Get Ready for the Sizzling Summer Mornings on "Unang Hirit"

Your weekdays summer morning will never be the same as GMA 7's Unang Hirit (UH) ushers in summer 2010 this March.

UH kicks off the season with the launch of a new opening video, capturing a sense of summer fun, environmental awareness and public service. The new OBB is set to the musical arrangement of Jimmy Antiporda and sung by Marc Bautista and Lougee.


Watch also for the spanking new summer set. Feel the spirit of the tropics as UH unveils its Caribbean-inspired set – complete with gazebos, gardens and an actual wading pool.

And as the temperature rises, UH keeps up with the heat with its hard-hitting news reports and exciting line up of features on food, fashion, trends, gadgets and hobbies to while away the lazy summer days.

Watch out as “Unang Hirit” continues its groundbreaking and much talked about LIVE forum with presidential and vice-presidential candidates in UH Hiritan 2010. To start the summer season – UH Hiritan 2010 puts former president Joseph Estrada and his running mate, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay in the hot seat on March 22, as they answer the tough questions from the respected panel members and actual queries from the live audience and televiewers.

UH is also bringing viewers to places to keep cool this scorching summer! So get that travel gear ready as UH goes from Thunderbird Resort in La Union and Plantation Bay in Cebu, to Villa Escudero in Quezon and the undiscovered beaches of Camarines Sur.

Everyone’s summer barkada also keeps the spirit of Serbisyong Totoo alive as they double the public service efforts this vacation season with UH Operation Tuli and UH Mobile NBI/SSS/BIR Renewal.

And because vacation time also means more time for sports – “Unang Hirit” is mounting a UH Basketaball Clinic!

This summer, everyone’s morning barkada also gets bigger and bigger!

Catch the public service duo of Pia Arcangel and Connie Sison as they deliver genuine “Serbisyong Totoo.”

Also officially joining the UH team is the indefatigable Susan Enriquez, the “kakampi ng mga mamimili” checking out every movement in consumer prices, and Dr. Ferds Recio, taking care of treasured pets.

Injecting fresh energy to the show is basketball hotshot Jai Reyes as everyone’s sports buddy, the beautiful Monica Verallo, as the lovely travel and gimik companion, and the equally stunning Luanne Dy, as the tsika-mate in the world of showbiz!

And of course, the original barkada is still in UH!

Delivering updates with the latest traffic news is “Reyna ng Kalsada” Love Añover, while no-nonsense mom Suzi Entrata-Abrera dishes out tried and tested parenting tips. Then there’s “Practical Kumare” Lyn Ching-Pascual, and “Kumpare sa Gimik” Drew Arellano!

UH also intensifies its delivery of the latest breaking news and information with Unang Balita’s unbeatable morning news team. Expect more groundbreaking interviews with the biggest personalities from “Igan sa Balitaan” Arnold Clavio, while Rhea Santos dishes out special reports on the biggest and most controversial issues of the day.

Enjoy summer the right way – with the official summer barkada “Unang Hirit” weekdays, 5:15 to 9 in the morning, only on GMA-7.