''GMA Balita'' () 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 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 ...

. Originally anchored by Mike Lacanilao, Rene Jose and

Helen Vela Helen Vela (October 31, 1946 – February 14, 1992) was a Filipina actress and radio/TV personality. Early life She was born on October 31, 1946, in Manila, Philippines. Career Vela started her career in broadcasting as a radio announcer. She a ...

, it premiered on May 19, 1986 replacing '' News at Seven''. In 1995, it was moved to weekday mornings and was reformatted as a morning news show. Lacanilao, Veronica Baluyot, Lyn Ching-Pascual, Alex Tinsay and

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 ...

served as the final anchors. The newscast concluded on April 8, 1998. It was replaced by ''

Mornings @ GMA ''Mornings @ GMA'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting and talk show broadcast by GMA Network. It premiered on April 13, 1998 replacing ''GMA Balita'' and ''Good Morning Asia''. The show concluded on December 3, 1999. It was replaced b ...

'' in its timeslot.

Anchors

* Mike Lacanilao *

* Rene Jose *

Bobby Guanzon Roberto "Bobby" Samar Guanzon (June 20, 1948 – December 18, 2016) was a Filipino radio and television broadcaster and politician. Career Guanzon started as an anchorman and one of the pioneering members of DZAQ Radyo Patrol of ABS-CBN from ...

* Veronica Baluyut-Jimenez *

Karen Davila Kristine Karen Lising Davila-Sta. Ana (; born November 21, 1970), professionally known as Karen Davila, is a Filipino journalist. Early life Davila went to high school at the Colegio San Agustin – Makati. She took a degree of Bachelor of A ...

Amado Pineda Amado Pineda (May 5, 1938 – August 6, 2015) was a Filipino meteorologist who became the first television weather presenter in the Philippines. A meteorologist with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Admini ...

* Lyn Ching-Pascual * Alex Tinsay *

* Rey Pacheco

References

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