DZXL News (558 AM) is a radio station owned and operated by the

Radio Mindanao Network Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. (RMN), d.b.a. RMN Networks or RMN Network, is a Filipino media company based in Makati, Philippines. It is primarily involved is one of the largest radio networks. Its corporate office is located at the 4th Floor ...

. The station's studio is located at the RMN Broadcast Center, Unit 809, 8th Floor,

Atlanta Centre The Atlanta Centre is an office skyscraper in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is also the highest building in the city with a total height of 179 metres from the ground to its architectural spire. The building has 35 floors above ground, ...

, #31 Annapolis Street, Greenhills,

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, while its transmitter is located at Brgy.

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. As of Q4 2022, DZXL is the 4th most-listened to AM radio station in

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, based on a survey commissioned by

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and

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Controversies

DZXL's coverage of the 2010

Manila hostage crisis The Manila hostage crisis, officially known as the Rizal Park hostage-taking incident (), took place when a disgruntled former Philippine National Police officer named Rolando Mendoza hijacked a tourist bus in Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines, ...

was criticized for breaching media ethical standards. An interview conducted with the hostage-taker, Rolando Mendoza, was cited in the Incident Investigation and Review Committee report as having "blocked the negotiators' efforts to stop the hostage-taker from shooting his hostages." DZXL's legal counsel, former senator

Nene Pimentel Aquilino Quilinging Pimentel Jr. (, December 11, 1933 – October 20, 2019), commonly known as Nene Pimentel, was a Filipino politician and human rights lawyer who was one of the leading political opposition leaders during the regime of Ferdin ...

, defended the actions of the media, asserting that they were simply "doing their job". He took exception to the perceived lack of response from the authorities regarding the hostage-taker, noting that the radio station only intervened nine hours after the crisis began.

Notable anchors

Current

Carl Balita Carl Espino Balita (born April 12, 1970) is a teacher, registered nurse and midwife, producer, broadcaster, and entrepreneur. He is a former anchor of DZMM, having hosted his own show "Radyo Negosyo" for more than 20 years and was a candidate ...

Aljo Bendijo Alexes Joseph "Aljo" Rubia Bendijo (; February 6, 1972) is a Filipino broadcast journalist. Early life and background Bendijo was born as Alexes Joseph Rubia Bendijo on February 6, 1972, in Davao City and is the eldest of three children. He ...

* Atty. Claire Castro * Barry Gutierrez

Former

Mike Enriquez Miguel "Mike" Castro Enriquez (September 29, 1951 – August 29, 2023) was a Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter. He started his career as a radio broadcaster in 1969, and after signing with GMA Network in 1995, he became an ...

(former station manager) *

Doris Bigornia Doris Agbayani Bigornia (; born February 17, 1966) is a Filipino journalist, field reporter, and news presenter. Career Bigornia is a journalist and field reporter for ABS-CBN News. In 2001, she was among the journalists who covered the May ...

Ces Drilon Cecilia "Ces" Victoria Oreña-Drilon (; born July 8, 1961) is a Filipino broadcast journalist. She anchored news and public affairs programs for the News and Current Affairs division of ABS-CBN Corporation from 1989 to 2020. From 2018 to 2020 ...

Jay Sonza Jose Yumang Sonza (born September 20, 1955), more commonly known as Jay Sonza, is a Filipino blogger and a former newscaster and talk show host. He was the former station manager of the terrestrial television station UNTV from 2005 to 2009. ...

Neil Ocampo Neil Ocampo (March 3, 1958 – August 14, 2020), was a Filipino anchorman, self-styled as the 'Total News-Tertainer' (a portmanteau of "newscaster" and "entertainer") in the Philippine radio broadcast industry. He is known for his morning ...

Amelyn Veloso Amelyn Esther Veloso-Zapanta (April 25, 1974 – August 24, 2017) was a Filipina broadcast journalist of CNN Philippines. Before her death, she was the anchor of the morning show '' New Day'', ''CNN Philippines Newsroom ''CNN Philip ...

Koko Pimentel Aquilino Martin "Koko" de la Llana Pimentel III (; born January 20, 1964) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2011. He has served as Senate minority leader since 2022 and previously served a ...

Mel Tiangco Carmela "Mel" Corro Tiangco (; born August 10, 1955) is a Filipino television newscaster and television host. She is one of the news pillars of GMA Integrated News, GMA Public Affairs and a multi-awarded news anchor. Biography Carmela Co ...

Leni Robredo Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona Robredo (; Gerona; born April 23, 1965) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 14th vice president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. She is the mayor-elect of Naga, Camarines Sur, having won the ...

Ogie Diaz Roger "Ogie" Diaz Pandaan (; born January 2, 1970) is a Filipino comedian, actor, entertainment reporter, and talent manager. He is popularly known as "''Pekto''", the name of his character in the long-running former television show '' Palibhasa ...

Erwin Tulfo Erwin Teshiba Tulfo (; born October 6, 1963) is a Filipino politician, news anchor and columnist who is a Senate of the Philippines, senator-elect of the Philippines. He has served as the representative for ACT-CIS Partylist and as a deputy maj ...

Raffy Tulfo Rafael Teshiba Tulfo (; born March 12, 1960) is a Filipino politician, broadcast journalist, and media personality currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines since 2022. His works are focused on government and private sector issues, ...

Gani Oro ''Sentro Balita'' () is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by PTV. Originally anchored by Angelique Lazo and Alex Santos, it premiered on July 10, 2017, replacing the afternoon edition of ''PTV News''. Lazo, Aljo Bendijo ...

* Michael Rogas

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References

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