The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), the largest organization of broadcast operators and stations in the country will go to the Supreme Court if the right of reply bills now pending in Congress and the Senate are passed into law. KBP President Herman Z. Basbaño said the right of reply bill is not only unnecessary, because journalists are already subject to the ethics of journalism, but it is also unconstitutional because it violates the prohibition on the enactment of laws abridging the freedom of expression, speech and of the press which are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
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BROADCAST OLYMPICS. The KBP and the Campus Media Network, a student organization, signed a memorandum of agreement last January 21, 2009 for the holding of the Philippines’ first Broadcast Olympics, a competition among 49 schools and universities in Metro Manila that offer Communication Arts or related courses. The Broadcast Olympics, scheduled in September, will feature seven events for group competition and two events for individual competition.
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Filipino broadcasters and composers made their mark in history last January 21, 2009 when the KBP and the Filipino Composers Development Cooperative (FILCOMDEC) signed a memorandum of agreement that will provide and impetus to the creation and wider promotion of new Filipino music. Joey Ayala, chairman of FILCOMDEC and Butch S. Canoy, chairman of the KBP shake hands in photo above after signing the agreement with Memelita Andrade, FILCOMDEC executive director (seated) and Herman Z. Basbaño, standing at right. Applauding the event are other officers of the two organizations. Under the agreement, FILCOMDEC will generate music for airing by KBP member stations made accessible to the public through the Internet.
The Officers and members of the Board of Trustees of the Kapisanan ng mga Broadcaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) for 2009 take their oath of office before President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last February 16, 2008 at the Bahay Pangarap Hall in Malacanang. Left to right: Joselito G. Yabut, Treasurer; Armand Ursal, Trustee; Manuelito Luzon, Vice-President for Radio; Ruperto S. Nicdao, Jr., Vice-Chairman; Butch S. Canoy, Chairman; Antonio S. Ventosa, Executive Vice-President; Alfredo L. Henares, Vice-President for TV; Fr. Manuel Bongayan, Treasurer; Albert Sikat, Trustee; Rino S. Basilio, Trustee.
The KBP is pressing the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to prioritize the drafting of the implementing rules for the transition of terrestrial television broadcasting from analogue to digital. In a letter sent to NTC Commisioner Raul Canobas last December, the KBP said that the conversion of the country’s television broadcasts to digital is a serious business concern of its members because it requires new capital outlays, re-structuring of television station operations, and new ways to
address the market. In the same letter, the KBP said that it was hoping the NTC could come up with the implementing rules, after thorough consultation with the television industry, by June of 2009.
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The KBP is both saddened and outraged to hear that yet another Filipino broadcaster is killed, following the news of the fatal shooting in Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental. of Ernesto A. Rolin, a broadcaster of DXSY-am in Ozamis city. We are running out of words to express how frustrated we are that the killings of media men could go on even while a large number of cases involving the killing of journalists remain unsolved. While we take note of current efforts to stop these killings, we also cannot deny that they seem to have had little effect so far to change the situation. We call on the authorities to act quickly in the investigation of this latest violence against a broadcaster and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The KBP held its 34th Top Level Management Conference last November 13-15 at the Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay City. This year’s theme: Keeping the Broadcast Power. One-hundred fifteen participants attended the conference, among them owners of radio and television stations from different areas in the country. The highlights of the conference:
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