''Frontline Pilipinas'' () is a

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newscast broadcast by TV5, Originally anchored by

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and Cheryl Cosim, the program premiered on October 5, 2020, succeeding '' Aksyon''. It is also simulcast on One News,

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, Radyo5 92.3 News FM, and online via

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, and News5's official website. Currently, Cosim and Julius Babao serve as the main anchors. The newscast, along with other

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programs, continues the tradition of sign language interpretation that

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

and Cheryl Cosim as original anchors, along with

chief Luchi Cruz-Valdes, chief correspondent Ed Lingao, and

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as segment anchors for ''Deretsahan'', ''NEWS ExplainED'', and ''Word of the Lourd'', respectively. The program serves as the replacement to TV5's longest-running flagship newscast '' Aksyon'', which ended abruptly on March 13, 2020, due to the

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the enforcement of

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and

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, as well as the two One- branded newscasts which aired on TV5. The following week, the program moved to 6:00 p.m. timeslot to give way for the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup and new primetime programming. On February 15, 2021, athlete and TV host

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joined the newscast as ''Sports'' segment anchor (alongside '' The Big Story'' on One News.) On February 22, 2021, the program extended its running time to 1 hour and 15 minutes as part of TV5's programming changes. On April 5, 2021, the program moved to 5:30 p.m. with a shortened 1 hour running time to give way for the new shows '' Sing Galing!'' and ''

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''. On July 16, 2021, the show cut it's airtime to 30 minutes on Wednesdays and Fridays to give way to the broadcast of the 2021 PBA season. On September 20, 2021, the newscast moved to an earlier timeslot from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with 1 hour and 15 minutes every Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Timeslots for Wednesdays and Fridays remain at 5:15 p.m. and extended to 45 minutes.

Tulfo's departure

On October 1, 2021, Raffy Tulfo bid farewell to the newscast to run for

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and his brother Erwin to run for Partylist in

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, leaving Cosim as the sole anchor starting October 4.

2022–present: Cosim-Babao era

Julius Babao was named as

's replacement, joining the newscast on February 7, 2022. In conjunction with this, Frontline Pilipinas also debuted its new opening billboard, title card, and graphics. Babao was originally to make his debut on January 17, but was postponed due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases brought by the omicron variant. Ed Lingao took over as interim anchor of the newscast. Also on the same day, Gretchen Ho took over the anchoring duties for ''Frontline sa Umaga'' from Paolo Bediones as he left News5 on February 1 due to the issues surrounding his company, Ei2Tech.

Weekend Edition

In a trade event on November 23, 2022, it was announced that ''Frontline Pilipinas Weekend'' will be part of 2023 programming for TV5. The program will serve as a pre-programming to weekend newscast '' One Balita Weekend''. This will be the latest

produced program to be simulcast to TV5 and

Newscast editions

Frontline Pilipinas (Primetime edition)

Anchors

Weekday Edition

* Cheryl Cosim (since 2020) * Julius Babao (since 2022)

Weekend Edition

* Mon Gualvez (since 2023 also a relief anchor for Cosim and Babao) * Rizza Diaz (since 2023 was also a relief anchor for Cosim and Babao)

Segment presenters

* Ed Lingao *

* MJ Marfori

Former anchor

Segments

* Una Sa Lahat (Intro) * Abroad (World) * News ExplainED (Explainer) * Special Report * Showbiz (Entertainment) * Sports * Word of the Lourd (Editorial)

Frontline sa Umaga (Morning edition)

''Frontline sa Umaga'' (), a morning edition of ''Frontline Pilipinas'', premiered on May 10, 2021, with

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and Marga Vargas as its original anchors. Airing on the network's morning block, it succeeded '' Aksyon sa Umaga''. The program first aired at 6:00 a.m. for 30 minutes from May 10 to October 1, 2021. On October 4, 2021, the program moved to a new timeslot at 10:50 a.m. and was extended to 40 mins, filling the vacancy left by ''Idol In Action''; its original timeslot was succeeded by the replays of

's ''Mag-Badyet Tayo!'' and the 30-minute simulcast of ''Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5''. On December 24, 2021. Vargas left the newscast and was filled in occasionally by Maricel Halili. On January 17, Bediones left the newscast due to pending lawsuits filed by ex-employees of Ei2 Technologies, Inc. Maricel Halili served as the interim anchor. On February 7, 2022,

joined the newscast as the main anchor. On April 18, 2022, the newscast moved to an earlier timeslot, at 10:00 a.m. in the morning, to give way for ''Lakwatsika''.

Main anchor

Former anchors

* Marga Vargas

Segments

* Una Sa Lahat (Intro) * Abroad (World) * Happy News (Features) * Showbiz (Entertainment) * Sports * Frontline Pilipinas Mamaya

Frontline Tonight (Late-night edition)

''Frontline Tonight'', a late-night news edition of ''Frontline Pilipinas'', premiered on September 27, 2021. on the network's ''TodoMax Primetime Singko'' evening block. It is anchored by Ed Lingao and Maeanne Los Baños. It is TV5's first flagship late-night newscast since '' Aksyon Tonite''. It is also simulcast on One News and

Main anchors

* Ed Lingao * Maeanne Los Baños

Segments

* Una Sa Lahat (Intro) * News ExplainED (Explainer) * Fact Checked * Special Report * Abroad (World) * Frontline Balita (Top Stories) * Showbiz (Entertainment) * Sports * Pampa-Good Night (Features)

''News5 Alerts''

''News5 Alerts'' is an hourly news bulletin of TV5 that premiered on October 5, 2020, replacing '' Aksyon Alerts''.

Presenters

* Cherry Bayle (weekdays) * Maricel Halili (weekends)

Regional editions

* ''Dateline Zamboanga'' ( Zamboanga) (co-produced by Golden Broadcast Professionals) * ''Frontline Eastern Visayas'' (Tacloban) (co-produced by Allied Broadcasting Center)

Accolades

References

External links

Official website
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