The World Tonight | |
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Genre | Newscast |
Presented by | Weekday anchors Tony Velasquez Pia Gutierrez Weekend anchor Stanley Palisada |
Theme music composer | Bonnie Grace |
Opening theme | Mighty Rush |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | N/A (airs daily) |
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Running time | 30 minutes (1966–1972; 1986–1999; 1999–2015; 2017–present) 1 hour (2015–2017) |
Production company | ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |
Original release | |
Network | ABS-CBN |
Release | November 21, 1966 September 22, 1972 | –
Release | September 15, 1986 August 13, 1999 | –
Network | ANC |
Release | May 1, 1996 present | –
Network | Kapamilya Channel |
Release | July 27, 2020 present | –
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The World Tonight is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABS-CBN, ANC and Kapamilya Channel. Originally anchored by Hal Bowie and Henry Halasan, it aired on the network's nighttime line-up from November 21, 1966 to September 22, 1972. The newscast returned on ABS-CBN from September 15, 1986 to August 13, 1999. The show began broadcasting on ANC on May 1, 1996, followed by a broadcast on Kapamilya Channel on July 27, 2020. Tony Velasquez and Pia Gutierrez currently serve as the anchors. It is the longest-running news broadcasting show in the Philippines.[1]