Ces and Ricky in The Rundown

MANILA, Philippines - Ces Oreña Drilon and Ricky Carandang will anchor The Rundown on ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel, starting March 1 at 8 p.m.

The show brings together Ces and Ricky’s years of experience as broadcast journalists, banking on Drilon’s passion for details and Carandang’s deft analysis of fast-moving events.

The hour-long newscast aims to capture the biggest stories of the day put them in perspective.

A journalist for more than two decades now, Drilon has covered the toughest assignments for ABS-CBN and has sat down with some of the most elusive newsmakers in the Philippines.

ANC top anchor, Carandang, on the other hand, has been reporting on politics and business for the cable channel, and hosts the Big Picture, Dateline Philippines, and Business Nightly.

“This new newscast is just one example of the changes you will be seeing on ANC this year. We’re going beyond breaking news. We’re going beyond the usual stories. We should be able to connect the dots, to help viewers make sense of what often seems to be desperate events,” she says.

The new show kicks off ANC’s new programming this year as the channel offers more premium content to its viewers.

“We would like to provide more for the Filipino, wherever he is,” says Glenda Gloria, ANC’s COO.

The Rundown will air Mondays to Fridays.