"Magandang gabi, bayan" is a line said during ABS-CBN's flagship newscast TV Patrol by longtime anchor Noli de Castro.
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The line is said by Noli de Castro from 1987 to 2001. After his departure, the line was said by Korina Sanchez until 2004.
In 2004, during the TV Patrol World era, instead of "Magandang gabi, bayan", the anchors say: "Magandang gabi Pilipinas. Kami ang mga patrol ng Pilipino, nagbabalita at naglilingkod sa inyo saan man sa mundo." Similarly, during the end of the newscast, they say: "At 'yan ang mga balitang nakalap sa aming mas malawak na pagpapatrol. Kami ang inyong patrol ng Pilipino, naglilingkod sa inyo saan man sa mundo."
The opening and closing lines were intact during the first few months back as TV Patrol in 2010 until November, where Korina Sanchez and Noli de Castro replace Karen Davila and Julius Babao. At this point, the "Maganadang gabi, bayan" opening line was returned. As a result, the closing spiels were altered to: "At 'yan ang mga balitang nakalap sa aming mas malawak na pagpapatrol. Kami ang mga patrol ng Pilipino, hanggang bukas/sa Lunes. Maraming salamat at magandang gabi, bayan."
In 2014, the closing spiels were changed a few times until de Castro's departure in 2021, where they have been changed to: "At 'yan ang mga balitang binantayan namin para po sa inyo. Ako po si Karen Davila. Ako po si Bernadette Sembrano, nandito kami para sa inyo, saan man sa mundo. Anumang hamon, anumang panahon, tapat kaming maglilingkod sa inyo. Ako po si Henry Omaga-Diaz, maraming-maraming salamat at magandang gabi." This time, the anchors now mention their names, like other networks. However, the opening line "Magandang gabi, bayan" is still being said by Henry Omaga-Diaz or other anchors.
The line was restored in 2023, during the four-anchors era, with the closing spiels going as: "At 'yan ang mga balitang binantayan namin para po sa inyo. Ako po si Karen Davila. Ako po si Bernadette Sembrano, nandito kami para sa inyo, saan man sa mundo. Anumang hamon, anumang panahon, tapat kaming maglilingkod sa inyo. Ako po si Henry Omaga-Diaz. At ako naman po ang iyong Kabayan si Noli de Castro, maraming salamat at magandang gabi, bayan." On February 28, de Castro delayed his closing lines after the other anchors kept laughing while saying their lines.