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Advanced Media Broadcasting System
Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) is a broadcast media company in the Philippines. Its main offices and facilities are located at Unit 906A of the Paragon Plaza Building and on the 3rd Floor of Starmalls EDSA Shaw complex, both in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. Founded in 1994 by the Vera family, it is owned by the Villar Group-backed All Value Holdings Incorporated. History Early years The Vera family, under the aegis of Quest Broadcasting head attorney Jose Luis Vera, established Advanced Media Broadcasting System in 1994, with its Congressional franchise granted the following year. With the help of Jinji Buhain (niece of then-Manila Auxiliary Bishop Teodoro Buhain), AMBS bought 103.5 DWCS from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila and changed its callsign to DWKX which gave birth to adult contemporary station K-Lite. The station, along with four other Vera-controlled Metro Manila stations ( Jam 88.3, Wave 89.1, Magic 89.9 and 99.5 RT) and the Killerbee provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Manila
The Archdiocese of Manila (; ; ) is the archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Metro Manila, Philippines, encompassing the cities of Manila, Makati, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Pasay, and portions of Taguig City (the Embo barangays). Its cathedral is the Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the Manila Cathedral, located in Intramuros, the old colonial city of Manila. The Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title Immaculate Conception, is the principal patroness of the archdiocese as well as the country. The Archdiocese of Manila is the oldest in the Philippines, created in 1579 as a diocese and elevated as a metropolitan archdiocese in 1595. Since its last territorial changes in 2003, the Archdiocese of Manila is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of the same name, which also include seven dioceses encompassing other parts of the National Capital Region such as Antipolo (Marikina), Cubao, Kal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila Standard
The ''Manila Standard'' is a broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines which, as of 2017, is owned by the Romualdez family. The Romualdezes, through incumbent speaker of the House Martin Romualdez, also own Journal Publications, Inc., the owner of tabloid papers '' People's Journal'' and ''People's Tonight''. Initially established as the ''Manila Standard'' in 1987, it merged with another newspaper, ''Today'', on March 6, 2005, and became the ''Manila Standard Today'' (MST). In 2015, the newspaper renamed itself as ''The Standard'' (temporarily ''The New Standard''), before reverting to its original name in 2016. History The ''Manila Standard'' was founded on February 11, 1987. The offices were then located at the bustling Ayala Avenue in the Makati CBD. In 1989, the group of Andres Soriano III bought out the Elizalde group and renamed the company Kagitingan Publications and relocated the offices in the Port Area, Manila. In June 1991, the group of businessman Alfonso Yuch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Terrestrial Television In The Philippines
Digital terrestrial television in the Philippines began in 2015 with the implementation of ISDB-T, currently coexisting with analog television that operates on the NTSC standard after the set analog switch-off (ASO) deadline encountered multiple postponements. Color television made its debut in the Philippines in November 1966, marking the initiation of the country's adherence to the American NTSC standard for analog television. However, significant changes were introduced in June 2010 when the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) declared the adoption of ISDB-T International as the digital terrestrial television (DTT) service standard. This enhanced version of the Japanese ISDB-T aimed to enhance broadcasting capabilities. In response to this shift, a circular was issued by the NTC, directing broadcasters to discontinue analog services by December 31, 2015, at 11:59 p.m. (Philippine Standard Time, UTC+8). Delays in releasing the implementing rules and regulations f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is a Mass media in the Philippines, Filipino Media conglomerate, media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment television and film production, Broadcast syndication, program syndication provider, film distributor and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation, which is owned by the López family of Iloilo, López family. ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) and Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN). The conglomerate is Metonymy, metonymically called as "Ignacia" due to the location of its headquarters ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center along Mother Ignacia Street in Quezon City. ABS was founded in 1946 by American electronics engineer James Lindenberg as Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). In 1952, BEC was renamed Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) with its corporate name, Alto Sales Corporation after Antonio Quirino, Judge Antonio Quirino, br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamaliel Cordoba
Gamaliel Asis Cordoba is a Filipinos, Filipino lawyer who was the longest-serving Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) from 2009 until 2022. He is currently the Chairperson (the equivalent of Auditor-General) of the Commission on Audit (Philippines), Commission on Audit (COA) replacing former Solicitor General of the Philippines, Solicitor General Jose Calida. His appointment was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) on November 29, 2022. Cordoba at present also serves as External Auditor of the International Labour Organization. Cordoba was one of the key figures in the ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy, 2020 shutdown of ABS-CBN and the denial of its franchise renewal, as well as the 2022 termination of ABS-CBN and TV5 (Philippine TV network), TV5's partnership deal. The Supreme Court of the Philippines, Supreme Court upheld the decision to terminate ABS-CBN's franchise with the en banc unanimously voting to junk the petition question ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Telecommunications Commission
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC; ) is the telecommunications regulator of the Philippines. It is an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology responsible for the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services and radio and television networks throughout the country. History The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) was created under Executive Order No. 546 promulgated on July 23, 1979, and conferred with regulatory and quasi-judicial functions taken over from the Board of Communications and the Telecommunications Control Bureau, which were abolished in the same Order. Primarily, the NTC is the sole body that exercises jurisdiction over the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services and television networks throughout the country. For the effective enforcement of this responsibility, it adopts and promotes guidelines, rules, and regulations on the establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In The Philippines
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). As of , there have been reported cases, and reported deaths, the fifth highest in Southeast Asia, behind Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The first case in the Philippines was identified on January 30, 2020, and involved a 38-year-old Chinese woman who was confined at San Lazaro Hospital in Metro Manila. On February 1, 2020, a posthumous test result from a 44-year-old Chinese man turned out positive for the virus, making the Philippines the first country outside China to record a confirmed death from the disease. After over a month without recording any cases, the Philippines confirmed its first local transmission on March 7, 2020. Since then, the virus has spread to the country's 81 provinces. National and local governments have been imposing community quarantines since March 15, 2020, as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the first Philippine president from Mindanao, and is the oldest person to assume office, beginning his term at age 71. Duterte is the chairman of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, the ruling party during his presidency. Born in Maasin, Leyte (now in Southern Leyte), Duterte moved to Davao as a child where his father, Vicente Duterte, served as provincial governor. He studied political science at the Lyceum of the Philippines University, graduating in 1968, before obtaining a law degree from San Beda College of Law in 1972. He then worked as a lawyer and prosecutor for Davao City, before becoming vice mayor and, subsequently, mayor of the city in the wake of the 1986 People Power Revolution. Duterte won seven terms and served as mayor of Davao for over 22 years, during which the once crime-ridden city became pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paragon Plaza
Paragon may refer to: Places *Paragon, Indiana, a town in the United States * Paragon, Nebraska, former community in the United States *The Paragon, Bath, a Georgian street in the Walcot area of Bath * The Paragon, Blackheath, London, built by Michael Searles *McLaren Technology Centre, formerly called the Paragon Technology Centre *Hull Paragon Interchange, a railway station and transportation complex in Kingston upon Hull, England *Paragon International School (Cambodia), a private school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia * Paragon International University, a private university in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Shopping malls *The Paragon, Singapore, a shopping mall *Siam Paragon, a shopping complex in Bangkok, Thailand Companies *Paragon Cable, a cable company based in Minneapolis; acquired by Time Warner Cable in 1999 * Paragon China, a British manufacturer of bone china *Paragon Gaming, an American casino company * Paragon Group of Companies, a British mortgage lender *Paragon Software, a vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger 22 Media Corporation
Tiger 22 Media Corporation is an Media management, integrated media agency-based radio network in the Philippines. As of 2025, it is an aggrupation of Network affiliate, two-partner radio brands under the Vera family: DWJM, Jam 88.3, and DWTM, Magic 89.9 and its provincial network Quest Broadcasting#Magic Nationwide, Magic Nationwide. Background The aggrupation network started out in the early 2000s as The Radio Partners Inc. In 2011, the group was later reformed as Tiger 22 Media Corporation, established by Rufia Dorothy Vera as CEO. Tiger 22 Media has been known for its campaign projects for their radio stations such as the Zapped DJ Club portal, the Style Origin fashion series with Ayala Malls, and through on-air promotions with brand and establishment partners. Since 2017, Tiger 22 Media's partner stations organized ''One Sound'', a live on-air concert event series on radio featuring Original Pilipino music, OPM artists. Stations The following is a list of radio stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DWRT-FM
DWRT (99.5 FM), broadcasting as 99.5 XFM, is a commercial radio station owned by Real Radio Network Inc. and operated by Y2H Broadcasting Network, Inc. under an airtime lease agreement. Its studio is located at Unit 906-B, Paragon Plaza Building, EDSA corner Reliance St., Mandaluyong, and its transmitter is located at Palos Verdes, Antipolo. History 1976–2006: The first 99.5 RT Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corporation was established in 1971 by Emilio Tuason after he acquired the AM radio franchise ( 980 kHz) of Transit Broadcasting Corporation, owned by the Vergara family. Under Trans-Radio, the AM station adopted the call sign DZTR-AM “Radyo Pilipino” (unrelated to the current AM radio network owned by the Radio Corporation of the Philippines). In 1976, Trans-Radio acquired an FM radio franchise, assigned to 99.5 MHz and took the call sign DWRT-FM. It began broadcasting on September 6, 1976, as "99.5 RT", as the first Top 40 station in the Philippines. The st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
