Zachary Deneal Madriñan

  MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and TV5 Network, Inc. have forged a partnership for the faster dissemination of vital information in connection with the May 2016 Presidential elections. As part of its corporate social responsibility program, TV5 will provide computer hardware and equipment for the COMELEC’s voter’s information campaign, precinct finder program and its count on Election Day. The equipment will augment COMELEC’s own existing infrastructure. TV5, for its part, will develop an app where voter’s can check on the status and find their precinct until Election Day.  The memorandum of agreement was signed on Dec. 16 by COMELEC chairman lawyer J. Andres Bautista and TV5 president Emmanuel C. Lorenzana. Chairman Bautista stressed TV5 and media in general play a key role in ensuring the elections are transparent and accountable.  “Kami sa  COMELEC  ay natutuwa sa malaking pagtulong ng  TV5  sa ating halalan sa ...

MANILA, Philippines – TV5’s Bilang Pilipino seeks to provide the most extensive coverage of the forthcoming May 9 elections as it partners with Radio Mindanao Network (RMN), the largest radio network in the nation with almost 60 company-owned AM and FM radio stations located around the Philippines, in what could be the most important event in the country’s contemporary history.  TV5 president and CEO Emmanuel Lorenzana; TV5 head of News and Information Luchi Cruz-Valdes (represented by TV5 head of News Operations DJ Sta. Ana); RMN chairman and president Eric Canoy; RMN VP for operations Enrico Canoy; and RMN News head Jenil Demorito signed the memorandum of agreement (MOA) at TV5 office, Marajo Tower, Bonifacio Global City last Feb. 26. “The joining together of our two vast media networks will definitely expand the reach of Bilang Pilipino in providing the fastest and the most accurate information in the conduct and results of the 2016 elections. We want all Pinoys w...

  MANILA, Philippines – Inilunsad kahapon ng TV5 ang ‘fastest, deepest at most credible election coverage sa gagana­ping May 2016 national election sa bansa. Ang launching ay isinagawa sa Marriot Grand Ballroom sa Pasay City na dinaluhan ng matataas na opisyal ng ‘Kapatid Network’ sa pangunguna ni TV5 President and CEO Noel Lorenzana. Ang tunay at makatotohanang pangyayari sa halalan ay ihahatid sa pamamagitan ng partnership sa PLDT, Smart, Cignal, Philippine Star, Business World, Radyo Singko, InterAksyon at Bloomberg Philippines. Ayon kay Lorenzana, bilang Pilipino ay ihahatid ‘on the spot’ ang balita at impormasyon, malalim na opinyon at talakayan hinggil sa kaganapan sa halalan. Hinihikayat ni Lorenzana ang publiko na maging bahagi ng kasaysayan sa pamamagitan ng pagboto at pagpili ng mga nararapat na maging pinuno ng bansa. Sinabi naman ni Luchi Cruz Valdez, head ng News5, ang fastest, deepest at most credible electio...

MANILA, Philippines - TV5 launched yesterday its election coverage campaign, promising unparalleled engagement with Filipino voters via data-driven content pushed over broadcast, digital, mobile and social platforms. The official handle of TV5’s election coverage is Bilang Pilipino 2016 or #BilangPilipino, which will be conducted in partnership with PLDT, Smart, Cignal, The Philippine STAR, BusinessWorld, Radyo Singko, InterAksyon.com and Bloomberg Philippines. “This will be a 360-degree coverage as only the Kapatid Network can deliver,” TV5 president and chief executive officer Noel Lorenzana said during the launch at the Marriott Grand Ballroom yesterday. “Bilang Pilipino will deliver news, information, opinion and insights about the election, wherever and however Filipinos consume content – on television, radio, cable, phones, computers, tablets and, thanks to The Philippine STAR and BusinessWorld, even in newspapers. It will engage with everyone over social ...

In Photo : Aliw Broadcasting Corp. (DWIZ) and Radio Philippines Network Inc. (RPN) formalized their partnership on Friday through the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) at the RPN office in Panay Avenue at South Triangle, Quezon City. The MOA was signed by J. Antonio A. Cabangon Jr. (second from left), Aliw president; and Robert T. Rivera (second from right), RPN president. The signing was witnessed by Reynante “Rey” Langit (left), DWIZ station manager; and Wilson Tieng, RPN chairman. The partnership will widen the reach of the two stations. (Roy Domingo) Aliw Broadcasting Corp., a sister company of the BusinessMirror and owner of several AM radio stations under the dwIZ brand, is set to air its programs over Radio Philippines Network Inc. (RPN), partly owned by the government, that has a wide network in Mindanao. In a memorandum of agreement signed between the two parties on Friday, the dwIZ- produced programs would be aired simultaneously over RPN during an initial period. Th...

  Naging maayos ang pag-uusap ng union officials ng ABCEU at TV5 management, sa pamumuno ng TV5 at Cignal TV Presidente at CEO nitong si Robert P. Galang, Martes ng gabi, February 19, 2020. Ayon sa mga namumuno ng unyon, naplantsa ang kanilang kasunduan matapos ang ilang oras na pag-uusap.       Nagkaayos na ang pamunuan ng TV5 at ang opisyales ng ABC Employees Union (ABCEU) kaugnay ng mga hinihiling nilang probisyon sa Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Pasado alas-diyes kagabi, February 19, 2020—ang huling araw ng palugit ng ABCEU sa management bago maisakatuparan ang kanilang banta na tigil-trabaho—nagkasaraduhan sa kanilang kasunduan ang magkabilang panig at nagkapirmahan ng Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA). Ginanap ang pag-uusap sa Reliance Studio ng TV5 sa Mandaluyong City. Dinaluhan ito ng mga abugado ng TV5 management mula sa Siguion-Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako Law Offices, ilang representatives ng TV5, at mga kasapi at opisyales ng union na pinangunguna...

  FEARING of "intrusion" from Malacanang, the Associated Broadcasting Company Employees Union (ABCEU) on Thursday sounded the alarm over the possible issuance of an Assumption of Jurisdiction by the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) in the former's ongoing labor dispute with the management of broadcast giant, TV5. In a statement, the workers' union of TV5 said they will not be surprised if the Dole issues such an order on their pending Notice of Strike (NOS) if only to follow the wishes of Malacanang. "During conciliation hearings, it was impressed upon the Union panel that the mighty power in Malacañang Palace has already expressed interesting concern over the Union's NOS and the conciliator was given a directive that all must be done by Dole to fix the situation and prevent the NOS from fully erupting," said the ABCEU. During Dole's 86th anniversary celebration last year, President Rodrigo Duterte lauded the agency over the stable industria...

Media company TV5 could be facing protests as talks between the company’s labor union about job security came to a standstill last month.The Associated Broadcasting Company Employees Union (ABCEU) has filled a strike notice with the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) after TV5 refused to negotiate towards creating a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) against job contractualization.The union is opposing a company policy that can declare certain regular positions as redundant, which could lead TV5 to lay-off employees and replaced by lower paid contractual or third-party-hired workers.In their CBA meeting last November 2019, TV5 insisted that it was not the venue for discussing the issue about the policy.“What we are asking to be included in the CBA, would be for management to first consult us before changing the name or position. While they were more than willing to talk about wage hike, what good would it be if on the next day you no longer have a job,” ABCEU said in a st...

  MANILA, Philippines - The new TV5 management and the employees’ union signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) bringing to a fruitful conclusion months of negotiations on their collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The MOA represents earnest efforts on all parties to come up with an agreement that includes employees’ improved benefits — i.e., increased wages, more medical and hospitalization benefits, a rebuilding fund, etc. — and ensures the network’s future growth. According to TV5 and Cignal TV president and CEO Jane Basas, â€œWe are very happy that we can now move forward and continue a productive partnership with our employees. We are all in this as one company, one team. This is why we really need to work together for the common goal of helping TV5 become the game-changing network we all want it to be.” Present during the MOA contract-signing, among others, were new TV5 management panel chairperson Raul Velasco, management panel spokesperson Raul dela C...

  Kasabay ng intimate dinner ng entertainment press at TV5 executives na sina Jane J. Basas (TV5 at Cignal TV President and CEO), Perci Intalan (TV5 Entertainment chief) at Luchi Cruz-Valdes (News5 head) noong Miyerkules, December 18, 2019, ang mediation ng management ng istasyon at mga miyembro ng Associated Broadcasting Company Employees Union (ABCEU). Sa Annabel's restaurant sa Tomas Morato, Quezon City, ginanap ang intimate dinner ng press, kasama sina Wilma at Luchi. Sa opisina naman ng Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) sa Intramuros, Manila, ginanap ang pag-uusap sa pagitan ng TV5 management at ng ABCEU. Ito ay kasunod ng inihaing notice of strike ng ABCEU sa tanggapan ng DoLE noong Biyernes, December 13, 2019. Ayon naman kay Luchi, wala siyang alam sa mga nangyayari sa pagitan ng unyon at management. “Wala akong kinalaman dun, promise. I mean, I don’t know... I don’t know. “HR [Human Resources] is handling it. Management is handling it. "We’re ready naman for an...

  Kasalukuyang ginaganap ang mediation sa pagitan ng TV5 management at ng employees‘ union nito sa opisina ng Department of Labor and Employment. Ito ay may kaugnayan pa rin sa inihaing notice of strike ng unyon noong December 13, 2019, Biyernes. Maglalabas daw agad sila ng pahayag sa resulta ng kanilang pagpupulong.

  All’s well that ends well sa pagitan ng pamunuan ng TV5 at ng employees union (ABC Employees Union) ng nasabing TV network na nagkaroon ng maayos na dayalogo at pagkakasundo nung February 19, 2020 na ginanap mismo sa bagong tanggapan ng Kapatid Network sa Mandaluyong City kaya hindi na matutuloy ang bantang strike ng nasabing employees union. Base sa demand ng ABCEU, nagkasundo ang magkabilang panig sa P3,000 wage increase, P20,000 signing bonus, 14th month pay at rice incentive na nagkakahalaga ng P1,300 buwan-buwan. Bago ang dialogue between TV5 management at ng kanilang employees union, nag-extend ang TV network ng early retirement sa marami nilang empleyado at marami ang nag-avail dito.