In the Center of the News

In the Center of the News

126 mins | Documentary | Oct. 12, 2003

Sa Mata ng Balita looks back on the 50 years of television history, from the pioneers James Lindenberg of Bolinao Electronics Corporation and Antonio Quirino of Alto Broadcasting Corporation in the 1950s to the merging with the Lopezes' Chronicle Broadcasting Network to form ABS-CBN. From the rise of President Ramon Magsaysay to the Oakwood mutiny during the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, this expansive documentary featuring interviews with some of the country's esteemed broadcast journalists shows that the history of television is also the history of the nation.

In the Center of the News

126 mins | Documentary | Oct. 12, 2003

In the Center of the News
Sa Mata ng Balita looks back on the 50 years of television history, from the pioneers James Lindenberg of Bolinao Electronics Corporation and Antonio Quirino of Alto Broadcasting Corporation in the 1950s to the merging with the Lopezes' Chronicle Broadcasting Network to form ABS-CBN. From the rise of President Ramon Magsaysay to the Oakwood mutiny during the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, this expansive documentary featuring interviews with some of the country's esteemed broadcast journalists shows that the history of television is also the history of the nation.
Producers ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
Original title Sa Mata ng Balita
Directors Dik Trofeo
Writers

Cast

Harry Gasser

as Himself

Henry Halasan

as Himself

Noli De Castro

as Himself

Orly Mercado

as Himself

Korina Sanchez

as Herself

Loren Legarda

as Herself

Tina Monzon-Palma

as Herself

Bong Lapira

as Himself

Angelo Castor, Jr.

as Himself

Frankie Evangelista

as Himself