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Center for Journalism
T
he Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) is an independent, non-profit media agency that specializes in investigative reporting. It was founded in 1989 by nine Filipino journalists with
the aim of going beyond the day-to-day reportage in newspapers and
broadcast agencies.
Beliefs and objectives
The PCIJ believes that the media plays a
crucial role in exploring issues in a democratic country, and in doing so, it helps
strengthen and stabilize the government.
The Center contributes to this by providing the citizens with bases for arriving
at informed opinions
and decisions about
concerns occupying
the nation. Although
it does not plan to replace the work of individual newspapers
or radio and television stations, it aims
to encourage a culture of investigative
journalism in the Philippine press.
Activities
The PCIJ funds investigative projects for
both print and broadcast media. It releases books on current issues and publishes an online report every month. The
PCIJ also organizes training seminars for
journalists and provides trainers for news
organizations in the Philippines and
Southeast Asia. In addition, it conducts
seminars and studies on issues involving
the media and information access.
The PCIJ has published over
three hundred articles in Philippine newspapers and magazines,
produced five full-length documentaries, and released over a dozen
books. It has also won major awards,
including nine National Book Awards,
a Catholic Mass
Media Award, and
more than two
dozen awards and
citations from the
Jaime V. Ongpin
Awards for Investigative Journalism.
The PCIJ covers
a variety of topics, from politics to the
environment, from health and business
to women and the military. Some of the
reports have prompted government action, especially those which dealt with
corruption, public accountability and
environmental protection. The Center
receives foundation support for its work.
It earns a modest income from its publications , which is used for operational
costs. There are five journalists who write
investigative reports and oversee various
components of the Center’s work…
For the complete article, visit http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Philippine_Center_for_Investigative_Journalism
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Golden Eye
R
omeo M. Gacad is a Filipino veteran photojournalist and a threetime Pulitzer Prize nominee whose works have appeared on the
cover of various international publications including Time and Newsweek. He is the chief photographer for the Manila bureau of Agence
France- Presse (AFP), the world’s oldest established news agency.
Life and career
Romeo Gacad was born in the Philippines in 1959. His interest in photography began as a hobby when he was
still in high school. After graduation, he
took up Visual Communication at the
UP College of Fine Arts. While in UP,
Gacad pursued his early enthusiasm and
served as a photographer for the Philippine Collegian, the university’s official
student publication. Later, he worked as
a freelancer for the Associated Press and
Sigma photo agency.
As a photographer, Gacad has covered
some of the most momentous events in
the Philippines during the 1980s such as
the communist insurgencies, the assassination of former senator and opposition
leader Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, and the
recurring problem of Islamic separatists
in Mindanao.
In 1985, Gacad joined the Manila bureau of the French news agency Agence
France-Press. He was delegated to cover three US wars: the 1991 Gulf War,
2001 war in Afghanistan, and the 2003
invasion of Iraq. For forty-one days, he
served as an embedded photographer
in the US Army 3rd Infantry Division
in Iraq where he witnessed the fall of
Baghdad.
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php?title=Romeo_Gacad
Photo from www.lopezgroup.com
Aside from these events, Gacad also
covered five consecutive years of the
Olympic Games: Seoul in 1988, Barcelona in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in
2000, and Athens in 2004.
Achievements
For years, Gacad was able to share real
stories of politics, war, and disasters
through the lens of his camera. For him,
photojournalism is unlike doing portraits in a studio. “When covering stories
about conflicts and natural disasters, part
of my assignment is to produce strong
portrait studies of affected people. The
biggest challenge in doing this is that the
photographer doesn’t have full control of
the elements around him, from the main
subject who can be moving about in the
battle zone, the light, and the vast and intricate surroundings,” says Gacad.
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N
ellie Bly’s article in 1887 on the abusiveness of health workers
towards their wards at a New York mental institution started a
trend that has evolved into a separate field of journalism that crossed
lines from print to broadcast media.
Investigative reports have exposed criminal activities and brought
down presidents. While America has award-winning programs 60
Minutes and EXPOSÉ: America’s Investigative Reports, Philippine stations also have their own, which are locally famed for their distinctive
styles and formats.
For the complete article, visit http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Investigative_Television_Reporting
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Imbestigador
is an investigative television
program which
tackles a variety
of topics - from extreme social issues
including injustices and corruption of
government officials, to hoaxes and gimmickry. It does surveillance and undercover work, two-party confrontations,
interviews (often, the interviewee’s identity is kept secret for security purposes),
and factual exposés. Now on its ninth
year, Imbestigador airs for 1 hour every
Saturday night on GMA-7. It is hosted
by veteran radio and television anchor,
Mike Enriquez. Aside from hard-hitting
crimes, Imbestigador also features special and timely reports often disregarded
or forgotten, but which have great impact
on the Filipinos. It offers their very own
action center which they call the “Sumbungan ng Bayan.”
XXX: Exklusibong, Explosibong, Exposé is
an investigative,
current affairs
television show that uncovers irregularities, anomalies and crimes. It covers
a wide range of topics, from fake medical
practices, to undercover drug dealership
and government official corruption. As
an informative public service show, XXX
aims to keep people on track with the la-
test problems and issues that trouble the
country. The program features entrapment and rescue operations, composed
of a team of experts. Aired on ABS-CBN,
the show is anchored by Julius Babao,
Henry Omaga-Diaz, and Pinky Webb.
Hosted by Ben
Tulfo, Bitag is
known for its
aggressive
approach to investigation, adopting the image of the
Tulfo clan. The show was first aired on
14 September 2002 as a public service
program for ABC-5, until it was moved
permanently to IBC-13. Despite its limited exposure, Bitag also found a home
at UNTV-37 where its episodes are replayed during weekdays, and simulcast
on DZME Radyo Uno. The program,
which usually comes out with three different cases, starts with an overview of
the complaint which Ben Tulfo and his
team exhaustively investigate. A surveillance is conducted and once the tips are
at hand, an undercover operation and
reconnaissance follow with assistance
from law enforcers. Most of the tips
come from the victim, an insider or an
asset within a syndicate. With the help of
a team of professional investigators, masters of weapons, and the local authorities, they operate in a planned manner.
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School of the Times
T
he Manila Times College is a private school in Manila established in 2003 by Dante A. Ang, the former publisher and chair of
newspaper The Manila Times and a former publicist for President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo. It was formerly known as The Manila Times School
of Journalism, as its only course offering was Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. TMTC now offers two other courses, AB in English and in History. It is the first Philippine school to be run by a newspaper.
Envisioning change
The Manila Times College (TMTC) envisions itself to be at the forefront of a resurgence of Philippine journalism where the
printed word, communication arts and information and communications technologies combine to advance and cultivate the timeless values of
truth, social responsibility,
ethics and competence in
the profession of journalism. As an institution and
a new member of the education community it shall
exemplify the finest qualities and aspirations of the
communication arts and
the profession it serves.
The mission is to develop
and nurture journalists and communication practitioners who possess, represent,
and build upon the values of competence,
ethics, social responsibility and truth.
Facilities
given access to the editorial and printing
facilities of the newspaper, giving them
some idea of what to expect if they decide
to pursue careers as journalists. Radio and
television broadcasting facilities are also
made available to broadcast journalism students.
Notable instructors
The school says it is the
“only school that provides
hands-on training in print
and broadcast from day
one,” and so has among its
teaching staff professional
media practitioners.
TMTC Chairman and
The Manila Times President and CEO Dante Francis M. Ang II teaches the
school’s Media Ethics class, as well as a
course in Print Training. Manila Times
Lifestyle Section editor Romano C. Jorge
also teaches Feature Writing, a course
which the school offers seasonally.
Students undergo hands-on training at
the offices of The Manila Times. They are
For the complete article, visit http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=The_Manila_Times_College
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Awarding the Best in Media
N
ews through television, radio, newspapers, and other forms
of broadcasting has dominated and influenced the awareness of the public and shaped the destiny of the nation. Three of
the most credible award-giving bodies in the country today honor
broadcast media practitioners, broadcast industries, and programs.
Jaime V. Ongpin through the Archdiocese of Manila by His
Awards
Eminence Archbishop Jaime Cardinal L.
The Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ) are
awards that promote
and encourage indepth reporting. It
is a yearly event organized by the Center
for Media Freedom and Responsibility
(CMFR) to promote the practice of investigative and explanatory journalism. These
involve the basic blocks for any kind of reporting: research, probe, inquiry, and corroboration to insure the validity of one’s
findings. The JVOAEJ program serves as
a memorial to recall the efforts of the late
Jaime V. Ongpin to strengthen the “alternative press” during
the latter years of the
Marcos regime.
Sin. This is the the Archdiocese of Manila’s way of paying tribute to those who
have promoted Christian values in an outstanding way, in radio, press, advertising,
television, and film.
Golden
Awards
Dove
The KBP Golden
Dove Awards are
given out yearly by
the Kapisanan ng
mga Brodkaster ng
Pilipinas or Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines. It known to be
the broadcast industry’s most prestigious
award-giving body. Its aim is to give due
recognition to all broadcast practitioners,
stations and programs for their valuable
and exemplary contribution and outCMMA
standing achievements to the broadcast
The Catholic Mass industry. The judges are usually from alMedia
Awards lied industries, advertisers and the aca(CMMA) was or- deme.
ganized in 1978
For the complete article, visit http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Award-giving_bodies_for_Media_and_Journalism
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T
hese Filipino journalists have been witnesses to tumultuous events
in the history of the Philippines as columnists, radio and TV newscasters, and commentators. They have shown great commitment to their
work in pursuit of truth, accuracy, integrity, and fairness. In Philippine
journalism, their names are the authorities- the trustees of fair reportage.
Luis V. Teodoro writes
political commentary for
BusinessWorld. He was a
teacher of journalism in
the College of Mass Communications of the University of the Philippines, Diliman where
he was Dean for 2 successive terms: 19941997 and 1997-2000. He is the chair of
the Commission on Higher Education’s
Technical Committee of Journalism
Education. He was one of the honorees
at The Many Faces of the Teacher 2007
wherein his excellence in teaching was
recognized. Now deputy director of the
Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, Teodoro is the consulting editor
of the organization’s monthly mediamonitoring magazine PJR Reports. He is
also the editor of the Philippine Journalism Review, a refereed journal for academics and senior journalists.
Maximo V. Soliven was
a prominent journalist
and newspaper publisher.
In a career that spanned
six decades, he attained
his greatest peak and influence with the Philippine Star, which he
co-founded in 1986, and where he served
as publisher until his death. His daily column, titled “By the Way” published in
the Star, was one of the most widely read
For the complete article, visit http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Pillars_of_Philippine_Media
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newspaper columns in the Philippines. She helped start The Probe Team with
He was one of the 1960 TOYM Awardees Che Che Lazaro.
Ressa was hired by CNN in 1987,
for Journalism.
continued her work with Probe, and beLuis “Louie” Beltran was gan managing Manila nightclub acts. In
a Philippine broadcast 1995, CNN relocated the bureau to Jakarta, and Ressa lived there for about 10
journalist and newspayears before returning to Manila.
per columnist. He hosted
Straight from the ShoulFidela Magpayo, known
der, a television show
on the airwaves simply as
in which analyzed current events. He
Tiya Dely, was a Philipwas also the original host of the televipine radio broadcasting
sion show Brigada Siete. He was the first
icon well-loved by geneeditor-in-chief of the Philippine Daily Inrations of listeners and
quirer. He also worked on other newspaadvice-seekers who tuned in to her radio
pers, including the Philippine Star.
counselling programs. She was a pioneer
Beltran was known for his outsporadio broadcaster was among the first
kenness. During Martial Law, when he
wave of broadcasters who popularized
was on the staff of the Evening News, he
Filipino songs at a time when American
was one of the many journalists arrestmusic dominated the airwaves. She was
ed and detained at Camp Crame. After
also a much sought-after newscaster,
three months of imprisonment, being
commentator, radio dramatist, writer,
bankrupt, he bred fighting cocks. He
and producer during her time. Because
called the champion breed he developed
of her long and outstanding service in
“Newshawk.”
the broadcasting industry, she came to be
recognized as the “First Lady of PhilipMaria A. Ressa was the
pine Radio.”
Jakarta bureau chief of
The veteran Magpayo is one of only
CNN International. At
a few people in the industry to have
CNN, Ressa was lead worked in all media: theater, radio, film,
reporter in East Timor, and television. Her career in broadcastIndonesia and the Philip- ing started when she was about eighteen
pines, and was lead investigative reporter years old, after she joined radio comedifor Asia’s terror networks for the global ans Andoy Balunbalunan and Dely Ataywar on terror. She is also the writer of the Atayan as a group singer. She got her first
book Seeds of Terror which contains her counselling program on radio station
blow-by-blow account of the hideouts of dzRH in October 1953. She eventually
Al-Qaeda. She now heads ABS-CBN’s transferred to the Lopez-owned dzMM.
News and Current Affairs Department.
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Educational Broadcasting
B
atibot was not the first educational program to be broadcast in
the Philippines. Rather, it was a Japanese radio segment aired during the Japanese occupation in World War II that taught Niponggo to
listeners. The first Filipino-made programs did not have dancing turtles or hairy monkeys, either. They were on the radio, and they tackled
agricultural practices and useful tips for homemakers.
When television became a fixture in
Filipino homes, broadcasting companies
decided to import American programs
to educate and entertain children. Some
were localized, and featured Filipino
hosts and children. Some,
on the other hand, were
merely dubbed in Filipino. It wasn’t until the
1980s that the first Filipino-made educational
program aired on TV.
Radio schools
The
first
Philippine
instructional
radio
broadcast was exciting in
a scary way: it was in 1943
during World War II,
when the Japanese used
radio to teach listeners basic Niponggo
as part of their cultural integration plan.
After the Japanese left the country,
learning programs took a backseat to
news and entertainment, and it wasn’t
until 1952 that Pacifico Sundario
produced a “school-on-the-air” for Iloilo
Farmers on AM radio station DYRI.
In 1958, the University of the Philippines, Diliman (UPD) decided to es-
tablish a university radio station called
DZUP, which transmitted from the College of Engineering. Six years later, DZLB
was born in the University of the Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB) making it the
oldest existing rural, educational, non-commercial
entity in the Philippines.
It started broadcasting in
1962 for an “experimental agricultural extension
tool,” but officially went
on air in 1964.
Talking birds and
dancing turtles
In the 1960s, ABS-CBN
decided to syndicate
“Romper Room,” an
American
children’s
program. The station featured canned
shows at first, but was soon able to
produce a Filipinized version featuring
a Filipino host and children. Children’s
Television Workshop programs have
been in Philippine programming
since the 1970s. “Sesame Street” was
franchised in the Philippines as “Kalye
Sesame,” but the show’s Filipino dubbing
was shoddy…
For the complete article, visit http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Philippine_Educational_Broadcasting
Photo: Batibot by tikbaloycube of DeviantArt
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Reel Life
A
ward-winning Filipina documentary director Ditsi Carolino is
hailed by many for her raw and authentic films, all of which deal
with basic human rights issues such as child labor and adult illiteracy.
She had a hand in a number of the industry’s most acclaimed contemporary documentaries, a few of which are Minsan Lang Sila Bata,
Masakit sa Mata, and Bunso.
Nearly all of Carolino’s documentaries
are character-driven, and most, if not all,
revolve around symbolic faces like the
delinquent orphan and the unlearned
elder.
felt the need to branch out into filmmaking. In 1990, Carolino attended a
workshop on documentary production
at the Mowelfund. After the workshop,
she travelled to the UK under a two-year
grant to pursue graduate
Education and Career
studies and entered a proCarolino initially took
gram referred to simply as
up Medicine at the UniAdvance Program at the
versity of the Philippines.
National Film and TeleviHowever, the militant
sion School.
sentiment during the
Since finishing the film
Martial Law Period influworkshop and her graduenced her to lean towards
ate studies, Carolino has
social science subjects indirected numerous docustead. She later shifted to
mentaries, many of them
Sociology and graduated
on the lives and struggles
in 1982. After college, she
of the poor—rural and
did social work for grassurban. She has worked
roots communities in
with long-time filmMindanao, documenting an assortment making partner and cinematographer
of local issues through photographs and Nana Buxani in most of her documenslideshows. While working for a Davao- taries.
based NGO, she attended a photography
workshop. Soon after, she joined the Films
breakthrough news magazine show The After learning about the trade in the early
1990s, Carolino started co-directing the
Probe Team as a production assistant.
Motivated by her close association Mowelfund workshop product Masakit
with advocacy and outreach efforts, she sa Mata in 1991…
For the complete article, visit http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Ditsi_Carolino
Photo of Ditsi Carolino from www.encounters.co.za.
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L
a Solidaridad was the name of the all-Filipino organization established by the illustrados of Barcelona on 13 December 1888,
which sought to create Filipino representation in the Spanish Cortes.
It was also the name of the official publication of the organization.
The Organization
Galicano Apacible was the first president
of the La Solidaridad. With him were
Graciano Lopez-Jaena as vice-president,
Mariano Ponce as treasurer, and Jose
Rizal, who was then in London, as Honorary President. Apacible did not remain long as president since could not
hold the bickering reformists together.
The organization needed people like
Rizal and Marcelo H. del Pilar who could
reunite the sentiments of the Filipinos in
Spain.
La Solidaridad was viewed as a rival
organization to Miguel Morayta’s Spanish Orient Lodge of Freemasonry. Later, the two organizations collaborated in
their petition to the Minister of Colonies. Their petition was as follows: (1) to
have representation in the Spanish Cortes; (2) to abolish the censorship of the
press; and (3) to prohibit the practice of
deportation of citizens through administrative orders.
The Publication
On 15 February 1889, through Jaena, the
La Solidaridad newspaper was created. It
served as the principal organ of the Propaganda Movement for over five years,
with its last issue released on 15 November 1895. To quote the editorial in the
first issue of La Solidaridad:
“Our aspirations are modest, very
modest. Our program, aside from being
simple, is clear: to combat reaction, to
stop all retrogressive steps, to extol and
adopt liberal ideas, to defend progress; in
a word, to be a propagandist, above all, of
democratic ideas in order to make these
supreme in all nations here and across
the seas...”
For the complete article, visit http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=La_Solidaridad
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Killing Time
K
illing Time in a Warm Place is Jose Y. Dalisay’s Palanca-winning
novel about life during and after Martial Law. Following the experiences and recollections of a former activist, the novel allows for the
juxtaposition of persons and contexts. It was first published in 1992
and won that year’s Manila Critics Circle National Book Award for
Fiction. In 1993, it won the Palanca Awards Grand Prize for the Novel,
and the UP President’s Award for Most Outstanding Publication.
Synopsis
The novel has four parts which coincide
with the four phases in the life of a man.
The main character is Noel Ilustre Bulaong, a Visayan. The first part of the novel
is dominated by images of
his childhood in the quiet
and simple province. The
sense of innocence and
simple happiness of being
in tune with the rest of the
world is prevalent until
Noel’s first encounter with
the still-on-the-rise Ferdinand Marcos. The second
part of the novel moves
to adolescence and the
experiences of a student
in the university. At this
point, Noel loses his sense
of order and innocence as he and his
comrade-activists struggle against the tyranny and cruelty of President Ferdinand
Marcos. This section paints a picture of
how activist life was during Martial Law,
describing the practices and routines—
like secret huddles and singing of revolutionary songs with professors-- and
the landscape of UP that sheltered activists
and served as stage for the Diliman Commune. Noel, as he reminisces about those
times, reveals the future of his comrades as
white-collar employees: contrast to their fiery young selves. Noel proceeds to tell the story of his
imprisonment as a political
detainee. The predominant
image that follows is Noel
as an adult already incorporated into the capitalistbureaucratic system he
once fought; the sense of
being lost to the cause after giving up his activism
for a comfortable, ordinary life. At the end, however, Noel finds that in his
heart, the struggle remains.
Notes
In one passage, Noel mentions how he
would lose knowledge of his Tatay’s whereabouts but did not mind because Marcos
was father to all Filipinos. This refers to
Marcos’ frequent references in his speeches to his being the father of the country.
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Photo: Book cover from www.anvilpublishing.com.
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Sulyap sa Liwayway
A
ng Liwayway ay isang magasin na naglalaman ng mga maikling
kuwento at sunud-sunod na mga nobela. Dahil dito, naging
paraan ito para mapalago ang kamalayan ng mga Pilipino. Dinala nito
ang panitikan sa mga kabahayan ng mga pamilyang Pilipino. Bago pa
man ang Digmaang Pasipiko, ang araw ng pagrarasyon ng magasin na
ito ay talaga namang inaabangan ng mga miyembro ng pamilya at nagiging dahilan rin ng kanilang pagtitipon upang mabasa lamang lalo
na ang mga nobela.
Ang Lalaki sa Likod ng Liwayway
Si Ramon Roces ay sumikat sa kasaysayan ng komiks dito sa Pilipinas bago pa
man si Tony Velasquez. Mula sa lahing
Espanyol, si Ramon ay
nagmula sa isang mayamang pamilya na kilala
sa larangan ng paglilimbag. Ang kanyang amang
si Alejandro Roces, Sr.
ay kinilala naman bilang
ama ng peryodismo sa
Pilipinas.
Ang Photo News
Tulad ng sinasabi sa
pangalan pa lamang,
ang Photo News ay isang
magasin na naglalaman
ng mga balita, sanaysay, at mga tula. Ito
ay inililimbag sa pagitan ng dalawang
linggo, at sa halagang 15 sentimos kada
isang kopya. Nahahati din ito sa tatlong
wika: Ingles, Espanyol, at Tagalog, upang
maunawaan ng mga mambabasa ng tatlong pangunahing wika sa Pilipinas. Dahil dito, naisip ng mga mamimili na kung
hindi naman nila mababasa ang iba pang
bahagi ng magasin, aksaya lamang sa kanilang pera ang pagbabayad ng buo kung
hindi rin lang naman nila nauunawaan
ang kabuuan ng babasahin.
Dahilan dito ay ipinatigil
na ni Ramon ang paglilimbag ng magasin bago pa
man ito umabot ng isang
taon. Matapos ang tatlong
buwang pag-iisip, tinawagan niyang muli si Severino Reyes para ulitin
ang Photo News. Sa pangalawang pagkakataon, pinili
niya ang wikang Tagalog
upang siyang gamitin. Inilipat nila ang tanggapan
nito sa Calero Street, hindi
malayo sa gusali ng kanyang ama, ang
Taliba-La Vanguardia-Tribune (TVT).
Ang Simula ng Liwayway
Pinalitan ni Severino ang pangalan patungong Liwayway, na nangangahulugan
ng “panibagong umpisa.”
Para sa buong artikulo, bumisita sa http://fil.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Liwayway_Magasin
Larawan: Liwayway Magasin mula sa koleksyon ni Dennis Villegas
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ng Magandang Gabi, Bayan o kilala ring MGB ay isang halimbawa ng news magazine na programa sa Pilipinas. Ipinapalabas
ito noon tuwing Sabado ng gabi sa ABS-CBN. Huli itong ipinalabas
noong ika-31 ng Disyembre 2005. Ang paghinto ng pagpapalabas nito
ay sinasabing may kinalaman sa problema sa pagitan ng nagbabalita
rito na kasalukuyang Bise Presidente na si Noli de Castro at ng istasyon mismo. May kinalaman ito sa nais sanang pagtuligsa sa kasalukuyang administrasyon ng pamahalaan. Ngunit dahil bahagi siya nito,
tumanggi si de Castro na gawin ito.
Pinagmulan
Nagsimula noong ika-6 ng Agosto 1988,
ang naging anchor nito ay si “Kabayan”
Noli de Castro. Sa simula, habang ipinalapalabas ito sa telebisyon ay kasabay
namang napakikinggan sa istasyon ng
radyo na nasa ilalim rin ng pagmamayari ng ABS-CBN, ang DZMM.
Nang tumakbo siya sa Senado, humalili ang kanyang anak na si Katherine
“Kat-Kat” de Castro. Bukod pa sa kanya,
ilang mga mamamahayag din ng istasyon
ang kasamang pumalit kabilang na sina
Erwin Tulfo at Henry Omaga Diaz.
Nilalaman
Katulong ni de Castro ang mga miyembro ng programa na siyang nagsusulat,
nagsasaliksik, kumukuha ng mga mahahalagang eksena sa pamamagitan ng
kamera, at mga patnugot. Ang ginagawa
ng programang ito ay ang pagpapakita,
pag-aanalisa, pagpapalabas ng mga paksa at isyung napapanahon - mga krimen,
korupsyon at eskandalo; at ang dating
nito sa bansa at sa mga mamamayan
upang maipahayag ang tapang ng tao at
pagkabayani, maging ang pagnanais na
maitaas ang bansa.
Para sa buong artikulo, bumisita sa http://fil.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Magandang_Gabi%2C_Bayan
What is E-turo?
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