Alvin Elchico exits ‘TV Patrol Weekend,’ will co-anchor ‘TV Patrol’

Alvin Elchico is getting his weekends back, announcing his departure from TV Patrol Weekend as he moves to the weekday edition of the ABS-CBN newscast beginning Monday, September 2.

Elchico, now 50, shared the news Sunday during the broadcast, which he co-anchored with his longtime TV partner, Zen Hernandez.

“Ngayon po ang huling araw ko sa TV Patrol Weekend. At sa loob ng labing-tatlong taon, mula 2011, ito po ang trabaho ko kada weekend, Sabado at Linggo, ang maghatid sa inyo ng mga nagbabagang balita tuwing Sabado at Linggo nga,” he said.

“Malungkot po akong iiwan ang mahal kong TV Patrol Weekend dahil dito ako nag-grow bilang isang news anchor. Dito po ako nahasa sa tulong ng staff at production team ng TV Patrol Weekend. Kaya sa aking huling newscast sa TV Patrol Weekend, gusto kong pasalamatan ang lahat ng bumubuo ng TV Patrol Weekend,” he added.

Elchico’s reassignment comes after veteran journalist Henry Omaga-Diaz stepped down from his anchor post at TV Patrol on Friday.

“Simula bukas, panibagong yugto na naman ng aking buhay sa newsroom ang aking tatahakin, at araw-araw na akong magbabalita sa TV Patrol. Maraming, maraming salamat po sa tiwala. Salamat po sa lahat ng Kapamilya na patuloy na tumatangkilik sa ABS-CBN News,” he said.

Elchico, also a regular at Radyo 630, started his TVP Weekend duties in 2011, initially co-anchoring it with former ABS-CBN newser Pinky Webb, and then with Zen Hernandez since 2016.

Prior to his assignment in ABS-CBN Manila, Elchico worked as a news anchor and reporter for TV Patrol Bacolod from 1996 until 2000.

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