''May Tamang Balita'' () formally ''May Tamang Balita atbp.'' is a

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show broadcast by

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. Originally hosted by

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and

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, it premiered on March 4, 2011. The show concluded on February 7, 2013 with a total of 100 episodes.

Segments

Regular Segments

*'Bulag na Katotohanan' - Hosted by Boobay and Maey Bautista. Features blind items that usually involves politicians. *'Kuro-Kuro' (formerly ''Maey Katanungan'') - A parody of Saksi's segment "Barangay Saksi" *'Pa-Star' (also known as ''Pa-Star: Showbiz News na Paandar'') - A showbiz segment hosted by Maey Bautista. *'Ang Twit-twit Mo!' - Boobay shares some tweets of different personalities from their

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accounts. *'Baliktaktakan' - A segment where the Anchors shared their comments/opinions on the current issues on Politics, Sports, & Showbiz.

Recurring Segments

*'Tamang Hinala' - Hosted by Maey Bautista as Madam U (which is a pun for the phrase "damn you"). It features some of the predictions of different personalities in politics and showbiz. *'Buti Nga' - A parody of

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' segment Kapusong Totoo. *'Huli Cam' - An on-cam investigation *'Alam Na' - Various cast of May Tamang Balita hosts this segment, which airs before the show goes onto a commercial break. *'Weather You Like It or Not' - Formerly hosted by Janna Dominguez, and was hosted once by Aira Bermudez. A parody of

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's weather report segment "Weather Weather Lang" and Aksyon's ''Weather or Not'' segment with

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and the title is also a pun on the phrase "whether you like it or not".

Occasional Segments

*'You've Got the Look-alike' - Features different personalities in showbiz and politics who had their look-alike *'WOW: Word of the Week' - It features word or phrase that had a different meaning *'Wish Madam' - Hosted by Albert "Betong" Sumaya as Madame Belle Dama, where she reads some of the wishes of different personalities. But, sometimes, she didn't grant their wishes for a lot of reasons. *'Fadir Knows Best' - A segment hosted by a reactive priest named Fadir Clahey where he criticizes some of the issues of the day. *'Single Single Never Double' - Hosted by

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Former Segments

*Foolish Report - Formerly one of the original segments of May Tamang Balita *Payong May Tama - Only aired once; Was hosted by Ramon Bautista *Cooking ni Maey - Formerly hosted by Maey Bautista *Walang Basagan ng Tips! - Formerly hosted by Sheena Halili *The Impeachable - Aired during the

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Anchors

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* Boobay Balbuena ;Recurring anchors *

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* Albert "Betong" Sumaya as Madame Belle Dama * Fadir Clahey *

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;Guest anchors *

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*Petra Mahalimuyak *

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References

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