The Big Story (TV program) - Wikipedia
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| The Big Story | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Cignal TV |
| Presented by | Ces Oreña-Drilon |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Mandaluyong |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | News5 |
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| Release | October 24, 2016 – present |
The Big Story is a primetime newscast currently broadcast on One News every weeknights at 7:30 PM (PST). It also served as the de facto late-night newscast of TV5 from March to September 2019. It is anchored by Ces Oreña-Drilon, Shawn Yao and Pauline Verzosa.
Bloomberg TV Philippines launches its first-ever primetime news program, The Big Story, which was first aired on October 24, 2016, at 8:45 pm. It continued to run until the local Bloomberg channel relaunched as One News on May 28, 2018, and expanded its airtime, with an earlier timeslot at 8:00 pm.
On March 4, 2019, the program began broadcasting on free TV via One News sister channel, TV5, replacing Aksyon Tonite as a late-night newscast and airs every weeknights at 10:00 PM, (PST). It is the first English-language newscast of the network since Big News from 1992 to 2004 and Sentro from 2007 to 2008.[1] However, it was replaced by the delayed telecast of One Balita Pilipinas, produced by sister station One PH beginning September 23, 2019, anchored by former Aksyon Tonite anchor Cheryl Cosim.
On February 1, 2021, Gretchen Ho served as the main presenter of the program. She was later joined by Regina Lay and Shawn Yao on April 10, 2023. In early-2025, Lay was replaced by former CNN Philippines personality Pauline Verzosa.
On February 23, 2025, Media Newser Philippines reported that Ces Oreña-Drilon would be joining The Big Story.[2] Her role was officially confirmed after she signed a contract with News5, Cignal TV, and MediaQuest on February 26, 2025. She began anchoring the newscast on March 3, 2025.[3]
- Ces Oreña-Drilon (2025-present)
- Shawn Yao (2023–present)
- Pauline Verzosa (substitute anchor, 2024, regular anchor, 2025–present)
Substitute presenters
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- Rizza Diaz (2022–present)
- Angela Lagunzad Castro (2023–present)
- Maricel Halili (2021–present)
- Jay Taruc (2021)
- Jester "Jes" Delos Santos (2020)
- Roby Alampay (2018–23)
- Gretchen Ho (2021–25)
- Regina Lay (2023–25)
- ^ "Get all the top stories and breaking news in one place, delivered to you by Roby Alampay on The Big Story". Facebook. February 21, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ "Ces Oreña-Drilon joins One News; to co-anchor 'The Big Story'". Media Newser Philippines. February 23, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ Dela Roca, Patricia (February 27, 2025). "Ces Drilon joins One News, set to anchor 'The Big Story'". Philstar.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- Official website (on TV5)