TV Patrol

TV Patrol is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, ALLTV, ABS-CBN News Channel, and TeleRadyo Serbisyo. Originally anchored by Noli de Castro, Mel Tiangco and Robert Arevalo, it premiered on March 2, 1987 on the network's primetime slot replacing Balita Ngayon. De Castro, Karen Davila, Bernadette Sembrano and Henry Omaga-Diaz currently serve as the anchors. It is the longest running Filipino-language news broadcasting show.

Pre-launch
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" at Luneta Park, Manila.

1987–2001: Noli de Castro era
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".

With the introduction of international broadcasts in 1989 to the Pacific islands of Guam and Saipan, and later with the birth of The Filipino Channel in 1994, TV Patrol became the first Philippine newscast and program to be broadcast overseas.

In 1993, Christine Bersola-Babao joined the newscast to host the Star News segment, replacing Lazo, until 1996. In 1995, Korina Sánchez joined the newscast, replacing Tiangco who left ABS-CBN for GMA Network. De Castro would eventually become the sole anchor of the newscast in 1996, reducing 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 (Cebu), and DXAB (Davao) and began its online presence through the ABS-CBN News website. On February 5, 2001, de Castro left the newscast to run for Senator.

2001–2004: Korina Sanchez era
On March 5, 2001, Korina Sanchez, Henry Omaga-Diaz, and Aljo Bendijo took over as the new anchors. On April 21, 2003, Julius Babao replaced Omaga-Diaz and Bendijo. In the same year, TV Patrol became simulcast on ABS-CBN's UHF station Studio 23 for several months. The program also adopted the ABS-CBN News slogan "Subok na Maaasahan" in 2004.

2004–2010: TV Patrol World/Ted Failon era
On November 22, 2004, the program was relaunched as TV Patrol World with Ted Failon and Karen Davila joining the program as its main anchors, replacing Korina Sanchez; they joined Julius Babao in the program, while special segments are anchored by Bernadette Sembrano, Ernie Baron and Phoemela Baranda, respectively. Baron died of a heart attack on January 23, 2006, and months later, he was replaced by Kim Atienza as the newscast's resident weatherman.

On April 12, 2007, TV Patrol World began its simulcast on TeleRadyo, the newly-launched cable television channel of DZMM. On November 25 of the same year, ABS-CBN aired a documentary special for TV Patrol 's 20th anniversary entitled TV Patrol: 20 Taon ng Pagpapatrol. It was produced by ABS-CBN and Jesuit Communications.

2010–2015: Relaunch, return of former anchors and 25th anniversary
On June 30, 2010, TV Patrol World reverted to its original title TV Patrol, and introduced its first website, Facebook and Twitter pages. 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 former anchors Noli de Castro and Korina Sanchez as weeknight anchors of TV Patrol. They replaced Babao and Davila, both transferring to Bandila, and thus joined Failon on November 8, 2010. On the same day, Gretchen Fullido replaced Phoemela Baranda as a Star Patrol segment anchor.

On July 29, 2012, a documentary special entitled Mga Nagbabagang Balita: 25 Taon ng TV Patrol was aired in celebration of its 25th anniversary. It was re-aired on August 12.

2015–2020: Noli de Castro, Bernadette Sembrano, and Ted Failon
On August 3, 2015, former TV Patrol Weekend anchor Bernadette Sembrano was named as the permanent replacement to Sanchez, who left the newscast 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 Gonzales, 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.

COVID-19 pandemic
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, until it was replaced by The World Tonight on July 27, 2020 on Kapamilya Channel due to the ABS-CBN Shutdown and the new franchise denied by 70 congressmen. On the same day, it began to simulcast on the network's 24-hour news channel, ANC, the first ever simulcast since the cable channel's 1996 launch. 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, sign language interpreters were added to the broadcast.

ABS-CBN shutdown
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 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.

The special edition focused on the cease-and-desist order of the NTC closing the network's free TV and radio broadcasting operations and featured statements by ABS-CBN president and chief executive officer Carlo Katigbak and chairman Mark Lopez, appealing the cease and desist order. The program 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.

Failon's departure
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, Henry Omaga-Diaz, and current weekend anchor Alvin Elchico rotated as the third main anchor on the weeknight edition while Failon's replacement was yet to be determined.

2020–2021: Noli de Castro, Bernadette Sembrano, and Henry Omaga-Diaz
On September 30, 2020, Davila announced on her Instagram account that former anchor Henry Omaga-Diaz was named as the permanent replacement to Failon beginning on October 5; ABS-CBN confirmed the development on October 4.

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, Elchico, Zen Hernandez, Davila, Babao, and Jorge Cariño rotated as the three temporary weeknight anchors. With this, Elchico and Babao (on April 27) were promoted 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.

Departure of Atienza and de Castro
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.

Six days later on October 7, Noli de Castro 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.

2021–2023: Bernadette Sembrano, Henry Omaga-Diaz, and Karen Davila
On October 8, ABS-CBN News confirmed that former anchor Karen Davila was named as the replacement to de Castro; she 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?" with Boyet Sison, and the returning "Mga Kwento ni Marc Logan"  with Marc Logan,  until Sison's death on April 16, 2022. On December 13, former PAGASA weather specialist Ariel Rojas joined as the resident weather meteorologist and he was named as the permanent replacement to Atienza.

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, he moved to TV5, and then became the anchor for the competing newscast, Frontline Pilipinas.

35th anniversary; return to free-to-air television
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 last broadcast on ABS-CBN and Cine Mo!. 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" with Migs Bustos was launched.

From May 27 to November 1, 2022, the free-to-air broadcast on TeleRadyo resumed as a digital subchannel of A2Z.

On June 30, 2022, Migs Bustos was named as the replacement to Sison for the segment, "Alam N'yo Ba?".

2023–present: Noli de Castro, Karen Davila, Bernadette Sembrano, and Henry Omaga-Diaz
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.

Return to former frequencies and radio
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 January 19, 2024, Marc Logan silently made his final appearance on the newscast as its segment anchor, as he would transfer to TV5 on March 8.

On April 15, 2024, the newscast began its simulcast on ALLTV, marking its return to channels 2 and 16 in Mega Manila and regional channels previously held by ABS-CBN.

On May 6, 2024, 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. On May 27, 2024, it began its simulcast on the newly launched Prime TV, expanding its free-to-air television broadcast.

TV Patrol Weekend
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 battle between the American forces and the Taliban-led Afghan forces during the War in Afghanistan and also covered the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York. It also covered the Oakwood mutiny on July 27, 2003 and October 18, 2003, a special edition of the show was aired in time for the network's coverage of then former American President George W. Bush's state visit in the Philippines. The 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 (coinciding to the Valentine's Day) at 6:00 p.m. PHT, 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 left the newscast and 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. With this, she was temporarily replaced alternately by various ABS-CBN reporters/anchors 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 the 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. Following programming changes on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z, the newscast reduced its airtime to 45 mins 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 is also carried over to TeleRadyo Serbisyo that same day. The broadcast of the weekend edition returned to channels 2 and 16 in Metro Manila (and eventually to other regional stations also previously held by ABS-CBN) via ALLTV 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 Sunday edition of the newscast was extended by 15 minutes, making it an hour once more on Sundays only.

News Patrol
News Patrol is an hourly news bulletin by ABS-CBN News which was aired from September 5, 2005, to May 5, 2020, replacing ABS-CBN News Advisory at the former ABS-CBN. 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 broadcasting on cable channels TeleRadyo, ANC, Cine Mo!, The Filipino Channel, online via ABS-CBN News' website, Facebook, YouTube and iWantTFC, and on free-to-air television on A2Z since June 20, 2022. It also served as the main newscast for Kapamilya Channel until it was replaced by a TV Patrol simulcast.

Final

 * News Patrol North Luzon (ABS-CBN TV-3 Baguio, ABS-CBN TV-32 Dagupan, ABS-CBN TV-46 Pampanga, ABS-CBN TV-7 Laoag and ABS-CBN TV-2 Isabela)
 * News Patrol Palawan (ABS-CBN TV-7 Palawan)
 * News Patrol Bicol (ABS-CBN TV-11 Naga and ABS-CBN TV-4 Legazpi)
 * News Patrol Central Visayas (ABS-CBN TV-3 Cebu and ABS-CBN 12 Dumaguete)
 * News Patrol North Mindanao (ABS-CBN TV-4 Cagayan de Oro and ABS-CBN TV-11 Butuan)
 * News Patrol Southern Mindanao (ABS-CBN TV-4 Davao)
 * News Patrol South Central Mindanao (ABS-CBN TV-3 General Santos and ABS-CBN TV-5 Cotabato)
 * News Patrol Chavacano (ABS-CBN TV-3 Zamboanga)
 *  News Patrol Negros  (ABS-CBN TV-4 Bacolod)
 *  News Patrol Panay   (ABS-CBN TV-10 Iloilo)

Defunct

 * News Patrol Kapampangan (ABS-CBN TV-46 Pampanga, formerly TV Patrol Pampanga; merged to TV Patrol North Luzon and News Patrol North Luzon)
 * Batangas News Patrol (ABS-CBN TV-10 Batangas, now known as TV Patrol Southern Tagalog since 2009)
 * Dumaguete News Patrol (ABS-CBN TV-12 Dumaguete)

As an hourly news bulletin
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 (alongside 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.

In October 2021, Pia Gutierrez left the Saturday News Patrol bulletins for The World Tonight. She was replaced by Willard Cheng on 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.

As a primetime newscast
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.

Current Anchors

 * Adrian Ayalin
 * Raphael Bosano
 * Jeff Canoy
 * Johnson Manabat
 * Victoria Tulad
 * Lyza Aquino

Former anchors

 * RG Cruz
 * Denice Dinsay
 * Jorge Cariño
 * Bianca Dava
 * Katrina Domingo
 * Jasmin Romero
 * Willard Cheng
 * Stanley Palisada
 * Jing Castañeda
 * Gigi Grande
 * Henry Omaga-Diaz
 * Pia Gutierrez
 * Mike Navallo
 * Noli de Castro (as anchor for special coverage)
 * Ted Failon (as anchor for special coverage)
 * Korina Sanchez (as anchor for special coverage)
 * Karen Davila
 * Julius Babao (as anchor for special coverage)
 * Ces Drilon (moved to CNN Philippines)
 * Atom Araullo (returned to GMA Network)
 * Cheryl Cosim (moved to TV5)
 * Dindo Amparo
 * Sol Aragones
 * Jacque Manabat
 * Jay Ruiz
 * Nikki de Guzman (moved to TV5)
 * Maan Macapagal (moved to PTV)
 * Alvin Elchico (as anchor for special Black Saturday newscast)

TV Patrol Express
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, ABS-CBN News announced that TV Patrol Express will be airing on free-to-air, cable and satellite television starting July 1 on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, ALLTV, and Jeepney TV. The program will become a 15-minute newscast, slightly longer than its previous airtime of 5 to 10 minutes, and move to its new timeslot at 5:30 p.m. PHT.

Current anchors

 * Weeknight editions
 * Noli de Castro (1987–2001, 2010–2021, 2023–present)
 * Karen Davila (2004–2010, 2021–present)
 * Bernadette Sembrano (2005–2011, 2015–present)
 * Henry Omaga-Diaz (1996–2001, 2001–2003, 2004–2006, 2020–present)


 * Weekend editions
 * Alvin Elchico (2011–present; weekday fill-in anchor 2018–present)
 * Zen Hernandez (2016–present; weekday fill-in anchor 2017–present)


 * Express anchors
 * Jeff Canoy (2024–present)
 * Denice Dinsay (2024–present)


 * Segment hosts
 * Ariel Rojas (2021–present; "Weather Patrol", "Kwentong Napa-Panahon")
 * Bernadette Sembrano (2004–present; "Lingkod Kapamilya" & "Tao Po!")
 * Dyan Castillejo (2004–present; "Sports Patrol")
 * Gretchen Fullido (2010–present; "Star Patrol")
 * Migs Bustos (2022–present; "Alam Nyo Ba?!" and "Uso at Bago")
 * Noli de Castro (2012–2021; 2022–present; "KBYN Special", formerly "Kabayan Special Patrol")
 * Winnie Cordero (2010–present; "Winning Moment", formerly "Winner sa Life")

Former anchors

 * Weeknight editions
 * Aljo Bendijo (substitute anchor for de Castro; 2000–2001, 2001–2003 as an anchor)
 * Ely Aligora (1987–1996 as a reporter and/or substitute anchor for de Castro or Evangelista)
 * Frankie Evangelista (1987–1996)
 * Gel Santos-Relos (1987–1996 as a reporter and/or substitute anchor for Tiangco or Arevalo/Evangelista or de Castro)
 * Julius Babao (1993–1996 as a reporter and/or substitute anchor for de Castro; 2003–2010 as an anchor)
 * Kata Inocencio (1987–1996 as a reporter and/or substitute anchor for Tiangco or Arevalo/Evangelista or de Castro)
 * Korina Sanchez (1987–1995 as a reporter and/or substitute anchor for Tiangco or Arevalo/Evangelista or de Castro; 1995–1996, 2001–2004 and 2010–2015 as an anchor)
 * Luchi Cruz-Valdes (1987–1988 as a reporter and/or substitute anchor for Tiangco or Arevalo/Evangelista or de Castro)
 * Mel Tiangco (1987–1995)
 * Robert Arevalo (1987)
 * Ted Failon (1990–1996 as a reporter and/or substitute anchor for de Castro or Evangelista; 2004–2020 as an anchor)


 * Weekend editions
 * Alex Santos (2003–2006 as a reporter and/or substitute anchor for Babao, Failon or Omaga-Diaz, 2006–2011 as an anchor)
 * Ces Drilon (2001–2004, as a reporter and/or substitute anchor for Sanchez, 2004–2017 substitute anchor for Davila, Sanchez or Sembrano, 2004–2005 as an anchor)
 * Pinky Webb (2003–2011, as a reporter and/or substitute anchor for Davila, Sanchez or Sembrano, 2011–2015 as an anchor)


 * Segment hosts
 * Angelique Lazo (1987–1993; "Star News")
 * Boyet Sison (2021–2022; "Alam N'yo Ba?")
 * Christine Bersola-Babao (1993–1996; "Star News")
 * Ernie Baron (1987–2006; Weather)
 * Kim Atienza (2006–2021; "Weather Weather Lang", "Alamin kay Kuya Kim", and "Kaunting Kaalaman")
 * Marc Logan (1996–2024; "Mga Kwento ni Marc Logan")
 * Patricia Opel (1991–1996; as a showbiz reporter and or/substitute anchor for Lazo/Bersola-Babao for "Star News")
 * Phoemela Baranda (2004–2010; "Star Patrol")
 * Tina Monzon-Palma (2006–2007; "Lingkod Kapamilya")

Regional editions
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.

Luzon

 * TV Patrol Bicol (1996–2020)
 * TV Patrol North Luzon (1995–2020)
 * TV Patrol Palawan (1997–2006, 2011–2020)
 * TV Patrol Southern Tagalog (2009–2020)

Visayas

 * TV Patrol Central Visayas (1988–2020)
 * TV Patrol Eastern Visayas (1998–2020)
 * TV Patrol Negros (1988–2020)
 * TV Patrol Panay  (1998–2020)

Mindanao

 * TV Patrol Chavacano (1995–2020)
 * TV Patrol North Mindanao (1995–2020)
 * TV Patrol South Central Mindanao (1996–2020)
 * TV Patrol Southern Mindanao (1989–2020)

Defunct editions

 * TV Patrol Cagayan de Oro/Iligan/Nuebe Patrol (relaunched as TV Patrol Northern Mindanao then TV Patrol North Mindanao)
 * TV Patrol Naga/Legazpi (merged into TV Patrol Bicol)
 * TV Patrol Cebu/Dumaguete (merged into TV Patrol Central Visayas)
 * TV Patrol Tuguegarao/Isabela (merged into TV Patrol Cagayan Valley, later merged with TV Patrol North Luzon)
 * TV Patrol Baguio (relaunched as TV Patrol Northern Luzon, later TV Patrol North Luzon)
 * TV Patrol Laoag (relaunched as TV Patrol Ilocos, later merged with TV Patrol North Luzon)
 * TV Patrol Iloilo (relaunched as TV Patrol Panay)
 * TV Patrol 4 (renamed as TV Patrol Western Visayas, then TV Patrol Bacolod, until renamed TV Patrol Negros)
 * TV Patrol Western Visayas (now comprising TV Patrol Negros and TV Patrol Panay)
 * TV Patrol Butuan (relaunched as TV Patrol Caraga, later merged to TV Patrol North Mindanao)
 * TV Patrol Mindanao (scaled down as TV Patrol Davao, then reverted to its original title, until renamed TV Patrol Southern Mindanao)
 * TV Patrol Dagupan (relaunched as TV Patrol North Central Luzon, later merged with TV Patrol North Luzon)
 * Palawan TV Patrol (relaunched as TV Patrol Palawan)
 * TV Patrol Zamboanga (relaunched as TV Patrol Chavacano)
 * TV Patrol Cotabato (relaunched as TV Patrol Central Mindanao, later merged to TV Patrol South Central Mindanao)
 * TV Patrol General Santos (relaunched as TV Patrol Socsksargen and later as TV Patrol South Central Mindanao)
 * TV Patrol Pagadian (relaunched as TV Patrol Northwestern Mindanao, then replaced by Nuebe Patrol and later merged to TV Patrol North Mindanao)
 * TV Patrol Pampanga (axed in 2018; scaled down to short News Patrol Kapampangan bulletin opt-outs, later merged with TV Patrol North Luzon)
 * TV Patrol Tacloban (fused into TV Patrol Eastern Visayas)

Reception
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.