May Tamang Balita
May Tamang Balita (transl. There's True News) formally May Tamang Balita atbp. is a Philippine television news satire show broadcast by GMA News TV. Originally hosted by Janna Dominguez, Maey Bautista, Ramon Bautista and Sheena Halili, it premiered on March 4, 2011.[1] The show concluded on February 7, 2013 with a total of 100 episodes.
| May Tamang Balita | |
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 Title card | |
| Genre | News satire |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Jeffrey Mejia |
| Presented by |
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| Opening theme | "May Tamang Balita" by Tanya Markova |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Tagalog |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lui Alfaro-Balingit |
| Production locations | Studio 2, GMA Network Center, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 30–60 minutes |
| Production company | GMA News and Public Affairs |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA News TV |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | March 4, 2011 – February 7, 2013 |
Segments
Regular Segments
- 'Bulag na Katotohanan' - Hosted by Boobay and Maey Bautista. Features blind items that usually involves politicians.
- 'Kuro-Kuro' (formerly Maey Katanungan) - A parody of Saksi's segment "Barangay Saksi"
- 'Pa-Star' (also known as Pa-Star: Showbiz News na Paandar) - A showbiz segment hosted by Maey Bautista.
- 'Ang Twit-twit Mo!' - Boobay shares some tweets of different personalities from their Twitter accounts.
- 'Baliktaktakan' - A segment where the Anchors shared their comments/opinions on the current issues on Politics, Sports, & Showbiz.
Recurring Segments
- 'Tamang Hinala' - Hosted by Maey Bautista as Madam U (which is a pun for the phrase "damn you"). It features some of the predictions of different personalities in politics and showbiz.
- 'Buti Nga' - A parody of 24 Oras' segment Kapusong Totoo.
- 'Huli Cam' - An on-cam investigation
- 'Alam Na' - Various cast of May Tamang Balita hosts this segment, which airs before the show goes onto a commercial break.
- 'Weather You Like It or Not' - Formerly hosted by Janna Dominguez, and was hosted once by Aira Bermudez. A parody of TV Patrol's weather report segment "Weather Weather Lang" and Aksyon's Weather or Not segment with Lourd de Veyra and the title is also a pun on the phrase "whether you like it or not".
Occasional Segments
- 'You've Got the Look-alike' - Features different personalities in showbiz and politics who had their look-alike
- 'WOW: Word of the Week' - It features word or phrase that had a different meaning
- 'Wish Madam' - Hosted by Albert "Betong" Sumaya as Madame Belle Dama, where she reads some of the wishes of different personalities. But, sometimes, she didn't grant their wishes for a lot of reasons.
- 'Fadir Knows Best' - A segment hosted by a reactive priest named Fadir Clahey where he criticizes some of the issues of the day.
- 'Single Single Never Double' - Hosted by YouTube vlogger Lloyd Cadena.
Former Segments
- Foolish Report - Formerly one of the original segments of May Tamang Balita
- Payong May Tama - Only aired once; Was hosted by Ramon Bautista
- Cooking ni Maey - Formerly hosted by Maey Bautista
- Walang Basagan ng Tips! - Formerly hosted by Sheena Halili
- The Impeachable - Aired during the Impeachment of Renato Corona.
Anchors
- Ramon Bautista
- Sheena Halili (2011-2012)
- Janna Dominguez (2011)
- Jinri Park
- Maey Bautista
- Boobay Balbuena
- Recurring anchors
- Tanya Markova
- Albert "Betong" Sumaya as Madame Belle Dama
- Fadir Clahey
- Lloyd Cadena
- Aira Bermudez
- Guest anchors
- Ynna Asistio
- Isabel Oli
- Jackie Rice
- Chariz Solomon
- Petra Mahalimuyak
- Ethel Booba
- Frencheska Farr
- Daiana Menezes
References
- "GMA News TV launch plug for May Tamang Balita with Ramon Bautista". YouTube. February 23, 2011.
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