Major Television NetworksThe major public television broadcasting networks with nationwide reach include the following: - ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. -- the country's biggest media organization and the first Filipino media conglomerate to go public in 1991.
Chairman: Eugenio Lopez III
President: Freddie Garcia
Address: Mother Ignacia St., Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 924-2721, 924-2754, 924-4101, 924-2724
Fax: 924-1568
Flagship station: TV Channel 2 (Quezon City)
Website: http://www.abs-cbn.com - GMA Network, Inc. -- major competitor of ABS-CBN.
VP/Network Manager: Roberto Barrero Sr.
Address: RBS Bldg., EDSA, Quezon City
Tel: 924-3048, 924-3069
Fax: 924-2882, 924-3091
Flagship station: TV Channel 7 (Quezon City)
Website: http://www.gmanetwork.com - Radio Philippines Network (RPN) -- a government-sequestered network which recently upset TV programming concepts by importing cheap Mexican tele-novelas that briefly grabbed prime-time ratings from established popular shows.
General Manager: Rex Lores
Address: Broadcast City, Capitol Hills, Quezon City
Tel: 931-5080, 931-8805
Fax: 931-8593
Flagship station: TV Channel 9 (Quezon City) - Allied Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) -- the newest TV network which has managed to grab a share of the local TV market.
Address: Brgy. San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City
Tel: 936-2551, 936-1557
Fax: 936-1558
Flagship station: TV Channel 5 (Quezon City) - Interisland Broadcasting Corp. (IBC) -- another government-sequestered network which specializes in TV coverage for the professional basketball league.
General Manager: Emiliano Templo
Address: Broadcast City, Capitol Hills, Quezon City
Tel: 931-5080, 931-8674
Fax: 931-8593
Flagship station: TV Channel 13 - People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI) -- the official government television network created by law.
Network Manager: Ramy Diez
Address: Media Center Complex, Visayas Ave., Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 920-6521 to 44
Fax: 920-4362
Flagship station: TV Channel 4
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