24 Oras Northern Mindanao

24 Oras Northern Mindanao
Also known as	Testigo Northern Mindanao
Genre	News broadcasting
Presented by	Joe Legaspina
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Cebuano
Production
Running time	30-45 minutes
Production company	GMA News and Public Affairs
Original release
Network	GMA Northern Mindanao
Release	February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05) – April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24)

24 Oras Northern Mindanao, formerly Testigo Northern Mindanao, is a Philippine television news broadcasting program broadcast by GMA Northern Mindanao. Originally anchored by Kenneth Ragpala, it premiered on February 5, 2013, replacing Isyu Karon. Joe Legaspina served as the final anchor.

Overview

The program delivered news and current events coming from Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and parts of Zamboanga Peninsula (including Isabela City, Jolo and Bongao). It was simulcast on TV-12 Bukidnon, TV-11 Iligan, TV-5 Ozamis, TV-4 Dipolog, and TV-3 Pagadian.

Testigo Northern Mindanao premiered on February 5, 2013, after the launch of GMA Northern Mindanao, with Kenneth Ragpala as its first anchor. Reporter Joe Legaspina later joined Ragpala as his co-anchor. Before the year 2013 ended, Ragpala left the newscast, leaving Legaspina as the newscast's sole anchor.

This was also the first time that a regional newscast with the same name in Davao City had spun off into another regional newscast for Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao viewers.

Following changes of its now-main newscast 24 Oras, Testigo Northern Mindanao was rebranded as 24 Oras Northern Mindanao effective November 10, 2014.

However, that change suddenly cut short when the newscast was abruptly canceled on April 24, 2015, after more than two years of broadcast due to the strategic streamlining happening to all provincial stations of the network. Following the cancellation was the retrenchment of its staff and personalities and the closure of the network's regional news department.

GMA Northern Mindanao would not have a regional newscast until four years later, when it became a part of GMA Regional TV One Mindanao, with Cyril Chaves serving as the anchor of the newscast.

Area of Coverage

• Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental
• Ozamis City and Misamis Occidental
• Iligan City and Lanao del Norte
• Marawi City and Lanao del Sur
• Malaybalay City and Bukidnon
• Dipolog and Zamboanga del Norte
• Pagadian City and Zamboanga del Sur
• Mambajao and Camiguin
• Butuan
• Surigao City
• Bayugan
• Cabadbaran
• Agusan del Norte
• Agusan del Sur
• Surigao del Norte
• Dinagat Islands
• Ipil and Zamboanga Sibugay

Final Anchor

• Joe Legaspina

Final Reporters

• Jeik Compo
• Joane Tabique-Abesamis - relief anchor for Joe Legaspina
• Kaye Mercado (now with 102.5 Brigada News FM Cagayan de Oro)
• Francis Damit

Former Main Anchor and Reporters

• Kenneth Ragpala
• Christian Gonzales
• Emily Rafols
• Pia Abas
• Jacky Cabatuan
• Brecil Kempis
• Aude Hampong