PTV, MMSU ink MOA to establish transmitter in Ilocos Norte

By NG Seruela

The People’s Television Network (PTV) and the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the establishment of a 1 kilowatt (kW) digital and 1kW analog transmitter in Batac, Ilocos Norte.

PTV will set up the transmitter in exchange for a 500 square meter MMSU property. 

In the signing ceremony on Wednesday (May 12), PTV General Manager Kat de Castro said that through the partnership with MMSU, credible news as well as the efforts of the national government will reach more Filipinos.

“We do everything we can para mabalita ang totoong balita at malaman ng mga tao ang efforts ng gobyerno… And this partnership with MMSU, I’m glad we are able to showcase more of not only the national government’s efforts, but also the Ilocos Norte government’s efforts,” de Castro said.

She added that she has ordered the hastened establishment of the transmitter in order for the MMSU faculty and students to produce their own programs by 2022 that will be shown in Ilocos Norte.  

The MMSU will be given a 30-minute weekly window “for the purpose of information dissemination.”

De Castro also said it was “always her vision” to establish PTV stations in each region to disseminate information to more people.

“Government efforts in the national and local levels will always be prioritized. It is our dream to build stations in each province of the Philippines. We aim to combat fake news,” she said.  -jlo

Popular

PBBM: Bilateral trade ‘top priority’ in U.S. visit

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet Prior to his departure for Washington, D.C. Sunday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivered a departure speech at the Villamor Air...

DSWD releases P4.1M in initial aid to families affected by ‘Crising’

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | Philippine News Agency The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided more than P4.1 million worth of humanitarian...

‘Crising’ exits PAR; Signal No. 2 still up in extreme northern Luzon —PAGASA

By Brian Campued “Crising” has left the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), shortly after it intensified into a severe tropical storm Saturday morning, according to...

PBBM to seek greater PH-U.S. security, economic ties at Washington trip

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | Philippine News Agency President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will express his intent for “greater” security and economic relations between the...