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Bandila (TV program)
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Bandila is an International Emmy-nominated late night news broadcast of ABS-CBN in the Philippines
. The newscast is anchored by Julius Babao
, Karen Davila
, Ces Oreña-Drilon and Boy Abunda
. It is aired Weeknights 11:15 PM–12:00 midnight.
It features long story format about which the Center of Media Freedom and Responsibility stated, Bandila’s strength is its willingness to take a story and explore the various issues surrounding it. In addition, "it takes an issue to another level by adding perspective and analysis to it, thereby providing viewers a journalistic ingredient sorely lacking in many TV reports: context". Such objective causes the reports to be longer than usual.
On November 22, 2010, Bandila started letting viewers send their reactions on each news through Twitter
or Facebook
and later read by the anchors after each news items, thus making Bandila more interactive.
and returned Korina Sanchez to newscasting after nearly two years since she left TV Patrol. She was joined by Ces Oreña-Drilon and Henry Omaga-Diaz as original anchors of the program. During its pilot episode, it broadcast a video of General Danilo Lim
organizing a coup d'état against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
.
Maria Ressa
, then-head of ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs
explained Bandila as "three colors, three stars, three anchors" referring that of the Philippine flag having three colors. On the other hand, Luchi Cruz-Valdez
, head of Current Affairs, said that the title also depicts the news as "banner stories". They also said that they choose three anchors for the late-night newscast as referring to the three stars in the Philippine flag and chooses Sanchez, Omaga-Diaz and Oreña-Drilon as the anchors because they are the three of the most seasoned and experienced broadcast journalist in ABS-CBN.
During this period, Bandila covered the New Year Countdown for 2008 and 2009, after failing to air the 2007 New Year Countdown as New Year's Eve of 2006 fell on Sunday as Bandila airs Monday to Friday.
radio program Tambalang Failon at Sanchez in anticipation of her wedding to Senator Mar Roxas
and his presidential bid for the 2010 Philippine elections, leaving Oreña-Drilon and Omaga-Diaz as the remaining anchors of the program.
Although December 31, 2009 fell on Thursday, Bandila once again failed to air the 2010 New Year Countdown as a separate Countdown broadcast anchored by Bernadette Sembrano
and Jorge Cariño was aired right after the newscast.
's inauguration, on June 30, 2010. This includes the logo, opening billboard and studio setup that will accommodate augmented reality technology. This was also the first time TV Patrol and Bandila shared a common studio set-up.
and Karen Davila
to the late night newscast. Their arrival to the newscast was scheduled to November 8 but it did not took effect as Babao was on a vacation at that time. Instead, Bandila was given a new and enhanced studio set, which was exclusively done for TV Patrol.
On November 22, 2010, Babao and Davila finally arrived the newscast, joining Ces Oreña-Drilon and replacing Omaga-Diaz, who decided to return on field reporting. The same night, the show updated its graphics, opening billboard, and title card.
Sanchez, from being one of the original anchors of the program, was placed in TV Patrol in turn. The addition of Babao and Davila on Bandila falsified the rumor that they will leave ABS-CBN and transfer to a different TV network after being removed from TV Patrol.
Bandila covered the 2011 New Year Countdown Special, with Babao and Davila anchoring it from Luneta Park, Manila
. This was the third time the newscast covered the New Year Countdown; the first two being at the beginning of 2008 and 2009.
On January 7, 2011, Bandila stopped its delayed simulcast over DZMM
and DZMM TeleRadyo
in preparation for the DZMM schedule revamps that occurred three days later, leaving TV Patrol as the only TV program to simulcast on DZMM.
On April 25, 2011, Bandila launched its official webpage as its additional online citizen journalism site.
as one of the anchors, upon which it focuses on entertainment. This result on updating their title cards and a new opening billboard. Another innovation for the newscast is by sending reactions through text messaging. Another addition is the segment Trending Balita, which focuses on different personalities in showbiz and Ikaw Na! where Abunda interviews showbiz personalities.
campaign. The major change in the current format is the addition of interactivity
, which now lets viewers send in their reactions to each news through the use of Facebook
and Twitter
. The chosen reactions are later read by the anchors after each news items. The anchors also survey the people occasionally by asking a question that deals with one of the news stories (e.g. "What are you going to do if you won the lottery?").
and Twitter
. The chosen reactions are later read by the anchors after each news items.
in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and the United States with roughly one day delay.
In Australia, SBS
first aired the program on delay the next morning at 6:50am from Tuesdays to Saturdays, replacing PTV's Teledyaryo
as the Filipino news service on Worldwatch. Bandila was also broadcast on the digital multichannel SBS World News Channel
from Tuesdays to Saturdays on replay at 6:50am, 3:00pm and 9:35pm. It's new timeslot on SBS One/SBSHD is at 8:05am every Tuesday to Saturday with replays at 2:30pm on SBS Two while every Sunday to Monday TV Patrol Weekend is shown.
earned the news program a nomination for the Philippines on the International Emmy Awards spearheaded by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. The newscast is anchored by Julius Babao
Julius Babao
Julius Caesar Concepcion Babao is a Filipino broadcast journalist, radio commentator and former talk show host for the Philippine television station ABS-CBN...
, Karen Davila
Karen Davila
Karen Davila or Kristin Karen Davila in real life is an award-winning broadcast journalist, one of the most-admired TV news personality, Filipina TV Host and News Anchor from ABS-CBN. She is one of the news anchor of Bandila and Headstart with Karen Davila on ANC...
, Ces Oreña-Drilon and Boy Abunda
Boy Abunda
Eugenio "Boy" R. Abunda, Jr. is a Filipino television host, publicist, talent manager and celebrity endorser. He is dubbed as the "King of Talk" in local show business.-Early life:Boy Abunda was born in Borongan City, Eastern Samar...
. It is aired Weeknights 11:15 PM–12:00 midnight.
It features long story format about which the Center of Media Freedom and Responsibility stated, Bandila’s strength is its willingness to take a story and explore the various issues surrounding it. In addition, "it takes an issue to another level by adding perspective and analysis to it, thereby providing viewers a journalistic ingredient sorely lacking in many TV reports: context". Such objective causes the reports to be longer than usual.
On November 22, 2010, Bandila started letting viewers send their reactions on each news through Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
or Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and later read by the anchors after each news items, thus making Bandila more interactive.
Sanchez-Diaz-Drilon era
On July 3, 2006, Bandila replaced ABS-CBN InsiderABS-CBN Insider
ABS-CBN Insider was a late-night news program anchored by Atty. Dong Puno and Ces Oreña-Drilon. The show was aired on ABS-CBN until June 30, 2006 and was replaced by Bandila....
and returned Korina Sanchez to newscasting after nearly two years since she left TV Patrol. She was joined by Ces Oreña-Drilon and Henry Omaga-Diaz as original anchors of the program. During its pilot episode, it broadcast a video of General Danilo Lim
Danilo Lim
Danilo Lim is a retired Filipino brigadier general. He has been incarcerated at the Camp Crame in Quezon City from 2006 to 2010 for rebellion charges and attempted coup d'état...
organizing a coup d'état against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
.
Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa
Maria A. Ressa is a Filipino journalist, and author of Seeds of Terror, a book published by Free Press that contains blow-by-blow account of the hideouts of Al-Qaeda in Asia....
, then-head of ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs
ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs
ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs is the news division of Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. The organization is responsible for the daily news and information gathering of its news programs...
explained Bandila as "three colors, three stars, three anchors" referring that of the Philippine flag having three colors. On the other hand, Luchi Cruz-Valdez
Luchi Cruz-Valdez
Luisita “Luchi” Cruz-Valdez is a Filipino broadcast journalist formerly affiliated with the GMA News and Public Affairs and the ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs...
, head of Current Affairs, said that the title also depicts the news as "banner stories". They also said that they choose three anchors for the late-night newscast as referring to the three stars in the Philippine flag and chooses Sanchez, Omaga-Diaz and Oreña-Drilon as the anchors because they are the three of the most seasoned and experienced broadcast journalist in ABS-CBN.
During this period, Bandila covered the New Year Countdown for 2008 and 2009, after failing to air the 2007 New Year Countdown as New Year's Eve of 2006 fell on Sunday as Bandila airs Monday to Friday.
Diaz-Drilon era
On 8 May 2009, Sanchez took an indefinite leave from Bandila and from her DZMMDZMM
ABS-CBN DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 is the flagship AM station of ABS–CBN Corporation in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave., cor. Mo. Ignacia St., Diliman, Quezon City, while the transmitter is located at F. Navarette St., Obando, Bulacan...
radio program Tambalang Failon at Sanchez in anticipation of her wedding to Senator Mar Roxas
Mar Roxas
Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II is a former Senator of the Philippines. He is the son of former Senator Gerry Roxas, and the grandson of former President Manuel Roxas and industrialist J. Amado Araneta....
and his presidential bid for the 2010 Philippine elections, leaving Oreña-Drilon and Omaga-Diaz as the remaining anchors of the program.
Although December 31, 2009 fell on Thursday, Bandila once again failed to air the 2010 New Year Countdown as a separate Countdown broadcast anchored by Bernadette Sembrano
Bernadette Sembrano
Bernadette Lorraine Palisada Sembrano Aguinaldo also known as Bernadette Sembrano or Ate B is a popular reporter, newscaster and television host in the Philippines...
and Jorge Cariño was aired right after the newscast.
2010 Revamp
A new and improved Bandila was introduced in time for President-elect Noynoy AquinoBenigno Aquino III
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III , also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010....
's inauguration, on June 30, 2010. This includes the logo, opening billboard and studio setup that will accommodate augmented reality technology. This was also the first time TV Patrol and Bandila shared a common studio set-up.
Babao-Davila-Drilon era
On November 3, 2010, ABS-CBN announced the appointment of outgoing TV Patrol anchors Julius BabaoJulius Babao
Julius Caesar Concepcion Babao is a Filipino broadcast journalist, radio commentator and former talk show host for the Philippine television station ABS-CBN...
and Karen Davila
Karen Davila
Karen Davila or Kristin Karen Davila in real life is an award-winning broadcast journalist, one of the most-admired TV news personality, Filipina TV Host and News Anchor from ABS-CBN. She is one of the news anchor of Bandila and Headstart with Karen Davila on ANC...
to the late night newscast. Their arrival to the newscast was scheduled to November 8 but it did not took effect as Babao was on a vacation at that time. Instead, Bandila was given a new and enhanced studio set, which was exclusively done for TV Patrol.
On November 22, 2010, Babao and Davila finally arrived the newscast, joining Ces Oreña-Drilon and replacing Omaga-Diaz, who decided to return on field reporting. The same night, the show updated its graphics, opening billboard, and title card.
Sanchez, from being one of the original anchors of the program, was placed in TV Patrol in turn. The addition of Babao and Davila on Bandila falsified the rumor that they will leave ABS-CBN and transfer to a different TV network after being removed from TV Patrol.
Bandila covered the 2011 New Year Countdown Special, with Babao and Davila anchoring it from Luneta Park, Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. This was the third time the newscast covered the New Year Countdown; the first two being at the beginning of 2008 and 2009.
On January 7, 2011, Bandila stopped its delayed simulcast over DZMM
DZMM
ABS-CBN DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 is the flagship AM station of ABS–CBN Corporation in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave., cor. Mo. Ignacia St., Diliman, Quezon City, while the transmitter is located at F. Navarette St., Obando, Bulacan...
and DZMM TeleRadyo
DZMM TeleRadyo
ABS-CBN DZMM TeleRadyo is a cable TV channel broadcasting a simulcast of ABS-CBN's flagship AM radio station DZMM, as well as a live video feed of the radio booth itself...
in preparation for the DZMM schedule revamps that occurred three days later, leaving TV Patrol as the only TV program to simulcast on DZMM.
On April 25, 2011, Bandila launched its official webpage as its additional online citizen journalism site.
Babao-Davila-Drilon-Abunda era
On October 3, 2011, Bandila moved earlier timeslot with the addition of Boy AbundaBoy Abunda
Eugenio "Boy" R. Abunda, Jr. is a Filipino television host, publicist, talent manager and celebrity endorser. He is dubbed as the "King of Talk" in local show business.-Early life:Boy Abunda was born in Borongan City, Eastern Samar...
as one of the anchors, upon which it focuses on entertainment. This result on updating their title cards and a new opening billboard. Another innovation for the newscast is by sending reactions through text messaging. Another addition is the segment Trending Balita, which focuses on different personalities in showbiz and Ikaw Na! where Abunda interviews showbiz personalities.
Original Format
The original format of Bandila features Sanchez situated in the news studio, while Drilon and Diaz situating in the newsroom. The program starts with the segment "Mga Balitang Bumabandila" (lit. Banner News) that discusses the top stories of the day. Usually, Sanchez would start the program by saying "Sa mga balitang bumabandila" (lit. For the banner news). This tagline was used by Drilon upon departure of Sanchez in 2009 and this continued until 2010, after which, Julius Babao would said it at the start of the newscast. In 2011, that tagline would only be said upon the start of headlines. Other segments include "Patok!" (lit. Popular) that sets aside serious news and discusses other features and news that do not deal with politics and public affairs on a lighter note.2010 Format
The addition of Babao and Davila on the program has seen some minor changes to the graphics, title cards, and opening billboard. They also added a desk which allows better interaction shots and more discussions especially now that the newscast strengthens their citizen journalismCitizen journalism
Citizen journalism is the concept of members of the public "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information," according to the seminal 2003 report We Media: How Audiences are Shaping the Future of News and Information...
campaign. The major change in the current format is the addition of interactivity
Interactivity
In the fields of information science, communication, and industrial design, there is debate over the meaning of interactivity. In the "contingency view" of interactivity, there are three levels:...
, which now lets viewers send in their reactions to each news through the use of Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
. The chosen reactions are later read by the anchors after each news items. The anchors also survey the people occasionally by asking a question that deals with one of the news stories (e.g. "What are you going to do if you won the lottery?").
Current Format
The addition of Abunda on the program has seen some minor changes to the graphics, title cards, and opening billboard. They also added another desk separate from the desk used by three anchors. The major change in the current format is the addition of sending their reaction through text messaging also through FacebookFacebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
. The chosen reactions are later read by the anchors after each news items.
Current
- Julius BabaoJulius BabaoJulius Caesar Concepcion Babao is a Filipino broadcast journalist, radio commentator and former talk show host for the Philippine television station ABS-CBN...
(2010–present) - Karen DavilaKaren DavilaKaren Davila or Kristin Karen Davila in real life is an award-winning broadcast journalist, one of the most-admired TV news personality, Filipina TV Host and News Anchor from ABS-CBN. She is one of the news anchor of Bandila and Headstart with Karen Davila on ANC...
(2010–present) - Ces Oreña-Drilon (2006–present)
- Boy AbundaBoy AbundaEugenio "Boy" R. Abunda, Jr. is a Filipino television host, publicist, talent manager and celebrity endorser. He is dubbed as the "King of Talk" in local show business.-Early life:Boy Abunda was born in Borongan City, Eastern Samar...
(2011-present)
Former anchors
- Korina SanchezKorina SanchezKorina Maria Sanchez-Roxas is a Filipina broadcast journalist, TV host and commercial endorser.-Early life:Korina Sanchez was born on October 5, 1964 in Hong Kong. Her father, Ramon P. Sanchez, Sr. , was the General Manager of then Hong Kong landmark, Ambassador Hotel. She is the only girl of Ramon...
(2006–2009) - Henry Omaga-DiazHenry Omaga-DiazHenry Omaga-Diaz is a Filipino journalist, news anchor, and radio newscaster and commentator working for ABS-CBN. He is a former news anchor of Bandila from 2006 to 2010 and TV Patrol from 2001 to 2003 as weekday anchor and 2004 to 2006 as its weekend anchor...
(2006–2010)
International Broadcasts
The program airs on The Filipino Channel (TFC)The Filipino Channel
The Filipino Channel is an international television station owned by the Philippine-based multimedia conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is currently available in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and the United States. It has over two million subscribers in these...
in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and the United States with roughly one day delay.
In Australia, SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
first aired the program on delay the next morning at 6:50am from Tuesdays to Saturdays, replacing PTV's Teledyaryo
Teledyaryo
Teledyaryo is the flagship newscast of People's Television Network in the Philippines...
as the Filipino news service on Worldwatch. Bandila was also broadcast on the digital multichannel SBS World News Channel
SBS World News Channel
The SBS World News Channel was an Australian television channel broadcast by SBS Television that launched on 12 June 2002. The channel, that used to be only available to digital television viewers in Australia, was the first digital-only multi-channel for the Special Broadcasting Service...
from Tuesdays to Saturdays on replay at 6:50am, 3:00pm and 9:35pm. It's new timeslot on SBS One/SBSHD is at 8:05am every Tuesday to Saturday with replays at 2:30pm on SBS Two while every Sunday to Monday TV Patrol Weekend is shown.
Awards and citations
Bandilas coverage of the Subic Rape CaseSubic rape case
The Subic rape case, officially known as People of the Philippines vs. Chad Carpentier, Dominic Duplantis, Keith Silkwood, and Daniel Smith, was a criminal case in the Philippines involving a Filipina and four US Marines...
earned the news program a nomination for the Philippines on the International Emmy Awards spearheaded by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
- Henry Omaga Diaz was awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Media Personalities by International Media Associates Inc. (IMAI) last November 29, 2006.
- Korina Sanchez was also included as one of the Most Well-Liked Female Personalities in the Anak TV Seal Awards 2006. In 2007, she was recognized in the same category, but she became number one among ten most well-liked female TV Personalities.
- Bandila earned for the Philippines its first ever nomination for an International Emmy Award for their report "The Subic Rape Case Promulgation". It was the first time that entry from the Philippines became a finalist on the award giving body. It became one of the four nominees in the News category out of the eight semi-finalists. Incidentally, TV Patrol WorldTV Patrol WorldTV Patrol is the flagship national network news broadcast of ABS-CBN in the Philippines. It is aired Monday to Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Saturdays from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sundays from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m....
, the primetime news program of ABS-CBN, was also chosen as one of the eight semi-finalists for the news category. - Bandila was awarded a Golden Dove Award for Best News Program during the 16th KBP Golden Dove Awards. Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas was established by the broadcast media practitioners to regulate the industry and elevate standards, promote social change, help disseminate government information, strengthen trade ties with the advertising industry, and promote the public welfare.
- Bandila won Best News Program category in the recent 2007 21st STAR Awards for TV.
- Bandila was hailed as the Best News Program during the 2007 Asian Television AwardsAsian Television AwardsThe Asian Television Awards is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, the Awards draws about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air TV stations and pay-TV...
, featuring their news coverage of the Subic Rape Case Promulgation - Bandila was again awarded with a Golden Dove Award for Best News Program during the 19th KBP (Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas) Golden Dove Awards last November 25, 2010.
- Henry Omaga-Diaz was awarded with a Golden Dove Award as the "Best TV newscaster" during the 19th KBP Golden Dove Awards last November 25, 2010.
See also
- List of Philippine television shows
- ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
- ABS-CBN News ChannelABS-CBN News ChannelABS-CBN News Channel or better known as ANC is the Philippines first 24-hour news channel broadcasting both in cable television domestically and in satellite television internationally via The Filipino Channel, owned and operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation under its ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs...
- TV Patrol
- Iba-BalitaIba-BalitaIba-Balita is the first Filipino-language newscast of Studio 23 in the Philippines . It is produced by ABS-CBN Corporation through ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs...
- The World TonightThe World Tonight (ABS-CBN)The World Tonight is an English-language newscast of ABS-CBN. It is anchored by Angelo Castro, Jr. And Tina Monzon-Palma on weekdays, and by Gigi Grande on Saturdays and Ron Cruz on Sundays.-Airing history:...