TAGAYTAY CITY – After two-years, the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), thenational association of broadcasters in the Philippines, opened its first face-to-face Top-LevelManagement Conference (TLMC) at the Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay City. The conference is theassociation’s 48 th since it was founded in 1973. KBP president Herman Z. Basbaño formally called the conference to order. During the opening ceremony, KBP Executive Vice-President…
Filipino Sign Language Insets Mandated in TV
Insets of sign language interpreters using the Filipino Sign Language (FSL) in television news and public affairs programs will become mandatory in one year. This is part of a broad set of measures enacted by Congress under the Filipino Sign Language Act, signed into law by President Duterte in November 2018. The law declares FSL as the national sign language of the Filipino deaf and…
Bigger Discounts for Campaign Ads on Radio and TV
Candidates for public office and political parties will be paying less for their political ads in broadcast media starting this year. Radio and television stations are required to charge political candidates and parties less than regular commercial advertisers with the approval by Congress last November 2018 of Senate Bill No. 1985. The bill amends Section 11 of Republic Act No. 9006, otherwise known as the…
KBP Anniversary
ANNIVERSARY TOAST: KBP Board of Trustees with PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde and Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian raised their glasses as KBP celebrated it’s 45th founding anniversary during its April 24, 2018 General Membership Meeting.