Saksi (EYEWITNESS) is the late night news broadcast of GMA Network in the Philippines. It was formerly the early evening and flagship newscast of the network from 1995 to 2002. The newscast is currently anchored by Arnold Clavio and Vicky Morales. It is aired Mondays to Thursdays at 11:00-11:30 pm and Fridays at 11:45 pm–12:15 am (PST). It is also aired internationally thru GMA Pinoy TV and is heard on a slightly delayed basis through Super Radyo DZBB 594 AM. On October 2, 1995, GMA Network launched the program, originally entitled Saksi: GMA Headline Balita, as a 15-minute early evening weekday newscast. It was then anchored by Mike Enriquez (then known as “Mr. Saksi”) and Karen Davila. Saksi became popular in such a short time, that people were using the word as a catchphrase, complete with the pointed forefinger like the program’s news anchors. In the early years of the newscast, the anchors, especially Enriquez, popularized the word “pasok” (come in) in introducing reporters (who included Jessica Soho, Arnold Clavio, Mao dela Cruz and Susan Enriquez, among others). In 1999 (4 years later), this style of introducing reporters was also previously used in GMA’s other regional news programs patterned after “Saksi” like Balitang Bisdak (GMA Cebu), Testigo (GMA Davao) and Ratsada (GMA Iloilo), this catchphrase was no longer used since Mike Enriquez left the newscast in 2004. On July 1, 1996, Mel Tiangco joined Enriquez and Davila, after the former’s transfer from ABS-CBN when she was suspended from doing a TV commercial. Economist Solita “Winnie” Monsod also joined the newscast with her own opinion segment, “Mareng Winnie” (which became a moniker by which she has been since known for). Other special segments, such as Huling Hirit (light human-interest stories to cap the newscast, reported by Kara David), S na S (Showbiz sa Saksi) (a showbiz segment with Lyn Ching then she anchored with Enriquez, Davila and Tiangco) and Jessica Soho Reports were also added to the news program, as its set was reformatted & running time was expanded to 30 minutes.
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