@ANCalerts goes on air along with New Niche Talk Shows on ANC

We've all been glued to watching and tracking the live coverage of the "Coronaserye" as Ms. Ging Reyes, head of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs tagged it hihihi, funny but true isn't it? The Chief Justice Corona impeachment trial had ran for 44 days and it started last January 16, 2012 until May 29, 2012. It was a "trending" topic (#cjontrial) in every household, establishments, social networks and all forms of media and was even labeled like a "teleserye" or a "reality tv" program.



The most trusted cable news channel, ANC had carried live, uninterrupted coverage of the said impeachment trial. But it doesn't end there - starting this Monday, June 11, 2012, ANC will be launching new afternoon programs and niche primetime talk shows which will start with the daily 30-minute newscasts "News Now," slated at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.



The "all-around news guy," Ron Cruz, anchor of the news and talk program "Mornings@ANC," will kickstart the newscast by presenting major national, business and foreign news.



And for those business-minded and interested about stock exchange, ANC business news head Coco Alcuaz will be presenting at 3 p.m. over "News Now," with a rundown on major news developments, business stories, updates on Asian markets and live interviews from the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).



Don't be deceived by Warren de Guzman's boyish looks huh, I know that he was recently listed as the 8th Cutest Talking Head in Philippine TV, but once you get to watch him and talk to him, he's so motivated and oh! boy, he really means business. He'll be delivering updates from PSE trading floor as well.



The ever-lovely and sweet persona Karmina Constantino or KC will be delivering the biggest national and regional stories in the country, she'll be handling reports from ABS-CBN bureaus around the world in "The Bureau," to better serve Filipinos worldwide.



To complete the cast for "News Now," it's "Hardball" host Mr. Boyet Sison will be delivering not sports updates but the hourly weather updates and forecasts. During the presscon, Mr. Sison had even made it clear to us that he's not a meteorologist (he was sounding funny) it's just that, he's so proud to share that they have one of the most advanced modality for weather forecasting. Mr. Boyet Sison is Boyet "Season" for his co-anchors, that's what they tag him now :)) I remember him saying, "We just have to take the weather seriously, and we've been doing that, for a long time." Lexi Schulze, from the Goyena showbiz clan, will be giving the latest buzz and trends from the social media team.


As of this writing, @ANCALERTS has already reached almost 454,000 followers. It started the news channel's influential Twitter account, and it's but high time and justifiable that ANC should launch the country's first-of-its kind social media news program. "@ANCALERTS" will be anchored by one of the influential tweeps, sports buff TJ Manotoc and Lexi Schulze. The show covers the hottest social media buzz, user-generated content, "Bayan Mo, iPatrol" stories, and real time feedback from ANC viewers on weekdays at 4:30 p.m.