News & Issues

18th Golden Dove Award Winners

A. OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS

1. KBP Lifetime Achievement Award

 

Fr. James B. Reuter

Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)

Posthumous Awardees

 

Mr. Q. Rebueno Hodreal
Mr. Bob Stewart

United Broadcasting Network

Philippines’ first Broadcast Olympics

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 [...]

KBP and the Filipino Composers Development Cooperative (FILCOMDEC) signed a memorandum of agreement

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 will go to supreme court if right of reply bill is passed

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 [...]

KBP Officers Take Oath of Office

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 [...]

KBP Urges NTC to Move on Digital TV Rules

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 [...]

KBP Statement on Latest Killing of Broadcaster

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 [...]

Keeping the Broadcast Power: TLMC 2008

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:

TLMC Photo Gallery

TLMC Photo Gallery

Winners of the 17th Golden Dove Awards

The KBP paid tribute to outstanding achievement and excellence in the Philippine broadcast media during the 17th Golden Dove Awards during awarding ceremonies last November 14, 2008 at the Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay City. Following is the list of this year’s winners.
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

KBP Lifetime Achievement Award – Rino M. Basilio
KBP Lifetime Achievement [...]