The World Tonight (Philippine TV program)

The World Tonight
Title card used since 2015
GenreNewscast
Presented byTony Velasquez
Theme music composerVangelis
Ryan Cayabyab
Johannes Bornlöf
Opening themePulstar (1986–1993)
ABS-CBN News Theme (1993–2012)
Mighty Rush 1
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Biena Magbitang
  • Joel Caballero
Production locationsNewsroom, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Running time30 minutes (1966–1972; 1986–1999; 1999–2015; 2017–present)
1 hour (2015–2017)
Production companyABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
Original release
NetworkABS-CBN
ReleaseNovember 21, 1966 (1966-11-21) –
September 22, 1972 (1972-09-22)
ReleaseSeptember 15, 1986 (1986-09-15) –
August 13, 1999 (1999-08-13)
NetworkANC
ReleaseMay 1, 1996 (1996-05-01) –
present
NetworkKapamilya Channel
ReleaseJuly 27, 2020 (2020-07-27) –
present
NetworkAll TV
ReleaseJanuary 2, 2026 (2026-01-02) –
present
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The World Tonight is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABS-CBN, ANC, Kapamilya Channel and All TV. Originally anchored by Hal Bowie and Henry Halasan, it aired on ABS-CBN's evening line up from November 21, 1966 to September 22, 1972. The newscast returned on the network's evening line up from September 15, 1986 to August 13, 1999. The show began broadcasting on ANC on May 1, 1996, followed by a broadcast on Kapamilya Channel on July 27, 2020. Tony Velasquez currently serves as the anchor. It is the longest-running news broadcasting show in the Philippines.