TV Patrol Southern Tagalog is the local news network broadcast of the ABS-CBN Regional Network Group in Batangas City

Batangas City

- Foreign Rule :The first Spanish missionaries arrived in Batangas City since 1572. Finally on 1581 Spanish authorities governing the Philippines created a pueblo in the area which included the hill where the present Provincial Capitol of Batangas stands after the formal end of the Coumintang...

. The newscast is in a tabloid-style format. The program delivers news headlines about the current events in the Southern Tagalog

Southern Tagalog

Southern Tagalog, or Region IV, was a region of the Philippines that is now composed of Region IV-A and Region IV-B . Region IV was split into the two regions on May 17, 2002...

 region, which today is divided into CALABARZON

CALABARZON

CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. It is also designated as Region IV-A and its regional center is Calamba City in Laguna...

 and MIMAROPA.

In addition, it is only one of the newscast in the Philippines with a using Video Traffic System it is similar to TV Patrol Central Visayas

TV Patrol Central Visayas

TV Patrol Central Visayas is the local news network broadcast of the ABS-CBN Regional Network Group in Mandaue City. It has been the most watched news program in Metro Cebu and the Central Visayas region. The program delivers news headlines about the current events in Central Visayas...

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Aired originally as Batangas News Patrol in September 2008, TV Patrol Southern Tagalog broadcast in its current program title on February 9, 2009 and had a formal launch last August 31, 2009. It is aired live daily from ABS-CBN Batangas

DZAD-TV

DZAD-TV is a commercial television owned by ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation. It's studio & transmitter is located at Ground floor, Philamlife Building, Kumitang Ibaba, Hilltop, Batangas City...

 at 5:20 PM, from Monday to Friday, simulcast over ABS-CBN TV-10 Batangas City, TV-38 Lipa City, TV-11 Occidental Mindoro, TV-21 Calapan, TV-40 Jalajala, TV-24 Lucena, TV-46 San Pablo, and TV-32 Tagaytay.

Current reporters

• Ernie Manio - He is one of the reporters added to the newscast in its formal launch in August 2009. He has a segment called "Oras Ni Juan"
• Joan Panopio - One of the earliest reporters for the newscast hailing from San Pascual in Batangas, she is also alternate anchor for Sarita Kare.
• Carolyn Bonquin
• Angelique Atienza
• Val Balita

Past reporters

• Tina Ganzon - One of the earliest reporters for the newscast hailing from Ibaan in Batangas and a sit-in anchor for Sarita Kare, she is now Director for Communications for the Department of Education (Philippines)
  Department of Education (Philippines)
  The Department of Education , is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the management and governing of the Philippine system of basic education. It is the chief formulator of Philippine educational policy and is responsible for the Philippine primary and secondary...
  
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• Edison Reyes - One of the additions to the newscast in its August 2009 launch, he became Sarita Kare's co-anchor in January 2010, making him the first male anchor of the newscast. He is now a reporter for DWFM-FM and for DWET-TV
  DWET-TV
  DWET-TV, channel 5, is the flagship station of Philippine television network Associated Broadcasting Company. Its studios are located at TV5 Media Center Sheridan Mandaluyong and the transmitter are located at 762 Quirino Highway San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City.-See also:* Associated...
  
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• Michael Cuyugan - He was the earliest male reporter for the newscast in its February 2009 soft launch.