I-Balita

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I-Balita is the flagship news broadcast of Net 25 (DZEC-TV) in the Philippines, replacing 1062 Balita Update. The show was premiered on December 25, 2007. It is currently anchored by Ivy Canlas, Joy Maico, and Eunice Mariño. It airs live via satellite through 30-minute newscast, aired at 10:00 AM Philippine time and 12:00 NN Philippine time and a 60-minute newscast, aired at 5:30 PM Philippine time. On August 11, 2008, its English version was premiered as I-News replacing Net 25 World Report and the first in Philippine news program showed in HDTV format^{[citation needed]}.

The newscast has different features everyday of the week. On Mondays, it is the nature and the environment, personality on Tuesdays, every Wednesday, the topic is on children and parenting, all about technology on Thursday and every Friday, all about food and health.

I-Balita was also the first to interview the three hostages of Abu Sayyaf for the first time since their capturing by the bandits (DZEC had also simulcasted this interview). It also covers the updates about Eraño G. Manalo's death and wake.

See also

• I-News