
* Nimfa Ravelo (2019–2020)
* Norilyn Temblor (2019–2020)
* Rene Sta. Cruz (2020)
* Sam Nielsen (2019–2020)
* Tootie (2019–2020)
* Bea Binene
Beanca Marie Binene (born November 4, 1997), professionally known as Bea Binene (), is a Filipinos, Filipino actress and TV host. She was a finalist on ''StarStruck Kids'' and has played the role of Natalie Dimaculangan on ''First Time (TV se ...
(2020–2022)
* Arnell Ignacio
Arnaldo Arevalo Ignacio (born March 4, 1964), known professionally as Arnell Ignacio, is a Filipino Television Presenter, game show host, comedian, actor, news anchor, singer-songwriter, and public official.
Ignacio has hosted several shows, ...
(2020–2022)
* Rolly Francia (2022)
* Benjie Liwanag (2019–2021)
References
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