Media High Life - Philippines

Feb 1996
Rough, raw and competitive - that's journalism in The Philippines.

TV Patrol, the most popular Programme leads the way with sensational stories and starstruck scandals. Imelda Marcos, overthrown a decade ago, is now a big Filipino personality. She even cracks jokes about her shoes. Chris Aquino, daughter of Cory, is Manila's answer to Oprah Winfrey. Much to her mother's disgust, she delights her audience with a kiss and make up session with Marcos's son, Bong Bong. Father Jim Reuter and journalist Sheila Coronel are among the few dissenting voices who call for a more responsible media. But with its new found freedom, it looks like the media will continue to rebel for some time yet.

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[gurimrippa]

@edwinmichaelquiboloy Lian is a phony. He makes ridiculous claims on almost every PHL news file here on YT. I don't know where his imagination is taking him.

[eriche143]

democracy in the Philippines after Marcos is overused,misused and underused.media is overusing their freedom of speech

[papapoopoobear]

@eriche143 so bring back martial law and shut the mouths of the people who want to speak up? Have fun when that happens again. You will never be able to do what you're doing now.

[lianlaspinas]

Kata Inocencio replaces Mel Tiangco, on January 30, 1995

[lianlaspinas]

On March 4, 1996, the newscast adopted Gari Communications' Allegro from KPIX-TV, a CBS-owned TV station in San Francisco, California as the main theme for TV Patrol introduced.

[lianlaspinas]

and becoming the first solo anchor on a newscast on the Philippine television and the newscast has a new set, new OBB and theme music

[shobielim]

On April 1, 1996 not January 20, 1997, De Castro was became sole anchor of the newscast after Tiangco suspended to the newscast and by the ABS-CBN employees.

[lianlaspinas]

@gurimrippa its GUS ABELGAS

[lianlaspinas]

On January 20, 1997, de Castro became the sole anchor, with new graphics (blue/yellow)

[lianlaspinas]

On March 4, 1996, TV Patrol introdued the Allegro theme as the third theme music, originally on KPIX-TV, a CBS owned and operated station in San Francisco, California