DZRH News (dzrh.com.ph)
Dzrh.com.ph is the online arm of the second leading AM radio station DZRH Nationwide 666 as of the second quarter of 2023. Like its sister-radio station, the site carries news and feature articles on a wide range of topics such as politics, crime, entertainment and sports.
However, the exact founding date of the dzrh.com.ph is not indicated on the website.
According to digital library Wayback Machine (archive.org), the earliest archived version of dzrh.com.ph was on Nov. 26, 2006. The website appeared to be initially used to promote DZRH and its sister radio stations. It attributed the design of the website to the “MBC Ad&Promo interactives” and indicated 2006 as its copyright year.
In November 2007, the website address of dzrh.com.ph was changed into www.mbcsales.com.ph until it stopped being used as of Dec. 20, 2011.
In 2013, DZRH announced its new website address - www.dzrhnews.com - where visitors can access live audio and video streaming. It has since been discontinued, and is no longer accessible. The station’s official website is back to dzrh.com.ph.
According to Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’ Digital News Report for 2023, 9% of 2,284 Filipinos surveyed said they get their news from drzh.com.ph on a weekly basis. It is the 11th most accessed news website.
Dzrh.com.ph is operated and owned by the Manila Broadcasting Company (now carrying the brand name MBC Media Group), which is owned by the Elizalde family that holds around 89.74% shares in the company.
Audience Share
9%
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Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
Free content
Media Companies / Groups
MBC Media Group
Ownership Structure
Dzrh.com.ph is owned by the Manila Broadcasting Company (now using the brand name MBC Media Group), whose ultimate parent company is Elizalde Holdings Corporation (EHC). MBC’s top two stockholders EHC and Elizalde Land, Inc. are corporations owned by the Elizalde family.
Voting Rights
Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share, which may be exercised in person or by proxy at shareholders’ meetings, including the annual stockholders’ meeting. MBC only issues common shares. Voting can be done via poll or show of hands.
Individual Owner
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Joel F. Ortillo
Joel F. Ortillo is the president and chairman of AQG Corporation. According to the 2023 definitive information statement of MBC, he is the beneficial owner of 8.19% shares being held by AQG Corporation in the broadcasting company.
PCD Nominee Corporation
The Manila Broadcasting Company did not disclose the holder/s of 0.51% shares entered into the PCD Nominee Corporation, which is a financial holding company with the legal title to immobilized shares lodged in the Philippine Central Depository, Inc. system and operates as a subsidiary of Philippine Central Depository.
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is the CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Manila Broadcasting Company (now carrying the brand name MBC Media Group), as well as chairman/president of its parent company Elizalde Holdings Corporation (EHC). He also serves as the chairman/president of EHC subsidiaries Philippine International Corporation, Star Parks Corporation (Star City), and Northern Capiz Agro-Industrial Development Corporation.
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a lawyer, is the station manager of DZRH and is concurrently the corporate secretary and vice president for legal and regulatory compliance group of the Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC). He also serves in various capacities in MBC sister companies: chairman of Pacific Broadcasting System, Inc. and a board director of Philippine Broadcasting Corporation, Elizalde Land, Inc., Sunshine Inns, Inc., Elizalde Holdings Corporation, Star Parks Corporation and Philippine International Corporation. Aside from his roles in MBC, Jularbal serves as vice chairperson of the government-controlled entity John Hay Management Corporation. He is also the general counsel and spokesperson of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), and general counsel of the Ad Standards Council.
is the current president of MBC, who has been serving as a director since 1988. He is an executive in Elizalde Holdings Corporation, Cebu Broadcasting Company, Elizalde Land, Inc., Sunshine Inns, Inc. and Philippine International Corporation. He is the incumbent chairman of KBP, and is a member of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Makati Business Club.
is the vice president for DZRH and is hosting Damdaming Bayan and Breaktime programs in the station. Known by his listeners as “Lakay”, he is a veteran broadcaster who has received various awards including the best radio broadcaster from the Manila Overseas Press Club and outstanding broadcaster from the Public Attorney’s Office last October 2023.
is the son of MBC Chairman Federico Elizalde, is the company’s senior vice president for operations. He is also the president of MBC sister company Cebu Broadcasting Company.
a renowned Filipino prima ballerina, has been married to Federico J. Elizalde since 1997. She manages the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet as artistic director and directress. She also hosts an arts-oriented program entitled “2 Art 2 with Lisa Macuja-Elizalde” on DZRH and its cable channel counterpart.
the executive vice president for treasury of MBC, is the brother-in-law of Federico Jr. Elizalde. He has been a director in MBC since 1999, and is a director of Elizalde Holdings Corporation and Star Parks Corporation. He was part of the treasury group of the Bank of the Philippine Islands. An economics graduate from Ateneo De Manila University, he previously worked as acting director of the Ateneo Center for Social Policy and Public Affairs and part-time faculty member of the school’s economics department.
is concurrently a senior vice president and chief finance officer of MBC and Elizalde Holdings Corporation. He is also the chairman and president of Philippine Broadcasting Corporation. As a licensed accountant, he is a member of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
is an accountant, and has been an independent board director in MBC since 2016. At present, he is the internal auditor of KBP and financial consultant of Ad Standard Council. He worked with the Elizalde Group of Companies in various capacities from 1974 to 2002. He also served as chief finance officer of ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. from 2003 to 2005.
has been an independent director of MBC since 2003. He is the president of Healthlab Inc., a full-service diagnostics laboratory and medical examination facility. He served as executive vice president/chief operating officer of Star Parks Corporation from 2000 to 2002. He also worked for the FJE Group of Companies as vice president and treasurer from 1997 to 2000 and corporate planning director in 1995 to 1997. From 1988 to 1991, he was an account officer in Solidbank and Boston Bank.
is the vice president-controller and compliance officer of MBC, is the president of MBC affiliate Pacific Broadcasting System, Inc.. He is also a director of affiliates Cebu Broadcasting Company and Philippine Broadcasting Company. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Contact
MBC Bldg., Vicente Sotto Street
CCP Complex, Pasay City
Telephone: +632 (02) 8832-6149
Website: www.dzrh.com.ph/
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Audience share is based on Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s Digital News Report 2023 for the Philippines.
The 2022 consolidated financial statement of the MBC Media Group did not specify the operating profit and breakdown of revenues and advertising generated by its radio stations and other media assets. It also included revenues from subsidiaries.
The ownership stake of the Elizalde family in MBC is 89.74% based on the shares of Elizalde Holdings Corporation (72.38%) and its subsidiaries including those by the Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles law firm (17.36%), which handles the trust fund for the Elizalde family.
Official conversion rate on 17 October 2023: PhP56.836 per US$1.
