Pinoy True Stories today on ABS-CBN

MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs launches an all-new weekday current affairs program in a revolutionary move to make public service more accessible to Filipino audiences.

Beginning today at 4:45, ABS-CBN’s broadcast journalists will tackle real-life accounts of Filipinos and help in solving problems that affect their communities and families in Pinoy True Stories.

“The program will hunt and punish the offender, help victims and teach a lesson or two. Through ABS-CBN’s decision to place the new current affairs show on an earlier timeslot, we hope to make citizens better-informed, engage more viewers and foster a dialogue of significant issues,” said ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs head Ging Reyes.

Julius Babao opens the week in the action-packed Bistado to uncover cases of abuse, neglect or cruelty, as well as corrupt practices in the government and the various modus operandi of criminals.

In Engkwentro, Karen Davila mediates between clashing parties in relationships, families and neighborhoods to help them resolve their conflicts and reach an agreement.

News reporters Maan Macapagal and Dominic Almelor, meanwhile, lend a hand to people stuck in accidents, calamity or the cycle of maltreatment in Saklolo.

Anthony Taberna provides the public legal help and advice in Demandahan to help solve the most problematic disputes in court.

Explore mysterious phenomena in Atom Araullo’s Hiwaga where he unmasks the truth behind supernatural occurrences.