- Big News
Infobox Television
show_name = Big News
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format =News
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picture_format =480i SDTV
runtime = 15 minutes
creator =Associated Broadcasting Company
developer = ABC News
executive_producer =Sonny Fernandez Jackie Sierda
starring = Cheri Mercado and various contributors
narrated =
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country =Philippines
languages =English (1992-2002) ,Tagalog (2002-present)
network =Associated Broadcasting Company
first_aired =1962 ?-1972 1992
last_aired =August 8 ,2008
num_episodes = n/a (airs daily)
website =
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tv_com_id ="Big News" is the primetime news broadcast of
Associated Broadcasting Company in thePhilippines . It is currently anchored by Cheri Mercado. The show was originally first aired in 1962, and went off the air in 1972 due to Martial Law, and re-aired again in 1992 as a revival and also as an English language newscast. In 2004, when the network reformatted most of its programs, the show became a Filipino language newscast in order to compete with the other networks newscasts.On
October 3 ,2006 , the newscast exchanged timeslots with "Sentro ", the early-evening news program of the network. Since then, Mercado became the sole anchor of the program, and the length of the program has been reduced to 15 minutes from the former 30.In the newscast, many of the reporters report live from the ABC Newsroom and the anchor asks questions and the reporters answer it at the same time give more details.
On August 8, 2008, the program, together with
Sentro aired its final broadcast.News Anchors
* Duds Rivera (1962)
* Bong Lapira (1962-1968)
* Jose Mari Velez† (1968-1972)
* Eric Eloriaga (1992-1999)
* Kathy Tangco-Ong (1992-1998)
* Rod Nepomuceno (1998-1999)
* Janice Pronstroller (1998-1999)
* Amelyn Veloso (1998-2006)
* Tina Monzon-Palma (1992-1998)
* Mike Toledo (1999-2004)
* Cheri Mercado (2006-2008)See also
*
List of Philippine television shows
* ABC News
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