This is the website of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) or Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines, now on its 37th year. To learn more about the KBP click here.
The KBP Board ordered its Standards Authority to conduct an in-depth investigation on the propriety of a radio interview conducted by personnel of an RMN radio station in Metro Manila with the hostage taker during the August 23, 2010 hostage taking incident.
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The KBP Board ordered its Standards Authority to conduct an in-depth investigation on the propriety of a radio interview conducted by personnel of an RMN radio station in Metro Manila with the hostage taker during the August 23, 2010 hostage taking incident. The decision was arrived at in a special meeting of the KBP Board today.
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The KBP Board ordered its Standards Authority to conduct an in-depth investigation on the propriety of a radio interview conducted by personnel of an RMN radio station in Metro Manila with the hostage taker during the August 23, 2010 hostage taking incident. The decision was arrived at in a special meeting of the KBP Board today.
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The broadcast media follows a code of conduct in the coverage of crisis situations, which has been developed and refined after numerous dialogues with authorities. The KBP itself has a provision in its Broadcast Code admonishing its members to take all care so that their reporting does not put lives in greater danger than is already inherent in the crisis situation. Besides this, the individual networks belonging to the KBP also have their protocols consistent with our Code and journalistic standards for such situations. We believe that they have adhered to these standards.
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How did the media perform its responsibilities in covering the recent elections? How can we improve coverage of future elections as well as issues on governance? These questions will be the focus of a seminar organized by the KBP on June 18, 2010.
The KBP is organizing the seminar in partnership with the Philippine Press Institute (PPI), the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), and the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ).
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The KBP has recommended the adoption of the Japanese ISDB-T as the standard for digital television for the Philippines. In a letter sent last March 17 to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), the KBP’s Board of Trustees said that the decision was based on the study conducted by its Television Committee, which is composed of members operating television stations in the country.
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The KBP and the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) have resumed the unofficial tally of votes for candidates for national positions based on the printed copy of the election returns gathered by PPCRV from polling centers. The PPCRV, the elections’ accredited citizen arm, is entitled by law to get the fourth copy of the printed election returns prior to transmission of the returns by the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines to the COMELEC server and the server at the Pius Center. The PPCRV and KBP separately counted the votes based on these electronically-transmitted returns.
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The controversy over the government’s promoting the use of condoms to slow down the spread of AIDS and HIV in the country threatens to spill over to the issue of whether commercials for condoms are appropriate. The National Council for Children’s Television (NCCT) has received a letter from a Lucena City resident complaining against the showing of condom ads on television because these purportedly promote “immoral practices”. She says the commercial promotes “pre-marital sex and promiscuity causing deep spiritual, emotional, social, and psychological problems to children, adults and society.”
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March 17, 2010
Which digital television standard will the Philippines adopt? Would it be the European DVB-T or the Japanese ISDB-T? The answer to that question may soon be settled after the KBP submits its position to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on the matter before the end of the month.
The issue of which system the Philippines should adopt had almost been settled in 2006 when the NTC released a draft memorandum circular on the proposed rules and regulations for digital television broadcasting in the country. The draft stated that DVB-T was to be the “sole standard in the delivery of DTT services in the country.” The KBP had supported this position then but its position was primarily based on the comparison between the European DVB-T and the ATSC standard developed by the Americans. The Japanese ISDB-T standard, at the time was only implemented in Japan and was not as prominent as the other two.
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“I came to the Philippines in 1938 and have never regretted one moment of the time. I have been in media in the Philippines for a lifetime – from 1938 until the present. And I feel that media and the Filipino people have given more to me than I have given to them and they are the most lovable people on the surface of the earth. God bless you all!” With these few simple words, Fr. James Reuter received the Golden Dove Award for Lifetime Achievement from the KBP last November 13 in Tagaytay.
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