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CNN Philippines Balitaan

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Philippines

How it feels

This was the midday flagship newscast of CNN Philippines. It presented news headlines and updates in Filipino. Pinky Webb anchored the weekday broadcast.

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What happens

CNN Philippines Balitaan Kasama si Pinky Webb (simply "Balitaan" (lit. News)) was the flagship Filipino language noontime newscast of CNN Philippines. The program remake of the 2013 Philippine television newscasts of the same title aired on PTV. It aired from April 4, 2016 to January 26, 2024, replacing CNN Philippines Newsroom: Afternoon Edition and was replaced by Eat Bulaga! which returned to the RPN's noontime timeslot after nearly 35 years, and Frontline Express on RPTV's noontime timeslot. The newscasts aired on weekdays at 12:00 NN PST and is anchored by Pinky Webb. The newscast aired its last broadcast on January 26, 2024, as CNN Philippines ceased live news operations on the morning of January 29 ahead of its announced closure on January 31. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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