MANILA – The Mindanao Media Hub (MMH) in Davao City will air its first television (TV) broadcast on Saturday (Dec. 5).
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), in an advisory Monday, said the MMH, which is the first PCOO media hub outside Metro Manila, will broadcast an episode of the regular 11 a.m. Laging Handa public briefing.
“On Dec 5, Saturday, Laging Handa will have its pilot live broadcast from Mindanao Media Hub in Davao City,” the advisory read.
PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar will host from Davao City while PCOO Undersecretary Rocky Ignacio will co-host from the People’s Television (PTV) headquarters in Quezon City.
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go will lead the ribbon cutting of the PTV MMH Studio and will also be among the guests during the public briefing.
The six-storey MMH includes equipment upgrade for PTV and Radyo Pilipinas that will already be airing in AM and FM band, aside from having state-of-the-art facilities and studios. Each floor has a size of 1,000 square meters.
The MMH will serve as the government’s main broadcast hub in Regions 10 (Northern Mindanao) to 13 (Caraga), and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to deliver tailored content specific to its people and to boost the signal in the areas of coverage.
The facility, which costs around PHP700-million, contains television, print, wire, online, and new media services, delivered through four studios -- each with its own production control. It is powered by a 10kW terrestrial transmitter and a 1kW digital transmitter that will facilitate broadcast services and has a digital satellite news-gathering system to streamline the sourcing of news.
It will house the PTV, Radyo Pilipinas, News and Information Bureau - Philippine News Agency, the Philippine Information Agency, National Printing Office, APO Production Unit, and other attached agencies of the PCOO.
Andanar earlier said the MMH will be one of President Rodrigo Duterte's biggest legacies as it puts Mindanao closer to the center of governance.
He said the PCOO will also be building the same project for the Visayas, particularly Cebu City.
The start of the construction of the Visayas Media Hub will likely take place in 2021, he added. (PNA)
