Aired (December 5, 2024): Ating balikan ang mga kuwento ng mga OG host ng paboritong morning show — ang Unang Hirit. Panoorin ang video.
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00:00Okay, good morning!
00:05In 1999, the first Hirit appeared on television.
00:10Should the Santa Caps bring guns?
00:13First, in Chan, it's a bit hard, but that's how it goes.
00:16One of the original or OG hosts of the program is Igan Arnold Clavio.
00:22We'll be back later, the first Hirit will be back.
00:26Let's go back to the first time this program was offered to you.
00:31Because before that, you were a hard-hitting journalist.
00:35You were really out there, in the field, Brigada 7, you were on the radio.
00:43Then suddenly, light, morning show.
00:46Did you feel weird when it was offered to you?
00:48No, because that's also my style in reporting.
00:51I mix it up.
00:52We're still in the emergency, right?
00:54Emergency.
00:55But when it comes to DCW, when it comes to commentaries, I mix it up.
01:00Because it's like, let's say it's brutal.
01:03You laugh when you don't know that it's you.
01:06Because we tend to remember the things that make us laugh,
01:12that make us happy, compared to other things.
01:14So I saw that as a way for me to give my message to people.
01:20Maybe I still won't change my design.
01:23But for our viewers, it's refreshing.
01:26Because we're used to seeing you in the field,
01:29and you're like, I'm Arnold, love you.
01:30Then suddenly, you're making people laugh.
01:32Because Egan really has a lighter side.
01:34That's what I learned from the radio.
01:36There's no time for dull moments, that's what they say.
01:40Because of this, especially since we're early.
01:43It's also a blessing to be considered a part of Unang Hirit.
01:47We're here for our next food trip, by Anjo.
01:51Let's go!
01:52Come eat with us at Tundo!
01:55I didn't let go.
01:56Because when there are opportunities like that,
01:59what comes to me is that I trust you.
02:01And you need to prove something.
02:03So I accepted it right away.
02:04So it was not an adjustment for you?
02:06No, no.
02:08For me, it was a blessing.
02:10And I really wanted to do it.
02:12Because at that time, I've been in the industry for a long time.
02:16But I wasn't on TV yet.
02:17So when this came, I said, oh, it's about time.
02:20It's like that's what you're going to be.
02:23It's like a gift to you, a reward to yourself for a long time.
02:28I started in 1987.
02:31Yes, yes.
02:32So Unang Hirit came in 1999.
02:341999.
02:35So it's almost enough time for you to reach a higher level.
02:38Even if there's no category, it's a super typhoon of hope.
02:41Despite the smiles and laughter in the morning,
02:44he knows that it's a big responsibility to be the alarm clock of the country.
02:49Gina, Gina, it's Monday.
02:51Because you're going to set your tone
02:53that they should know if there's traffic or not.
02:56And then, of course, you're going to force the show to be lively.
03:01That they don't know that you're not sleeping enough.
03:05You also did a preview because of the covers there.
03:09That's why we're going to say the time regularly.
03:12We're going to say that there's traffic in this place regularly.
03:15You're going to give information regularly
03:17so that they're ready before they leave the house.
03:19So there's a lot of source of information that's true.
03:22You won't deceive the public.
03:24That's why it's a great responsibility
03:27that from the start, you're the one who's like,
03:29Hey, listen to this.
03:30Hey, this is what's going to happen now.
03:31Service.
03:32Service.
03:33It's so good that, you know,
03:35the people listening and watching you are millions.
03:38It's really good.
03:40But it also took a toll on your health.
03:43It's like a reality check.
03:46I was picked.
03:48I'm going to be 60 next year.
03:50Here's what happened.
03:52The doctors who looked at me,
03:55first of all, they're also fans.
03:57So they know.
03:59For 25 years, they've been watching.
04:02And they're also watching Sak-C.
04:04So for 25 years or so,
04:06about 20 years, 25 years.
04:07I only sleep 2 to 3 hours.
04:11Hey, Egan.
04:12I can't, I can't.
04:13That's dangerous.
04:15You only sleep 2 to 3 hours.
04:162 to 3 hours.
04:17Because Sak-C will end before midnight.
04:20You won't be able to sleep right away
04:22because your adrenaline is still high.
04:25I'm disciplining myself
04:27that by 1am, I'll be able to sleep.
04:29But you'll wake up again.
04:32They'll wake me up at 4.30am.
04:34So sometimes, I'll be able to sleep at 2am.
04:36So it's continuous.
04:38So for so long,
04:40and I've reached my age.
04:42I thought I was still young.
04:43So I've reached my age.
04:44The doctor said,
04:45there's one thing you didn't watch out for.
04:47That there's no medicine, no cure.
04:49What is that?
04:50Age.
04:51Egan, you're old.
04:52And here in Unang Irid,
04:53you won't feel that you're old,
04:55especially if there are new kids here.
04:58But instead of stopping his work,
05:01Egan became an inspiration
05:03to continue his duty
05:05as a teacher.
05:08It's hard when you're in the hospital,
05:10you're like that.
05:11At home,
05:12I can't really walk.
05:14So,
05:15during my rehabilitation and therapy period,
05:18I decided that I need to make it shorter.
05:21So in three months,
05:23I became successful there.
05:25Because you really want to go back.
05:27I really want to.
05:28The service is different.
05:31And the people who prayed,
05:33I really want to thank them.
05:36The medical emergency that happened to Egan
05:39also served as a lesson to the people around him.
05:43And one of the things I learned,
05:45we now have a BP station.
05:48Anyone can get blood pressure.
05:50No kidding?
05:51It's outside.
05:52Really?
05:53So I'll check when I arrive,
05:55I'll check when I go home.
05:57In the middle of that,
05:58even here,
05:59the cameramen,
06:00the staff,
06:01they also check.
06:03A healthier Unang Irid.
06:05That's why we also have a UH clinic segment.
06:10Like Egan,
06:11since day one of Unang Irid,
06:13Suzy Abrera has been there.
06:15She started in the old program,
06:17Mornings at GMA.
06:21Until she was chosen as the main host
06:23of Unang Irid.
06:25Do you still remember the first time
06:27you were chosen for Unang Irid?
06:30Because I remember,
06:31prior to being on GMA,
06:35you were sporty, right?
06:37Yes, the game plan.
06:38Are you English?
06:39Our cameraman is Nene.
06:42Are you English?
06:43English.
06:44This is not a joke.
06:45English.
06:46Jonas asked me,
06:47do you know how to speak Tagalog?
06:49Yes.
06:50He said,
06:51why is the game plan in English?
06:52I said, yes, because it's an English show.
06:54Of course I became English,
06:55but deep inside,
06:56my personality is really Tagalog.
06:58So my first job here at GMA
07:00was a newscaster
07:02for Mornings at GMA.
07:05Unang Irid also became a witness
07:06to the important parts of Mars Suzy's life.
07:10You also changed a lot
07:12because of Unang Irid.
07:14Yes.
07:15As in, I grew up with this.
07:17This is where I matured,
07:18this is where I grew up.
07:20As in,
07:21it's a family to me.
07:23Our children are in college now.
07:25Yes.
07:26While before,
07:27when we were starting out,
07:28I was single,
07:29got married on the show,
07:30had my first, second,
07:31and third baby on the show.
07:33As in,
07:34we all became brothers.
07:36Our children are in college now.
07:39It's amazing.
07:40What a journey.
07:41Our fellow countrymen are in a long line.
07:43What are your goals here?
07:45I think that's,
07:46well,
07:47the reason why we do this is
07:49to serve the people who watch us.
07:51Of course, unfortunately,
07:52we also have limitations.
07:53So for example,
07:54this whole barangay
07:55where there are thousands of people,
07:56we can't serve thousands of people.
07:58But we do our best
07:59to reach them when they need us.
08:01And they feel so grateful
08:03because,
08:04as I said,
08:05sometimes,
08:06I think,
08:07what is my service here?
08:08But no matter what situation they are in,
08:10they are the first ones to take pictures.
08:12There are people who charge their cell phones
08:14to take pictures.
08:15And then I think,
08:16this is the part of happiness
08:18that we can give to them.
08:20I take that as part of my service to them.
08:23Because you don't need a big thing to help.
08:26You can do small things.
08:28The little things.
08:30And did you know,
08:31that sometimes,
08:32I was also a part of this program?
08:34I'll be back in the morning.
08:37Do you know,
08:38I still remember our audition.
08:40Yes, there were four of us.
08:41There were four of us.
08:42You,
08:43me,
08:44Lyn Ching,
08:45Bernadette Sembrano.
08:47Perfect.
08:48And then,
08:49Suzy was chosen.
08:52I was chosen,
08:53but I was on the outside.
08:56You were in a segment.
08:57Yes, they gave me a segment
08:59in the baranggay.
09:00Yes.
09:01So I said,
09:02yes,
09:03I'm really a baranggay.
09:05I'm a baranggay beauty.
09:06Eventually,
09:07all of us are baranggay here.
09:08Correct, correct.
09:10Oh, hey guys.
09:12I started 25 years ago.
09:15When the show started,
09:16they were already in by,
09:18they were already running for 3 months.
09:20Or more than that.
09:21Not more than half a year.
09:23They were already running.
09:24Okay,
09:25there was a first hit.
09:27One of their hosts
09:28had to take a leave.
09:30So Neil,
09:31who was the producer at that time,
09:32asked me to pitch,
09:33to,
09:34you know,
09:35pinch hit.
09:36I pinch hit for a few days.
09:38And then after that,
09:39it continued.
09:40He said,
09:41okay,
09:42just host.
09:43Alright, thanks.