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A hip-hop original Filipino composition entitled “Lead the Way” led the pack of 11 songs to win the Grand Prize of the First KBP Pop Music Festival during the finals night of the songwriting competition held last April 27, 2012 at the Star Theatre in Pasig City. The song was composed by Kat Lopez, [...]

Eleven original Filipino songs will vie for the Grand Prize during the First KBP Pop Music Festival awards night this coming Friday, April 27, at seven o’clock in the evening at the Star Theatre, Star City Complex in Pasay City. The 11 songs have already won in their respective categories in the songwriting contest launched [...]

The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) joins the family, friends, and countless admirers in mourning the passing of news anchor Angelo Castro last April 5, 2012 of lung cancer. Angelo served in the KBP Board of Trustees in 2001 and was the recipient of the KBP’s Golden Dove Broadcaster of the Year Award [...]

President Benigno S. Aquino III inducted the officers and members of the Board of Trustees of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) last February 22 in Malacañang. Leading the inductees were KBP Board chairman Herman Z. Basbaño, vice-chairman Butch S. Canoy. and president Ruperto S. Nicdao, Jr. Also inducted were the members of [...]

The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Filipinos (KBP) and the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (FILSCAP) signed a Memorandum of Agreement last January in 2012 updating earlier agreements on the payment of royalties by KBP member radio stations to FILSCAP members The officers of the two organizations also agreed to work together for [...]

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III last November 9 opened the 37th Top Level Management Conference of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), the industry association of the broadcast media in the Philippines. The president praised the broadcast media for its role in exposing wrongdoings in the government but at the same time urged [...]

ABS-CBN news anchor and former vice-president Noli De Castro headed the list of winners at the 20th KBP Golden Dove Awards awarding ceremonies held last night (October 26) at the Star Theatre, Star City Complex, Pasay City. De Castro was awarded the Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year Award. TV Patrol, where De Castro is [...]

Unidentified men burned early morning yesterday (October, 26, 2011) the transmitters and other equipment of radio station DZVT-AM and DZVT-FM operated by the Catholic Media Network in San Jose, Mindoro Occidental. KBP president Ruperto S. Nicdao, Jr. condemned the burning as a barbaric crime. The full statement follows.
“The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng [...]

The KBP has expanded its rules on broadcasts that affecting the interests of children. The new rules, which form part of the media industry association’s Broadcast Code which defines professional and ethical standards for its members, were approved in a general membership meeting held last June 15, 2011.
Formulation of the new guidelines was the [...]

The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), the industry association of the broadcast media, is set to approve new provisions of its broadcast code to reinforce current standards on programming related to children. The new guidelines have been submitted to the KBP Board of Trustees by the Standards Authority, the industry associations’ code enforcement [...]