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The rainy season is here! And as part of the tradition of major network stations in the country to compose a so called "station ID" for every major season (Summer, Christmas and Rainy Season), the largest Media Network in the country, ABS-CBN releases their newest station ID for this years rainy season entitled "Ulan" (Filipino word for "rain"). The Ulan Station ID features famous faces like John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, KC Conception, Coco Martin and many new and young faces in today's TV. The song was sung by ABS-CBN actress and host, Toni Gonzaga. Please see below the embedded the YouTube version of the Ulan Station ID. TV5 and GMA7 Merger Final - Report Speaking of TV Network, it was reported earlier that the deal between Manny Pangilinan's group and the controlling families of GMA7 was already finalized. The report mentions that the value of the deal is worth 52.5 Billion Pesos.

ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs website is undergoing a major redesign. The preview of the new look is available for viewing at www.abs-cbnnews.com/home . The new homepage slightly wider compared to the previous version. Also, the font color and sizes of the titles are more clearly contrasted against the background. Overall, the new layout looks neater than the previous version. The layout and positioning of major sections are also modified. For example, the Latest/Most Read section was formerly at the lower portion of the webpage. Now, it was located at the leftmost potion and contains more headlines. Other space consuming sections are now better located on the new homepage. Screenshot of the new ABS-CBN News website. The redesign is still on-going so we can expect more changes in the coming days. Last year, its rival site GMAnews.tv also revamped its website. With the fast development of information technology, news and other forms media are rapidly moving towards the inte...