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Presidential Communications Office

Presidential Communications Office

The Presidential Communications Office was organized February 2023 through Executive Order No. 16 and replaced the Presidential Communications Operations Office.

The office is mandated to develop and disseminate communication from the Executive branch and the Office of the President.

It supervises and controls state-owned media such as People’s Television Network, Inc., also known as PTV-4, DZRB 738 Radyo Pilipinas Uno, and the online outlets of Philippine News Agency, Philippine Information Agency, and Radio Television Malacañang.

Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation or IBC-13 remains under PCO’s management although the government has been wanting to sell the network since 2016. The Executive department has not been able to propose budget allocations to IBC-13 since 2021. The network has been surviving through congressional realignments of senators and broadcast operation revenues.

PCO is a co-owner of Radio Philippines Network (RPN) along with Nine Media Corporation, Far East Managers and Investors Inc., and other private stockholders.

Journalists and social media content creators covering Malacanang or presidential activities go through the PCO for access and accreditation.

PCO is led by a Secretary, appointed by the President,who oversees content development and public information dissemination. Its undersecretaries and assistant secretaries are likewise handpicked by the Office of the President.

Presently, lawyer Cheloy Garafil heads the communications office, and oversees operations of all state media entities, which have their own managers.

Key facts

Business Form

State

Ownership

Individual Owner

Office of the President

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.

is the son of the late dictator, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., deposed in 1986 in what is hailed as “people power revolution.”

The Marcoses have been able to rehabilitate the family reputation through various communication channels, mostly social media, culminating in the successful presidential bid of Marcos, Jr. in the 2022 presidential elections.

Based on his 2016-2021 SALN, Bongbong owns 99% of the stocks in the holding company, Enoteca, Inc., and 30% of the stocks of Medici Corp, an investment firm.

He refused to release his SALN during his 2022 candidacy.

The Marcoses are related to the Romualdez political clan of Leyte who have their own media empires.

Bongbong’s cousin, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has radio networks in Leyte, and is currently involved in the content production for DWPM Radyo 630.He is also mentioned as owning the newspaper, The Manila Standard. His brother, Philip, a mining and media executive, is married to the President and CEO of Inquirer Group of Companies, Sandy Prieto - Romualdez.

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Media Outlets
TV
People’s Television Network, Inc.
Radio
Radyo Pilipinas Uno DZRB 738
Other Media Outlets

Other TV Outlets

People’s Television Network, Inc.:

TV-4 Metro Manila

Other Radio Outlets

Philippine Broadcasting Service:

DZRB 738 Metro Manila

Other Online Outlets

https://pia.gov.ph/

Facts

General Information

Founding Year

2023

Affiliated Interests Founder

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.

is the son of the late dictator, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., deposed in 1986 through a people power protest.He founded the Presidential Communications Office through Executive Order No. 16.

The Marcoses have been able to repair the family reputation through various communication channels, mostly social media, culminating in the successful presidential bid of Marcos, Jr. in the 2022 presidential elections.

Based on his 2016-2021 SALN, Bongbong owns 99% of the stocks in the holding company, Enoteca, Inc., and 30% of the stocks of Medici Corp, an investment firm.

He refused to release his SALN during his 2022 candidacy.

The Marcoses are related to the Romualdez political clan of Leyte who have their own media empires.

Bongbong’s cousin, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has radio networks in Leyte, and is currently involved in the content production for DWPM Radyo 630. He is also mentioned as owning the newspaper, The Manila Standard. His brother, Philip, a mining and media executive, is married to the President and CEO of Inquirer Group of Companies, Sandy Prieto - Romualdez.

The president’s wife, Atty. Liza Marcos, belongs to the elite Araneta clan.

Contact

7th Floor Times Plaza Building, United Nations Ave., Ermita, City of Manila, Philippines

Telephone: 8734-74-20 | 8734-59-66 | 8734-08-34 | 8733-11-21

pco.gov.ph

Management

Executive Board

Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil

Secretary of the PCO, appointed in January 2023. Prior to her appointment, she used to be the officer-in-charge of the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) since October 2022. She served as chair of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in 2022 but resigned to accept the position at the OPS. She also served as the media relations head of former president and congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. She is a former journalist having worked for the Philippine Daily Globe, Central News Agency, Associated Press, and Malaya.

Supervisory Board

Perla A. Leoncio

Director IV for Media Accreditation and Relations

Other Influential People

Roman Felipe Reyes

Director of Radio Philippines Network or RPN-9, where PCO has a minority stake. Reyes has recently been appointed by the President as a director of Maharlika Investment Corporation.

Further Information

Headlines

Marcos swears in new PCO officials (2023), Accessed on 27 October 2023

Active Transparency

company/channel informs proactively and comprehensively about its ownership, data is constantly updated and easily verifiable

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Meta Data

Executive officers and their designations were obtained from the PCO directory as well as news reports of new appointments.

Sources

About PCO (n.d.), Presidential Communications Operations official website, Accessed on 27 October 2023

Documents

NTC List of AM Radio Stations as of December 2022
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