One News is revamping its morning program with a refreshed format and a new all-female on-air team.

Starting Monday, June 1, Morning Matters will air in a split 1.5-hour format. It will initially run from 8:30 to 9:00AM, then return from 9:30 to 10:30AM. Sandwiched between the two blocks is the 30-minute business newscast Money Talks with Cathy Yang. which airs at 9AM.

Headlining the latest incarnation of the program will be the trio of Angela Lagunzad-Castro, Cesca Litton-Kalaw, and Pauline Verzosa, who officially take over from Gretchen Ho, who stepped down in January.

As part of the revamp, Lagunzad-Castro will sign off from News & Views, with its final broadcast airing tomorrow, May 29. Her co-anchor and real-life partner, Diego Castro, will move to the afternoon block to anchor its news bulletin.

Lagunzad-Castro will continue co-hosting TV5’s Gud Morning Kapatid while taking on her new role in Morning Matters. The Kapatid morning show ends at 8AM, allowing her enough time to transfer between programs.

Litton-Kalaw, who was last seen as co-anchor of Play by Play, brings extensive experience in sports journalism and live interviews. Kapatid executives see this, along with her friendly on-air presence, as being well-suited for the pace of morning television. She will initially focus on features and interviews, with a gradual transition into hard news, according to our sources.

Verzosa, currently interim host of Morning Matters, will bid adieu to The Big Story tomorrow night to focus on her new daytime assignment. She will join Lagunzad-Castro in handling the program’s news pieces, while also contributing to interviews and feature stories alongside Litton-Kalaw as the show adopts a lighter, more morning show format.

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Tensions rose at the Senate on Tuesday evening as minority senators walked out of the plenary over a proposed rule that would allow senators to vote electronically during sessions.

The motion was proposed by Senator Rodante Marcoleta on May 11, the same day embattled Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa resurfaced after six months in hiding. The DDS senator is now the subject of an active arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC).

TV5 broke the news first through its evening newscast Frontline Pilipinas, with mobile journalist Marymon Reyes reporting live from the session hall. She initially had Senator Robin Padilla while on the air for his reaction, but she was eventually blocked by the Senate sergeant-at-arms.

“Naku, ayaw ni SP [Cayetano] ‘yung ganoong salita,” the senator was overheard saying when asked about remarks that the majority was allegedly trying to railroad the process.

“Hoy, huwag naman kayo ganyan magsalita, huwag naman,” Padilla was later overheard saying after being asked if it was related to reports that majority senators could face jail time.

The Office of the Ombudsman earlier said it was set to file a plunder case before the Sandiganbayan against Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva over their alleged involvement in the multibillion-peso flood control scandal. Both Estrada and Villanueva are members of the majority.

GMA-7’s 24 Oras also reported on the developments, with Sandra Aguinaldo reporting live from the Senate and providing a summary of events.

Over at One News, Political Beat host Lourd De Veyra briefly paused his interview with University of the East law professor Eric De Torres to break the news and bring in Reyes for an update. The Big Story also had a longer discussion with the Kapatid reporter.

One News is expanding its Long Conversation strip with the launch of The Lovely Show, a new talk-oriented program hosted by political vlogger and social commentator Lovely Granada. Debuting tonight at 9PM, Granada will be joined by political analyst Ronald Llamas, who is also part of another LongCon program, Safe House.

For its pilot episode, Granada and Llamas will sit down with political vlogger and Bilyonaryo News Channel host Atty. Jesus “Jess” Falcis to discuss recent developments at the Senate, the ICC controversy, and other stories currently making waves in Philippine politics.

This will not be the first time that Granada and Llamas will team up in a program. She has been a frequent guest co-host on his Kwatro Alas on DZMM Radyo Patrol 630. The Lovely Show, however, marks a new chapter for the millennial vlogger as she steps into her first major TV hosting role with a program carrying her own name.

Watch the promo below: