Big News

=Big-News=  was the first ever newscast on Philippine television. It was the primetime news broadcast of  Associated Broadcasting Company  in the  Philippines. It was anchored by  Carlo Marasigan  The show was originally first aired in 1962, and went off the air in 1972 due to martial law, and re-aired again in 1992 as a revival and also as an English language newscast. On July 21, 2014, when the network reformatted most of its programs,   Carlo Marasigan Eula Valdez and Jean Garcia  News -anchor and the newscast switched to Filipino in order to compete with the other networks newscasts. On October 2, 2006, the newscast exchanged timeslots with   Sentro, the early-Primetine news program of the network. Marsigan became the sole anchor of the program, and the length of the program was reduced to 15-30-mi nutes from the Primetime  the early-Late-Nght  news program of the network. Marasigan became the News-anchor of the program, and the length of the program was reduced to 15-30-minutes  Carlo Marasigan and Eula Valdez  Jean Garcia replaced by Cherie Mercado Co -anchor and the newscast switched to Filipino in order to  compete with the other networks newscasts  anchor  Carlo Marasigan and  Eula Valdez Jean Garcia     replaced by Cherie Mercado <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> Co-anchor and the newscast switched to Filipino in order to compete with the other networks newscasts. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">On  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">the early-Morning newscast of the network. Marasigan became the sole anchor of the program, and the length of the program was reduced to 15-30 minutes <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> The program features a MMDA video traffic system used during the commercial breaks, weather updates from Aksyon-Weather  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">and closing credits while a video showing Filipino Sign Language slightly shrunk away from that corner enclosed in an egg circle of the news for audience with visual difficulties for the blind and deaf persons and hearing impaired. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">was the first ever newscast on Philippine television. It was the primetime news broadcast of  Associated Broadcasting Company<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> in the  Philippines<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. It was anchored by  Cherie Mercado<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. The show was originally first aired in 1962, and went off the air in 1972 due to martial law, and re-aired again in 1992 as a revival and also as an English language newscast. On April 12, 2004, when the network reformatted most of its programs, Former  ABS-CBN<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> anchor  Cherie Mercado<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> replaced Mike Toledo and joined with  Amelyn Veloso<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> as a co-anchor and the newscast switched to Filipino in order to compete with the other networks newscasts. On October 2, 2006, the newscast exchanged timeslots with   Sentro, the early-evening news program of the network. Mercado became the sole anchor of the program, and the length of the program was reduced to 30 minutes. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> its main language was changed to Filipino Cherie Mercado <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">  retired as the newscast's anchor on July 21, 2014;Carlo Marsigan and Eula Valdez and Jean Garcia Co- <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">anchor of  Solar News<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">upon the impending acquisition of Solar Television Network to the ALC Group of Companies a month later, with a new titlecard and graphic introduced on August 25, 2014 following channel's rebrand to  9TV<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. The current incarnation was launched on March 16, 2015 in lieu with the launch of  CNN Philippines<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> along with a CNN-themed graphics and a revamped news studio. The program features a MMDA video traffic system used during the commercial breaks, weather updates from Aksyon-Weather, and closing credits while a video showing Filipino Sign Language slightly shrunk away from that corner enclosed in an egg circle of the news for audience with visual difficulties for the blind and deaf persons and hearing impaired. was simulcasted on  Radio Philippines Network  (by then affiliated by Solar Entertainment-operated  ETC ) from October 30, 2012 until November 29, 2013 after RPN-9 ceases production of its evening newscast  RPN NewsWatch  due to the retrenchment of the program's production team and other employees of the privatized network. On December 1, 2013, Solar News Channel switch its affiliation to RPN-9, making it a program at its own right. was simulcasted on  Radio Philippines Network  (by then affiliated by Solar Entertainment-operated  ETC ) from October 30, 2012 until November 29, 2013 after RPN-9 ceases production of its late-night newscast  RPN NewsCap  due to the retrenchment of the program's production team and other employees of the privatized network. On December 1, 2013, Solar News Channel switch its affiliation to RPN-9, making it a program at its own right.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> <h2 style="margin-top:0.5em;"><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">Morning-Edition 


 * Jean Garcia-(2014-present)
 * Eula Valdez<span style="background-color:rgb(242,242,242);">-(2014-present)
 * Carlo Marasigan-(2014-present)

<span style="background-color:rgb(242,242,242);">Noontime-Edition

 * Jean Garcia-(20104present)
 * Eula Valdez<span style="background-color:rgb(242,242,242);">-(2014-present)
 * Carlo Marasigan-(2014-present)

Primetime -  Edition

 * Jean Garcia-(2014-present)
 * Eula Valdez<span style="background-color:rgb(242,242,242);">-(2014-present)
 * Carlo Marasigan-(2014-present)

Evening-Edition

 * Jean Garcia-(2014-present)
 * Eula Valdez-(2014-present)
 * Carlo Marasigan-(2014-present)

Former-Anchors

 * Duds Rivera (1962–1972)
 * Bong Lapira (1962–1968)
 * Jose Mari Velez (1968–1972)
 * Eric Eloriaga (1992–1995)
 * Tina Monzon-Palma (1992–1997)
 * Kathy Tanco-Ong (1992–1997)
 * Anthony Pangilinan (1995–1999)
 * Thelma Dumpit-Murillo (1997–1999)
 * Janice Pronstroller (1997-1999)
 * Rod Nepomuceno (1999–2004)
 * Amelyn Veloso (1999–2006)
 * Cherie Mercado (2002–2008)