{{Infobox television , image = Sentro logo used from March 10, 2008 to August 8, 2008.jpg , image_size = 220 , caption = Information At Your Hands (Impormasyon sa iyong mga kamay) , genre =

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, creator = ABC Development Corporation , company = ABC News and Public Affairs , director = Rosario Andres , presenter =

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, narrated = Mike Carreon , opentheme = , endtheme = , country = Philippines , language = Filipino (April 12, 2004-June 22, 2007)
English (June 25, 2007-August 8, 2008) , executive_producer = Sonny Fernandez
Jackie Sierda , location = ABC 5 Studio B, Novaliches,

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, camera = , runtime = 30 minutes , network = ABC 5 , picture_format =

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, audio_format = Mono , first_aired = {{Start date, 2004, 04, 12 , last_aired = {{End date, 2008, 08, 08 , preceded_by = Balitang Balita (as early evening newscast)

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(as late night newscast) , followed_by = TEN: The Evening News ''Sentro'' (Filipino word for "center") is a

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news broadcasting show broadcast by ABC 5. Originally anchored by John Susi and

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it premiered on April 12, 2004, on the network's evening line up replacing Balitang Balita. The show concluded on August 8, 2008.

served as the final anchors. It was replaced by TEN: The Evening News in its timeslot.

History

The newscast premiered on April 12, 2004, replacing ''Balitang Balita''. It was first anchored by John Susi who was held over from its predecessor ''Balitang Balita'' and former actress Ali Sotto. Sotto that time was with contract with GMA Network under its radio arm DZBB. On October 2, 2006, the newscast exchanged timeslots with ''

'', the evening news program of the network. Susi and Sotto were replaced by

, who became the final anchor of the newscast. On June 25, 2007, ''Sentro'' was reformatted as an all-English newscast answering to Q's ''

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'', despite the retention of the name and some of the opening text and ending reminders still in Filipino. This used to be the language of ''

'' before its main language was changed to Filipino in 2004. On August 8, 2008, ''Sentro'', together with ''Big News'', aired its final broadcast; it is also the last program to be aired on ABC-5 before it signed off for the last time at around 10:00pm and rebranded the next day as TV5.

Anchors

* John Susi (2004–2006) *

(2004–2006) *

(2006–2008)

Substitute anchors

* Amelyn Veloso * Jove Francisco

Gallery

Sentro Logo.jpg, Sentro logo used from June 25, 2007 – March 7, 2008

History

Anchors

Substitute anchors

Gallery

See also