TV Patrol Central Visayas (also abbreviated as TVPCV; formerly TV Patrol Cebu) was a regional version of TV Patrol of ABS-CBN Regional in Central Visayas (Region 7/VII) aired on ABS-CBN Cebu. It was the most watched news program in Metro Cebu and Central Visayas as well as in Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor. It was also seen on ABS-CBN TV-9 Bohol and ABS-CBN TV-12 Dumaguete and on radio through DYAB Radyo Patrol 1512 Cebu and MOR 97.1 Cebu.
The program delivers news headlines about the current events in Central Visayas. It used to be aired live daily from the ABS-CBN Broadcast Complex in Jagobiao, Mandaue, Cebu at 5:00 PM, from Monday to Friday.
After the non-renewal of ABS-CBN's broadcast franchise, TVPCV aired its newscast via its official Facebook page, ABS-CBN Regional's YouTube channel and iWant until August 28, 2020, where it ended following a series of retrenchment by ABS-CBN due to the denial of the broadcast franchise. Leo Lastimosa served as it's final anchor.
History[]
As TV Patrol Cebu[]
TV Patrol Cebu premiered on August 29, 1988 with Titus Borromeo as the first anchor of the regional newscast, making it to be the first and the longest-running regional edition TV Patrol. Since its launch, it has had covered stories raging from natural disasters, man-made disasters, religion conflicts, tribal conflicts, political controversies, social issues and crime stories that are in Cebuano, initially covering all of Metro Cebu and later bringing all the latest news and issues from all over the province. On December 12, 1988, the program changed timeslots, broadcasting at 5:30pm from its original 6:00pm broadcast, giving way to the satellite broadcasts of TV Patrol from Channel 2 Metro Manila. By January 1989, satellite broadcasts to other parts of the Visayas with Cebuano-speaking communities finally expanded the reach of the telecast. On August 14, 1989, Dante Luzon, Robinson Yap and Nanette Tapayan debuted as the new anchors, together with Borromeo, bringing it in line with the then national 4-anchor format.
Bingo Gonzales was later appointed anchor in 1991 to replace Yap, who retired from anchoring duties that year. In 1995, Borromeo left as he was then reassigned as part of the news team of ABS-CBN Dumaguete and appointed to lead the local TV Patrol telecast for Negros Oriental, which has a large Cebuano-speaking population and was then replaced by Shella Gallardo. In July 1, 1996, Cedric Abaigar has the new hired reporter and current relief anchor and May 11, 1997, Haide Acuña replaced Gallardo in the anchor's chair.
On June 15, 1998, former RPN NewsWatch anchor Harry Gasser replaced Luzon. Acuña later left the anchor role, leaving Harry to lead the newscast into the beginning of the 21st century as a solo presenter. By 1998, the launch of TV Patrol Eastern Visayas (then TV Patrol Tacloban) had already limited the coverage of the newscast to the Cebuano speaking viewers in the provinces of Cebu, Bohol and Siquijor.
As TV Patrol Dumaguete (1995–2006)[]
On August 14, 1995, ABS-CBN Dumaguete became an originating station along with the launching of TV Patrol Dumaguete, with Cebu veteran newscaster Titus Borromeo as its first presenter, bringing news stories from the Cebuano-speaking province of Negros Oriental.
As TV Patrol Central Visayas (2000-2020)[]
On July 3, 2000, TV Patrol Cebu was relaunched as TV Patrol Central Visayas with Gasser and Ina Reformina. The newscast continues to earn local and national awards, including the Catholic Mass Media Awards. On October 19, 2001, Gasser left the newscast and was replaced by Luzon. This was also the beginning of its radio simulcast on the network's regional radio station DYAB Radyo Patrol Cebu 1512 kHz. On July 14, 2003 Luzon left the show and was replaced with Leo Lastimosa as an anchor of the newscast and was rejoined by Acuña in 2004, three years later, and on January 2, 2006, with the final telecast of TV Patrol Dumaguete the year before, it began to be broadcast on ABS-CBN's Dumaguete station as well with reporters based in the city and all over Negros Oriental, as well as in Bohol.
In 2008, TV Patrol Central Visayas celebrated 20 years of public service to Region 7. It has covered news events like events around the administration Cebu's political families (Osmeña, Garcia & Rama). Peace and order situations in far-flung towns and cities outside Cebu City. Events that were on national scale: the 1989 nationwide coup, the 1991 Ormoc floods caused by Tropical Storm Thelma (Uring), the 1997 Chiong sisters case, the 2004 Presidential Inauguration in Cebu, The 2005 Bohol cassava cake poisoning, the 2006 Southern Leyte mudslide and the 2007 ASEAN Summit.
In 2013, Acuña had left the newscast, leaving Lastimosa as the sole anchor. Also in the same year, TV Patrol Central Visayas celebrated its 25th anniversary. The newscast updated their graphics, OBB, studio set and video and audio packages. It's logo changed to silver, to mark its silver anniversary.
In August 2016, TV Patrol Central Visayas updated their logo, graphics (with the font of the lower thirds and ticker now with Gotham) and video packages (except for Police Patrol, Eco Patrol and Campus Patrol, which is made by its in-house graphics artists), now matching the national TV Patrol. This was the second regional TV Patrol newscast to update its graphics and exactly match the new graphics to the national newscast next to TV Patrol Socsksargen (later merged with TV Patrol South Central Mindanao) on the 8th of the same month.
From February 6 to March 27, 2017, the newscast was situated outside the ABS-CBN Broadcast Complex as the main studio underwent renovations.
On March 28, 2017, TV Patrol Central Visayas began broadcasting in a newly renovated set, which includes Augmented Reality and a large wall with the logo of the said newscast.
On June 1, 2017, the newscast began airing on MOR 97.1 besides airing on DYAB Radyo Patrol 1512, becoming the first TV Patrol Regional newscast to simulcast on both a Radyo Patrol and an MOR station. It marked its 30th year in 2018.
The newscast temporarily suspended airings for the second time from May 5 until May 7, 2020, as a result of the cease and desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to stop the broadcasting operations of ABS-CBN, but the newscast resumed on May 8, 2020 via Facebook's live streaming platform Facebook Live and YouTube.
The newscast aired its final episode on August 28, 2020 (a day before what would have been the 32nd anniversary of the newscast) as a result of retrenchments after bills for the renewal of ABS-CBN's franchise was denied by the Congress of the Philippines.
Personalities[]
The final anchors and reporters are marked/highlighted in bold. Those highlighted in bold with underline are currently staying with ABS-CBN News as one of regional correspondents.
Anchors[]
Main anchors[]
- Dante Luzon (1989–1998, 2001–2003)
- Haide Acuña (1997–1999, 2004–2013)
- Harry Gasser (1998–2001) †
- Ina Reformina (2000–2002)
- Leo Lastimosa (2003–2020)
- Shella Gallardo (1995-1997)
- Titus Borromeo (1988–1995)
Segment anchors[]
- Phoebe Fernandez (Star Patrol anchor)
Reporters and staff[]
- Annie Perez
- Aiza Layague
- Bingo Gonzales
- Bob Malazarte
- Carine Asutilla-Lapid - executive producer and director
- Carmi Cavanlit
- Cathy Gabronino
- Cedric Abaigar
- Donna Lavares
- DX Lapid
- Edgar Escalante
- Filsan Lamberang
- Gil Denuro
- Jesse Atienza
- Joworski Alipon - headlines voice over and relief anchor for Lastimosa
- Joy Montero
- Jude Torres
- Jun Tariman
- Junrey Nadela
- Juve Villar
- Kara Mae Noveda
- Kim Quilinguing
- Leleth Rumaguera
- Liza Cabrera
- Marlon Bellita
- Nancy Bacalso-Ferrer
- Nanette Tapayan
- Noemi King
- Rachelle Dangin
- Ramil Ayuman
- Reno Tallada
- Rico Lucena
- RJ Leduna (now a spokesperson of SM City Cebu)
- Robinson Yap
- Rosemarie Holganza-Borromeo
- Sharon Evite-Carangue
- Vera Leigh Lasam
- Vicky Hermosisima
- Vilma Andales - executive producer, Cebu news desk editor, director and relief anchor for Lastimosa
Segments[]
- Ronda (Police Reports)
- Sports Patrol (Sports News)
- Halad sa Kapamilya (Public Service)
- Star Patrol (Showbiz News)
- Eco Patrol (Environmental News)
- Maayong Balita (Good News)
- Campus Patrol (School News)
- Choose Philippines (Travel/Tourism News)