News Patrol


News Patrol is a hourly news bulletin of ABS-CBN which replaced ABS-CBN News Advisory. The news bulletin was suspended on May 5, 2020 after ABS-CBN was forced to cease and desist its free TV broadcasting operations given by the order of the NTC. On May 8, 2020, News Patrol continued broadcast on cable channels TeleRadyo, ANC, Cine Mo!, TFC, online via ABS-CBN News' website, Facebook, YouTube and iWant. It also served as the main newscast for Kapamilya Channel until it was replaced by a TV Patrol simulcast.

Airing history

As an hourly news bulletin

News Patrol premiered in 2004 as a news bulletin of the morning show Magandang Umaga Bayan. The news bulletin was reformatted into ABS-CBN's news bulletin, replacing ABS-CBN News Advisory on September 5, 2005.
In 2006, it became the first Philippine news program to broadcast the victory of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition.
On April 1, 2018, News Patrol switched to high definition format.
On April 9, 2020, News Patrol aired its special coverage of the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic during the Paschal Triduum as an evening newscast.
On May 5, 2020, News Patrol aired its last bulletin on ABS-CBN and was suspended after the network was forced to cease and desist its free TV broadcasting operations given by the order of the NTC.
On May 8, 2020, the news bulletin was migrated to TeleRadyo, ANC, Cine Mo!, The Filipino Channel, and social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and iWant. Some regional newscasts also began to air live on their respective Facebook pages the following day.

As a primetime newscast

On June 15, 2020, News Patrol began to air as a temporary 30-minute primetime newscast for Kapamilya Channel instead of airing the 2 hour newscast TV Patrol which airs on ANC, TeleRadyo and Cine Mo!, with the newscast was aired from the ABS-CBN Newsroom Studios until July 24, 2020, wherein the newscast will be replaced by TV Patrol and it’s weekend counterpart. ANC and S+A news presenter Denice Dinsay anchored the primetime newscast. However, the primetime newscast ended shortly on July 24 as TV Patrol will begin its broadcast on Kapamilya Channel and migrated as an hourly news bulletin on July 27.

Regional editions

Currently aired