Aksyon (TV program)
It then became an emergency protocol when its former lead-in public service program, T3: Kapatid, Sagot Kita, of the Tulfo brothers was given a long-term suspension by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board following numerous controversies that hounded the show.On October 14, 2013, along with the launch of News5's primetime block KBO: Karunungan, Balita, Opinyon, Aksyon updated its newsdesk, graphics and title card.On December 23, 2013, Aksyon, along with other News5 programs, transferred from its former TV5 Studio Complex in Novaliches, Quezon City to a larger TV5 Media Center in Reliance, Mandaluyong.In June 2015, all Aksyon newscasts updated their graphic packages in full 16:9 presentation, which is currently used by major television networks in the U.S., Australia, most of Europe and other countries.However, the letterboxing output shall remain to be used for some circumstances (such as events like President Noynoy Aquino's 2016 State of the Nation Address where the originating source only applies to 16:9 widescreen TVs).On February 15, 2016, Aksyon sa Tanghali introduced Balitaserye, a five-minute crime investigation segments, anchored by Gary de Leon.In April 2016, after many years of anchoring various newscasts, this is the first time that Martin Andanar doesn't have any television-produced programs except the continuous rerun of Crime Klasik and as host of Punto Asintado from Radyo5.But in June 2016, it was revealed that Andanar was appointed as the new head of PCOO (Presidential Communication Operations Office) under the Duterte administration, which supervises the government's media infrastructure.There was also a time that Sports5 used the studio for the announcement of the Gilas Pilipinas line-up prior to the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in July (with the Philippines as one of the host countries).Cheryl Cosim retained her role to the morning newscast, but she left her co-presenter of Aksyon Tonite Ed Lingao who went solo for a week until Roices Naguit took over Cosim's vacated anchor's chair on the Late Night Edition in the height of the network's coverage to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[7] On December 19, 2016, the newscast's graphic package gained rounded edges (in exception in the flipper) with orange as the standard color.New soundtrack, openers, title cards and transition graphics (except Aksyon sa Umaga) were refreshed across all editions by August 14, 2017, replacing its 2014 version.Thus the former Sports5 rebranded as ESPN5 a day after, during the coverage of Game 1 of the 2017 PBA Governor's Cup Finals between the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts.[11] This ended Cheryl Cosim's role as the main anchor of a News5 newscast after 7 years, although she continues radio duties at Radyo5 as well as filling-in for Cruz-Valdes on the primetime edition.[12] Also, since November 6, during daylight saving time, Aksyon sa Tanghali adjusted its timeslot to 12:30 PM, every Monday, Tuesday, & Friday (to accommodate live coverage of the US National Football League) with a more public service focus along with reading the day's Main Headlines.During the third week of April, Aksyon sa Tanghali was given a SPG (Strong Parental Guidance) rating by the MTRCB due to its public service segments profane nature.On July 2, 2018, after her almost 7 months of absence, Aksyon Prime main anchor Luchi Cruz-Valdes returns in the newscast, joining Ed Lingao, who serves as one of the sit-in presenters while she was on her leave.On February 11, 2019, Aksyon Tonite moved its timeslot at 10:30 PM, to give way for the special program as part of News5's coverage of the 2019 mid-term elections, Aplikante sa Senado.These changes were brought about by TV5's expansion of its news content through programs from sister station One PH; like its newscast service One Balita and late night talk show Wag Po!.In 2018, it holds the reputation of being the only SPG-rated newscast in the country due to its public service format which they are featuring some sensitive complaints, and profanity which cannot be censored in a live program.However, in occasions that Tulfo is absent, Aksyon sa Tanghali reverts to its original newscast format, anchored by rotating News5 correspondents.The first segment, named OFW Alert, is a public service for Overseas Filipino Workers or OFW, and the second segment, named Raffy Tulfo in Aksyon, is a public service through social media, and is about uploaded videos that show unexpected events or wrongful activities happening in the community or on the road.In his three segments, it focuses on public service for Walk-In Complainants, Overseas Filipino Workers, and Uploaded Videos in Social Media that shows wrongful activities in the community.Despite each cases is taking several minutes of discussion, it still remains a newscast by delivering and reading some national, community, and weather news of the day in the segment called Balita 1.2.3. presented by Marga Vargas.Simulcast on AksyonTV and on the radio through Radyo 92.3 News FM in Mega Manila, the program is broadcast Monday to Friday from 10:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. (PST).In October 2010, Andanar was replaced on Aksyon Weekend by his co-host on the weekday morning program Sapul sa Singko, Atty.The following week, Aksyon Alert extended their broadcast to weekends with the bulletin airing every top of the hour in the morning and a number of times in the afternoon and the evening.Cosim will later return on late-night newscast through 5's delayed telecast of One Balita Pilipinas, which replaces The Big Story's timeslot on September 23.