TV Patrol

TV Patrol is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and All TV. Originally anchored by Noli de Castro, Mel Tiangco and Robert Arevalo, it premiered on March 2, 1987, on the network's Primetime Bida line up replacing Balita Ngayon. De Castro, Karen Davila, Bernadette Sembrano and Alvin Elchico currently serve as the anchors. It is the longest running Filipino-language news program.
Following the People Power Revolution in February 1986 and the resumption of operations months later, ABS-CBN News executives, among them then-News Manager Angelo Castro Jr., began holding meetings with higher-ups on plans to launch an all-new news program that will serve as a replacement to Balita Ngayon. On March 1, 1987, ABS-CBN announced the launch of TV Patrol during the public variety extravaganza "Ang Pagbabalik ng Bituin" (lit. transl. The Return of the Star) at Luneta Park, Manila.
TV Patrol premiered on March 2, 1987, at 6:00 p.m. PHT, replacing Balita Ngayon, with Noli de Castro, Mel Tiangco, and Robert Arevalo as the original anchors. Segment anchors included Ernie Baron, who served as the newscast's chief meteorologist and provided viewers trivia pertaining to science and history, and actress-personality Angelique Lazo who first hosted Star News, an entertainment news segment. However, on June 1, 1987, Arevalo left the newscast and was replaced by Frankie Evangelista, who served as a segment host for "PULSO: Pangkalahatang Ugnayan Laan sa Opinyon" (lit. transl. Overall Correlation Reserved for Opinions).
With the introduction of international broadcasts in 1989 to the Pacific islands of Guam and Saipan, and later with the birth of TFC on September 24, 1994, TV Patrol became the first Philippine newscast and program to broadcast overseas.
In 1993, Christine Bersola joined as the segment host of Star News segment, replaced Angelique Lazo, until 1996. In 1995, Korina Sanchez replaced Mel Tiangco who left the network and transferred to GMA Network.
On April 1, 1996, de Castro became the sole anchor of the newscast, replacing Sanchez and Evangelista, and reduced its airtime to 30 minutes. On January 4, 1999, the newscast returned its airtime to 1 hour. On February 14, 2000, TV Patrol started its simulcast over AM radio stations DZMM (Metro Manila), DYAB-AM (Cebu), and DXAB-AM (Davao) and began its online presence through the ABS-CBN News website. On February 12, 2001, de Castro left the newscast, in order to run for Senator in the 2001 elections. Henry Omaga-Diaz temporarily replaced de Castro the day after.
On March 12, 2001, former Balitang K anchor Korina Sanchez returned to primetime newscast after she left the show in 1996, together with Aljo Bendijo, joining Omaga-Diaz, taking over the anchor chair vacated by de Castro. Marc Logan was hired to become the news reader of trivial segments and features. Pinky Webb, Erwin Tulfo and Ces Drilon were assigned as the substitute anchors of the newscast.
On April 21, 2003, TV Patrol relaunched its studio set, news desk, and graphics, along with the theme music & a silhouetted OBB. Julius Babao replaced Bendijo and Omaga-Diaz after several changes in the anchor chair. In the same year, TV Patrol also simulcasted on ABS-CBN's UHF station Studio 23 for several months. In March 2004, Babao later joined Sanchez at the news studio, after broadcasting from Studio 7. The newscast was expanded to 90 minutes. Aside from its reformat, TV Patrol adopted the ABS-CBN News 2004 slogan "Subok na Maaasahan" (lit. transl. Proven to be Reliable). In September 2004, the ratings of TV Patrol started to decline, due to competition with rival GMA's primetime newscast 24 Oras. Thus, the ABS-CBN management decided to relaunch TV Patrol before the end of 2004. On November 19, Sanchez left the newscast for the second time to make way for the network's new relaunched newscast as TV Patrol World.
On November 22, 2004, the program was relaunched as TV Patrol World to give weight to reports from Filipino communities worldwide. Julius Babao was joined by Ted Failon and Karen Davila as its main anchors, while special segments are anchored by Ernie Baron, Phoemela Baranda, Marc Logan and Bernadette Sembrano (where she colleague of Karen Davila in GMA), respectively. Baron died of heart attack on January 23, 2006, and months later, he was replaced by Kim Atienza as the newscast's resident weatherman.
On April 8, 2005, TV Patrol World aired a special edition as a conclusion to ABS-CBN's all-afternoon live coverage of the burial of Pope John Paul II, dubbed as "Paalam Ama Mula Sa Bayang Minahal Mo" (transl. "Goodbye Pope, from the Country you Loved"). Erwin Tulfo, Korina Sanchez, and Dong Puno anchored live from the ABS-CBN Newscenter in Quezon City, as Julius Babao and Karen Davila joined Lynda Jumilla live from the Vatican City. Mari Kaimo, Bernadette Sembrano and Henry Omaga-Diaz reported from the Papal memorial in Rizal Park, Manila.
On June 5, 2006, TV Patrol World updated its logo design, soundtrack, opening billboard, and graphics but the news format remained the same. In January 2007, TV Patrol World started to celebrate its 20th anniversary by launching Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo!, an expansion of the citizen journalism segment Citizen Patrol for the upcoming 2007 midterm elections. On April 12, 2007, TV Patrol World began their simulcast on DZMM TeleRadyo, the then newly launched sister cable television channel of DZMM.
On November 25, 2007, ABS-CBN aired a documentary special for TV Patrol's 20th anniversary entitled TV Patrol World: 20 Taon ng Pagpapatrol (lit. transl. TV Patrol World: 20 Years of Patrolling). It was produced by ABS-CBN and Jesuit Communications.
A few days after the documentary was aired, on November 29, 2007. TV Patrol World morphed into News Patrol Special Edition covering the events surrounding the Manila Peninsula siege. Anchored by Ted Failon and Korina Sanchez as part of the special ABS-CBN coverage of the rebellion during the day, the edition shocked millions as it featured live the last few hours of the rebellion, including the arrest of ABS-CBN journalist Ces Oreña-Drilon and scores of local and foreign media personalities by the Philippine military for allegedly conspiring with the rebellion perpetrators.
On March 31, 2008, TV Patrol World unveiled its new set, graphics (with the same red, green, and blue hues identified with the ABS-CBN logo), opening billboard, and new segments, but it retained some of its old segments. The new look is accompanied by slight changes in Patrol's segments, particularly Citizen Patrol, and the introduction of Hulog ng Langit, which was specially anchored by Bernadette Sembrano. The same year, Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo temporarily became Bayan Mo, I-Patrol Mo. During this period, the newscast held the highest nationwide TV ratings record since Taylon Nelson Sofres (TNS) started conducting its nationwide TV ratings survey when its April 16, 2009 edition of the newscast featured the developing story of the tragedy involving the wife of Failon. This tragedy was the reason of Failon's leave that lasted until June 2009.
On May 11, 2009, a year before the 2010 elections, TV Patrol World relaunched Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo with the battlecry, Ako Ang Simula (transl. It Begins With Me).
On August 5, 2009, TV Patrol World had its longest broadcast in history that time as it covered the interment of former President Corazon Aquino the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque. Lasting from 6:25 to 9:00pm, the edition was the most widely watched show in Mega Manila and nationwide on that day as cited by TNS and AGB.
From 2009 to December 2010, TV Patrol covered the 2010 national and barangay and Sangguiniang Kabataan elections, as well as the presidential transition from Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to Benigno Aquino III and of barangay and SK officials. In response to the first automation of the election in the country, ABS-CBN utilized a technology from Orad Hi Tech Systems Ltd. that utilizes the principles of augmented reality. The technology uses real-time image processing system for live broadcasts of 3D computer-generated imagery against a real set or background. ABS-CBN also utilized what was probably the biggest touch screen display to be used in a Philippine television show. A new set dubbed as the "WAR" (Wireless Audience Response) room was specifically designed for the said election coverage. The coverage of ABS-CBN became the third top trending topic worldwide on the social networking site Twitter. STI College and ABS-CBN have also rolled up for the 2010 SK and barangay elections.
On June 30, 2010, TV Patrol World reverted to the original debut title (TV Patrol) and introduced their first main website, and also launched its Facebook and Twitter pages. Failon, Davila, and Babao were retained as anchors for the weeknight editions, with Davila and Babao until November 3, 2010. Phoemela Baranda was also retained as the Star Patrol segment anchor until November 5.
On August 23, 2010, TV Patrol covered the Manila hostage crisis with the longest telecast up to that point, lasting about three and a half hours from 6:25 to 10:00 pm, with a separate second edition airing in the aftermath of the crisis from 9:00 pm. The August 23 edition drew flak from various concerned viewers making ABS-CBN News revise its Code of Ethics. It eventually got a Finalist nod in the 2011 New York Festivals.
On October 4, 2010, a new program segment, Winner sa Life! with Winnie Cordero was launched with reports on lifestyle and tips on proper living.
On November 3, 2010, ABS-CBN announced the return of veteran former anchors Noli de Castro and Korina Sanchez as weeknight anchors of TV Patrol, replacing Karen Davila and Julius Babao (as they would transfer to Bandila later that month); they joined Ted Failon on November 8. On the same day, Gretchen Fullido replaced Phoemela Baranda as the Star Patrol anchor.
In February 2011, TV Patrol launched its weekday text poll, the first in Philippine television news history, where texters can agree or disagree on the current issues being broadcast in the program. The text poll happens from Monday to Thursday but was soon expanded to Fridays. Before the end of the newscast, the three anchors give their opinions about the result of the text poll, similar to the PULSO segment popularized when the late Frankie Evangelista and Mel Tiangco were still part of the anchor team with Noli de Castro. Later, new patriotic segments like Panalo 'To! (transl. It's a Winner!) and Lakas ng Pinoy (transl. Pinoy's Strength) debuted in April of the same year.
To celebrate TV Patrol's 25th anniversary from 2012 to 2013, TV Patrol reformatted its graphics and introduced a new logo (still using the "ribbons" theme) and new opening titles (featuring the logos of the past and the present) on March 5, 2012. A retrospective segment was also added to commemorate the best events covered during the first 25 years. On April 2, 2012, the newly improved weather graphics and reporting (ABS-CBN Weather Center; in a nod to earlier reports in the past) was launched, including a five-day forecast.
Commemorative activities include TV Patrol 25 marker openings in various parts of the country to honor the many important events marked in the first 25 years and a fund-raising drive aimed at giving back to those who became part of the news coverages through the years. A new segment, CCTV (Concerned Citizens Taking Videos) Patrol, was launched on June 25, 2012, aimed at citizen journalism and even utilizing CCTV footage and even cellphone footage from the public to convey the latest local news events.
On July 29, 2012, a documentary special entitled Mga Nagbabagang Balita: 25 Taon ng TV Patrol (transl. The Breaking News: 25 Years of TV Patrol) was aired in celebration of its 25th anniversary. It was replayed on August 12.
On July 29, 2013, TV Patrol, alongside Bandila, reformatted their logo, opening titles, and graphics. The redesigned logo is still based on the "ribbons" theme, although more simplified. A new set was also seen with a brighter flooring and background. The program dropped the '25' on its official logo, and new segment icons debuted. However, the Kabayan Special Patrol segment icon stayed the same.
In March 2014, TV Patrol launched an all-new program segment, ABS-CBN News Investigative Reports, debuting in March of the same year, giving viewers nationwide insight into various societal scandals and problems. Henry Omaga-Diaz, Gigi Grande, and Raffy Santos usually filled their investigative reports in this segment.
On August 3, 2015, former TV Patrol Weekend anchor Bernadette Sembrano permanently replaced Sanchez, who left the newscast for the last time to pursue her masteral degree at Ateneo de Manila University and London School of Economics.
On March 2, 2017, TV Patrol celebrated its 30th anniversary through a live newscast in its studio in Quezon City and its sister stations in Tacloban and Zamboanga City. Sembrano was situated at the ABS-CBN studio in Quezon City, while Failon was in Tacloban and de Castro in Zamboanga.
On August 24, 2017, the show featured celebrities as "Star Patrol" guest anchors, a segment that has been returned after quite some time. Yassi Pressman, Toni Gonzaga, Bela Padilla, Kim Chiu, Bianca Gonzalez, Erich Gonzales, Kylie Verzosa, Mariel de León, Janella Salvador, Aiko Melendez, Karylle, Karla Estrada, Anne Curtis, and Angel Locsin filled in the slot of Fullido occasionally. Earlier in 2015, actresses Yam Concepcion and Loren Burgos, and athlete Gretchen Ho took the helm as pinch-hitters for the segment.
On April 2, 2018, TV Patrol began broadcasting in high definition.
On March 17, 2020, TV Patrol began to air on a late-night timeslot (as a replay), temporarily replacing the timeslot of late-night newscast Bandila due to the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. On the same day, it began to simulcast on the network's 24-hour news channel, ANC. The decision to adopt late night replays led to yet another adjustment, with the telecast frequently extending their airtime to at least two hours. This led to a shift in Primetime Bida's schedule during the enhanced community quarantine.
In April 2020, sign language interpreters were added to the broadcast.
On May 5, 2020, TV Patrol was the last program to be aired on ABS-CBN, MOR, and S+A before they signed-off indefinitely that night (DZMM and its television counterpart, TeleRadyo, also aired this edition of the newscast but signed off together at 8:20 p.m. PHT following the newscast's lead-out program S.R.O.: Suhestyon, Reaksyon at Opinyon), following the cease-and-desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to close the free TV and radio broadcasting operations of ABS-CBN as the network's broadcasting franchise expired the day before. This edition focused on such cease-and-desist order and also aired without commercial breaks.
As a result, on May 7, 2020, the newscast temporarily migrated to ANC, The Filipino Channel, Cine Mo! (until July 24, 2020), and on digital platforms with ANC assuming the program's production. TeleRadyo would return simulcasting the newscast on May 8, 2020.
On June 30, 2020, the newscast ended on free-to-air television due to the cease-and-desist order on ABS-CBN TV Plus.
TV Patrol was supposed to simulcast on Kapamilya Channel, the network's ad interim replacement to ABS-CBN for cable and satellite providers beginning June 15, 2020, but the newscast was instead excluded from its programming schedule until July 27. According to Atienza and Fullido, this was because the newscast was already broadcasting on ANC, other digital channels, and social media platforms. TV Patrol airtime was shortened from 110 minutes to 90 minutes during this period. Kapamilya Channel took over production of the newscasts from July 27 onwards.
On August 31, 2020, Ted Failon made his final appearance on the newscast through Zoom as he left the network as part of its retrenchment program; The departure of Failon also led the August 31 edition to end with the song "Tinig ng mga Nawalan" (English: Voice of the Lost), sung by Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla in support for the retrenched employees. From September 7 to October 2, former weekday anchors Julius Babao, Karen Davila and Henry Omaga-Diaz and then-weekend anchor Alvin Elchico rotated as the third weeknight interim anchor until Omaga-Diaz was confirmed as Failon's replacement, starting October 5.
From April 21 to May 4, 2021, de Castro, Sembrano, and Omaga-Diaz were on self-quarantine, with Sembrano later testing positive for COVID-19. Given this, Davila, Babao, Jorge Cariño and TV Patrol Weekend anchors Alvin Elchico and Zen Hernandez rotated as the three temporary weeknight anchors, with either Elchico and/or Babao (on April 27) were designated as the lead anchors. The newscast temporarily aired live from an outdoor area within the ABS-CBN premises, while Fullido and Atienza were seen via Zoom, instead of the regular news studio. On May 5, coinciding with the first anniversary of the ABS-CBN shutdown, the news studio was used once again for broadcast, although de Castro, Atienza, and Fullido were the only anchors present, four days after Sembrano announced that she had recovered from the disease.
On October 1, 2021, Kim Atienza made his final appearance on the newscast as the newscast's resident weather presenter as he transferred to GMA Network. Two months later on December 13, former PAGASA weather specialist Ariel Rojas joined as the resident weather meteorologist and became a permanent replacement to Atienza.
Six days later on October 7, Noli de Castro temporarily left the newscast to run for senator once again; however, he withdrew his candidacy and, as a result, he soon returned to ABS-CBN through TeleRadyo. He was replaced by former anchor Karen Davila, who joined Omaga-Diaz and Sembrano on October 11. With her arrival, Omaga-Diaz was promoted as the lead anchor.
On October 25, TV Patrol launched three new segments: "Winning Moment" with Winnie Cordero, "Alam N'yo Ba?" (lit. transl. Did You Know?) with Boyet Sison, and the returning "Mga Kwento ni Marc Logan" (lit. transl. Stories of Marc Logan) with Marc Logan. On December 31, former anchor Julius Babao made his final appearance on the newscast as a relief anchor and announced that he would be leaving the network, eventually for TV5 and then became the anchor for the competing newscast, Frontline Pilipinas.
On January 1, 2022, TV Patrol officially began its simulcast on A2Z, marking its return to free-to-air television, almost two years since the newscast made its final broadcast on ABS-CBN. With this historic return, it came with a brand new opening billboard, logo, and on-air graphics introduced on January 3. Another new segment in "Uso at Bago" (lit. transl. Trend and New) with Migs Bustos was launched. Boyet Sison, an anchor for "Alam N'yo Ba?" segment, died on April 16, 2022, and was replaced by Bustos on June 30.
From May 27 to November 1, 2022, the free-to-air broadcast on TeleRadyo resumed as a digital subchannel of A2Z.
On January 9, 2023, Noli de Castro returned to the newscast for his third stint, joining Davila, Sembrano, and Omaga-Diaz, regaining his role as lead anchor.
On June 30, 2023, TV Patrol marked its return to AM radio when its simulcast on DWPM Radyo 630, ABS-CBN's new AM radio station under the joint venture with Prime Media Holdings that was softly launched earlier that day, began. It is also carried over to the station's television counterpart, TeleRadyo Serbisyo.
On February 2, 2024, Marc Logan silently made his final appearance on the newscast, as he transferred to TV5 on March 8.
On April 15, 2024, the newscast began its simulcast on All TV, marking its return to channels 2 and 16 in Mega Manila and regional channels previously held by ABS-CBN. On May 6, the newscast marked its return to FM radio when its simulcast on FMR Radio Philippines stations outside Mega Manila began, years after the end of its simulcast on selected MOR stations as well as DYAB-AM (Cebu), DXAB-AM (Davao), and DYAP-AM (Palawan) in regional areas. On May 27, it began its simulcast on the newly launched Prime TV (now PRTV Prime Media), expanding its free-to-air television broadcast.
On August 30, 2024, Omaga-Diaz made his final appearance on the newscast as he would migrate to Canada. He was replaced by Alvin Elchico on September 2. In January 2025, de Castro took a temporarily leave from the newscast and returned on February 4, 2025.
On March 11, 2025, TV Patrol aired its longest telecast - a cumulative time of four hours, surpassing its August 2010 coverage of the Manila hostage crisis in view of the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, with all anchors present for its first 90 minutes on terrestrial and digital platforms before Alvin Elchico and Karen Davila led a cable-and-digital-only extension on ANC and ABS-CBN News' YouTube channel until 10:30 p.m. when The World Tonight took over its coverage.
After a brief time in the mid-1980s and 1990s, TV Patrol first aired on weekends as an occasional special broadcast. Its first weekend broadcast in September 2001 featured news about the American–Afghan battle during the War in Afghanistan and also covered the September 11 attacks. It also covered the Oakwood mutiny on July 27, 2003, and the network's coverage of former U.S. President George W. Bush's state visit to the Philippines on October 18, 2003. The weekend edition was anchored by veteran broadcasters Mari Kaimo, Pia Hontiveros and Erwin Tulfo.
The weekend editions premiered on Saturday edition newscast program of TV Patrol Sabado premiered on February 14, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. PHT on the network's Saturday and Sunday evening line-up replacing Buttercup, while the Sunday edition newscast program of TV Patrol Linggo premiered on May 9, 2004 of the same time at 6:00 p.m. PHT on the eve of the 2004 elections that is covered by ABS-CBN as Halalan 2004. Henry Omaga-Diaz and Ces Oreña-Drilon served as the first anchors of both weekend editions. At the beginning, both editions were complemented by The Weekend News as ABS-CBN's weekend newscasts, with TV Patrol Sabado and TV Patrol Linggo as early-evening newscast and The Weekend News as late-night newscast until it was cancelled more than a year later. During this period, the weekend editions used to occupy middle evening time slots between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. PHT. It also shared identical title card, opening theme, and graphics with the then-TV Patrol World.
On June 18, 2005, Bernadette Sembrano replaced Oreña-Drilon, who left the weekend edition for ABS-CBN Insider. On July 8, 2006, Alex Santos replaced Omaga-Diaz, who left the weekend edition for Bandila.
On July 3, 2010, three days after the revamp of the regular edition, the two weekend editions were merged into TV Patrol Weekend.
On November 26, 2011, Sembrano and Santos were replaced by Pinky Webb and Alvin Elchico. The newscast also had an earlier timeslot of 5:00 p.m. every Saturday.
On May 6, 2015, Webb left the network to later join CNN Philippines. Various female ABS-CBN reporters/anchors rotated as the interim anchor pairing with Elchico until Zen Hernandez became her permanent replacement on July 9, 2016.
On April 1, 2018, the weekend edition started to be shown in high definition. Beginning March 21, 2020, the program expanded to 45 minutes in weekends, and on March 28 began airing on both TeleRadyo and ABS-CBN News Channel for the first time in 16 years (Sundays only, with program beginning a Saturday broadcast on ANC beginning April 25 that same year). The broadcast's return to DZMM TeleRadyo was the first to be aired there after ten years of absence.
On May 9, 2020, the weekend edition began to be aired in Cine Mo! after ABS-CBN and DZMM went off-air on May 5, 2020, due to cease-and-desist order from the National Telecommunications Commission after its franchise expired on May 4, 2020, while on TeleRadyo it began to broadcast on Saturdays. The newscast also extended its broadcast time to 50 minutes, and later on to a full hour.
On August 1, 2020, the weekend edition began airing on Kapamilya Channel. On October 31, 2020, the weekend edition expanded its airtime from 45 minutes to an hour. On January 1, 2022, the weekend edition returned on free-to-air television via simulcast on A2Z. On June 17, 2023, following programming changes on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z, the newscast reduced its airtime to 45 minutes and returned to a timeslot of 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. PHT.
The broadcast of the weekend edition returned to AM radio via DWPM on July 1, 2023. It was also carried over to TeleRadyo Serbisyo that same day. The broadcast of the weekend edition returned to channels 2 and 16 in Mega Manila (and eventually to other regional stations also previously held by ABS-CBN) via All TV on April 20, 2024. The free-to-air broadcast on TeleRadyo Serbisyo resumed via Prime TV on June 1, 2024. On July 20, 2024, the weekend edition of the newscast was reverted into a full hour once more on Sundays only, but later expanded to Saturdays on October 5, 2024.
On September 1, 2024, Elchico, the weekend edition's longest-serving anchor, left the newscast for the weeknight edition. Various male reporters rotated in taking over his role until Adrian Ayalin became his permanent replacement beginning on January 4, 2025.
On March 9, its Sunday edition was shortened to 45 minutes due to schedule changes. Hernandez took hiatus from anchoring the newscast from March 15, 16, 22 and 23 due to her being assigned to the Netherlands covering the situation surrounding former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the ICC following his arrest.
News Patrol is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABS-CBN, ANC and Kapamilya Channel. It aired from September 5, 2005 to present, replacing ABS-CBN News Advisory. It also served as the main newscast for Kapamilya Channel from June 15 to July 24, 2020, temporarily replacing TV Patrol at the former ABS-CBN timeslot.
News Patrol premiered in 2005 as a news segment 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, along with other network's main channel news programs.
On April 9, 2020, News Patrol aired its special coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic during the Paschal Triduum of the Holy Week as an evening newscast.
On May 5, 2020, News Patrol aired its last bulletin on ABS-CBN after the network was forced to cease and desist its free TV broadcasting operations given by the order of the NTC due to the expiration of the network's legislative franchise to operate the day before.
On May 8, 2020, the news bulletin migrated to TeleRadyo, The Filipino Channel, and social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and iWantTFC. Some regional newscasts also began to air live on their respective Facebook pages the following day.
On October 9, 2021, Pia Gutierrez left the Saturday News Patrol bulletins for The World Tonight. She was replaced by Willard Cheng in November 2021.
On June 20, 2022, News Patrol alternately aired on A2Z in lieu of the ZOE-produced Ulat A2Z, which is broadcast every weekday afternoon, marking its return to free-to-air television after two years.
On December 2, 2024, News Patrol started airing on ANC.
On June 15, 2020, News Patrol returned via Kapamilya Channel as a temporary 30-minute primetime newscast instead of airing the two-hour newscast TV Patrol which airs on ANC, TeleRadyo and Cine Mo!. ANC and former S+A news presenter Denice Dinsay anchored the primetime newscast. However, the primetime newscast ended shortly on July 24 as TV Patrol began its broadcast on Kapamilya Channel on July 27. News Patrol was then reverted to an hourly news bulletin of the said channel on the same day.
TV Patrol Express started as a digital-only spinoff of TV Patrol produced by ABS-CBN News, airing weekdays at 5:00 p.m. PHT on the network's YouTube and Facebook platforms. It premiered on January 2, 2024, anchored by Jeff Canoy and Denice Dinsay. The program offers a concise overview of significant national headlines, serving as a pre-show to the flagship TV Patrol newscast.
On June 21, 2024, Jeff Canoy announced that TV Patrol Express would air on free-to-air, cable and satellite television effective July 1 on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, All TV, and Jeepney TV. The newscast aired for 15-minutes, slightly longer than its previous airtime of 5 to 10 minutes, and move to its 5:30 p.m. timeslot (PHT).
On December 2, 2024, TV Patrol Express debuted on ANC.
On March 10, 2025, it moved to its earlier timeslot from 4:45 to 5:00 p.m., and fully debuted on Kapamilya Online Live after 6 months since its first broadcast for special occasion only on July 22, 2024.
From 1988 to 2020, the regional editions of the newscast that are delivered in other Philippine languages, collectively credited as TV Patrol Regional, were broadcast on all ABS-CBN Regional stations nationwide, with simulcast on the network's four provincial Radyo Patrol AM Radio stations, DYAB TeleRadyo Cebu and selected MOR FM radio stations.
All regional editions aired in the late afternoon until ABS-CBN ceased free TV and radio operations on May 5, 2020, with selected editions simulcast over The Filipino Channel for overseas viewers. Several newscasts were also aired nationwide from August 2016 to January 2018 on the ABS-CBN Regional Channel via Sky Cable, Destiny Cable, and Sky Direct. The ABS-CBN Regional YouTube page also includes archived videos of past editions for those who have not watched the program as well as for overseas viewers.
On May 8, 2020, the regional editions resumed broadcasts through their respective Facebook pages and the ABS-CBN Regional YouTube channel. However, on July 15, 2020, ABS-CBN announced that the company would go into retrenchment on August 31 in light of the denial of its bid for a legislative franchise, laying-off much of its employees. It was further revealed on July 17, 2020, during an interview on Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo that the regional division of ABS-CBN News would fold after regular business hours on the said retrenchment date. Included in the shutdown is the halt of all its regional programs and their respective TV Patrol editions with their last broadcasts aired on August 28, 2020.
Junior Patrol is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABS-CBN. It aired from May 21, 1990, to July 26, 1992, and was replaced by Showbiz Lingo. It is a spin-off of TV Patrol. One of the show's host was Doland Castro, the future senior field reporter for ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Other members of Junior Patrol were Rowena Samala, Mary Ann Abacan, Gerald Salcedo, Marc Anthony Almajose, Sheila Aligora, Marvin Escalona, Lee Britanico and Willie Marcelino.
In October 1988, early in the program's run, Meg Mendoza of the Manila Standard criticized the show's format, stating that "we still prefer [GMA Balita] since we can't stand the blood and gore being shown.... Sensationalism may be good for the ratings but there's no substitute to honest and intelligent reporting."
In 1989, poet and literary critic Virgilio S. Almario was critical of TV Patrol's use of Filipino "siyokoy" words, loanwords from the Spanish or English language that are formed through a misunderstanding of Spanish grammar. As examples, Almario highlighted the use of the words "aspeto," "parliyamento," "pesante," and "konsernado," which he respectively corrected as "aspekto," "parlamento," "magsasaka," "paisano" or "magbubukid," and "konsernido." However, he still commends the program for "passionately" delivering news in the Filipino language.