Title card from 2024, based on the 2022 TV Patrol logo
GB Patrol is one of the current segments of the kiddie comedy show, Goin' Bulilit.
The segment is a spoof and parody of ABS-CBN News flagship program, TV Patrol. An alternate version of the segment, GB Patrol Express, is a parody of TV Patrol's condensed version, TV Patrol Express.
Cast[]
Anchors[]
- Nonie de Castro (portrayed by Jeremiah Cruz; parody of Noli de Castro)
- Bernaliit Sembrano (portrayed by Erin Rose Espiritu; parody of Bernadette Sembrano)
- Karmen Davila (portrayed by Kylie Samson; parody of Karen Davila)
- Alvin Amoychico (portrayed by Sean John Bialoglovski; parody of Alvin Elchico)
Segment anchors[]
- Ariel Row One (portrayed by Argus Aspiras; parody of Ariel Rojas)
Reporters[]
- Niko Bawang (portrayed by Jaze Capili; parody of Niko Baua)
- Joyce Balanshoo (portrayed by Sebreenika Santos; parody of Joyce Balancio)
- Jeep Canoy (portrayed by Jordan Lim; parody of Jeff Canoy)[N 1]
- Dehins Dinsay (portrayed by Alessandra Co; parody of Denice Dinsay)[N 1]
- Doris Dragonia (portrayed by Rifa Amantonding; parody of Doris Bigornia)
- MJ Filipit (portrayed by ____; parody of MJ Felipe)
- Zenzen Hernandez (portrayed by Imogen Cantong; parody of Zen Hernandez)
- Shirley Ann Torres (portrayed by Kulot Caponpon; parody of Sherrie Ann Torres)
- Ganiel Krushniya (portrayed by ____; parody of Ganiel Krishnan)
- ____ (portrayed by ____; parody of Gretchen Fullido)
Former anchors and reporters[]
Except for Hinri Umaga Diaz and Alvin Elchika, these characters appeared on the original iteration of the segment on the original run of Goin' Bulilit.
- Ted Failon variants:
- Wanted Failon (portrayed by Izzy Canillo)
- Ted Fainom (portrayed by Izzy Canillo)
- Haunted Failon (portrayed by Izzy Canillo)
- Noli de Castro variants:
- Lonely Boy de Castro (portrayed by Bugoy Cariño)
- Only Boy de Castro (portrayed by JB Agustin)
- Noli Boy de Caster (portrayed by JB Agustin)
- Bernadette Sombrano variants:
- Bernadette Imbyerna (portrayed by Mutya Orquia)
- Bernadette Soprano (portrayed by ____)
- Bernadette Sumbrero (portrayed by ____)
- Korina Sunkiss (portrayed by Casey da Silva; parody of Korina Sanchez)
- Inzane Hernandez (portrayed by ____; parody of Zen Hernandez)
- Atom Iraulo (portrayed by ____; parody of Atom Araullo)
- Ang-Tiny Taverna (portrayed by ____; parody of Anthony Taberna)
- Hinri Umaga Diaz (portrayed by Sean John Bialoglovski; parody of Henry Omaga-Diaz)
- Alvin Elchika (portrayed by ____; parody of Alvin Elchico)
Trivia[]
- The segment is inspired by numerous comedy shows that satirizes news programs such as Banana Split, IBC's Sic O'Clock News, and GMA's Bubble Gang (notably 4 Oras (itself a parody of 24 Oras) and Balitang News).
- When Goin' Bulilit returned in 2024, GB Patrol became a pre-programming segment for TV Patrol, albeit in a spoofed format.
- Additionally, the show is also aired on weekdays after TV Patrol Express which is a 15-minute edition of the news program.
- There are other iterations of GB Patrol prior to the 2024 revival, such as Maybe Patrol.
- There are facts of the names of characters:
- Jeep Canoy - a pun to a jeepney (often shorted to just "jeep") and Jeff Canoy.
- Niko Bawang - Niko Baua's surname replaced with a Filipino term for garlic.
- Alvin Elchika - the "co" in Alvin Elchico's surname replaced with "ka", referencing to the word "chika", a Filipino term for a gossip.
- The character's name is also used by one of Ogie Alcasid's characters in TV5's Tropa Mo Ko Unli.
- Ganiel Krushniya - has the surname of Ganiel Krishnan replaced with the term "crush niya" (albeit non-spaced and the letter C replaced with K), meaning her "crush". In addition, the character's surname may be a pun to Chechnya (one of republics in Russia) and the surname of former premier of then-Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev.
- Lonely Boy de Castro and Only Boy de Castro, all are variants of Noli de Castro, might be a reference to de Castro being the solo anchor of TV Patrol between 1996 and 2001.
- Korina Sunkiss - Korina Sanchez's surname replaced with the phrase "sun kiss", albeit non-spaced to read "sunkiss".
- Bernadette Soprano - Bernadette Sembrano's surname replaced with a type of a classical singing voice.
- This may be a reference to Sembrano being a singer and songwriter which happened in 2020 when she co-wrote the theme song of Ang sa Iyo ay Akin, and even releasing her own songs as well.
- Inzane Hernandez - first name of Zen Hernandez replaced with the word "insane", with the letter S on it replaced with the letter Z to read "inzane".