Asian Vision Cable Holdings, Inc. (Asian Vision) is a

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company in the

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. Founded in 1972 by Ramon "Jun" Magsaysay Jr., it was the second commercial cable television service in the country as Colorview CATV in

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. Asian Vision has a number of subscribers covering areas in Zambales,

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and

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, offering cable television and

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services.

History

After the cable television industry in the Philippines began in 1969 with the founding of Nuvue Cablevision (founded by American expatriate Russel Swartley) in

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, businessman Ramon "Jun" Magsaysay Jr. (son of the late President

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) followed the footsteps of Swartley's legacy. After spending his 4-year tenure as Congressman representing the lone district of Zambales and returning to work in the private sector, he founded Colorview CATV in Olongapo, Zambales. In 1977, Magsaysay expanded his cable business into the

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region by establishing Quezon CATV in Lucena. In 1986, after the historic EDSA People Power Revolution where

Corazon Aquino María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines and the first woman president in the country, from Presidency of Corazon ...

was elected president and toppled the regime of

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, Magsaysay established Batangas CATV in Batangas City. At the same time, he led a group of other cable television owners to form the Philippine Cable and Telecommunications Association (PCTA). Aquino later signed Executive No. 205 in 1987, which paved the way for the liberalization of the cable TV industry. In 1995, Magsaysay stepped down as the company president to run for the Senatorial race. His son, Francisco "Paco" Magsaysay, took over his position. In 2005, it began venturing into broadband internet services with the launch of Click Internet. In 2011, all the companies under the Asian Vision group were reformed under a unified brand called myCATV. In 2019, myCATV was renamed Asian Vision.

List of service areas

References

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