Sentro Balita

*Sentro Balita*
Sentro Balita
	Title card since 2020
Genre	Newscast ; Live television
Created by	PTV News
Directed by	Jose Chito Cabatuando
Presented by	Angelique Lazo ; Aljo Bendijo ; Naomi Tiburcio
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
Production
Executive producer	Essen Mei Miguel
Producers	Maria Angela 'Chit' Gatan (OIC, News and Public Affairs Division)
Production locations	PTV 4 Studio A, Quezon City (2017–2020) ; PTV 4 Studio B, Quezon City (2020–present)
Camera setup	Multicamera setup
Running time	60 minutes (Weekdays) ; 30 minutes (Weekends)
Original release
Network	PTV
Release	July 10, 2017 –; present
Related
	PTV News Afternoon Edition; Rise and Shine Pilipinas; Ulat Bayan; PTV Balita Ngayon; PTV News Tonight;

Sentro Balita (transl. News Center) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by PTV. Originally anchored by Angelique Lazo and Alex Santos, it premiered on July 10, 2017, replacing the afternoon edition of PTV News. Lazo, Aljo Bendijo and Naomi Tiburcio for weekdays and Allan Francisco, Cleizl Pardilla, Kenneth Paciente, Louisa Erispe and Mela Lesmoras for weekends currently serve as the anchors. The newscast airs from Monday to Friday at 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (PST) and from Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm on PTV and its livestreaming channels. It was simulcast on IBC from March 23, 2020 to July 31, 2020 and from September 12, 2022 to present.

Anchors

Current anchors

Angelique Lazo (2017–present)
Aljo Bendijo (2018–2020, 2022–2023, 2024–present)
Naomi Tiburcio (2023–present)

Weekend anchors

Allan Francisco (2024–present)
Cleizl Pardilla (2024–present)
Kenneth Paciente (2024–present)
Louisa Erispe (2024–present)
Mela Lesmoras (2024–present)

Former anchors

Alex Santos (2017–2018, moved to Net 25's Responde: Mata ng Mamamayan and Mata ng Agila Primetime)
Audrey Gorriceta (2021–2022, 2023–2024), now returning to Ulat Bayan)
Gani Oro (2020–2021)
Niña Corpuz (2024)

Former segment hosts

Ice Martinez-Pajarillo (PTV InfoWeather)
Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta (Tapang ng Batas)
Princess Habibah Sarip-Paudac (Salam News Daily)
Trixie Jaafar-Tiu (PTV InfoWeather) (2020-2022)

Reporters

National Correspondents

Abby Malanday
Allan Francisco
Alvin Barcelona
Benjie Dorango
Bernadette Tinoy
Bernard Ferrer
Bien Manalo
Catleya Jardenil-Antonio
Cecille Villarosa
Charms Espina
Charyzah Esparago
Cleizl Pardilla
Daniel Manalastas
Daryl Oclares
Den Macaranas
Dennis Principe
Dexter Ganibe
Dindo Flora
Gab Villegas
Josh Camo
Joshua Garcia (not to be confused with the actor of the same name)
Karen Villanda
Kate Reña
Katrina Consebido
Kenneth Paciente
Kurt Mustaza
Louisa Erispe
Maan Macapagal
Mark Fetalco
Meg Siozon
Mela Lesmoras
Mariz Rico
Micah Pena
Monique Tuzon
Naomi Tiburcio
Noel Talacay
Patrick de Jesus
Rafael Bandayrel
Rod Lagusad
Ryan Lesigues
Su Jin Kim
Vel Custodio
William Thio

Segments

Current

Weekdays

PTV Traffic Center (Traffic Update) (since 2017)
Malasakit @ Work (Public Service) (since 2020)
Police Report (Police Report) (since 2017)
PTV InfoWeather (Weather Forecast) (since 2017)
Government in Action (formerly Government at Work) (Report about the government) (since 2021)
Sentro Probinsya (since 2020)
GloBalita (formerly Balitang Abroad) (World News) (since 2017)
Time Out (formerly PTV Sports) (Sports News) (since 2017)
Sentro Showbiz (Entertainment News) (since 2017)
Trip Ko 'To (Travelogue Segment) (since 2022)
Patok sa Bayan (Feature) (since 2022)

Weekends

Police Report (Police Report) (since 2024)
PTV InfoWeather (Weather Forecast) (since 2024)
Spotlight (since 2024)
GloBalita (formerly Balitang Abroad) (World News) (since 2024)
Good Take (since 2024)
Time Out (formerly PTV Sports) (Sports News) (since 2024)
Sentro Showbiz (Entertainment News) (since 2024)
Now Trending (since 2024)
CSC in Action – hosted by Karlo Nograles (since 2024)

Former

Salot na Droga (2018–2023)
Sentro Serbisyo (Public Service) (2020–2021)
Balitang ASEAN (ASEAN News) (2017–2023)
Kusina ng Masa (2020)

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