The morning program will be one of the first casualties from the ESPN deal.
The veteran journalist will become the new executive producer of the long-running 'The World Tonight.'
Francisco will stay with the Kapatid Network in his current anchor capacity and will continue to report nightly on 'Aksyon Tonite.'
Earlier this month, TV5 named veteran newsman Ed Lingao as the newscast's new co-anchor.
Sta. Maria's one-on-one with the president was straightforward, intelligently-done, and most importantly, answered many of our questions.