Ulat Bayan

Ulat Bayan () is the flagship national primetime newscast of PTV, Originally anchored by Aljo Bendijo and Catherine Vital, it premiered on July 10, 2017, replacing PTV News and was replaced by the weekday edition of PTV News. The newscasts will be back on September 7, 2020, replacing the weekday edition of PTV News. The newscast airs from Monday to Friday at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (PST). and Saturday and Sundays from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (PST) and is streamed live on the network's Facebook and YouTube pages with simulcast  on IBC on weekends. It is also heard on Radyo Pilipinas 738. The weeknight edition newscasts is now anchored by Bendijo, Diane Querrer and Maan Macapagal currently serves as the main anchors, Previous the anchors include Vital, Erwin Tulfo, Alex Santos, Gani Oro and Audrey Gorriceta. The weekend editions, meanwhile, is now anchored by Dominic Almelor serves as the sole anchor, Previous anchors include Rocky Ignacio, Ralph Obina, Joseph Parafina, Marita Moaje, Eunice Samonte, Sweeden Velado-Ramirez, Ceasar Soriano, Juliet Caranguian,  Joee Guilas, Chi Atienza-Valdepeñas and PTV News Correspondents are Mela Lesmoras, Kenneth Paciente, Daniel Manalastas and Allan Francisco.

History

2017: Bendijo and Vital era
Ulat Bayan started airing as a daily primetime newscast on July 10, 2017, replacing PTV News, as part of programming changes brought about by the relaunch of PTV on June 28, 2017. PTV News holdover Aljo Bendijo was joined by Catherine Vital  (from the late-night edition) first served as a anchors, joining the segment anchors are Ice Martinez-Pajarillo and Angel Atienza. Roughly after two months, the weekday edition was axed and reverted to PTV News, with anchoring changes also made in the chair. Erwin Tulfo and Diane Querrer began anchoring the relaunched PTV News, while Ulat Bayan became a weekend newscast which aired on Saturdays and Sundays from 6:00 to 7:00 PM PST and with the Sunday edition being replayed every Monday from 6:00 to 7:00 AM PST. It was also simulcasted on government radio network Radyo Pilipinas.

The weekend editions, will premiered on July 15, 2017, at 6:00pm to 7:00pm,  replacing PTV News: Weekend edition, Originally anchored by Rocky Ignacio and Ralph Obina for Saturday editions and Joseph Parafina and Marita Moaje for Sunday editions, Previously the anchors including Caesar Soriano, Juliet Caranguian, Joee Guilas, Chi Atienza-Valdepeñas and rotation of PTV News Senior Correspondents

2020-21: Power 4
It was slated to air again on weekday evenings beginning August 12, 2020, but was put on hold after COVID-19 infections in the People's Television Network, as well as disinfection procedures. This delayed the relaunch to almost a month, with the new Ulat Bayan plugs was teasing by Erwin Tulfo together with Aljo Bendijo, Diane Querrer and Alex Santos was airing before September 7.

On its debut episode, Ulat Bayan, alongside new morning show Rise and Shine Pilipinas, afternoon newscast Sentro Balita, PTV Balita Ngayon and late-night newscast PTV News Tonight, transferred to a revamped Studio B, while updating its graphics, theme music, and title card, leaving PTV Studio A for use of the network's other programs including its public service program, Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH and Digong 8888 Hotline. In addition, it adopted 
new presenter format of four main presenters (as opposed to one or two to three presenters on other networks' news broadcasts), at the mirroring competitor TV Patrol on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Channel which adopted the four-presenter format in its broadcasts from 1987 to 1996 and again on January 9, 2023.

On April 5, 2021, Bendijo who left the show to contentrated a weekday morning program Rise and Shine Pilipinas. leaving Tulfo, Querrer and Santos serves as main anchors.

From May 21 to July 16, 2021, Tulfo was on self-quarantine, Given to Sentro Balita anchor Gani Oro serves as the Weeknight Co-Anchor along with Santos and  Querrer, due to the reimposed enhanced community quarantine caused by the surge of COVID-19 cases in the Greater Manila Area as well as a full bed capacity in different Hospitals that started on March 17, 2021. Tulfo returning anchor to the Studio on July 19, 2021. Bendijo also returned to Ulat Bayan beginning October 29, 2021 as rejoins also Tulfo, Querrer and Santos.

Santos, Bendijo, Tulfo, Oro, Ignacio, Guilas, Atienza-Valdepeñas and PTV Correspondents departure
On December 22, 2021, Alex Santos who left also the newscast as he moves to Net 25 as rehost for Responde and anchoring for Mata ng Agila. He was replaced by Audrey Gorriceta, as rejoins Querrer by December 23, 2021. On July 8, 2022, Aljo Bendijo who left the newscast, and were moved to, and as host for Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH and anchoring for Sentro Balita, Erwin Tulfo bid farewell the newscast, to concentrate on campaigning for ACT-CIS Partylist where he is the chairman and his brother Raffy who ran for senator at the 2022 elections. Maan Macapagal served as Tulfo's replacement since March 21, 2022 and Gani Oro becaming the newscast of Ulat Bayan on June 1, 2022 replacing Gorriceta held until June 30, 2022. On July 11, 2022, Gorriceta returned to Ulat Bayan as rejoins Querrer and Macapagal replacing Bendijo and also Oro. However that  Rocky Ignacio who left the newscast on June 25, 2022, Joee Guilas who left the newscast on April 1, 2023 and also Chi Atienza-Valdepeñas, Mela Lesmoras, Daniel Manalastas, Allan Francisco and Kenneth Paciente who left also the newscast on July 29 and 30 2023, he was replaced by Dominic Almelor on August 5, 2023.
 
On August 22, 2023, Aljo Bendijo once again returned to Ulat Bayan, replacing Gorriceta, as rejoined also Querrer and Macapagal. Bill Velasco with Meg Siozon and Shiela Salaysay became as PTV Sports segment anchor on September 11, 2023.

Anchors

Current anchors
 Weekday editions
Aljo Bendijo (2017, 2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2023–present)
Diane Querrer (2020–present)
Maan Macapagal (2022–present)
 Segment hosts
Bill Velasco (Ulat Sports) (2023–present)
Meg Siozon (Ulat Sports) (2017, 2023–present)
Shiela Salaysay (Ulat Sports) (2023–present)

Weekend editions 
Dominic Almelor (2023–present)
Segment hosts
Karlo Nograles (CSC in Action) (2023–present)

Former anchors
Weekday editions 
Erwin Tulfo (2020–2021)
Alex Santos (2020–2021, moved to Net 25)
Catherine Vital (2017)
Gani Oro (2022, relief anchor for Tulfo or Bendijo)
Audrey Gorriceta (2021–2022, 2022–2023, now returning to Sentro Balita)

Weekend editions 
Rocky Ignacio (Saturday anchor, 2017–2022)
Joee Guilas  (Saturday anchor, 2020–2023)
Chi Atienza-Valdepeñas (Saturday anchor, 2022–2023)
Ralph Obina (Saturday anchor, 2017–2019, moved to GMA's, DZBB)
Ceasar Soriano  (Saturday and Sunday anchor, 2019)
Joseph Parafina (Sunday anchor, 2017–2019)
Marita Moaje (Sunday anchor, 2017–2019)
Sweeden Velado-Ramirez (Sunday anchor, 2018, 2020–2022)
Naomi Tiburcio (Sunday anchor, 2020)
Mela Lesmoras (Sunday anchor, 2020–2023)
Juliet Caranguian (Sunday anchor, 2019–2021)
Eunice Samonte (Sunday anchor, 2017–2022, now with PPA Spokesperson)
Patrick De Jesus (Sunday anchor, 2020–2021)
Kenneth Paciente (Sunday anchor, 2020–2023)
Daniel Manalastas (Sunday anchor, 2020–2023)
Allan Francisco (Sunday anchor, 2020–2023)

Former segment hosts
Marice "Ice" Martinez-Pajarillo (PTV InfoWeather Weekend)
Trixie Jaafar-Tiu (PTV InfoWeather Weekend)
Arrian Jeff Ignacio (Traffic Watch)
Greco Belgica (Pahirap Ang Korap: PACC in Action: 2021)

Reporters
 National Correspondents
Abby Malanday
Allan Francisco
Alvin Barcelona
Bea Bernardo
Bien Manalo
Catleya Jardenil-Antonio
Cleizl Pardilla
Daniel Manalastas
Daryl Oclares
Den Macaranas 
Dennis Principe
Dexter Ganibe
Gabbie Natividad
Josh Camo
Joshua Garcia
Joyce Salamatin
Karen Villanda 
Kenneth Paciente
Khay Asuncion
Louisa Erispe
Maan Macapagal
Mark Fetalco
Meg Siozon
Mela Lesmoras
Naomi Tiburcio
Noel Talacay
Patrick De Jesus
Rafael Bandayrel
Rod Lagusad
Ryan Lesigues
Su Jin Kim

Segments
Current
Weeknights
Ratsada Balita (since 2023)
PTV Exclusive (since 2020)
Police Report (since 2017)
Express Balita (since 2020)
PTV InfoWeather (since 2017)
Ulat Probinsya (formerly Pasada Probinsya) (since 2020)
Ulat Pandaigdig (formerly Ulat Abroad) (since 2017)
Ulat Sports (formerly PTV Sports) (since 2023)
Ulat Showbiz (since 2022)
Trip Ko 'To (since 2022)
Patok sa Bayan (formerly Good News 2020–2022) (since 2020)
Weekends
Ratsada Balita (since 2023)
PTV Exclusive (since 2020)
Police Report (since 2022)
Bantay Presyo sa Krudo (since 2023)
Ulat Panahon (formerly PTV InfoWeather) (since 2017)
TrabaHunting (since 2022)
Ulat Probinsya (since 2020)
CSC in Action – hosted by Karlo Nograles. (since 2023)
Ulat Pandaigdig (since 2017)
Ulat Sports (formerly PTV Sports) (since 2023)
Ulat Showbiz (since 2022)
Patok sa Bayan (formerly Good News 2020–2022) (since 2020)
Former
Weeknights
Tapang ng Batas (2017)
Salot na Droga (2020–2023)
Balitang ASEAN (2017–2022)
Ulat Serye (2020–2022)
Government at Work (2020–2022)
Trending Balita (2020–2021)
Pahirap Ang Korap: PACC in Action (2021)
Diskarteng Pinoy (2023)
Weekends
Batas at Katarungan (2020–2022)
Serbisyo OFW (2020–2021)
Salot na Droga (2018–2023)
Balitang ASEAN (2017–2022)
Ulat Negosyo (2017–2023)

See also
 List of programs broadcast by People's Television Network
 Rise and Shine Pilipinas
 Sentro Balita
 PTV News Tonight

References

Philippine television news shows
People's Television Network original programming
Filipino-language television shows
2017 Philippine television series debuts
2010s Philippine television series
2020s Philippine television series