SOURCELINES FOR PHILIPPINE STATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92-00053R000300020058-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2012
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: January 27, 1977
• Content Type: MISC

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27 Jan. 77
SUBJECT: Sourcelines for Philippine stations
BackgrounN
In November 1972, "the Philippine martial law administration has
started to organize an information arm which will include the
Department of Information, the Presidential Information Office, a
National News Service, and a Bureau of Broadcast."
"The Bureau of Broadcast will merge the facilities and staff of
the government owned and operated Philippine Broadcasting System
and the Voice of the Philippines."
"The Information Department will maintain the National Media
Production Center."
"The government will use the defunct Philippine News Service
as a base for the new National News Service."
1. "Radio Filipinas, Voice of the Philippines" (international)
and "Voice of the Philippines" (domestic):
"Voice of the Philippines is the name given to the composite radio
services of the National Media Production Center, the official
information gathering-disseminating agency under the Office of the
President."
a. Overseas Service:
--"Radio Filipinas, the overseas service of the Voice of the
Philippines, owned and operated by the Republic of the Philippines
through the National Media Production Center in Intramuros, Manila,
with studios and transmitters located in Malolos, Bulacan" (about
42 miles north of Manila).
--"Abroad, VOP, through broadcast and sustained correspondence,
is committed to make the Philippines known, to augment national
efforts in foreign relations, to promote tourism and to contribute
to international endeavors in the attainment and maintenance of
peace and amity."
--broadcasts on 1 shortwave transmitter of 50 kw to specific
areas in Asia and Europe.
--transmitter occasionally links up to carry very important
speeches or pronouncements by Marcos.
(continued)
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--Okinawa Bureau currently uses sourceline "Malolos Voice of
the Philippines in (language)"
--proposed sourcelines in order of preference (sourceline
usage should correspond with that used for the PBS overseas service
from Manila):
--Malolos a onal Service i language)
Malolos Internationa erv ce in (language)
Malolos Overseas Service i language)
Maloatos(Fierseas Service VOP in (language)
Malolos in (language) to announced target)
Malolos Radio Filipinas in (language)
b. Domestic Service:
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--"The Voice of(the Philippines, National Media Production
Center, broadcasts on 920 khz with a power of 50,000 watts ...VOP
studios are located on Selana street Intramuros, Manila, with
transmitters at Malolos, Bulacan" (about 42 miles north of Manila).
--broadcasts nationwide on 1 mediumwave transmitter, 5 times
more powerful than other domestic broadcasters.
--irregularly activates a 7.5 kw shortwave transmitter on 9555
khz to carry speeches by im rtant Filipino personages, presumably
forYrecept o a on e. bette:p
--"At home, through its network of rural stations spread widely
across the country, VOP's principal function is to act as mouthpiece
in the dissemination of development information. Its aim is to
Inform, educate and render service to the public, to make them think,
act and behave in the interest of the nation."
--DZAG 570 khz Agoo La Union relays certain VOP programs (Agoo
is located in north-central Luzon between San Fernando and Baguio).
--VOP's domestic transmitting facility is irregularly used by
the Department of Public Information to broadcast special programs
for relay nationwide through the National Media Production Center,
such as programs entitled "Rural Broadcasting Service" (news and
pro rams) in English and "Pulong-Pulong" (exchangeddof views, etc.)
In Tagalog, both of which are relayed by nearly all radio stations
in the country.
(continued)
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--not currently monitored Wm by FBIS
--proposed sourcelines in order of preference (sourceline
from Manila):
usage should correspond with that used for the PBS domestic service
OOP
?Mani a omestic Service Alit in (language)
Manila Voice of the Philippines in (language)
Manila VOP in (language) to the Philippines
domestic):
2. i1. "Philippine Broadcasting Service" (internptional and
Owned and opelqated by the Bureau of Broadcast, Department of
Public 'Information
a. Overseas Service:
--"DPI Overseas Broadcast of the Philippine Broadcasting
Service Network, Bureau of Broadcast, Department of Public
Information, Republic of the Philippines. with studios in Manila."
--beginning 1 July 1975, broadcasts on 6170 khz 10 kw,
presumably to Asia, in English at 2200-2400 and 1000-1200 GMT
(programming includes domestic and foreign news, "music of
Asia...Philippines...around the world," "Philippines economic trends,"
'relays of PBS's domestic service, etc.).
--6170 khz links up with PBS's domestic service at other times;
a it had carried the domestic service throughout the broadcast day
prior to 1 July 1975.
--Okinawa Bureau currantly uses sourceline "Manila Overseas
Service in English"
--proposed sourcelines in order of preference (sourceline
usage should correspond with that used for the VOP overseas service
from Malolos):
---Manila International Service in English
Manila (PBS) International Service in English
Manila Overseas Service in English
Manila (PBS) everseas Service in English
Manila in Ehglish to Asia
Manila Philippine Broadcasting Service in English
'(continued)
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b. Domestic Service:
?"Broadcasting nationwide, this is PBS, the Philippine
Proadcasting Service network...our studios are located on the 5th
floor of the CI,SIS Building in Manila."
--broadcasts nationwide on 2 shortwave transmitters and several
mediumwave and pm transmitters and regional relay transmitters with
no transmitter stronger than 10 kilowatts, compared to VOP's 50
kilowatts.
--Philippine Secretary of Public Information regularly uses PBS
facilities to broadcast ofZicial statements and proclamations, press
conferences, etc.
--the Department of Public Information also uses the better
domestic transmitting facility of VOP to broadcast official programs
of interest to all of the domestic audience.
--Okinawa Bureau currently uses the sourceline "Manila Domestic
Service in English"
--proposed sourcelines (sourceline usar;e should correspond
with that used for the VOP domestic service from Manila):
Manila (PBS) Domestic Service in (language)
Manila Philippine Broadcasting Service in (language)
Manila PBS in (language) to the Philippines
NOTE: Surely there are several more soureeline variations for
all services!
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This sourceline probably needs change.
We don't have the recordings any more to prove it, but during Philippine coverage
survey in early January we heard from the opening announcement that Voice of the
141140 Philippines operated out of Malolos, Bulacan. Current opentni station
announcement is: "You are tuirmadx tuned to Radio Filipinas, the overseas broadcast
service of the Voice of the Philippines, National Media Production Center,
broadcasting on 9.580 MHz from Manila."
Thus, sourceline aktqtaix probably should
mititax be MANILA INTERNATIONAL SEVICE IN ENGLISH,ux MANILA VOICE OF THE PHILIPPINES
IN ENGLISH, or MANILA VuICE OF THE PHILIPPINES INTERNATIONAL SERVICE IN ENGLISH.
Related subject: .It appears FCS prefers "international service" to "overseas
service"kix in sourcelines. Mkautdx Would FCS like to change "Melbourne ove eas
service in English" to "Melbourne international
(only trouble is that the BBC prefers "overseas
Okinawa and the BBC are jointly responsible for
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