Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Like, share, retweet: A decade of social media

The decade began with 1.11 billion users across four social networking sites — Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Twitter. But as the decade drew to a close, Facebook alone boasted of 2.38 billion users.

This exponential growth in social media users shows that even though many sites started in the 2000s, social media only effectively embedded itself into our daily lives in the past 10 years.

In the Philippines, 76 million Filipinos, or 71% of the country’s total population, were regarded as active Facebook users as of January 2019 with an annual growth of 13%. This makes Facebook the most widely used social networking site in the country.

According to We Are Social 2019 Digital Report, Filipinos spend the most time on social media worldwide at more than 4 hours every day.

“Based on the research I’ve seen, the Philippines is definitely an engaged community. The statistics we have indicates that people are interested in being part of the community,” said Clair Deevy, Facebook’s director for community affairs in Asia Pacific and Latin America.


Facebook's appeal comes from being the freer platform, with a (not so) restricted character limit of 63,206, where users can express what's on their minds in various forms such as status updates, photos, and videos. Facebook became the leading platform for users to share their thoughts, activities, meals of the day, favorite songs and movies.

Instagram also saw a meteoric rise in the 2010s. Right from its launch, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom already knew that the photo-sharing app would enjoy massive success.

"I think that communicating via images is one of these mediums that you’re going to see take off over the next few years because of a fundamental shift in the enabling technology," Systrom said.

Starting out with 1 million users in its debut in 2010, Instagram closed the decade with a billion active users. With this many users, Instagram inspired some of the biggest lifestyle changes. It has diversified the idea of beauty and design, changed travel habits, and sparked new trends in food, fitness, fashion and makeup.


Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger uploaded the first-ever photo on the app in 2010

Meanwhile, microblogging site Twitter, despite attracting comparatively fewer users, established itself as a powerful tool for information dissemination and raising awareness in the past decade. A few times, its hashtag function proved effective in rousing people into action.

“When something is happening in the world, Twitter saves me time. And when nothing is happening, Twitter wastes my time," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey quoted a reporter in an interview in 2016.

YouTube and other video-sharing sites democratized content creation and access. The platform holds thousands of hours of videos ranging from viral raw moments to slickly edited vlogs, from dance crazes to cooking tutorials, anything that could be documented. YouTube has also changed the way people consume media. Once a largely shared experience, viewing videos became a personal experience where users can decide what and when to watch.

Short-video sharing app Tiktok, founded in 2012 but launched outside China in 2017, found new fame after merging with musical.ly. The platform has been a rich source of new memes and entertainment as it allows users to create short lip-sync, comedy, and talent videos.

Social media has grown so much over the years through the subculture that emerged from and were cultivated in those platforms.

THE SELFIE PHENOMENON

It's definitely not a flash in the pan. It's a phenomenon that has dominated the social media sphere in the past decade and there's no sign that it will fade any time soon.

Enter the selfie culture.

Defined as a self-portrait photograph intended for social media posting, selfie's popularity began in 2012. By 2013, the term finally earned a nod as "word of the year" by Oxford Dictionaries and other dictionaries.

 That same year, a photo of Pope Francis posing for a selfie with young pilgrims in the Vatican went viral and was even dubbed as the "first papal selfie." And although the pontiff repeatedly warned that the selfie culture can lead to alienation, he continuously indulges his followers for some snapshots with him.

But it was in 2014 when a selfie would eventually break the internet. The subject: a celebrity-packed photo taken during the Oscars.

  The said photo, posted by host Ellen DeGeneres on Twitter, garnered more than 3 million retweets and was the most retweeted post for several years. The selfie was also included in Time magazines' most influential images of all time.

Since then, it was a visual fest of selfies all over the internet.

There was the controversial selfie of former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt with then US President Barack Obama, and former British Prime Minister David Cameron during the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in South Africa.

There was Kylie Jenner's bathroom selfie with other A-listers at the 2017 Met Gala, which earned 3.4 million likes on Instagram. There was Kim Kardashian's nude selfie with almost 2 million likes. And the first astronaut selfie that went viral on the internet, which was taken by Japanese Akihiko Hoshide.

And Filipinos will not be left out. In 2014, Makati was dubbed by Time as the "selfie capital of the world", saying that the country's financial center produces more selfies per capita than any other city in the world. Pasig and Cebu cities were also included in the magazine's top 10 list.


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Google estimated that 24 billion selfies were uploaded to Google Photos in 2015.

But there are serious concerns. Extreme selfies killed 259 people between 2011 and 2017, according to researchers at the US National Library of Medicine as cited by a BBC report.

THE RISE OF INFLUENCERS

As social media evolved, so did the meaning of the word "influencer." From being the personalities behind podiums, influencers have become the new rock stars of social media.

People follow them and watch out religiously for every bit of content they produce. Armed with their camera, they film almost about everything of interest — from fitness journeys to travel, beauty interests, food, fashion, gadgets, parenting, and even comedy skits.

And as they gain millions of followings through their social media platforms, brands started noticing. Since then, endorsements no longer land exclusively on the lap of TV and movie stars.

In 2018, 7-year-old Ryan of Ryan of Toysreview became the highest-paid YouTube star earning $22 million, according to Forbes. With his 17.3 million followers, he does what any child of his age loves to do — play with toys. Except he does this in front of a camera and uploads it online to cater to his 17.3 million followers.


There are no available records on who may be the highest-paid Filipino influencer. But if high following, views, and subscribers translate to high income then Filipino Youtuber Ranz Kyle would be a frontrunner in the local influencer business with 10.1 million subscribers and millions of views per video. Since uploading his first YouTube video in 2011, Ranz and her sister, Niana, who also has her own YouTube channel, have landed various endorsements and even a TV commercial.


The local scene has also seen several traditional media making a name and fortune as social media influencers. In an interview, celebrity vlogger Alex Gonzaga revealed that she earns hundreds of thousands of pesos. That is just off her YouTube videos, not including revenue she could earn from her other social media platforms.

Author Deborah Weinswig, in a Forbes article, described influencers as "the golden children of marketing strategies" and "the new celebrity endorsements." She showed the power influencers hold as economic drivers citing a Bloomberg report stating that a whopping $255 million is being spent on influencer marketing.

According to Business Insider, influencer marketing is forecast to become a $15 billion industry by 2022.

There is no telling when exactly the idea of being an "influencer," as people know it, first came to be. Google analytics, however, noted that interest in the term significantly rose beginning in 2016 with all of its top related searches and topics linked to social media or its platforms.

In 2010, social media platforms were just digital directory for family and friends. By the end of the decade, the world has seen social media evolve into one of the most effective tools for marketing, creating a new career path for the tech-savvy generations.

UNLIKED, UNFOLLOWED

Social media changed people's daily routines, and in turn, they changed it, too. Failing to adapt to the needs of its users could ultimately result in the closure of sites.

With the entry of many social networking sites at the start of the decade, competition became tough. Facebook dominated and some sites just could not keep up.

MySpace, the leading social networking site from 2005 to 2008, lost millions of users in 2011, forcing it to reduce its employee. Facing a declining number, CEO Mike Jones could only say the site is no longer a social network and is instead an "entertainment destination."

In 2011, Friendster shut down its social networking services after 9 years, admitting that “it’s a Facebook world.” It re-launched a year later as a social entertainment site where users will be able to play games and listen to music. But in 2015, it announced that it will take a “break and pause” its services citing the “evolving landscape in our challenging industry.”

In 2012, Multiply discontinued its social networking and content sharing services to shift its focus to online shopping.

On May 31, 2013, Multiply had ceased its operations and shut down entirely.

On November 10, 2015, it filed for corporate rehabilitation to seek protection from its creditors. The company filed the petition for rehabilitation before the Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC).

At that time, the website's social networking portion had a network of 18 million users. Liquidity problems, however, affected earnings. Sales declined from their peak of P20 billion in 2013 to just about P1 billion in July 2020.

It had suffered from a drop in new orders amid a slump in the global social networking sector. Multiply also reportedly laid off some 12,000 workers on February 28, 2014.

It last announced in March 2013 the completion of photos during the 71st UAAP swimming championships last September 25 to 28, 2008 but it was put on hold.

It's now a content creator since 2015 focusing on partnering with other companies.

But the company will continue its business as an archive photo and video site with its new mobile app, delivering 217 million accounts, 210 million photos, and 237,000 videos from the old Multiply from its launch in March 2004 to March 15, 2013, and 691 million photos from the old Webshots.

And just before the decade ends, Google+ bid goodbye. Launched in 2011 to rival Facebook, Google+ stopped its services “due to low usage and challenges involved in maintaining a successful product that meets consumers’ expectations.”

Social media is still evolving and it has not shown signs of slowing down. As a new decade starts, it is expected that social media will keep influencing users in ways that are still unimaginable today. — Reports from Angela Baylon, April Benjamin, Kevin Alabaso, Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News

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Thanks for the memories, Harrison Plaza

From here on, not a few people will regard December 31, 2019 as an unforgettable day not only because it marked the end of the year or even the end of this decade. The day also marked the end of an era for many baby boomers, martial law babies and even Generation X’ers.

It’s because Harrison Plaza Shopping Complex, that sprawling and familiar two-storey structure located in Malate, Manila will officially cease operations. The mall’s impending demise has been an open secret since last year when it was reported that the existing lease contract of longtime owners, the Martel family with the city government of Manila was bought out by SM Prime Holdings.

A memo circulated by mall manager Erik Martel last November 14 informing tenants of the mall’s closure by the end of the year also served as an advisory for them to pull out all their items until January 31, 2020 when Harrison Plaza will be officially padlocked and turned over to its new owners.

For many who grew up going to this mall including this writer, Harrison Plaza or simply HP was more than just a shopping center. As cliché as it sounds, it was in fact a way of life for many.

Dubbed “the country’s first one-stop shopping mall,” a claim that was not publicly disputed but not totally accurate given that Ali Mall in Cubao opened just a year before (not that it matters now), HP sadly failed to evolve with the times and over the past two decades evoked nothing more than nostalgia as new and more modern malls claimed its once premier status.

But back in its heyday that began when it opened in 1976, there was nothing quite like HP, especially for those who lived in close to it. For impressionable preteens such as myself at the time, going there was way more exciting than heading to Luneta Park, the Manila Zoo and other kid-friendly attractions in the city.

Imagine that everything you want but not necessarily need all in one roof. HP was that and sometimes even more. It was the mall closest to the schools that I went to in elementary (Malate Catholic School), high school (Araullo High School) and college (Adamson University) so yes, I practically grew up here. Even when I started my first regular job at the Philippine National Bank (PNB) in Escolta, Manila, HP was still my go-to mall.

I’m sure a lot of people who grew up with HP have their own fond memories of this shopping complex. But for me, HP played a big role during the best part of my youth, my preteen and teen years in the mid to late 70s and early 80s.

Just how much of a big deal HP was to me? Look at it this way. There were days when I was in bulakbol mode and didn’t go to school at all and just hung around there, still wearing my school uniform.

Since I became old enough to go to school by myself, I always looked forward to stopping by there on certain days since it was just along my way. Not that I ever had the money to buy all the things I saw there, which at the time basically consisted of replicas of those iconic Sesame Street muppets in that toy store called Small World and those nifty items such as those fake cigarettes and cool x-ray specs sold at the aptly named novelty shop, Fun House.

I did manage to buy my first t-shirt there when I saved enough money just to buy something, anything at HP. I remember it was a sale item: a white shirt that spoofed the iconic Morton Salt logo but instead said Moron Salt. I never got to wear it, though, because it was too large for my then skinny frame and yes, I didn’t know I could ask for my size. Still, I was very proud of that first purchase and have been looking for a similar t-shirt since.

I yearned to wear some of the ready-to-wear brands such as Levi’s, Wrangler and Jazzie, which had their own specialty stores. But the only brand that catered to kids at the time was Gimbel’s which was the first pair of jeans my mom bought for me at HP. As for shoes, well, kids such as I were big on Adidas sneakers, which fortunately was manufactured by Rubberworld Philippines here and carried by HP’s own department store.

HP was also very instrumental in shaping my love of music. Despite never owning a turntable or record player (as it was also known) in my entire life, the mall was where I became fascinated with vinyl records. HP had Music Nook and Sound Off, record stores that back then were known as record bars. But those stores did not allow customers (at least non-buying ones such as myself) to thoroughly browse their vinyl offerings.

Fortunately, Alemar’s, a bookstore that was then known as National Book Store’s biggest competitor, had an area for vinyl records where anyone can browse for as long as they want and that allowed me closer access to classic albums by The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin as well as hot acts of the mid-70s such as Peter Frampton, The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. Although my exposure to music was limited to radio and jukeboxes near my home and school, reading the credits (i.e. composers, producers) and lyrics included in vinyl releases contributed to my musical awakening.

As bookstores go, the HP branches of National and Alemar’s also carried imported music magazines such as Rolling Stone, Creem and Circus as well as, of course, the Philippines’ very own Jingle Chordbook, all of which inspired me to become a writer myself. I spent a lot of time in these bookstores just reading articles and record reviews in “open” copies (OK, I sometimes open them myself) of these magazines since I cannot afford them. Maybe window shoppers such as I were one of the reasons why bookstores now have “no private reading” signs.

I also spent a lot of time in the amusement area of HP that included a more modern-looking jukebox complete with disco lights that “charged” P1 per song, which I thought was steep since I only needed 25 centavos to get my music fix in carinderia jukeboxes.

And then there was the skating rink, which gave Ali Mall’s Skatetown a good run for its money. HP’s skating rink also played the dance (OK, disco) hits of the day and some that I fondly remembered included Alan O’ Day’s “Undercover Angel,” Paul Nicholas’ “Heaven on the 7th Floor” and Abba’s “Nina Pretty Ballerina.”

My favorite then was “I Just Want To Be Your Everything,” the debut single by the late Andy Gibb. It was the song that a cute teen with Caucasian (read: tisay) features gracefully skated to. She was probably older than I by two or three years but I was still mesmerized by both the song and the way she skated to it. I never learned to skate but I came back to the skating rink, hoping to see her again. No such luck, unfortunately.

HP’s amusement areas also housed its arcade video games including groundbreaking titles such as “Space Invaders,” “Pacman,” “Galaxian” and my personal favorite, “Breakout,” which I think I played to death along with other games who were hooked to it at the one. HP even had a “Le Mans” go-kart racing area just outside one of its entrances.

And then there was the cinemas. HP was one of the pioneers of malls with multiple theaters or multiplexes as we now call them. I was there when the mall’s first two cinemas opened with the 1976 remake of “King Kong” starring Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange. Other films that were blockbusters in the mall included the original “Star Wars: A New Hope” and its sequel, “The Empire Strikes Back”, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, “E.T. The Extraterrestrial” and James Bond flicks such as “The Spy Who Loved Me” and “Moonraker.”

Before HP, my family watched movies at stand-alone theaters in Rizal Avenue and Recto, and our favorites included Avenue, State and Odeon. When the one-stop mall that HP helped pioneer became a hit, it also marked the beginning of the end for these stand-alone cinemas as theater patrons preferred to watch movies at malls where they can also dine nearby after the screening.

There were plenty of fast food and fine dining restos at HP in its heyday including the then popular pizza place The Italian Village, a Magnolia Ice Cream house and much later Yum Yum Tree, which were among my favorites. Since there were no Jollibees and McDos yet when HP first opened, this was where I discovered fast food faves such as 3M Pizza, Bread Connection and Orange Julius, which were sold at stalls at the mall’s then resident supermarket, Queen’s.

Queen’s was also where I sometimes accompanied my mom (and sometimes my dad) to buy groceries.

In later years, HP underwent numerous transformations. First it was expanded to Shopper’s World, a large warehouse type of department store built right beside it. More cinemas were also added before a big fire in 1981 razed just about everything I remembered about its original incarnation.

A smaller shopping center called The Old Mill was built along the land area HP occupied, while the main mall took some time to be rebuilt. When it re-opened, HP had a different look as more contemporary establishments such as Rustan’s (later Shopwise) and SM started supplanting its in-house shops.

The once brightly lit mall took on a more dimly lit appearance as its relatively upscale appeal also began to wane especially with the proliferation of tiangge stores that openly sold “replicas” of just about everything at dirt cheap prices.

Despite attracting established fast-food brands such as McDonald’s, Jollibee, Pizza Hut, Chowking and many more, HP fell way behind SM and Robinsons malls in terms of aesthetics and functionality. The cinemas began to close for good and improvements became few and far between and not as close to the level of its more modern counterparts.

Over the years, HP declined in ways considered unfathomable for those of us who were there during its glory years. As surprising as it was to some, HP’s eventual demise was not totally unexpected. I was able to visit the mall only a few times since the 2000s began and other than my fond memories, there was really not much else I could hold on to every time I went there. There was not enough reason for me to dine or shop there and certainly no reason to simply take the end-to-end strolls that I once did in my youth.

But while HP will be closed by the end of 2019, it will take another month before the new reported owners, SM Prime Holdings, will probably start demolishing the structure. It could also take another two years before the rumored condominium that will take its place will open.

I’d like to think that if true, such a condominium will not take all of the sprawling land area that the now phased-out mall occupied. Who knows? Maybe there will still be some room for a commercial structure that while most likely smaller, will still bring back some of those fond memories — in homage at least in part to the original Harrison Plaza — the one-stop shopping mall that could.

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‘ABS-CBN is not for sale’: Renewed calls to back TV network’s franchise amid Duterte’s latest threats

The hashtag #ABSCBNIsNotForSale trended on local Twitter as President Rodrigo Duterte suggested that owners of media giant ABS-CBN should just “sell” the network as the expiration of its legislative franchise looms.

Certain people working in the network shared the hashtag, as well as Filipinos calling for the administration to renew its franchise in a bid to uphold press freedom and secure people’s source of livelihood.

ABS-CBN AdProm manager and Dreamscape Entertainment worker Eric John Salut stood by the hashtag and urged the network’s supporters to share it.

“Yes, #ABSCBNIsNotForSale. RETWEET KAPAMILYA,” he wrote on his account.

ABS-CBN television and film director Theodore Boborol also stood by the hashtag and shared it on his own account.

DJ Chacha of ABS-CBN’s MOR 101.9 retweeted a post that supported the network’s renewal and said she is still “hopeful” despite the looming expiration date in March.

Actress Agot Isidro, who is one of the administration’s vocal critics, also shared the hashtag and said that she will always be a “Kapamilya.”

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines has previously called for the public to support and defend press freedom as it rallied behind ABS-CBN with the particular hashtag.

Administration versus ABS-CBN

Two days ago, Duterte renewed his threats against the network and added that its owners, the Lopezes, should just sell it.

In a speech during his visit to the earthquake victims of M’lang, North Cotabato, the chief executive said, “Your contract is about to expire. You will try to renew it but I don’t know what will happen to that.”

“Kung ako sa inyo ipagbili niyo na ‘yan. Kasi ang mga Filipino, ngayon lang makaganti sa inyong kalokohan. And I will make sure that you will remember this episode of our times forever,” Duterte continued.

His threats came weeks after Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy revealed his plan to venture into media and entertainment business. He has already formed a company called the Udenna Communications Media and Entertainment Holdings Corp.

It is reportedly expected to be “in close synergy” with his telecommunications company that is in partnership with China Telecommunications Corp. or China Telecom.

Duterte in an earlier speech last month said that ABS-CBN should not expect its franchise to be renewed at all.

“Ang inyong franchise mag-end next year. If you are expecting na ma-renew ‘yan, I’m sorry. You’re out. I will see to it that you’re out,” he said on December 3.

The chief executive has repeatedly claimed that the network failed to air his advertisements during the 2016 presidential campaign despite settling his payment, accusing them of “swindling.”

He has also accused ABS-CBN of supposed biased reporting.

The media giant’s franchise is set to expire on March 30, 2020. It was previously granted a term of 25 years under Republic Act 7966 that was approved on March 30, 1995.

Republic Act 3846 requires all broadcast companies, including radio and television networks, to seek a franchise from Congress before it begins to operate.

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20th CENTURY ENDS

MANKIND yesterday stood on the threshold of a new millennium, linked by satellite technology for the most closely watched midnight in history.

The millennium watch was kept all over the world, from a sprinkle of South Pacific islands to the skyscrapers of the Americas, across the pyramids, the Parthenon and the temples of Angkor Wat.

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said Filipinos should greet 2020 with ''great joy'' and ''anticipation.''

''The year 2000 is not about Y2K, the end of the world or the biggest party of a lifetime,'' he said. ''It is about J2K20, Jesus 2020, the Jubilee 2020 and Joy to the World 2020. It is about 2020 years of Christ's loving presence in the world.''

The world celebration was tempered, however, by unease over Earth's vulnerability to terrorism and its dependence on computer technology.

The excitement was typified by the Pacific archipelago nation of Kiribati, so eager to be first to see the millennium that it actually shifted its portion of the international dateline two hours east.

The caution was exemplified by Seattle, which canceled its New Year's party for fear of terrorism.

In the Philippines, President Duterte is bracing for a ''tough'' new year.

At the same time, he called on Filipinos to pray for global peace and brotherhood and to work as one in facing the challenges of the 21st century.

Mr. Duterte and at least one Cabinet official said the impending oil price increase, an expected P60-billion budget deficit, and the public opposition to amending the Constitution to allow unbridled foreign investments would make it a difficult time for the Duterte presidency.

The President's popularity has also hit an all-time low, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations. Survey results will be officially released on Jan. 4.

''It will be tough next year,'' the President told some reporters over dinner in Malacañang Tuesday night.

He cited the big possibility that oil companies might again raise pump prices if world crude prices went up.

A Cabinet official, who did not want to be identified, echoed the President's dim expectations.

The official said that apart from the oil price increase, also presenting difficulties were the ballooning budget deficit and the President's Constitutional Correction for Development (Concord).

''It's really going to be a difficult year, first of all because of the oil price increase and second, the budget deficit,'' said the Cabinet official.

The government suffered a P100-billion budget deficit in 2019. It is expecting a deficit of P60 billion to P65 billion this year.

''That is going to affect government expenditures and programs as well as the economy,'' the official said. ''It's going to be difficult.''

Concord will be an ''uphill struggle'' especially now that the President's popularity is extremely low, according to him.

Still, he said the President and his Cabinet would continue to push for Concord since it was expected to pave the way for increased foreign investments in public utilities, commercial and industrial production, among others.

The official believes the President's ratings will bounce back toward the end of 2020, or as soon as various pump-priming and social service programs start moving fast.

The bright spot in the Duterte presidency is the ''stable police and military'' situation, according to the Cabinet man.

He said the military and the police were rallying behind the President.

In a short speech during Malacañang's New Year's Eve Mass last night, the President pleaded for understanding, saying his government needed more time to deliver on its promises.

''I am appealing to our countrymen to understand that the government cannot provide their needs at once and all at the same time,'' the President said in Pilipino. ''Give us enough time to find solutions to our problems.''

Sin, who led the Catholic Church's millennium celebrations yesterday, said that instead of fearing industry breakdowns due to the Y2K bug, people should see the new year as an opportunity to renew their Christian faith.

Tagle, who was recently chosen as among the top 100 Catholics, celebrated the Jubilee Mass at the Manila Cathedral at 5:30 p.m.

The cardinal, who remains very vocal in his criticisms of public officials, called for ''mercy'' and ''reconciliation'' for the new year.

He voiced hope that ''love and truth will meet'' and ''justice and peace will kiss'' in the next millennium.

''For during that moment, Christ will truly have come in our hearts,'' he said.

As early as yesterday morning, hundreds of El Shaddai members had poured into the Rizal Park to participate in last night's millennium celebration led by President Duterte.

Members of the Catholic charismatic group said they were staying until after their New Year Mass, which was celebrated by Bishop Ted Bacani, and the worship and healing prayer rally at 2 a.m. today.

The Millennium Mass was celebrated at the Quirino Grandstand at 5 p.m.

First land

At the stroke of midnight Tuesday, a tiny uninhabited atoll in the South Pacific jumped from obscurity into the history books as one of the first lands on Earth to greet the new millennium.

The marking of midnight (6 p.m. Friday Manila time) on Kiribati's Millennium Island set off a rapid succession of celebrations in the South Pacific, whose position along the international date line makes the area the first to witness the new year.

The island nation of Tonga marked midnight at the same time as Millennium Island. The Chatham Islands--the easternmost part of New Zealand--hit midnight 15 minutes later.

Mainland New Zealand and the Pacific island nation of Fiji readied to hit midnight 45 minutes after that.

Dancers on Millennium Island in woven grass skirts and headdress were to welcome the millennium with a shout of congratulations and good luck after chanting farewell to the pain of the past and heralding a new era of unity.

Fireworks and babies

The first dawn over land was to break near Dibble Glacier in Antarctica at 12:08 local time (11:08 p.m. Manila time).

Kiribati was to be the first country to witness the sunrise of the new millennium at 5:43 a.m. local time (11:43 p.m. Manila time).

New Zealand's Pitt Island was to follow at 5:49 a.m.

As the largest--and the richest--nation in the group, New Zealand was planning the most varied and elaborate celebrations in the area: fireworks, concerts, and several Maori ''haka'' war dances--including one with a cast of 2,000.

Around 60 mothers in New Zealand are due to give birth early Saturday.

On the coast at Gisborne about 100,000 people were in the area which would see opera diva Kiri Te Kanawa, originally from the area, sing in the world's first sun.

In Auckland several large events including a 12-minute fireworks display were under threat from strong winds and rain.

In Fiji, several hospitals were reporting they have women who might deliver the new millennium's first child--including Lautoka Hospital which was warning they had ''a whole ward of women'' ready to give birth.

Race for first

The celebrations in the South Pacific follow a fierce race in the region to clinch a millennial ''first''--and worldwide publicity.

Kiribati, for instance, moved the international date line in 1995 so it no longer bisected the country. The move, however, also positioned Caroline Island to be among the first to see the new year. It was renamed Millennium Island in 1997.

Other countries of the region had staked their own claims to millennial firsts. New Zealand's Pitt Island, for example, was to be the first ''permanently inhabited'' land to see the millennium dawn.

And Wellington was the first capital city.

The competition was expected to continue into the new millennium: A couple in the Chatham Islands, for example, were aiming to win the title of first wedding by timing their ceremony so the words ''I do'' come immediately after the fall of midnight.

Terrorist threat

Around the United States, the arrival of the new millennium was met with caution and fears of terrorism.

The fears were heightened Thursday when US prosecutors alleged that a man and woman arrested separately at the Canadian border were linked to a violent Algerian group.

Fears of sabotage have also prompted tighter security at airports, border crossings, utilities and tunnels in many states.

South Koreans, too impatient to wait for the first sun of the new millennium, were to light an ''artificial sun'' at midnight Friday.

The orb, a ball of magnesium powder three meters in diameter, was to be ignited in downtown Seoul and would burn for the first minute of the third millennium, officials said.

The ball's luminosity would be the equivalent of 20 million candles, which Song said would give a brief sensation of daylight.

Party on ice

At a US scientific base, the champagne had been on ice for months. So have most of the revelers planning one of the world's most remote New Year's Eve parties--at the South Pole.

Braving subzero temperatures, about 220 staff at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station were to see in the new millennium as a midnight sun shone weakly from the horizon.

The station, looking like a huge golf ball half-buried in the polar ice, is home to National Science Foundation researchers, construction workers and support staff who spend months on end at the bottom of the Earth.

At midnight, the staff would uncork their champagne in temperatures likely to be hovering around minus 26 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 32 degrees Celsius).

Scientists at the station are carrying out crucial research into atmospheric conditions and polar climate change, while astronomers use two telescopes to peer through the pollution-free Antarctic skies into the depths of space. With reports from Juliet L. Javellana, Martin P. Marfil, TJ Burgonio and Dona Pazzibugan in Manila; AFP, AP

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Media group blasts Duterte threat vs ABS-CBN, calls for vigilance

An independent group of journalists on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s advice to owners of ABS-CBN to sell the broadcast giant was a threat to press freedom and rallied Filipinos to defend free expression in the country.

“We call on the community of independent Filipino journalists and on citizens who cherish democracy to band together and protect the free arena of ideas that the closure or forced sale of ABS-CBN would severely weaken,” said the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in a statement.

“The alternative—the death of freedom of the press and of free expression—is too horrible to contemplate,” it said.

Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite, a member of the Makabayan bloc, echoed the call, saying all journalists in the Philippines and abroad “and all those who stand for the truth must band together and stop this attack on press freedom.”

“If not,” he added, “tyranny and fake news would prevail.”

The President has publicly said he would “see to it” that the radio-TV network’s franchise would not be renewed after it expires on March 30.

“This ABS (ABS-CBN), your contract (franchise) will expire. If you renew it, I don’t know what will happen to you,” Mr. Duterte said in a rambling speech on Monday in M’lang, Cotabato province. “If I were you, just sell it.”

Four weeks earlier, Mr. Duterte told the company owners: “Your franchise will end next year. If you are expecting that it will be renewed, I’m sorry. You’re out. I will see to it that you’re out.”

The Lopez family is the controlling owner of the publicly listed company, which was among hundreds of media companies shuttered in 1972 when dictator Ferdinand Marcos imposed martial law.

There has been no comment from the company or the Lopez family on Mr. Duterte’s statement on Monday.

Signs of shakedown

But the NUJP said the latest tirade against ABS-CBN “bears all the signs of a shakedown and raises questions over his real intentions for seeking to block the renewal of the broadcast network’s franchise.”

“The fact is Duterte has already shown a propensity for coercion, as he did in 2017 when he publicly told ABS-CBN to support his federalism drive and he would agree to settle his difference with the network,” it said.

The NUJP noted that Mr. Duterte’s statement appeared to be “marching orders” to his allies in Congress, which had not acted on bills to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise.

Mr. Duterte has not hidden his displeasure with ABS-CBN since it aired a negative TV ad against him that was paid for by former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV during the presidential campaign.

Liable for estafa

The campaign ad showed children disliking videos of Mr. Duterte cursing Pope Francis and his joke about the gang rape and murder of an Australian missionary during a prison riot in Davao City in 1989.

The President later said the TV network had been unfair in reporting about him, including his brutal war on drugs.

He has also said ABS-CBN was liable for estafa for allegedly not providing him the airtime he had paid for during the campaign.

Senate President Vicente Sotto III played down the President’s latest statement, saying press freedom in the country is “freer than most parts of the world.”

“We even publish ‘fake news’,” Sotto said in a Viber message to the Inquirer.

Regarding Mr. Duterte’s advice to just sell the network, he said: “The President’s ‘advice’ is simply that, an advice.”

Gaite said the President should just sue ABS-CBN if he had any grievance against it “rather than trample on press freedom and the jobs of at least 7,000 employees.”

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Harrison Plaza closes shop after 43 years

Residential towers, world-class mall to rise on complex, says SM Group

As the year 2019 drew to a close, so did the operations of one of the oldest shopping malls in Manila—Harrison Plaza.

The country’s “first one-stop shopping mall” ceased operations on Tuesday after 43 years.

SM Prime Holdings had earlier forged a deal to buy out the Martel family from its contract with the Manila government to develop and manage the complex.

The property giant said that a “massive project”–like a shopping center with a condominium–would rise on the 75,000-square-meter prime real estate along P. Ocampo Street.

SM Prime, a long-time tenant in the mall since its opening in the ‘70s, said in 2018 that it was investing at least P40 billion in the redevelopment of the old shopping complex.

“The site will be transformed into a mixed-use development comprising several residential towers and a world class mall, similar to the Podium. The plans are currently in the design stage undertaken by renowned international architectural firms,” the SM Group said in a statement on Tuesday.

‘Mini city’

Artist Freddie Luna Cruz, who has been a tenant since the mall opened in 1976, recalled Harrison Plaza’s heyday.

“Everything started here. It was like a mini city,” he said from his rented stall decorated with portraits of sportsmen, pop culture icons, tycoons and politicians.

Cruz witnessed the mall’s highs and lows. He was there when it was razed by fire in the ‘80s, when it was renovated, up until the very last day of mall operations.

There was even a time when there were nine artists-tenants in Harrison Plaza, he said. Cruz’s stall outlasted the shops.

“Back in the days when Harrison Plaza did not have competition, you can barely walk in this place! Maybe the mall was not able to keep up because of the newer establishments. People like to visit new malls all the time,” said Cruz, who was also the president of the mall’s tenants association.

On Tuesday, plastic litter were scattered outside the mall’s entrance on Mabini Street. Bleak interiors

Despite a towering Christmas tree in the middle of the mall, the interiors were bleak. A number of tenants, including a fast food chain, have already moved out of their spaces.

The design of the building’s ceilings and tiles showed its age. Speakers blasting the 1986 song “Shake Body Dancer” compounded the mall’s feeling of datedness.

Harrison Plaza evoked nostalgia among Metro Manila residents. “This place used to have a skating rink,’’ recalled mall tenant Jiit de Joya.

Before De Joya bought Byron’s custom tailoring—which has been with the mall from the beginning—he used to frequent this mall.

It was only seven months ago that he bought the tailoring shop from a friend. Business was good from July to August, he said. But since the announcement of the impending closure of Harrison Plaza, De Joya said that foot traffic dipped and business was slow.

De Joya said that even on the last day of its operations, tenants were kept in the dark of the sale.

“There were no clear-cut instructions. There was no proper dissemination,” De Joya told the Inquirer in an interview.

In a memorandum issued on Nov. 14 by mall manager Erik Martel, tenants were given until Jan. 31, 2020, to vacate their spaces.

De Joya also noted that the past few months, the mall was neglected because the escalators were not working and the surroundings were littered with garbage.

Though they were saddened by the closure of Harrison Plaza, Cruz and De Joya will be moving to new spaces.

At age 67, Cruz said that he’s a workaholic who still wants to continue making art.

“Retirement is to die,” he said.

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Excerpt: "Curacha, ang babaeng walang pahinga"

Now, digital cable and satellite television broadcasts are broadcasting 24 hours a day live nationwide via domestic satellite or DomSat.

Filipinos are now time to wake up and TV stations go on the air at 3:50 a.m. for ABS-CBN and GMA, 4:25 a.m. for TV5, 4:50 a.m. for PTV and GMA News TV, 5:50 a.m. for IBC., 5:55 a.m. for CNN Philippines.

1000 Hz tone/classical music may be broadcast fifteen to twenty minutes before the actual sign-on, for local and cable TV channels, Kaya pala nag-antay pa ako ng ilang minuto sa Knowledge Channel, DZMM TeleRadyo at Jeepney TV hanggang sa lumabas ang bidyo ng Pambansang Awit.

A signal to turn on remote transmitters may be played—this is usually a series of touch tones.

It flashes the program announcement and station message video:

ANNOUNCEMENT:
All programs, comments and suggestions, please write to the preceding programs of the National Telecommunications Commission, Vibal Building, Edsa, Quezon City, or the regional offices of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. 
Station Message

 ABS-CBN

 (1986-1992)

 This is ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 2.

 A commercial television station, transmitting on a 40-kilowatt transmitter output with permit number (Number of Licensed), authorizing this station to operate until (Date of License).

 Channel 2 studios and transmitter are located at the ABS-CBN Building on Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, Republic of the Philippines.

 Channel 2 Engineering is headed by the following personnel duly license by the National Telecommunications Commission:

 Lists of Names of ABS-CBN Transmission Personnel

 This is ABS-CBN Channel 2 is now SIGNING ON/OFF.

 1991-1993

 This is ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Channel 2

 A commercial television station transmitting on a 50 kilowatt transmitter output with permit number BSD-0254-91, authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 1991.

 Channel 2 studios and transmitter are located at ABS-CBN Building on Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

 Channel 2 engineering is headed by the following personnel duly licensed by the Professional Regulations Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission:
  • Marcos A. Elizan: ECE No. 256
  • Herman Flaviano: No. 1PHN-4277
  • Franklin Mira: No. 8960-1301
  • Ernesto Balingit: No. 8960-0589
  • Fortunato Elizan, Jr.: No. 1PHN-2439
  • Carlos Nabartey: No. 1PHN-3259
  • Jose Ollero: No. 1PHN-3590
  • Rodolfo Herrera: ECE No. 2923
  • Jeffrey Echegoyen: ECE No. 4171
This is ABS-CBN Channel 2, now signing on / off.

1993-1995

 This is ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Channel 2

 A commercial television station transmitting on a 50-kilowatt transmitter output, with permit number BSD-1180-92, authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 1994.

 Channel 2 studios and transmitter are located at ABS-CBN Bldg. on Sgt. Esguerra Ave. Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

 Channel 2 engineering is headed by the following personel, duly licensed by the Professional Regulations Comission and National Telecommunications Commission:

  • Engr. Marcos A. Elizan: ECE No. 256
  • Herman M. Flaviano: 1-PHN-4277
  • Franklin V. Mira: 1-PHN-8960-1301
  • Ernesto M. Balingit: 1-PHN-8960-0589
  • Carlos G. Nabartey: 1-PHN-3259
  • Jose Ollero: 1-PHN-3590
  • Armando Palminco: T2-0051
This is ABS-CBN Channel 2... Now signing-on / off.

 1995-1997

 This is ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 2.

 A commercial television station transmitting on a 50-kilowatt transmitter output, with permit number BSD-0264-94, authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 1996.

 Channel 2 studios and transmitter are located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave. Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

 Channel 2 Engineering is headed by the following personnel duly license by the National Telecommunications Commission:

  • Engr. Marcos A. Elizan: ECE No. 256
  • Engr. Eduardo Flores: ECE No. 1352


With First Class Radiotelephone Operators:


  • Herman M. Flaviano: 1-PHN-4277
  • Franklin V. Mira: 1-PHN-8960-1301
  • Ernesto M. Balingit: 1-PHN-8960-0589
  • Robert Del Rosario: 1PHN-9060
  • Carlos G. Nabartey: 1-PHN-3259
  • Jose Ollero: 1-PHN-3590


Second Class Telegraph Operator:


  • Armando Palminco: T2-0051

And Electronics and Communication Engineers:

  • Rodolfo M. Herrera, Jr.: ECE No. 2923

This is ABS-CBN Channel 2... Now signing-on /-off.

1998-2000

 This is ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation. (Channel 2.)

 A commercial television station transmitting on a 50-kilowatt transmitter output, with permit number BSD-0060-97, authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 1999.

 Channel 2 studios and transmitter are located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave. Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

 Channel 2 Engineering is headed by the following personnel duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Engr. Marcos A. Elizan: ECE No. 256
  • Engr. Eduardo Flores: ECE No. 1352

 With First Class Radiotelephone Operators:
  • Herman M. Flaviano: 1-PNCR-12239
  • Ernesto M. Balingit: 1-PNCR-18482
  • Franklin V. Mira: 1-PNCR-10316
  • Carlos G. Nabartey: 1-PNCR-5872
  • Jose Ollero: 1-PNCR-4345
  • Richie P. Nava: 97-1PNCR-26731

 Second Class Telegraph Operator
  • Armando Palminco: 2-TNCR-6364

 And Electronics and Communication Engineers:
  • Marcos Sala: ECE No. 1922
  • Rolan Garabiles: ECE No. 12135
  • Robert Del Rosario: ECE No. 15403

 This is ABS-CBN Channel 2... Now signing on/off.

2000-2003

 This is ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation,

 A commercial television station transmitting on a 60 kilowatts for a Horizontal propagation popularization and 60 kilowatts for vertical propagation popularization and with an ERP of 346.2 Kilowatts with permit number BSD-0687-1999, authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 2002.

 Channel 2 studios and transmitter are located at ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

 ABS-CBN TV transmission operation is headed by the following personnel duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Engr. Eduardo Flores: ECE No. 1352
  • Engr. Lito Remulla: ECE No. 3584
  • Engr. Jose Rizaldy Umipig: ECE No. 2889


 First Class Radio Telephone Operators
  • Herman M. Flaviano: 1-PNCR-12239
  • Ernesto M. Balingit: 1-PNCR-18482
  • Franklin V. Mira: 1-PNCR-10316
  • Carlos G. Nabartey: 1-PNCR-5872
  • Roberto M. Saura: 1-PNCR-4346
  • Jose Ollero: 1-PNCR-4325
  • Richie P. Nava: 97-1PNCR-26731
  • Michael D. dela Cruz: 98-1PNCR-21108


 Second Class Telegraph Operator
  • Armando L. Palminco: 2TNCR-6364


 and Electronics and Communication Engineers:
  • Bernando M. Acosta: ECE No. 6672
  • Rolan P. Garabiles: ECE No. 12135
  • Robert Del Rosario: ECE No. 15403

 This is ABS-CBN Channel 2. Now signing on/off.

 2003-2006

 This is ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 2.

 A commercial television station transmitting on a 60 kilowatts for a Horizontal propagation popularization and 60 kilowatts for vertical propagation popularization and with an ERP of 346.2 Kilowatts with permit number BSD-0639-2002, authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 2005.

 Channel 2 studios and transmitter are located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

 Channel 2 Engineering is headed by the following personnel duly license by the National Telecommunications Commission:

  • Engr. Jose Rizalde Umipig: ECE No. 2889
  • Engr. Rodrigo V. Carandang: ECE No. 2677
First Class Radio Telephone Operators
  • Hernan M. Flaviano: 1PHN-4277
  • Franklin V. Mira: 1PNCR-10316
  • Carlos G. Nabartey: 1PHN-3259
  • Roberto M. Saura: 1PNCR-4346
  • Jose C. Ollero: 1PNCR-4345
  • Richie P. Nava: 97-1PNCR-26731
  • Michael D. dela Cruz: 98-1PNCR-21108
  • Gerald B. Cabrillos: 99-1PHN-21563

 Second Class Radio Telephone Operator
  • Armando L. Palminco: 2TNCR-6364

 and
  • Engr. Rolan P. Garabiles: ECE No. 12135

 This is ABS-CBN Channel 2, Now Signing On / Off.


(2006-January 31, 2009)

This is ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 2.

A commercial television station transmitting on 346.2 kilowatt effective-radiated power with permit number BSD-0634-2005 (REN) authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 2008.

Channel 2 studios and transmitter are located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave. Diliman, Quezon City.

ABS-CBN TV transmission operation is headed by the following personnel duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.

  • Rodolfo M. Herrera, Jr.
  • Rolan P. Garralibes
  • Franklin V. Mira
  • Michael D. dela Cruz
  • Ivan L. Banaag
  • Soriano A. Abecia, Jr.
  • Gerard B. Cabrillos
  • Allan I. Fantilaan
  • April V. Tenorio

This is ABS-CBN Channel 2, Now signing on/off.

Note: This station message used after the national anthem during sign on and again before the national anthem during sign off. This station message background is updates July 10, 2006. This station message is defunct.

Note: Due to 60th Anniversary of ABS-CBN (1946-2006), ABS-CBN replaces the version of the Philippine National Anthem produced by OPS with their own version.


(February-October 2009)

This is ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 2.

A commercial television station transmitting on a 346.2-kilowatt transmitter output, with permit number BSD-0234-2008 (REN) authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 2011.

Channel 2 transmitter is located at ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave., Diliman, Quezon City.

ABS-CBN Channel 2 operates under the supervision of the following Electronics and Communications Engineers duly licensed by the Professional Regulations Commission.

  • Engr. Bernardo M. Acosta: ECE No. 6672
  • Engr. Erwin L. Francisco: ECE No. 7921
And carried out by the following personnel duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Engr. Jose Rizaldy Umipig: ECE No. 2889
  • Engr. Rolan P. Garabiles: ECE No. 12135
  • Engr. Russell P. Santos: ECE No. 22533
  • Engr. Francis D. Silva: ECE No. 39756
  • Michael D. Dela Cruz: 98-1PNCR-21108
  • Soriano A. Abecia, Jr.: 96-1PNCR-16540
  • Richie P. Nava: 97-1PNCR-26731
  • Gerald B. Cabrillos: 99-1PHN-21563

This is ABS-CBN Channel 2, Now signing on/off.

(November 2009-January 2010)

This is ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Channel 2.

A commercial television station transmitting on a 346.2-kilowatt transmitter output, with permit number BSD-0234-2008 (REN) authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 2011.

Channel 2 transmitter is located at ABS-CBN Broadcast Complex, Sgt. Esguerra Ave., Diliman, Quezon City.

ABS-CBN TV transmission operation is headed by the following personnel duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Engr. Bernando M. Acosta: ECE No. 6672
  • Engr. Erwin L. Francisco: ECE No. 7921
  • Engr. Jose Rizalde Umipig: ECE No. 2889
  • Engr. Rolan P. Garabiles: ECE No. 12135
  • Engr. Russell P. Santos: ECE No. 22533
  • Engr. Francis D. Silva: ECE No. 39756
  • Franklin V. Mira: 1PNCR-10386 
  • Ryan Christopher J. Rivera: 93-1PNCR-11895 
  • Michael D. Dela Cruz: 98-1PNCR-21108 
  • Ivan Thaddeus L. Banaag: 95-1PV-13531
  • Soriano A. Abecia, Jr.: 96-1PNCR-16540
  • Gerald B. Cabrillos: 99-1PHN-21563
  • Paulo Bryan I. Manahan: 09-1PCAR-23721
This is ABS-CBN Channel 2, Now signing on/off.

(2010-2012)

This is ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Channel 2.

A commercial television station transmitting on a 346.2-kilowatt effective radiated power with permit number BSD-0234-2008 (REN) authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 2011.

Channel 2 transmitter is located at ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave., Diliman, Quezon City.

ABS-CBN Channel 2 operates under the supervision of the following Electronics and Communications Engineers duly licensed by the Professional Regulations Commission.

  • Engr. Bernardo M. Acosta: ECE No. 6672
  • Engr. Erwin L. Francisco: ECE No. 7921

And carried out by the following personnel duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission and National Telecommunications Commission.


  • Engr. Jose Rizalde Umipig: ECE No. 2889
  • Engr. Melvin C. Acosta: ECE No. 2624
  • Engr. Rolan P. Garabiles: ECE No. 12135
  • Engr. Russell P. Santos: ECE No. 22533
  • Engr. Francis D. Silva: ECE No. 39756
  • Engr. John Achilles J. Denna: ECE No. 41724
  • Engr. Ralph Allan P. Bachar: ECE No. 45834
  • Franklin V. Mira: 1PNCR-10386 
  • Ryan Christopher J. Rivera: 93-1PNCR-11895 
  • Michael D. Dela Cruz: 98-1PNCR-21108 
  • Ivan Thaddeus L. Banaag: 95-1PV-13531
  • Soriano A. Abecia, Jr.: 96-1PNCR-16540
  • Richie P. Nava: 97-1PNCR-26731
  • Gerald B. Cabrillos: 99-1PHN-21563
  • Paulo Bryan I. Manahan: 09-1PCAR-23721

This is ABS-CBN Channel 2. Now signing on/off.

(2012-2014)

This is ABS-CBN Corporation Channel 2.

A commercial television station transmitting on a 346.2-kilowatt effective radiated power with permit number BSD-0547-2011 (REN/MOD) authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 2014.

Channel 2 transmitter is located at ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave., Diliman, Quezon City.

ABS-CBN Channel 2 operates under the supervision of the following Electronics and Communications Engineers duly licensed by the Professional Regulations Commission.
  • Engineer Bernardo M. Acosta: ECE No. 6672
  • Engineer Erwin L. Francisco: PECE No. 0428
And carried out by the following personnel duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Engineer Jose Rizalde Umipig: ECE No. 2889
  • Engineer Melvin C. Acosta: PECE 0407
  • Engineer Ronnie B. Sagad: ECE No. 46355
  • Engineer Jayson T. Palma: ECE No. 46346 
  • Engineer Rene Francis A. Lardizabal: ECE No. 45894 
  • Engineer Romulo C. Tataro Jr.: ECE No. 33398
  • Engineer Ryan B. Vigil: ECE No. 44214
  • Michael D. Dela Cruz: 98-1PNCR-21108
  • Orlando M. Logarta: 93-1PNCR-3016
  • Richie P. Nava: 97-1PNCR-26731
  • Rene Agravante: 93-1PV-5715 
This is ABS-CBN Channel 2. Now signing on/off.

March 24, 2016-May 4, 2020 (Voiced by Peter Musngi) with ABS-CBN Orchestral Theme

 This is ABS-CBN Corporation, Channel 2.

 A commercial television station transmitting on a 346.2 kilowatt effective radiated power with permit to operate number BSD-0029-2015 (REN) Authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 2017.

 Channel 2 transmitters are located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sergeant Esguerra Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.

 ABS-CBN Channel 2 operates under the supervision of an Electronics and Communications Engineer duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission.
  • Engineer Bernardo M. Acosta: PECE no. 864

And carried out by the following personnel duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Engineer Jose Rizalde M. Umipig: PECE no. 794 
  • Engineer Melvin C. Acosta: PECE no. 407 
  • Franklin V. Mira: 1PNCR-10386 
  • Michael D. Dela Cruz: 98-1PNCR-21108 
  • Orlando M. Lagarta: 93-1PNCR-6016 
  • Engineer Romulo C. Tataro Jr.: ECE no. – 0033398 
  • Engineer Jayson T. Palma: ECE no. – 0046346 
  • Engineer Ronnie B. Sagad: ECE no. – 0046355 
  • Engineer Jerson I. Ignacio: ECE no. – 0058108 
  • Engineer Jose Paolo L. Garibay: ECE no. – 0054943 
  • Dioskoro Dillon: 92-1PHN-758 
  • Rene O. Agravante: 93-1PV-5715

This is ABS-CBN Channel 2, now signing on/off.

May 5, 2020-present (voiced by Peter Musngi aka "Peter Rabbit") with ABS-CBN Millennium Overture Jingle 2000

 ANNOUNCEMENT: (W/O VOICE-OVER): Any comments, suggestions and objections to the contents of the proceeding programs may be referred to the commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission, VIBAL Building, EDSA, Q.C. or the NTC regional offices & the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas.

 This is ABS-CBN Corporation Channel 2, a commercial television station transmitting on a 346.2 kilowatt effective radiated power with permit number BSD-0121-2018 (MOD) authorizing the station to operate until December 31, 2020.

 ABS-CBN Channel 2 transmitter is located at ABS-CBN Broadcast Center Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City,

 The operations of ABS-CBN Channel 2 are supervised by Electronics and Communications Engineers duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission.
  • Engr. Bernardo M. Acosta: PECE no. 864
  • Engr. Erwin L. Francisco: PECE no. 428


 And carried out by the following personnel duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission and National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Engr. Jose Rizalde M. Umipig: PECE no. 749
  • Engr. Melvin C. Acosta: PECE no. 407
  • Engr. Rolan P. Garalibes: PECE no. 453
  • Engr. Pablo C. De Vera: PECE no. 567
  • Engr. Georamil A. Maquinto: PECE no. 580
  • Michael D. Dela Cruz: 98-1PNCR-21108
  • Ronald Parumog: 93-1PNCR-7238
  • Noli A. Reforma: 95-1PNCR-13447
  • Elmer B. Claveria: 93-1PV-2173
  • Ivan Thaddeus L. Banaag: 95-1PV-13531
  • Orlando M. Lagarta: 93-1PNCR-6016
  • Samuel D. Marbella: 96-1PV-16667
  • Andres L. Valiente, Jr.: 96-1PHN-16941
  • Adolfo M. Garay: 97-1PNCR-19107
  • Randy L. Mariscotes: 97-1PNCR-19614
  • Bienvenido Q. San Juan, Jr.: 94-1PNCR-12119
  • Engr. Ronnie B. Sagad: ECE no. 46355
  • Engr. Jayson T. Palma: ECE no. 46346
  • Engr. Jose Paolo L. Garibay: ECE no. 54943
  • Engr. Ronald V. Soriano: ECE no. 10346
  • Engr. Amelito G. Reymudan: ECE no. 16356
  • Engr. Abraham R. Aragon: ECE no. 63291
  • Engr. Fer Jumina: ECE no. 38345
  • Engr. Jonathan Baldo: ECE no. 6452
  • Engr. Benjamin M. Jaim, Jr.: ECE no. 5565
  • Engr. Erwin T. Tumulak: ECE no. 12802
  • Engr. Narciso V. Bernante: ECE no. 23782
  • Rene O. Agravante: 93-1PV-5715
  • Nestor Magbo-o: 94-1PNCR-9854
  • Dioskoro Billon: 92-1PHN-758
  • Jan D. Vicente: 97-1PNCR-19248
  • Jergen V. Millena: 99-1PHN-2157
  • Febwin E. Villaceran: 07-1PHN-23472
  • Jake M. Serrano: 08-1PNCR-23545
  • Omar Cruz: 99-1PNCR-23981
  • Anthony J. Barbonio: 09-1PNCR-23024
  • Arnold G. Cabran: 11-1PHN-24625
  • Julius Mark Aragona: 17-1PNCR-20865
  • Chester Louie Banzuela: 17-1PNCR-2684
  • Rafael Bartoquillo: 14-1PNCR-26670
  • Reynaldo E. Pagador: 15-1PNCR-26810


 ABS-CBN Channel 2 programming can also be seen at the following stations
  • TV 32 Sto. Tomas, Benguet
  • TV 3 Sto. Tomas, Benguet
  • TV 11 Amuyao, Mountain Province
  • TV 7 Ilocos Norte
  • TV 11 Ilocos Sur
  • TV 34 Ilocos Sur
  • TV 2 Isabela
  • TV 3 Tuguegarao
  • TV 9 Aparri
  • TV 11 Batanes
  • TV 34 Tarlac
  • TV 34 San Miguel
  • TV 46 Pampanga
  • TV 12 Olongapo
  • TV 13 Botolan
  • TV 11 San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
  • TV 40 Jala-jala
  • TV 46 San Pablo, Laguna
  • TV 10 Batangas
  • TV 7 Catanduanes
  • TV 7 Sorsogon
  • TV 11 Naga
  • TV 4 Legazpi
  • TV 10 Tabaco
  • TV 4 Murcia, Negros Occidental
  • TV 9 Kalibo
  • TV 2 Tacloban
  • TV 40 Bacolod
  • TV 3 Cebu
  • TV 9 Bohol
  • TV 12 Valencia, Negros Oriental
  • TV 3 Zamboanga
  • TV 4 Iligan
  • TV 2 Malaybalay, Bukidnon
  • TV 4 Davao
  • TV 3 General Santos
  • TV 5 Cotabato
  • TV 11 Butuan
This is ABS-CBN Corporation Channel 2, In The Service of the Filipino. Now signing on / off.

PTV

 2018-present

DISCLAIMER (W/O VOICE-OVER): The views and opinions expressed by the hosts do not necessarily state or reflect those of the management and the network. Furthermore, the views and opinions of the guest do not reflect those of the hosts, the show, the management and the network.

 This is People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI) with studios and transmitter located at Broadcast Complex, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, broadcasting with a power of 50,000 watts, duly licensed by the National Telecommunications Commission.

 People's Television Network, Inc. is operated and maintained by duly licensed Electronics and Communications Engineers:

  • Reyman G. Royo, Electronics Communication Engineer - ECE#: 0064512
  • Rankine Ivanger O. Pomoy, Electronics Communication Engineer - ECE#: 0065998
  • Marc Jayson S. Malicdem, Electronics Communication Technician - ECT#: 0015218
  • Harry D. Ortiz, Electronics Communication Technician - ECT#: 0088541
With First Class Radio-Telephone Operators:

  • Ramon C. Ciervo: Lic# 15-1PNCR-26811
  • Ricky S. Galeza: Lic# 95-1PNCR-14083
  • Freddie B. Binoggon: Lic# 99-1PHN-21413
  • Derick B. Bornilla: Lic# 99-1PHN-24018
The People's Television Network Inc. serves the entire nation simulcast through its provincial stations:

  • PTV 4 Manila
  • PTV 8 Cordillera
  • PTV 4 Palawan
  • PTV 12 Calbayog
  • PTV 11 Cebu
  • PTV 10 Dumaguete
  • PTV 2 Guimaras
  • PTV 8 Tacloban
  • PTV 8 Agusan del Sur
  • PTV 11 Davao
  • PTV 48 Tagum
  • PTV 11 Sibugay
Now Signing On/Off

 All programs shown on this station were previewed and approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.

 ABC (1992-2010)

 The ABC-5 Morning Offering and Evening Prayer: the prayers which is voiced over by Fr. James Reuter, and another lady voiceover… The Morning Prayer starts with “Dear God, thank you for having us a wonderful (day of the week)”

 Fr. Larry Faraon and Fr. Jiggers Alejandrino led the AMEN Prayer at the sign-off of ABC-5

 pre-TV5 era when Lauds Morning Prayer and Vespers Evening Prayer produced by Jesuit Communications (JESCOM) and a prayer for healing with Fr. Fernando Suarez was also aired since 2007-2008

 This is the Associated Broadcasting Company, DWET-TV.

 ABC is a commercial broadcast station, authorized by the National Telecommunications Commission with licensed number _________, to expire on (Date of License).

 The ABC transmitter and studio complex are located at the 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City.

 ABC is authorized to operate from 6:00 AM to 1:00 AM with the power of 40 kilowatts.

 This station is operated the following personnel, duly licensed by the National Telecommunications Commission.

 Ladies and Gentlemen this is the Associated Broadcasting Company, DWET-TV is now Signing on/off.

TV5

 (2015-2018)

 Script Version

 This is TV5, DWET-TV.

 TV5 is a commercial broadcast station authorized by the National Telecommunications Commission with license number BSD-0012-2014 (REN) 0864 to expire on November 21, 2017.

 TV5 transmitter is located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City.

 TV5 studio complex is located along Reliance Street, corner Sheridan Street, Buayang Bato, Mandaluyong City.

 TV5 operates with a transmitter power of 60 kilowatts.

 TV5 Network Engineering is headed by:

  • Rodrigo V. Carandang: PECE No. 0000005

TV5 Transmission Engineering Personnel are duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.

 Professional Electronics Engineer:
  • Hernando C. Manoguid: PECE No. 0000423


 Electronics Engineers:
  • Marjohn B. Layugan: ECE No. 0042867
  • Brian Carlo Villar: ECE No. 0058431


 First Class Radio Telephone Operators:
  • Armando G. Armada: 95-1PNCR-13661
  • Danilo P. Anoos: 93-1PVII-2513
  • Adolfo M. Garay: 97-1PNCR-19107
  • Robert A. Españo: 2K-1PHN-24096


TV5 programs are seen nationwide via TV5 and affiliate stations:

 TV5 Stations:
  • Channel 5 Metro Manila
  • Channel 2 Laoag
  • Channel 28 Baguio
  • Channel 32 Bacolod
  • Channel 21 Cebu
  • Channel 21 Cagayan de Oro
  • Channel 2 Davao
  • Channel 12 General Santos


Affiliate Stations:
  • Channel 32 Vigan
  • Channel 25 Santiago
  • Channel 28 Baler
  • Channel 24 Tarlac
  • Channel 22 Olongapo
  • Channel 44 Batangas
  • Channel 50 Calapan
  • Channel 22 Naga
  • Channel 6 Legazpi
  • Channel 47 Sorsogon
  • Channel 9 Puerto Princesa
  • Channel 25 Boracay
  • Channel 36 Guimaras
  • Channel 4 Tacloban
  • Channel 34 Malaybalay
  • Channel 48 Oroquieta
  • Channel 10 Marawi
  • Channel 11 Zamboanga
Ladies and Gentlemen, TV5 DWET-TV is now signing on / off.

 Voice Version

 This is TV5, DWET-TV.

 TV5 is a commercial broadcast station, authorized by the National Telecommunications Commission with licensed number BSD-0016-2014 (MOD) 0864 to expire on November 21, 2017.

 TV5 transmitter is located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City.

 TV5 studio complex is located along Reliance corner Sheridan Streets, Barangka Ilaya, Mandaluyong City.

 TV5 operates with the transmitting power of 60 kilowatts.

 TV5 Network Engineering is headed by Rodrigo V. Carandang, PECE No. 000005

 TV5 Transmission Engineering Personnel is duly licensed by the Professional Regulations Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission:

 Professional Electronics Engineer:
  • Hernando C. Manoguid: PECE No. 0000423
Electronics Engineers:
  • Marjohn B. Layugan: ECE No. 0042867
  • Brian Carlo Villar: ECE No. 0058431
and First Class Radio Telephone Operators:
  • Armando G. Armada: 95-1PNCR-13661
  • Danilo P. Anoos: 93-1PVII-2513
  • Adolfo M. Garay: 97-1PNCR-19107
and
  • Robert A. Espano: 2K-1PHN-24096
TV5 programs are seen nationwide via TV5 and Affiliate Stations.

 TV5 Stations:
  • Channel 5 – Metro Manila
  • Channel 2 – Laoag
  • Channel 28 – Baguio
  • Channel 32 – Bacolod
  • Channel 21 – Cebu
  • Channel 21 – Cagayan de Oro
  • Channel 2 – Davao
  • Channel 12 – General Santos
Affiliate Stations are:
  • Channel 32 – Vigan
  • Channel 25 – Santiago
  • Channel 39 – Tuguegarao
  • Channel 28 – Baler
  • Channel 24 – Tarlac
  • Channel 22 – Olongapo
  • Channel 51 – Rizal
  • Channel 44 – Batangas
  • Channel 50 – Calapan
  • Channel 22 – Naga
  • Channel 6 – Legaspi
  • Channel 47 – Sorsogon
  • Channel 9 – Puerto Princesa
  • Channel 25 – Boracay
  • Channel 36 – Guimaras
  • Channel 4 – Tacloban
  • Channel 34 – Malaybalay
  • Channel 48 – Oroquieta
  • Channel 13 – Butuan
  • Channel 10 – Marawi
  • Channel 11 – Zamboanga
Ladies and Gentlemen, TV5, DWET-TV is now signing on/off.

 2018-present

ANNOUNCEMENT: (W/O VOICE-OVER): Any comments, suggestions and objections to the contents of the proceeding programs may be referred to the commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission, VIBAL Bldg., Q.C. or the NTC regional offices & the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas.

This is 5 DWET-TV.

5 is a commercial broadcast station authorized by the National Telecommunications Commission with temporary license number BSD-0403-2017 (REN) to expire on November 21, 2020.

5 transmitter is located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City.

5 studio complex is located along Reliance corner Sheridan Street, Buayang Bato, Mandaluyong City.

5 operates with a transmitting of 120 kilowatts Effective radiated power.

5 Network Engineering is headed by:

  • Rodrigo V. Carandang: PECE # 0000005

 5 Transmission by the Electronics Communications Engineering and Technicans Personnel are duly licensed by the Professional Regulations Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.

Professional Electronics Engineers:

  • Hernando C. Manoguid: PECE # 0000423
  • Christian Lear Miquiabas: PECE # 0000894

Electronics Engineers:
  • Marjohn B. Layugan: ECE # 0042867
  • Brian Carlo Villar: ECE # 0058431
  • Russell P. Santos: ECE # 0022533
  • Francis M. De Silva: ECE # 0039756
  • Monfer San Jurado: ECE # 0045841

 1st Class Radio Telephone Operators and Electronics Technicians:

  • Armando G. Armada: 95-1PNCR-13661
  • Adolfo M. Garay: 97-1PNCR-19107
  • Danilo P. Anoos: 93-1PVII-2513
  • Perfecto Dayao: 93-1PNCR-4582
  • Nick S. Anilao: 96-1PHN-28273
  • Robert A. Espano: 2K-1PHN-24096

5 programs are seen nationwide via 5 and affiliate stations:

5 Stations:
  • Channel 5 Metro Manila
  • Channel 2 Laoag
  • Channel 28 Baguio
  • Channel 32 Bacolod
  • Channel 21 Cebu
  • Channel 21 Cagayan de Oro
  • Channel 2 Davao
  • Channel 12 General Santos


Affiliate Stations:

  • Channel 32 Vigan
  • Channel 5 Batanes
  • Channel 39 Tuguegarao
  • Channel 25 Santiago
  • Channel 11 Aparri
  • Channel 13 Mountain Province
  • Channel 5 Abra
  • Channel 28 Baler
  • Channel 22 Olongapo
  • Channel 24 Tarlac
  • Channel 44 Batangas
  • Channel 50 Jalajala, Rizal
  • Channel 6 Occidental Mindoro
  • Channel 50 Calapan
  • Channel 9 Puerto Princesa
  • Channel 8 Daet
  • Channel 22 Naga
  • Channel 45 Legaspi
  • Channel 5 Virac
  • Channel 47 Sorsogon
  • Channel 25 Boracay
  • Channel 33 Roxas
  • Channel 36 Gumarias
  • Channel 50 Murcia, Negros Occidental
  • Channel 2 Dumaguete
  • Channel 7 Tagbilaran
  • Channel 4 Tacloban
  • Channel 2 Masbate
  • Channel 9 Catbalogan
  • Channel 11 Catarman
  • Channel 5 Borongan
  • Channel 34 Malaybalay
  • Channel 5 Pagadian
  • Channel 48 Oroquieta
  • Channel 5 Iligan
  • Channel 10 Dipolog
  • Channel 23 Tandag
  • Channel 36 Butuan
  • Channel 19 Surigao
  • Channel 28 Agusan Del Sur
  • Channel 46 Tagum
  • Channel 10 Marawi
  • Channel 10 Cotabato
  • Channel 11 Zamboanga
  • Channel 6 Jolo

Ladies and Gentlemen, 5 DWET-TV is now signing on/off.

 Note: The station message is used after the national anthem during sign on and again before the national anthem during sign off. This station message background is updated as of May 5, 2015.

 Note: This is an updated version of 2018 station notice, along with adding new engineer Christian Lear Miquiabas and Florento Husto, former Radyo5 92.3 News FM's first class radio operators Monfer San Jurado, for as a new operator of the network and where the former DZBB 594 Transmitter Technician Nick S. Anilao was first mentioned.

 Note: This was a station notice, where the former ABS-CBN Electronics Engineer Russel P. Santos and Francis M. De Silva was first and second mentioned.

 Note: This will be the first station notice of the network as a widescreen format.

GMA (1980-present)

GMA-7 Station Notice voiced by Al Torres

(1980-2000)

This is GMA, DZBB-TV Channel 7. A commercial TV Station with 50,000-watt transmitting power authorized under temporary Licensed No. 81-______ / BSD-____-86 issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) valid until (Date)

GMA Studios & Office are located at GMA EDSA TV Complex, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, GMA Broadway Studios, Broadway Centrum, Aurora Blvd. Cubao, Quezon City and GMA Sagittarius Bldg. H.V. Dela Costa Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City.

GMA Transmitter located at Tandang Sora Barangay Culiat, Quezon City.

GMA Engineering is headed by ____________

GMA Transmission Personnel is composed of Electronics and Communications Engineers, Technicians and First Class Radio Operators with License issued by Professional Regulations Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.

Lists of Names of GMA 7 Engineering Department

All programs telecast on this station have been approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board. Seen via Satellite in over 27 stations Nationwide

This is GMA, the Philippines Largest Network! Now signing on/off.

1982-1986

This is GMA, DZBB-TV Channel 7. A commercial TV Station with 50,000-watt transmitting power authorized under temporary Licensed No. BC-(number of permit)-82 issued by the National Telecommunications Commission,  valid until December 31, 1985.

GMA Studios & Office are located at GMA EDSA TV Complex, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, GMA Broadway Studios, Broadway Centrum, Aurora Blvd. Cubao, Quezon City and GMA Sagittarius Bldg. H.V. Dela Costa Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City.

GMA Transmitter located at Tandang Sora Barangay Culiat, Quezon City.

GMA Engineering is headed by ____________

GMA Transmission Personnel is composed of Electronics and Communications Engineers, Technicians and First Class Radio Operators with License issued by Professional Regulations Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.

Lists of Names of GMA 7 Engineering Department

All programs telecast on this station have been approved by the Board of Review for Motion Pictures and Television. Seen via satellite in over 23 stations nationwide!

Luzon

  1. GMA-7 Manila
  2. TV-10 Baguio
  3. TV-5 Mt. Province
  4. TV-4 Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte
  5. TV-10 Olongapo
  6. TV-5 Botolan
  7. TV-12 Batangas
  8. TV-5 Marinduque
  9. TV-7 Naga
  10. TV-12 Legaspi
  11. TV-8 Tabaco
  12. TV-12 Catanduanes

Visayas

  1. TV-6 Iloilo
  2. TV-10 Bacolod
  3. TV-7 Cebu
  4. TV-11 Barili
  5. TV-5 Samboan

Mindanao

  1. TV-12 Cagayan De Oro
  2. TV-12 Kitanglad
  3. TV-8 Valencia
  4. TV-2 Iligan
  5. TV-7 Davao
  6. TV-3 Zamboanga


This is GMA, the Philippines Largest Network! Now signing on/off.

1987-1989

This is GMA, DZBB-TV Channel 7.

A commercial TV station with 50,000 watt transmitting power authorized under Temporary License number BSD-(number of permit)-87 issued by the National Telecommunications Commission valid until December 31, 1989.

GMA Studios and Office are located at the GMA EDSA TV Complex, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, GMA Broadway Studios, Aurora Boulevard, Cubao, Quezon City and GMA Sagittarius Building, 111 H.V. dela Costa Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City.

GMA transmitter is located at Barangay Culiat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

GMA Engineering is headed by _________________.

GMA Transmission Crew is composed of Electronics & Communications Engineers and First Class Radio Operators with license number issued by the National Telecommunications Commission.

List of GMA Network Engineering Staff

All programs telecast on this station have been approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, seen via satellite in over 18 stations nationwide!

This is GMA, the Philippines' Largest Network! Now Signing On / Off.

1990-1992 (Voiced by George Boone)

This is GMA, DZBB-TV Channel 7.

A commercial TV station with 50,000 watt transmitting power authorized under Temporary License number BSD-(number of permit)-89 issued by the National Telecommunications Commission valid until December 31, 1993.

GMA Studios and Office are located at the GMA EDSA TV Complex, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, GMA Broadway Studios, Aurora Boulevard, Cubao, Quezon City and GMA Sagittarius Building, 111 H.V. dela Costa Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City.

GMA transmitter is located at Barangay Culiat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

GMA Engineering is headed by Engineer Emilio Solidum.

GMA Transmission Crew is composed of Electronics & Communications Engineers and First Class Radio Operators with license number issued by the National Telecommunications Commission.

List of GMA Network Engineering Staff

All programs telecast on this station have been approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, seen via satellite in over 27 stations nationwide!

This is GMA, the Philippines' Largest Network! Now Signing On / Off.

1992-1995

This is GMA Rainbow Satellite Network, DZBB-TV Channel 7.

A commercial TV station with 50,000 watt transmitting power authorized under Temporary License number BSD-(number of permit)-91 issued by the National Telecommunications Commission valid until December 31, 1995.

GMA Studios and Office are located at the GMA EDSA TV Complex, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, GMA Broadway Studios, Aurora Boulevard, Cubao, Quezon City and GMA Sagittarius Building, 111 H.V. dela Costa Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City.

GMA transmitter is located at Barangay Culiat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

GMA Engineering is headed by _________________.

GMA Transmission Crew is composed of Electronics & Communications Engineers and First Class Radio Operators with license number issued by the National Telecommunications Commission.

List of GMA Network Engineering Staff

All programs telecast on this station have been approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, seen via satellite in over 27 stations nationwide!

This is GMA, the Philippines' Largest Network! Now Signing On / Off.

1996-1998

This is GMA, DZBB-TV Channel 7.

A commercial TV station with 50,000 watt transmitting power authorized under Temporary License number BSD-(number of permit)-95 issued by the National Telecommunications Commission valid until December 31, 1997.

GMA Studios and Office are located at the GMA EDSA TV Complex, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, GMA Broadway Studios, Aurora Boulevard, Cubao, Quezon City and GMA Sagittarius Building, 111 H.V. dela Costa Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City.

GMA transmitter is located at Barangay Culiat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

GMA Engineering is headed by Engineer Antonio M. Leduna.

GMA Transmission Crew is composed of Electronics & Communications Engineers and First Class Radio Operators with license number issued by the National Telecommunications Commission.

List of GMA Network Engineering Staff

All programs telecast on this station have been approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, seen via satellite in over 27 stations nationwide!

This is GMA, the Philippines' Largest Network! Now Signing On / Off.

(2004-2006)

This is GMA, DZBB-TV Channel 7.

A commercial TV Station with 100,000-watt transmitting power authorized under temporary Licensed No. BSD-0297-2003 issued by the National Telecommunications Commission valid until December 31, 2006

GMA Studios are located at GMA Complex, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Republic of the Philippines.

The GMA Transmitter is located at Tandang Sora, Barangay Culiat, Quezon City

GMA Engineering is headed by Antonio M. Leduna

GMA Transmission Personnel is composed of Electronics and Communications Engineers, Technicians and First Class Radio Operators with License Number issued by Professional Regulations Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.

  • Thomas Sales: ECE No. 3010
  • Elvis B, Ancheta: ECE No. 3575
  • Erwin R. Timbre: ECE No. 3650
  • Riniel Dela Cruz: ECE No. 15741
  • Benito Manarin: ECE No. 21627
  • Jonathan G. Salvo: ECE No. 19705
  • Roel V. Castro: 94-1PNCR-12224
  • Renato Gonzales: 94-1PNCR-10804
  • Almario Lontoc: 96-1PNCR-16684
  • Rafael A. Racelis: 94-1PNCR-11977
  • Remegio Apostol: 93-1PNCR-5564
  • Arnel V. Aricheta: 93-1PNCR-6617
  • Albert Beltran: 98-1PX-096354
  • Alan Mangubat: 97-1PXI-20349
  • Julito Baylas: 94-1PXI-04543
  • Nathaniel Basuil Sr. 97-1PXI-07987
  • Eulogio Cuering Sr. 95-1PX-05345
  • Albert Beltran - 98-1PX-096354
  • Chito Narboada: 95-1PVII-13315
All programs and commercial materials telecasted on this channel have been approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board. Seen via Sattelite in over 50 stations Nationwide

This is GMA, the Philippines Largest Network! Now signing on/off.

(2007-2010)

This is GMA DZBB Channel 7.

A commercial TV station with 100,000 watt transmitting power authorized under Temporary License No. BSD-0397-2006 issued by the National Telecommunications Commission valid until December 31, 2009.

GMA Studios are located at the GMA Complex, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Republic Of The Philippines.

The GMA transmitter station is located at Barangay Culiat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

GMA Engineering is headed by Engr. Joselito Remulla.

GMA Transmission Crew is composed of Electronics & Communications Engineers and First Class Radio Operators with license number issued by the Professional Regulations Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Thomas Sales: ECE No. 3010
  • Elvis B, Ancheta: ECE No. 3575
  • Erwin R. Timbre: ECE No. 3650
  • Riniel Dela Cruz: ECE No. 15741
  • Benito Manarin: ECE No. 21627
  • Jonathan G. Salvo: ECE No. 19705
  • Roel V. Castro: 94-1PNCR-12224
  • Renato Gonzales: 94-1PNCR-10804
  • Almario R. Lontoc: 96-1PNCR-16684
  • Rafael A. Racelis: 94-1PNCR-11977
  • Remegio Apostol: 93-1PNCR-5564
  • Arnel V. Aricheta: 93-1PNCR-6617
  • Nick S. Anilao: 96-1PHN-28273
  • Charlie F. Perez: 06-1PHN-23257
  • Gregorio A. De Afria Jr.: 06-1PNCR-23325
  • Peter Paul M. Basallote: 06-1PNCR-23273  
  • Gerard Lorenz O. Sandagon: 06-1PV-23313
  • Elvin B. Fabro: 08-1PX-23550
  • Noel M. Almerida: 94-1PVII-11297
  • Alex P. Baynio: 97-1PVII-20267
  • Glenn S. Tudtud: 07-1PVII-23366
  • Alan Mangubat: 97-1PXI-20349
  • Julito Baylas: 94-1PXI-04543
  • Nathaniel Basuil Sr.: 97-1PXI-07987
  • Eulogio Cuering Sr.: 95-1PX-05345
  • Albert Beltran: 98-1PX-096354
  • Chito Narboada: 95-1PVII-13315
All programs telecast on this station have been approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, seen via satellite in over 43 stations nationwide!

Luzon
  • GMA-7 Manila
  • TV-7 Batanes
  • TV-13 Aparri
  • TV-5 Ilocos Norte
  • TV-7 Tuguegarao
  • TV-7 Abra
  • TV-7 Quirino
  • TV-5 Bayombong
  • TV-10 Benguet
  • TV-5 Baler
  • TV-10 Olongapo
  • TV-12 Batangas
  • TV-7 Naga
  • TV-12 Legaspi
  • TV-7 Romblon
  • TV-7 Masbate
  • TV-13 Occidental Mindoro
  • TV-13 Catanduanes
  • TV-8 Coron, Palawan
  • TV-12 Puerto Princesa, Palawan
  • TV-6 Brooke's Point, Palawan

Visayas

  • TV-5 Calbayog
  • TV-13 Catbalogan
  • TV-8 Borongan
  • TV-10 Tacloban
  • TV-48 Ormoc
  • TV-10 Capoocan, Leyte
  • TV-12 Isabel, Leyte
  • TV-8 Kalibo
  • TV-11 Antique
  • TV-5 Roxas
  • TV-6 Iloilo
  • TV-10 Bacolod
  • TV-7 Cebu
  • TV-11 Bohol
  • TV-5 Dumaguete
  • TV-10 Sipalay
Mindanao:
  • TV-41 Mambajao
  • TV-35 Cagayan de Oro
  • TV-12 Bukidnon
  • TV-4 Dipolog
  • TV-5 Ozamis
  • TV-3 Pagadian
  • TV-21 Ipil
  • TV-11 Iligan
  • TV-26 Butuan
  • TV-3 Agusan del Sur
  • TV-7 Dinagat
  • TV-10 Surigao
  • TV-2 Tandag
  • TV-12 Bislig
  • TV-5 Davao
  • TV-5 Panabo
  • TV-8 General Santos
  • TV-12 Kidapawan
  • TV-9 Zamboanga
  • TV-12 Cotabato
  • TV-12 Jolo
  • TV-8 Tawi-Tawi

This is GMA, the Philippines' largest network, now signing on/off.

December 15, 2017-December 31, 2019 (Voiced by Al Torres) with GMA Kapuso Theme March 14, 2005 (Instrumental version)

ANNOUNCEMENT: (W/O VOICE-OVER): Any comments, suggestions and objections to the contents of the proceeding programs may be referred to the commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission, VIBAL Building, Q.C. or the NTC regional offices & the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas.

Script Version

This is GMA-DZBB Channel 7.

A commercial TV station with 100,000-watt transmitting power authorized under Station License No. BSD-0067-2016 (REN) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission valid until December 31, 2019.

GMA Studios are located at the GMA Complex, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Republic of the Philippines.

GMA transmitter station is located at Barangay Culiat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

GMA Engineering is headed by
  • Elvis B. Ancheta: Professional Electronics Engineer No. 897

GMA Transmission Personnel is composed of Electronics Engineers, Technicians, and First Class Radio Operators with licenses issued by the Professional Regulations Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Ricardo L. Cabral: Professional Electronics Engr No. 92
  • Erwin R. Timbre: Electronics Engr No. 3650
  • Harold Kim D. Magarro: Electronics Engr No. 16782
  • Jonathan G. Salvo: Electronics Engr No. 19705
  • Joel M. Agu: Electronics Engr No. 40727
  • Jayrald C. Arellano: Electronics Engr No. 49545
  • Rodrigo P. Cuizon, Jr.: Professional Electronics Engr No. 875
  • Louie O. Siapengco: Electronics Engr No. 15586
  • Ralph T. Palma: Electronics Engr No. 29315
  • Glynn Anthony A. Barroga: Electronics Engr No. 37435
  • Mamerto D. Logronio, Jr.: Electronics Engr No. 28729
  • Celestino A. Vega, Jr.: Electronics Engr No. 19182
  • Kristine F. Salmorin: Electronics Engr No. 49121
  • Bonnie Rey A. Ulang: Electronics Engr No. 47499
  • Glen Aries T. Leonor: Electronics Engr No. 52560
  • Reykel M. Espiritu: Electronics Tech No. 305
  • Arvie P. Cariaga: Electronics Tech No. 603
  • Rafael A. Racelis: 94-1PNCR-11977
  • Innocencio Robert D. Maniago: 95-1PNCR-15029
  • Arnel V. Aricheta: 93-1PNCR-6617
  • Charlie F. Perez: 06-1PHN-23257 (NTC), ECT# 0073 (PRC)
  • Gerard Lorenz O. Sandagon: 06-1PV-23313
  • Peter N. Basallote: 06-1PNCR-23273
  • Ramon C. Tantay: 94-1PNCR-12248
  • Nelson C. Suarez: 17-1PNCR-26853
  • Rene Q. Royo: 95-1PNCR-15435
  • Larry A. Gabuco: 95-1PNCR-13478
  • Nathaniel F. Santiago: 11-1PHN-26421
  • Donny A. Villadores: 98-1PXII-44394
  • Arnel Actub: 13-1PX-58335
  • Charles M. De Leon: 97-1PXII-64256
  • Victor L. De Guzman: 95-1PVII-20139
  • Paul David P. Domingo: 97-1PXI-20349
All programs telecast on this station have been approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, seen via satellite in 52 stations nationwide.

Luzon:
  • GMA-7 Manila
  • TV-7 Batanes
  • TV-5 Laoag
  • TV-48 Vigan
  • TV-7 Abra
  • TV-7 Tuguegarao
  • TV-13 Aparri
  • TV-5 Mountain Province
  • TV-8 Tabuk
  • TV 10 Bontoc
  • TV-11 La Union
  • TV-7 Ilagan
  • TV-48 Cauayan
  • TV-21 Santiago
  • TV-10 Benguet
  • TV-7 Cabanatuan
  • TV-10 Dagupan
  • TV-10 Pampanga
  • TV-5 Tarlac
  • TV-10 Olongapo
  • TV-27 Balanga
  • TV-46 Malolos
  • TV-26 Obando
  • TV-5 Baler
  • TV-12 Batangas
  • TV-12 Tagaytay
  • TV-31 Calamba
  • TV-26 San Pablo
  • TV-44 Jalajala, Rizal
  • TV-5 Lucena
  • TV-12 Puerto Princesa, Palawan
  • TV-6 Brooke's Point, Palawan
  • TV-8 Coron, Palawan
  • TV-13 Occidental Mindoro
  • TV-33 Oriental Mindoro
  • TV-13 Boac
  • TV-7 Romblon
  • TV-8 Daet
  • TV-7 Naga
  • TV-13 Iriga
  • TV-12 Legazpi
  • TV-8 Malilipot
  • TV-8 Camalig
  • TV-13 Catanduanes
  • TV-2 Sorsogon
  • TV-7 Masbate
Visayas:
  • TV-5 Calbayog
  • TV-8 Borongan
  • TV-10 Tacloban
  • TV-48 Ormoc
  • TV-10 Capoocan, Leyte
  • TV-12 Isabel, Leyte
  • TV-2 Kalibo
  • TV-35 Boracay
  • TV-11 Antique
  • TV-5 Roxas
  • TV-6 Iloilo
  • TV-13 Bacolod
  • TV-5 Cadiz
  • TV-30 Murcia, Negros Occidental
  • TV-7 Cebu
  • TV-11 Barili
  • TV-11 Samboan
  • TV-7 Toledo
  • TV-11 Bohol
  • TV-5 Dumaguete
  • TV-10 Sipalay
Mindanao:
  • TV-41 Mambajao
  • TV-35 Cagayan de Oro
  • TV-12 Bukidnon
  • TV-4 Dipolog
  • TV-5 Ozamis
  • TV-3 Pagadian
  • TV-21 Ipil
  • TV-11 Iligan
  • TV-26 Butuan
  • TV-3 Agusan del Sur
  • TV-7 Dinagat
  • TV-10 Surigao
  • TV-2 Tandag
  • TV-12 Bislig
  • TV-5 Davao
  • TV-5 Panabo
  • TV-8 General Santos
  • TV-12 Kidapawan
  • TV-9 Zamboanga
  • TV-12 Cotabato
  • TV-12 Jolo
  • TV-8 Tawi-Tawi

 This is GMA, the Philippines' largest network, now Signing On/Off.

Voice Version

This is GMA-DZBB Channel 7

A Commercial TV Station with 100,000-watt transmitting power authorized under Station License Number BSD-0067-2016 (REN) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission valid until December 31, 2019.

GMA studios are located at the GMA Complex, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Republic of the Philippines.

The GMA transmitter station is located at Barangay Culiat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

GMA Engineering is headed by
  • Elvis B. Ancheta: Professional Electronics Engineer No. 897
GMA Transmission Personnel is composed of Electronics Engineers, Technicians, and First Class Radio Operators with License issued by the Professional Regulations Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Ricardo L. Cabral: Professional Electronics Engr No. 92
  • Erwin R. Timbre: Electronics Engr No. 3650
  • Harold Kim D. Magarro: Electronics Engr No. 16782
  • Jonathan G. Salvo: Electronics Engr No. 19705
  • Joel M. Agu: Electronics Engr No. 40727
  • Jayrald C. Arellano: Electronics Engr No. 49545
  • Rodrigo P. Cuizon, Jr.: Professional Electronics Engr No. 875
  • Louie O. Siapengco: Electronics Engr No. 15586
  • Ralph T. Palma: Electronics Engr No. 29315
  • Glynn Anthony A. Barroga: Electronics Engr No. 37435
  • Mamerto D. Logronio, Jr.: Electronics Engr No. 28729
  • Celestino A. Vega, Jr.: Electronics Engr No. 19182
  • Kristine F. Salmorin: Electronics Engr No. 49121
  • Bonnie Rey A. Ulang: Electronics Engr No. 47499
  • Glen Aries T. Leonor: Electronics Engr No. 52560
  • Reykel M. Espiritu: Electronics Tech No. 305
  • Arvie P. Cariaga: Electronics Tech No. 603
  • Rafael A. Racelis: 94-1PNCR-11977
  • Innocencio Robert D. Maniago: 95-1PNCR-15029
  • Arnel V. Aricheta: 93-1PNCR-6617
  • Charlie F. Perez: 06-1PHN-23257 (NTC), ECT# 0073 (PRC)
  • Gerard Lorenz O. Sandagon: 06-1PV-23313
  • Peter N. Basallote: 06-1PNCR-23273
  • Ramon C. Tantay: 94-1PNCR-12248
  • Nelson C. Suarez: 17-1PNCR-26853
  • Rene Q. Royo: 95-1PNCR-15435
  • Larry A. Gabuco: 95-1PNCR-13478
  • Nathaniel F. Santiago: 11-1PHN-26421
  • Donny A. Villadores: 98-1PXII-44394
  • Arnel Actub: 13-1PX-58335
  • Charles M. De Leon: 97-1PXII-64256
  • Victor L. De Guzman: 95-1PVII-20139
  • Paul David P. Domingo: 97-1PXI-20349

All programs telecast on this station have been approved by the Movie & Television Review and Classification Board, seen via satellite in FIFTY FIVE stations nationwide!

Luzon:
  • GMA-7 Manila
  • TV-7 Batanes
  • TV-5 Laoag
  • TV-48 Vigan
  • TV-7 Abra
  • TV-7 Tuguegarao
  • TV-13 Aparri
  • TV-5 Mountain Province
  • TV-8 Tabuk
  • TV 10 Bontoc
  • TV-11 La Union
  • TV-7 Ilagan
  • TV-48 Cauayan
  • TV-21 Santiago
  • TV-10 Benguet
  • TV-7 Cabanatuan
  • TV-10 Dagupan
  • TV-10 Pampanga
  • TV-5 Tarlac
  • TV-10 Olongapo
  • TV-27 Balanga
  • TV-46 Malolos
  • TV-26 Obando
  • TV-5 Baler
  • TV-12 Batangas
  • TV-12 Tagaytay
  • TV-31 Calamba
  • TV-26 San Pablo
  • TV-44 Jalajala, Rizal
  • TV-5 Lucena
  • TV-12 Puerto Princesa, Palawan
  • TV-6 Brooke's Point, Palawan
  • TV-8 Coron, Palawan
  • TV-13 Occidental Mindoro
  • TV-33 Oriental Mindoro
  • TV-13 Boac
  • TV-7 Romblon
  • TV-8 Daet
  • TV-7 Naga
  • TV-13 Iriga
  • TV-12 Legazpi
  • TV-8 Malilipot
  • TV-8 Camalig
  • TV-13 Catanduanes
  • TV-2 Sorsogon
  • TV-7 Masbate
Visayas:
  • TV-5 Calbayog
  • TV-8 Borongan
  • TV-10 Tacloban
  • TV-48 Ormoc
  • TV-10 Capoocan, Leyte
  • TV-12 Isabel, Leyte
  • TV-2 Kalibo
  • TV-35 Boracay
  • TV-11 Antique
  • TV-5 Roxas
  • TV-6 Iloilo
  • TV-13 Bacolod
  • TV-5 Cadiz
  • TV-30 Murcia, Negros Occidental
  • TV-7 Cebu
  • TV-11 Barili
  • TV-11 Samboan
  • TV-7 Toledo
  • TV-11 Bohol
  • TV-5 Dumaguete
  • TV-10 Sipalay
Mindanao:
  • TV-41 Mambajao
  • TV-35 Cagayan de Oro
  • TV-12 Bukidnon
  • TV-4 Dipolog
  • TV-5 Ozamis
  • TV-3 Pagadian
  • TV-21 Ipil
  • TV-11 Iligan
  • TV-26 Butuan
  • TV-3 Agusan del Sur
  • TV-7 Dinagat
  • TV-10 Surigao
  • TV-2 Tandag
  • TV-12 Bislig
  • TV-5 Davao
  • TV-5 Panabo
  • TV-8 General Santos
  • TV-12 Kidapawan
  • TV-9 Zamboanga
  • TV-12 Cotabato
  • TV-12 Jolo
  • TV-8 Tawi-Tawi
This is GMA, the Philippines' largest network, now signing on/off.

Note: This station message used after the national anthem during sign on and again before the national anthem during sign off. This station message background is updated on September 6, 2017.

Note: This is the first station notice of the network as a widescreen format

Note: they dropped the slogan "Kapuso ng Bawat Pilipino", replacing 2011 GMA Logo with 2014 version of GMA Logo.

 January 1, 2020-present (voiced by Weng dela Pena)

 ANNOUNCEMENT (without V/O): Any comments, suggestions of objections to the contents of the preceding programs maybe referred to the Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission, Vibal Building, EDSA, Quezon City or the NTC Regional Offices and the KBP.

 This is GMA-DZBB Channel 7, a Commercial TV Station with 100,000-watt transmitting power authorized under Station License No. BSD-0018-2019 (REN)-0617 issued by the National Telecommunications Commission valid until December 31, 2022.

 GMA studios are located at the GMA Complex EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Republic of the Philippines.

 The GMA transmitter station is located at Barangay Culiat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

 GMA Engineering is headed by 
  • Elvis B. Ancheta: Professional Electronics Engineer No. 897


 GMA Transmission Personnel is composed of Electronics Engineers, Technicians, and First Class Radio Operators with License issued by the Professional Regulations Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Ricardo L. Cabral: Professional Electronics Engineer No. 92
  • Erwin R. Timbre: Electronics Engineer No. 3650
  • Harold Kim D. Magarro: Electronics Engineer No. 16782
  • Jonathan G. Salvo: Electronics Engineer No. 19705
  • Joel M. Agu: Electronics Engineer No. 40727
  • Jayrald C. Arellano: Electronics Engineer No. 49545
  • Rodrigo P. Cuizon, Jr.: Professional Electronics Engineer No. 875
  • Louie O. Siapengco: Electronics Engineer No. 15586
  • Ralph T. Palma: Electronics Engineer No. 29315
  • Glynn Anthony A. Barroga: Electronics Engineer No. 37435
  • Mamerto D. Logronio, Jr.: Electronics Engineer No. 28729
  • Celestino A. Vega, Jr.: Electronics Engineer No. 19182
  • Rene Francis A. Lardizabal: Electronics Engr. No. 36106
  • ​​​​​​Kristine F. Salmorin: Electronics Engineer No. 49121
  • Bonnie Rey A. Ulang: Electronics Engineer No. 47499
  • Glen Aries T. Leonor: Electronics Engineer No. 52560
  • Reykel M. Espiritu: Electronics Tech No. 305
  • Arvie P. Cariaga: Electronics Tech No. 603
  • Rafael A. Racelis: 94-1PNCR-11977
  • Innocencio Robert D. Maniago: 95-1PNCR-15029
  • Arnel V. Aricheta: 93-1PNCR-6617
  • Richie E. Nava: 98-1PNCR-22317
  • Charlie F. Perez: 06-1PHN-23257
  • Gerard Lorenz O. Sandagon: 06-1PV-23313
  • Peter N. Basallote: 06-1PNCR-23273
  • Ramon C. Tantay: 94-1PNCR-12248
  • Nelson C. Suarez: 17-1PNCR-26853
  • Rene Q. Royo: 95-1PNCR-15435
  • Larry A. Gabuco: 95-1PNCR-13478
  • Nathaniel F. Santiago: 11-1PHN-26421
  • Donny A. Villadores: 98-1PXII-44394
  • Arnel Actub: 13-1PX-58335
  • Charles M. De Leon: 97-1PXII-64256
  • Alan S. Mangubat: 97-1PXI-20349


 All programs telecast on this station have been approved by the Movie & Television Review and Classification Board, seen via satellite in 54 stations nationwide!

 Luzon
  • GMA-7 Manila
  • TV-7 Batanes
  • TV-5 Ilocos Norte
  • TV-48 Ilocos Sur
  • TV-7 Abra
  • TV-7 Tuguegarao
  • TV-13 Aparri
  • TV-5 Mountain Province
  • TV-7 Isabela
  • TV-5 Bayombong
  • TV-10 Benguet
  • TV-5 Baler
  • TV-10 Olongapo
  • TV-12 Batangas
  • TV-44 Jalajala, Rizal
  • TV-13 Occidental Mindoro
  • TV-12 Puerto Princesa, Palawan
  • TV-6 Brooke's Point, Palawan
  • TV-8 Coron, Palawan
  • TV-7 Romblon
  • TV-7 Masbate
  • TV-7 Naga
  • TV-12 Legazpi
  • TV-13 Catanduanes
  • TV-2 Sorsogon
  • TV-8 Daet


 Visayas
  • TV-5 Calbayog
  • TV-8 Borongan
  • TV-10 Tacloban
  • TV-12 Ormoc
  • TV-2 Kalibo
  • TV-5 Roxas
  • TV-6 Iloilo
  • TV-13 Bacolod
  • TV-30 Murcia, Negros Occidental
  • TV-7 Cebu
  • TV-11 Bohol
  • TV-5 Dumaguete
  • TV-10 Sipalay


 Mindanao
  • TV-35 Cagayan de Oro
  • TV-12 Bukidnon
  • TV-4 Dipolog
  • TV-5 Ozamis
  • TV-3 Pagadian
  • TV-11 Iligan
  • TV-26 Butuan
  • TV-10 Surigao
  • TV-2 Tandag
  • TV-5 Davao
  • TV-12 Kidapawan
  • TV-12 Cotabato
  • TV-8 General Santos
  • TV-9 Zamboanga
  • TV-12 Jolo
This is GMA, the Philippines' largest network, now signing on/off.

RPN-9

RPN Station Notice voiced by Andy Santillian (1995-2007)

This is RPN, the flagship television of the Radio Philippines Network Inc.

Our Studios are Located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City and our Transmitter are located at Panay Avenue, Quezon City.

DZKB-TV a commercial TV station with the power of 50-kilowatts transmitting power, authorized under licensed number (Number of Licensed) by the National Telecommunications Commission effective on (date) valid until to (date).

This Station is operated and maintain by the following Radio Engineers and Operators.

RPN is now signing on / off.

2013-2015

This is RPN, the flagship VHF television station of Radio Philippines Network Inc. with transmitter is located at Panay Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City.

DZKB-TV is a commercial TV station with a power of 50 kilowatts under license number BSD-0675-2002 (REN) , granted by the National Telecommunications Commission and valid from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014.

This station is operated and maintained by the following enginners and technicans duly licensed by the Professional Regulations Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission.

  • Reynadlo A. Allarde - Professional Electronics Engineer # 27
  • John Achilles J. Denna - Electronics Engineer # 41724
  • Joar C. Malnegro - Electronics Engineer # 11753
  • Joseph Vincent G. Gano - Electronics Engineer # 47734
  • Elmer Anthony E. Castillo - Electronics Engineer # 50506
  • Juan Paulo B. Ballaran - Electronics Engineer # 50994
  • Eduardo S. Castillo - Electronics Engineer # 50435
  • Gerald B. Cabrillos - 99-1PHN-21563
  • Paulo Bryan I. Manahan - 09-1PCAR-23721

RPN is now signing on/off.

2016-2017

This is RPN, the flagship VHF Television of Radio Philippines Network Inc. RPN studio and transmitter are located at Panay Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City.

DZKB-TV is a commercial TV station with a power of 50 Kilowatts under License No. BSD-0042-2015 (REN) grant by the National Telecommunications Commission effective on January 1, 2015 valid until December 31, 2017.

This station is operated and maintained by the following Engineers and Technicans duly licensed by the Professional Regulations Commission and National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Reynaldo A. Allarde – Professional Electronics Engr. No.: 27
  • John Achilles J. Denna – Electronics Engr. No.: 41724
  • Joar C. Malnegro – Electronics Engr. No: 11753
  • Joseph Vincent G. Cano – Electronics Engr. No.: 47734
  • Juan Paulo B. Ballaran – Electronics Engr. No.: 50994
  • Eduardo S. Castillo, Jr. – Electronics Engr. No.: 50435
  • Carlo Ian A. De Guzman – Electronics Engr. No.: 48462
  • Jan Ronel L. Montejo – Electronics Engr. No.: 41647
  • Kevin C. Frias – Electronics Engr. No.: 56196
  • David Jessof I. Ballesteros – Electronics Engr. No.: 57378
  • Gerald B. Cabrillos – 99-1PHN-21563
  • Ariel C. Briones – 14-1PCAR-26751
  • Jimann Kiven E. Galicano – 14-1PCAR-26752
RPN is now signing on/off.

2018-present

This is RPN, the flagship VHF Television of Radio Philippines Network Inc. RPN studio and transmitter are located at Panay Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City.

DZKB TV is a commercial TV station with a power of 50 Kilo-Watts under License No. BSD-0239-2017 (REN) grant by the National Telecommunications Commission effective on January 1, 2018 valid until December 31, 2020.

This station is operated and maintained by the following Engineering personnel and First Class Radio Telephone Operators are duly licensed by the Professional Regulations Commission and National Telecommunications Commission.

  • Reynaldo A. Allarde - Professional Electronics Engr. No.: 27
  • John Achilles J. Denna - Electronics Engr. No.: 41724
  • Joar C. Malnegro - Electronics Engr. No: 11753
  • Juan Paulo B. Ballaran - Electronics Engr. No.: 50994
  • Eduardo S. Castillo, Jr. - Electronics Engr. No.: 50435
  • Carlo Ian A. De Guzman - Electronics Engr. No.: 48462
  • Jan Ronel L. Montejo - Electronics Engr. No.: 41647
  • Kevin C. Frias - Electronics Engr. No.: 56196
  • David Jessof I. Ballesteros - Electronics Engr. No.: 57378
  • Gerald B. Cabrillos - 99-1PHN-21563
  • Ariel C. Briones - 14-1PCAR-26751
  • Jimann Kiven E. Galicano - 14-1PCAR-26752
  • Remegio A. Apostol, Jr. - 93-1PNCR-5564
  • Richie B. Nava - 97-1PNCR-26731

RPN is now signing on/off.

IBC-13 (1992-2010; from 2012-2016 there is no voice-over announcer for Station Notice)

(1992-2010)

Morning Prayer: Morning has just begun, let us awaken to the challenge of a new day. God, show us the wonder of your great love. You, who saved by your right hand, those who seek refuge in You. Keep us in the shadow of your wings from the wicked who asail us. Grant us patience to overcome petty intrigues. Courage, to rise from our mistakes and strength to face the challenges as we search for the truth in our daily undertakings. Help us to be at peace, O Lord, with ourselves, the world and You. Amen.

Evening Prayer: As we end another day, O Lord, we thank You for your unfailing help, protection and guidance, as we rest from the day's work. Grant us the peace of mind. Inspire us a full heart and renew a steadfast spirit within us, That we may awaken refreshed and ready for the challenges of another day, Deliver us from sins, and open our hearts, to forgiveness and reconciliation. Continue to shower Your blessings on us and our families and preserve the unity in our nation. Amen.

We are now begin/conclude another day of Broadcasting Activities, this is DZTV Channel 13, owned and operated by the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. Authorized by the National Telecommunication Commission with temporary permit number (Number of Licensed), (Date) to (Date)

IBC 13 operates daily from 6:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. with the power of 50,000 watts.

IBC 13 studios are located at Broadcast City, Capitol Hills, Old Balara, Diliman, Quezon City and transmitter are located at Roosevelt Avenue, San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City.

IBC Channel 13 is maintain and operated by the following personnel, duly license by the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Ronnie N. Suarez (Electronics Communication Engineer) - ECE-7854
  • Perfecto Dayao: NTC License # 93-1PNCR-4582
  • Domingo Torres: NTC License # 96-1PNCR-16938
  • Armando V. De Guzman: NTC License # 95-1PNCR-13194
  • Leonardo M. Bensanes: NTC License # 94-1PNCR-9203
  • Andres C. Rivera: NTC License # 93-1PNCR-8081
  • Adolfo A. Esplanade Jr,: NTC License # 95-1PNCR-14740
  • Jacinto M. Sevilla: NTC License # 92-1PNCR-181
All programs and commercial materials shown on this channel have been approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.

January 1, 2014-September 7, 2016, January 16, 2017-present

Morning Prayer: Praise you, O Lord! We welcome this new day as a gift to mankind, a new creation and a promise of resurrection. Thank you for the grace of being alive and for the chance to make a new beginning. May your spirit dwell us so that it is You who lives, works and pray in all mankind. Amen.

We begin/now conclude another day of Broadcasting Activities, This is DZTV Channel 13, a commercial television station owned and operated by the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. Authorized by the National Telecommunications Commission with temporary permit number BSD-0497-2012 (REN)

IBC 13 operates daily from 6:00 AM to 2:00 AM with the power of 50,000 watts.

IBC 13 studios are located at Broadcast City, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City and the transmitter is located at San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City.

IBC Channel 13 is maintain and operated by the following personnel duly licensed by the National Telecommunications Commission.

  • Ronnie N. Suarez: PECE-73 
  • Armando V. De Guzman: PECE-223 
  • Perfecto Dayao: 93-1PNCR-4582
  • Leonardo M. Besanes: 94-1PNCR-9203
  • Andres C. Rivera: 93-1PNCR-8081
  • Adolfo A. Esplana, Jr.: 95-1PNCR-14740
  • Jacinto M. Sevilla: 92-1PNCR-181
  • Jimmy Mark G. Alcantara: ECE-17336

IBC Provincial TV Personnel:

  • Dencio M. Bernardino: 98-1PI-21793 
  • Bryant J. Tapay: 96-1PCAR-17297
  • Jun B. Tindongan: 95-1PIII-4173
  • Adche M. Atluna: 97-1PCAR-20353
  • Kennedy T. Machan: 93-1PVI-5150
  • Elvis M. Batiduan: 95-1PVI-12610 
  • Wilheim C. Lampon: 93-1PVI-8144
  • Richan Y. Banner: 99-1PVI-22936
  • Eduard S. Barber: 2K-1PVI-25080
  • Gilbert C. dela Peña: ECE-20046
  • Gregorio A. Reforma: 93-1PVII-4633
  • Primitivo G. Mantica: 94-1PVII-9960
  • Dennis M. Pelagio: 93-1PVII-2708
  • Ferdinand R. Bustillo: 94-1PX-10349
  • Julius C. Feril: 95-1PX-14674
  • Timoteo C. Patino: 93-1PX-2000
  • Aldrin P. Egut: 2K-1PXI-24457
  • Raul C. Gementiza: 93-1PXI-8352
  • Ariel M. Ceniza: 96-1PXI-17166 

Note: On the other hand, the announcer dosent't say the Provincial TV Personnel.

All programs and commerical material shown on this channel have been approved by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.

Evening Prayer: In God's loving presence I unwind the past day, starting from now and looking back, moment by moment. I gather in all the goodness and light, in gratitude. I attend to the shadows and what they say to me seeking healing, courage and forgiveness. Amen.

2016-2017 (voiced by Peewee)

Morning Prayer: Morning has just begun, let us awaken to the challenge of a new day. God, show us the wonder of your great love. You, who saved by your right hand, those who seek refuge in You. Keep us in the shadow of your wings from the wicked who asail us. Grant us patience to overcome petty intrigues. Courage, to rise from our mistakes and strength to face the challenges as we search for the truth in our daily undertakings. Help us to be at peace, O Lord, with ourselves, the world and You. Amen.

We are begin/now conclude another day of Broadcasting Activities.

This is DZTV Channel 13, a commercial television owned and operated by the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. Authorized by the National Telecommunications Commission with temporary permit number BSD-0421-2010 (REN)

IBC 13 operates daily from 6 A.M. to 2 A.M. with the power of 50,000 watts.

IBC 13 studios are located at Broadcast City, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City.

IBC Channel 13 is maintain and operated by the following personnel duly licensed by the National Telecommunications Commission.
  • Ronnie N. Suarez: PECE No. 73
  • Armando V. De Guzman: PECE No. 223
  • Leonardo M. Besanes: 94-1PNCR-9203
  • Andres C. Rivera: 93-1PNCR-8081
  • Adolfo A. Esplana, Jr.: 95-1PNCR-14740
  • Jacinto M. Sevilla: 92-1PNCR-181
  • Jimmy Mark G. Alatraca: ECE No. 17336
IBC Provincial TV Personnel:
  • Dencio M. Bernardino: 98-1PI-21793
  • Bryant J. Tapay: 96-1PCAR-17297
  • Jun B. Tindongan: 95-1PIII-4173
  • Adche M. Atluna: 97-1PCAR-20353
  • Kennedy T. Machan: 93-1PVI-5150
  • Elvis M. Batiduan: 95-1PVI-12610
  • Wilheim C. Lampon: 93-1PVI-8144
  • Richan Y. Banner: 99-1PVI-22936
  • Eduard S. Barber: 2K-1PVI-25080
  • Gilbert C. dela Peña: ECE No. 20046
  • Gregorio A. Reforma: 93-1PVII-4633
  • Primitivo G. Mantica: 94-1PVII-9960
  • Dennis M. Pelagio: 93-1PVII-2708
  • Ferdinand R. Bustillo: 94-1PX-10349
  • Julius C. Feril: 95-1PX-14674
  • Timoteo C. Patino: 93-1PX-2000
  • Aldrin P. Egut: 2K-1PXI-24457
  • Raul C. Gementiza: 93-1PXI-8352
  • Ariel M. Ceniza: 96-1PXI-17166
Note: On the other hand, the announcer dosent’t say the Provincial TV Personnel.

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Evening Prayer: THANK YOU, LORD FOR YOUR LOVE TODAY, FOR KEEPING US SAFE. WE PRAY, WATCH, O LORD, THOSE WHO WAKE OR WATCH OR WEEP TONIGHT AND GIVE YOUR ANGELS AND SAINTS. CHARGE OVER THOSE WHO SLEEP. TEND YOUR SICK ONES, DEAR LORD. REST YOUR WEARY ONES. BLESS YOUR DYING ONES. SOOTHE YOUR SUFFERING ONES. PITY YOUR AFFLICTED ONES. SHIELD YOUR JOYOUS ONES. AND ALL, FOR YOUR LOVE'S SAKE. AMEN.
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