Unang Hirit (literally First Response or First Strike in Filipino) is a Philippine morning news and talk show aired every Weekday mornings by GMA Network. Previously, it is aired weekdays at 5:15 to 8:30 AM (PST) but as of September 19, 2011, the show started airing from 5:00 AM to 8:15 AM. It is also aired internationally thru GMA Pinoy TV at various times.

Unang Hirit was first aired on GMA on December 6, 1999, copying the format of ABS-CBN's top-rated morning show, Alas Singko Y Medya, replacing Mornings @ GMA. Mornings' hosts Lyn Ching, Suzi Entrata, Ryan Agoncillo with new faces of Mickey Ferriols, Arnold Clavio, and Miriam Quiambao started the show as the original hosts pitting up against ABS-CBN's Alas Singko Y Medya.

On March 22, 2010, corresponding with the summer season, newly upgraded graphics have been shown with a summer aspect to it. This was also the day when Pia Archangel, Connie Sison, Luane Dy and Monica Verallo were formally announced on-air that they are officially part of the UH Barkada. A new OBB was also launched again corresponding with the summer season.

Andrew James E. Arellano, also known as Drew Arellano, is a Filipino actor. He is one of the traveling hosts of the daily morning show, Unang Hirit and the former show Coca Cola's Ride To Fame shown by GMA Network, he is also the host of Balik-Bayan in QTV.

Raelene Elaine Ebaler Villanía (born 29 June 1986, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia), better known as Iya Villania, is a Filipino-Australian actress, host, singer, dancer, and model. She has hosted on TV shows like ASAP Mania, Us Girls and as a pre-permanent present VJ for MYX music channel.

Villanía was born in Camperdown, Australia but grew up in Sydney. Her parents, Ray and Elena Villanía, are of Filipino descent. She has two elder sisters named Rhoda and Sheila. She learned to play the piano at age 8. Influenced by her dad's fondness for karaoke, Villania began to sing at an early age.

Villania's first TV appearance was via IBC-13's Game Channel, an interactive texting game show. While hosting for the show, she was offered to join the cast of GMA 7's youth-oriented program Click as Syd. She appeared in the afternoon drama series Walang Hanggan. In 2004, she transferred to GMA 7's rival network, ABS-CBN, to accept a VJ job offered by its music channel subsidiary, MYX, and an acting role for another youth-oriented show, Seasons of Love. In 2005, she was chosen to co-host the daily noontime show, Wowowee, and the variety show, ASAP Mania. In 2006, Villania began hosting a lifestyle show, Us Girls, for Studio 23 and a reality-dance show, U Can Dance. In 2007, she again hosted for the season 2 of U Can Dance and was appeared in the fantaserye Lastikman. In between, Villania was given numerous TV guest spots for shows like Komiks, Love Spell and Your Song. She was given the opportunity to play in Deal or No Deal and Wheel of Fortune. In 2008, she appeared in GMA-7 show Maynila. She hosted for TV5's Mysmatch, a reality-dating show, and OMG! a reality-celebrity game show. In 2009, she appeared in ABS-CBN's Korean telenovela remake, Only You, as Trixie. She appeared on ABS-CBN's Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Kristine as Scarlet.

Arnold Clavio (born November 2, 1965) is a popular radio and television newscaster, journalist, and a TV host in the Philippines. He currently co-anchors GMA Network's late-night newscast, Saksi with Vicky Morales and hosts a morning radio show, One on One with Igan on DZBB.

In his elementary and high school days, he has been an active member of the editorial staff of his school's organ. In college, he took up Journalism in the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters or UST-AB.

Right after graduation, he worked as a news writer at DWIZ, and after a year transferred as a radio field reporter to GMA Network's flagship radio station, DZBB.

In 1994, he was offered a reporter's slot in Brigada Siete, joining the late Louie Beltran and Jessica Soho, this was Igan's very 1st TV show on GMA.

He was given the top prize by the Department of Health in their Philippine AIDS-STD Media Awards for his report on Sarah Jane Salazar in 1995. The Asian Broadcasting Union also awarded his Abu Sayyaf coverage for DZBB as the Best Reportage of a Crisis in the same year. In 1999, his radio program Dobol A sa Dobol B was named Best Public Affairs Program on Radio by the KBP Golden Dove Awards.

BB Gandanghari (born Rustom Cariño Padilla on 4 September 1967) is a Filipino transsexual actress and commercial model. She is the elder sibling to actor Robin Padilla and younger sibling to Royette and Rommel Padilla, both actors.

In January 2009, after returning from the United States, Padilla came out as a transsexual and changed her name to BB Gandanghari (sometimes spelled Bebe Gandanghari), claiming that the Rustom Padilla which the people used to know is already dead.

In an interview, Gandanghari stated the name is derived from the word Bb. (abbreviation of Binibining) Gandanghari, translated in English to Miss Beautiful King, and it's also a reference of her personal motto of "Be all that you can be".

As Rustom Padilla, she entered show business as a matinee idol and later as an action star. She also once hosted a franchised version of Wheel of Fortune on ABC 5. After her hosting stint, Rustom left the Philippines and studied filmmaking in the US.

Padilla appeared in the film version of the comic book Zsazsa Zaturnnah (her first gay role in a film since coming out) as the gay salon owner Ada (Adrian), alter ego of Zsazsa Zaturnnah, in TV series La Vendetta via GMA 7 and movie Happy Hearts. She was also a cast of ABS-CBN's Eva Fonda.