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ABS-CBN journos share 2021's biggest stories in 'Sa Likod Ng Balita' yearender

Published Dec 20, 2021 10:54 pm

'Sa Likod ng Balita 2021' in Kapamilya Channel

ABS-CBN journalists are ready to share the stories behind the year’s biggest headlines in “Sa Likod ng Balita 2021: The ABS-CBN Yearend Special.”

Airing on Sunday's Best on Dec. 26 on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, and iWantTFC, this special documentary from ABS-CBN News revisits the major news that rocked the nation and offers insights from those who closely covered and reported these events.

Raphael Bosano, who has been at the forefront of ABS-CBN's Covid-19 coverage, talks about the issues on vaccination, while Pia Gutierrez, Zandro Ochona, Doris Bigornia, Vivienne Gulla, and Zen Hernandez look back on the surges that happened this year.

Anjo Bagaoisan, who broke the good news about community pantries, balances it out with stories that offer a ray of hope in the midst of the pandemic.

Year 2021 likewise proved to be tumultuous in the field of politics with the start of the election season, while Filipinos witnessed tragedies such as the PNP-PDEA bloody encounter, the fatal C130 crash, typhoons, and earthquakes. Adrian Ayalin, RG Cruz, Ina Reformina, Sherrie Ann Torres, Joyce Balancio, and other journalists provide their firsthand accounts of these incidents.

ABS-CBN North America bureau chief TJ Manotoc, on the other hand, discusses the impact and significance of major international events such as the US Capitol riots, the coup in Myanmar, and the pull-out of US troops in Afghanistan.

In “Sa Likod ng Balita,”ABS-CBN reporters get to pay tribute to President Noynoy Aquino as well as it shows how the nation mourned for and bid farewell to the nation’s former leader.

At the end of the rollercoaster ride is a thrilling yet inspiring blow-by-blow account of the moments that made Pinoys proud in 2021 from Dyan Castillejo. Dyan highlights Hidilyn Diaz's victory in the Olympics, as well John Arcilla's Volpi Cup win in Italy, and Maria Ressa's recent triumph as a Nobel Peace Prize recipient in Oslo, Norway.

Don’t miss “Sa Likod ng Balita 2021: The ABS-CBN Yearend Special” on Sunday's Best this coming Dec. 26 on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, iWantTFC, and TFC.

For news, follow @ABSCBNNews on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, visit news.abs-cbn.com, or download the ABS-CBN News App and ABS-CBN Radio Service App.

For ABS-CBN updates, follow @ABSCBNPR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok or go to www.abs-cbn.com/newsroom.

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