''IBC News Tonight'' is a weeknight 30-minute news program aired on

IBC 13 Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) is a Philippine state broadcaster owned by the Government Communications Group under the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). The IBC, along with sister media companies People's Television N ...

in the Philippines. Originally anchored by Elmer Mercado and Anthony Pangilinan. It aired from January 7, 2002 to August 5, 2011, replacing ''

Ronda Trese ''Ronda Trese'' (English title: ''Thirteen Patrol'') was a late night news broadcast of Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, IBC 13 in the Philippines. It aired from February 21, 2000, to January 4, 2002, replacing ''IBC Balita Ngayon'' an ...

'' and was replaced by ''News Team 13''. Jake Morales and Cathy Eigenmann serves as the final anchors.

Background

The newscast premiered on January 7, 2002, replacing ''

''. It was first anchored by Elmer Mercado and Anthony Pangilinan. Mercado and Pangilinan bowed out the newscast and was later replaced by Noli Eala several months later. However, Eala eventually left the newscast in 2003 to be appointed as the commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. He was later replaced by Dennis Principe but left the newscast in 2006 to be acquired by NBN (now PTV), also a government-controlled network. Principe would later be replaced by Gina dela Vega-Cruz as the sole anchor of the newscast. On April 16, 2007, former ABS-CBN and RPN business correspondent Joee Guilas as co-anchor with dela Vega-Cruz. Guilas and dela Vega-Cruz both left the show to be replaced by the female tandem of Rida Reyes and Thea Gavino on August 4, 2008. Reyes soon left the newscast on November 7, 2008, to be acquired by GMA Network, and was replaced by Atty. Zorah Andam on November 10, 2008, as co-anchor with Gavino. Gavino and Andam bowed out the newscast until the latter was replaced by the returning Joee Guilas in late 2010. Former ''

IBC Express Balita ''IBC Express Balita'' () is the bi-hourly news bulletin program of IBC 13 in the Philippines. Previously an afternoon newscast, the program was originally anchored by Anna Marie Soriano and Alice Noel and premiered on July 13, 1998, replacing ...

'' anchors Jake Morales and Cathy Eigenmann replaced Guilas on June 20, 2011, as the new and final anchors. The newscast ceased airing on August 5, 2011, to make way for the evening edition of ''News Team 13''.

Anchors

*Elmer Mercado (2002) *Anthony Pangilinan (2002) * Noli Eala (2002–2003) *Dennis Principe (2003–2006) *Gina dela Vega-Cruz (2006–2008) *Joee Guilas (2007–2008/2010–2011) *Rida Reyes (2008) *Thea Gavino (2008–2010) *Zorah Andam (2008–2010) *Jake Morales (2011) *Cathy Eigenmann (2011)

Substitute anchors

*Karen Tayao-Cabrera *Jess Caduco *Bing Formento

Background

Anchors

Substitute anchors

See also