Ces Oreña-Drilon joins One News; to co-anchor ‘The Big Story’

The reorganization at One News continues with the addition of veteran journalist Ces Oreña-Drilon to its roster of anchors.

Drilon, who became a household name at ABS-CBN News, will take over the anchoring duties on The Big Story. She will join the evening newscast’s holdover anchor Shawn Yao and Pauline Verzosa, who recently came on board following the reassignment of Gretchen Ho.

One News business editor Regina Lay, who has been co-anchoring TBS since 2023, will take on a new assignment within the channel.

A 40-year TV news veteran, Drilon began her career as a reporter at the Maharlika Broadcasting System (now known as People’s Television Network). She later joined ABS-CBN, where she made a name for herself as a no-nonsense journalist, breaking big political stories and covering sieges, calamities, mutinies, and other news events.

During her time at ABS-CBN News, Drilon anchored newscasts such as Bandila and The Rundown on ANC, while also hosting public affairs programs such as Pipol, I Survived, Usapang Business, and The Correspondents.

Outside of hard news, Drilon also worked as the lifestyle content acquisition head of ANCX, then the lifestyle site of ANC. This role later expanded into a much bigger position as executive editor, eventually leading her to step away from her anchor post at Bandila.

After being retrenched by the Kapamilya Network in 2020, following the non-renewal of its legislative franchise, Drilon moved to other media companies. She first joined Radio Mindanao Network-DZX as host of its public service program Basta Promdi, Lodi. Then, in 2022, she began hosting Usapang Bilyonaryo, a talk program produced by Bilyonaryo — a role she is expected to continue even as she joins One News.

Drilon will make her One News debut this coming week.

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