One Western Visayas

Philippine television news show

One Western Visayas

Title card since 2025

Genre| News broadcasting
Directed by| Diosdado Tan
Presented by|

* Gerthrode Charlotte Tan
* Adrian Prietos

Narrated by|

* Rudje Mar Sucaldito
* Thessalona Ordales
* Al Torres
* Weng dela Peña

Country of origin| Philippines
Original language| Hiligaynon
Production
Executive producers|

* Joecel Huesca
* Rudje Mar Sucaldito
* Julius Belaca-Ol

Production locations|

* GMA Bacolod Studios, Bacolod
* GMA Iloilo Compound, Jaro, Iloilo City

Camera setup| Multiple-camera setup
Running time| 30 minutes
Production companies|

* GMA Regional TV
* GMA Integrated News

Original release
Network|

* GMA 13 Bacolod
* GMA 6 Iloilo

Release| August 27, 2018 (2018-08-27) –
present

One Western Visayas (also known as GMA Regional TV One Western Visayas) is the regional newscast of GMA Regional TV in Iloilo and Bacolod. Originally anchored by Atty. Sedfrey Cabaluna, Adrian Prietos, & Kaitlene Rivilla, it premiered on August 27, 2018. Prietos and Gerthrode Charlotte Tan currently serve as anchors.

## Overview

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Conceptualized by GMA Regional TV and GMA News and Public Affairs, the newscast, delivered in Hiligaynon language, covers the significant and comprehensive news reports from Western Visayas, consisting of Panay region (Iloilo, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Guimaras) and Negros Occidental (including Bacolod and Sipalay).[1] It is also the second GMA Regional TV newscast to use the ONE brand, which was first used by One Mindanao. With overall master control from the GMA broadcasting complex in Iloilo City, it is anchored in a currently dual-presenter format from separate locations, with a presenter each based respectively in GMA's regional studios in Iloilo City and Bacolod City.

One Western Visayas is also aired via satellite through relay stations GMA TV-10 Sipalay, TV-30 Murcia, TV-5 Roxas and TV-2 Kalibo. Also replay on DYSI AM 1323 kHz Super Radyo Iloilo and Barangay RU 92.9 Super Radyo Kalibo via slightly delay basis at 6:00pm. The program also has its international broadcasts through GMA News TV.

One Western Visayas was also re-aired for national viewers under GTV’s late night block "Regional TV Strip" on a weekly basis. It aired every Wednesday at 11:50 PM from May 20, 2020 to July 21, 2021.[2]

## History

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Launched on August 27, 2018, the newscast marks the return of GMA Iloilo as an originating station, almost three years after it was reduced to be a relay station of GMA 7 Manila due to mass layoffs and financial difficulties brought about by streamlining of GMA Regional TV's operations.[3] This is produced by GMA Iloilo and GMA Bacolod stations which, before the initial closure of their news departments, aired separate news programs Ratsada 24 Oras (formerly Ratsada and 24 Oras Western Visayas) and Isyu Subong Negrense, respectively.

On March 18, 2019, GMA Bacolod opened its studio, which is now used by the newscast. Before the launch of its studio, reports and headlines from Bacolod and the rest of Negros Occidental were aired live from the GMA Bacolod Control Room.[4]

On May 27, 2019, Atty. Sedfrey Cabaluna (also a then high-ranking officer at the Department of Tourism Region VI) temporarily left the newscast.[5] Despite that, the program still maintained a tri-anchor format when reporters Darylle Marie Sarmiento and Zen Quilantang-Sasa took turns as his replacement.

On July 29, 2019, the newscast unveiled a minor revision of its logo, changing its font color to green, reflecting its co-produced national newscast GMA Regional TV Weekend News (later Regional TV Weekend News, now Regional TV News), which was launched on July 27. It was relaunched on August 12, adopting graphics and studio sets for Iloilo and Bacolod stations similar to its sister regional newscasts Balitang Amianan (now One North Central Luzon) and Balitang Bisdak.[6] The newscast also opened its doors to audiences every Friday but this was halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Atty. Sedfrey Cabaluna returned to the newscast on March 16, 2020, reuniting with co-anchors Rivilla and Prietos. Sarmiento and Quilantang-Sasa, meanwhile, continued working for the newscast as regional correspondents.[7]

From June 29 to July 10, 2020, the program expanded its coverage and carried over reports from Central and Eastern Visayas regions owing to GMA Regional TV's decision to temporarily suspend GMA Cebu's operations due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Cebu City. With that, the newscast, in the interim, was de facto named GMA Regional TV's Unified Newscast in Visayas, One Western Visayas-Balitang Bisdak newscast. It was filmed at the GMA Iloilo Broadcasting Complex, with headlines delivered in Filipino language. Cabaluna and Rivilla continued as anchors of the interim newscast, with Bobby Nalzaro of Balitang Bisdak joining in as a co-anchor three days later, temporarily replacing Adrian Prietos. Correspondents from GMA Iloilo and GMA Bacolod delivered their news in Hiligaynon while reporters from GMA Cebu used Cebuano.[8] This incidentally marked a return of a multilingual newscast by the network since the first incarnation of GMA Davao's One Mindanao which used Cebuano and Filipino (which later switched to solely using Cebuano). The interim Visayan regional-wide newscast ended on July 13, 2020, as GMA Cebu resumed productions of its local programs, including Balitang Bisdak. The program also reverted its overall delivery medium in the Hiligaynon language with Prietos returning to the newscast as a co-anchor.[9]

Atty. Sedfrey Cabaluna left the newscast once again on September 24, 2021, to run for politics and was elected as the City Councilor of the Lone District of Iloilo City, and temporarily adopted the two-anchor format together with the other regional newscasts. Co-anchor Juan Manuel Dela Cena joined the anchor team on April 4, 2022, and stayed until June 10.[10] Returning veteran broadcaster and former Ratsada 24 Oras anchorwoman Gerthrode Charlotte Tan joined in the anchor team on September 4, 2023, returning once again to the network after 8 years regaining her role as lead anchor.

On December 29, 2023, Rivilla and Ashley Liza marked their final appearance.

On September 2, 2024, the newscast tweaked a major revision of its title card. It changed its font color to blue, the logo for GMA Regional TV was removed, and the graphics and OBB were changed to reflect it under GMA Integrated News.

28 days later, on September 30, 2024, the GMA Integrated News OBB replaced the GMA Regional TV's own OBB. The display of the headlines is also changed, with the main headline serving as the title and the program's name serving as the subtitle.

On May 12, 2025, the OBB has changed and Al Torres officially retired and was replaced by Weng dela Peña.

## Anchors

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### Main anchors

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* Gerthrode Charlotte Tan (Main anchor, GMA Iloilo)
* Adrian Prietos (Co-anchor and correspondent, GMA Bacolod)

### Former anchors

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* Atty. Sedfrey Cabaluna
* Kaitlene Rivilla
* Juan Manuel Dela Cena

## Correspondents

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### Main correspondents

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* Joecel Huesca
* Rudje Mar Sucaldito
* Julius Belaca-Ol
* Thessalonia Ordales
* Zen Quilantang-Sasa (Iloilo correspondent)
* John Sala (Iloilo correspondent)
* Kim Luden Salinas (Iloilo correspondent)
* Aileen Pedreso (Bacolod correspondent)

### Former correspondents

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* Darylle Marie Sarmiento (Iloilo correspondent)
* Ashley Liza

## Segments

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* Bae ng Bayan
* Balitang Barangay
* Batang Petmalu
* Bantay Presyo
* Breaking News
* Bongga!
* Fies-TA!
* HIV Watch
* Iskul Ko 'To
* Hayop sa Balita
* Kapuso Barangayan
* Kapuso Barangayan on Wheels
* Kapuso Lodi
* Kapuso ng Kalikasan
* Kapuso Serbisyo
* Kwento ng Pilipino
* Lagaw Ta!
* Lakat sang Panahon
* Ipa-One Western Visayas mo!
* My Western Visayas
* Namit Gid!/Food Trip
* Nga'a Man?
* Ratsada Balita
* RTV Presents
* #SpreadKindness
* Sports Lang
* Tsapa Reports
* Viral na 'to!
* 'Yan ang Pinoy!

## References

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1. ^ "GMA Regional TV pioneers unified Hiligaynon newscast with One Western Visayas". GMA Network. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
2. ^ "'GMA Regional TV Strip' on GMA News TV". manilastandard.net. May 17, 2020.
3. ^ Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (November 16, 2015). "GMA 7 scraps Iloilo City news program, lays off 20 staff". Inquirer.net.
4. ^ "GMA Regional TV". Facebook.
5. ^ "San Carlos Hosts Future Tourism Leaders Camp". The Visayan Daily Star. May 22, 2019.
6. ^ "Pioneering unified Hiligaynon newscast One Western Visayas kicks off second year with new look, upgraded reportage". www.gmanetwork.com. August 9, 2019.
7. ^ "Welcome back, Atty. Sedfrey Cabaluna 💚". www.facebook.com. March 16, 2020.
8. ^ GMA Regional TV's Unified Newscast in Visayas: June 29, 2020. YouTube. June 29, 2020.
9. ^ One Western Visayas: July 13, 2020. YouTube. July 13, 2020.
10. ^ One Western Visayas: April 4, 2022. YouTube. April 4, 2022.

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