145-458: GMA Network Inc. , commonly known as GMA , is a Philippine media company based in Diliman, Quezon City , Metro Manila , Philippines . GMA is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries dealing in various media-related businesses. The majority of its profits are derived from publicity and marketing incomes associated with television distribution. GMA is formed by
290-498: A tropical monsoon climate (Am). The city has a dry season from December to April, in which in turn, divided into cool and warm dry seasons, and a prolonged wet season from May to November that brings heavy rains in some areas. The primary weather station of the city is located at the PAGASA Science Garden. It has been observed that extreme temperatures ranged from a record high of 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) to
435-604: A congressman in the House of Representatives . Each congressional district has six City Councilors. The number of barangays per district is: District I, 37; District II, 5; District III, 37; District IV, 38; District V, 14; and District VI, 11; Although District II has the fewest barangays, it is the biggest in land area, including the Novaliches Reservoir. According to the Köppen climate classification , Quezon City has
580-648: A few months, expelling Imperial Japanese forces. Heavy fighting occurred in Novaliches , which at that time was within Caloocan, and New Manila which had been fortified. Smaller actions were fought at Barrio Talipapa and the University District. On July 17, 1948, President Elpidio Quirino signed Republic Act No. 333 into law, making Quezon City the capital of the Philippines . The Act created
725-512: A grand master plan for the new capital. The plan was approved by the Philippine authorities in 1941. The core of the new city was to be a 400-hectare (990-acre) Central Park, about the size of New York's Central Park , and defined by the North , South (Timog) , East and West Avenues . On one corner of the proposed Diliman Quadrangle was delineated a 25-hectare (62-acre) elliptical site,
870-482: A leased broadcast agreement with STAR TV Network to transmit a localize music television station, Channel [V] Philippines. On August 27, 1995, GMA Network Inc. inaugurate its first ultra-high-frequency channel through DWDB-TV channel 27 in Metropolitan Manila. It was the first UHF television channel operated by a major broadcast network in the Philippines. GMA Network Inc. launches its new channel under
1015-596: A memorandum of agreement to consolidate the operation of its company with Sky Cable's parent company Sky Cable Corporation , a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation , GMA Network Inc.'s main competitor. GMA didn't have its own cable channel until 2005 with the launch of GMA Pinoy TV , but unlike CGMA, GMA Pinoy TV (and its sister channels) only caters to international audiences. Fox Filipino was an archive entertainment cable television channel launched on March 1, 2012. It featured Filipino-produced programming from GMA Network and Filipino movies from GMA Pictures , entries from
1160-442: A notice of violation by mail. This notice of violation is expected to be delivered within 14 days for city residents while non-residents are expected to receive their notices beyond the regular 14 days. Any traffic violations registered in the system can be checked from a dedicated website and its fines can be paid online. However, the policy has been criticized by motorists due to several intersections that have unclear directives on
1305-550: A prominent Filipino author, was said to be influential in Quezon's vision to establish a new city. Quezon dreamed of a city where the common people could live and thrive. Roces suggested that a sizeable tract of land be purchased for this purpose. However, the government had no available fund except for ₱ 3 million in the hands of the National Development Company (NDC). In order to make Quezon's dream
1450-588: A reality and to mobilize funds for the land purchase, the People's Homesite Corporation (PHC) was created on October 14, 1938, as a subsidiary of NDC, with an initial capital of ₱ 2 million . Roces was the chairman of the Board of PHC, and they immediately acquired the vast Diliman Estate of the Tuason family at a cost of 5 centavos per square meter. PHC conducted topographical and subdivision surveys, and then subdivided
1595-402: A record low of 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). The hot season was observed for 1.5 months, from April to May, with an average daily high temperature of 32.8 °C (91.0 °F). Meanwhile, the cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from November to February, with an average temperature of below 30.5 °C (86.9 °F). About 20 typhoons enter the Philippines every year, affecting Quezon City and
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#17327972178821740-581: A separate regional unit of government. A year later, on June 24, 1976, Manila was reinstated by President Marcos as the capital of the Philippines for its historical significance as the seat of government since the Spanish Period. Presidential Decree No. 940 states that Manila has always been to the Filipino people and in the eyes of the world, the premier city of the Philippines being the center of trade, commerce, education and culture. Concurrent with
1885-711: A series of popular demonstrations and civil resistance against the Marcos government that occurred between February 22 and 25, 1986. All of the three major monuments commemorating the Martial Law era are located in Quezon City. The People Power Monument and the EDSA Shrine were built in the city to commemorate the event, with the latter being a symbol of the role that the Catholic Church played in
2030-618: A significant step in the continuous strengthening and improvement of the network's news department with a P154 million (2.9m USD) investment on a Newsroom Automation System (NAS). A signing of agreement between GMA Network and Vizrt was held on March 14, 2018, at the GMA Network Center in Quezon City. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered all broadcasting companies in the Philippines to shut off their analog signal by 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2015, and switch to digital broadcast. The Philippines will be using
2175-477: A simulcast of ABS-CBN Studios ' It's Showtime along with AMBS ' All TV . Livestreaming of shows on both platforms are available worldwide. Kapuso Stream primarily competes with ABS-CBN 's Kapamilya Online Live and TV5 's Kapatid Online . Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc., a joint venture between GMA New Media Inc. and Summit Media , operates Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP) and Sports Interactive Network (SPIN). Partnerships of GMA Network Inc.,
2320-952: A temporary digital broadcast will cover the cities of Quezon City , Makati , Pasig , Tagaytay , and Angeles City in Pampanga ; and areas like Ortigas , Cavite , and Calumpit in Bulacan . GMA Network, Inc. asked the NTC to reconsider its decision to use the Japanese standard and examine the European digital broadcast system instead. In earlier decisions, the National Telecommunications Commission reaffirmed its resolutions to use ISDB-T and conduct public consultations for its implementing rules and regulations which will be ready by April 2011. On March 27, 2011,
2465-538: A total length of almost 200 km (120 mi). The city has an area of 161.11 km (62.20 sq mi), according to the 1995 GIS graphical plot, making it the largest Local Government Unit (LGU) in Metro Manila in terms of land area. Since its creation in 1939, the city's boundary were revised four times; the final revision was made thru Republic Act No. 1575, which placed the city's territory at 151.06 square kilometers (58.32 sq mi). Meanwhile,
2610-524: Is a 3-storey building located on Samar Avenue cor. GMA Network Drive in Quezon City , inside the GMA Complex. It is the main office of GMA Kapuso Foundation , as well as Kapuso Action Center. The GMA Network Studios consist of seven studios and are named Studios 1-7 (except German Moreno Studio) based on their size. Studio 1 and Studio 4 (formerly known as Studio A and Studio B, respectively) were
2755-460: Is a Philippine general entertainment channel that aired on its flagship station, UHF channel 27 and was launched on February 22, 2021, replacing GMA News TV . The channel carries news, entertainment and sports programs and it is available in most satellite and cable TV systems. Heart of Asia is a Philippine digital television channel owned by GMA Network Inc. Its programming consisting of Filipino-dubbed Asian films and television series. The channel
2900-519: Is also available on its website. It also features YouScoop, an interactive section, wherein viewers can upload first-hand footage of news events happening in their area and visitors can also view such footage. Aside from GMA Integrated News content and materials produced, GMA News Online publishes articles and features from several news organizations, including The Associated Press and Reuters wire service. In December 2010, GMANews.TV received one million page views per day. On February 7, 2011, GMANews.TV
3045-527: Is an alternative to Filipino communities who does not have the access of cable TV and direct-to-home subscriptions. myGMA Internet TV competed with ABS-CBN ’s TFC.tv (now iWantTFC ). Currently, myGMA Internet TV is inactive. The service was replaced by Kapuso Stream. Kapuso Stream is a web-based channel owned and operated by GMA New Media , a subsidiary of GMA Network Inc., that launched on June 20, 2022, and livestreams on Facebook and YouTube . It airs original programming from GMA and GTV , as well as
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#17327972178823190-472: Is at Camia St., Brgy. Panghulo, Obando, Bulacan. The station operates 24 hours a day, except on Sundays in where it goes off air from midnight to 03:00 am. Some of the programs of GMA and GTV's Dobol B TV block are simultaneously simulcast on the station. DWLS-FM , also known as Barangay LS 97.1, is the FM radio station of RGMA in Metropolitan Manila, a subsidiary of GMA Network. Its main radio studios are located at
3335-502: Is available through cable and satellite television providers worldwide. It is the third international channel of GMA Network Inc. after GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV . DZBB , also known as Super Radyo DZBB 594 is the AM radio station of RGMA in Metropolitan Manila, one of GMA Network's subsidiaries. Radio studios are located at 3rd floor of GMA Network Studio Annex, EDSA corner GMA Network Drive, Diliman, Quezon City while its radio transmitter
3480-581: Is beyond the reach of naval guns. Quezon contacted William E. Parsons , an American architect and planner, who had been the consulting architect for the islands early in the American colonial period. Parsons came over in the summer of 1939 and helped select the Diliman (Tuason) estate as the site for the new city. Unfortunately, he died later that year, leaving his partner Harry Frost to take over. Frost collaborated with Juan Arellano , engineer A.D. Williams, and landscape architect and planner Louis Croft to craft
3625-469: Is bounded by Rodriguez and San Jose del Monte to the north, Marikina and San Mateo to the east, Pasig to the southeast, Mandaluyong and San Juan to the south, Manila to the southwest, and Caloocan and Valenzuela to the west and northwest. The city lies on the Guadalupe Plateau, a relatively high plateau at the northeast of the metropolis situated between the lowlands of Manila to
3770-739: Is now E. de los Santos Avenue. In 1945, the City of Greater Manila was dissolved by President Sergio Osmeña , thus separating the cities and towns that were consolidated and regaining their pre-war status. The area which formed the city was then governed by the Philippine Executive Commission . In the same year, combined Filipino and American troops under the United States Army , Philippine Commonwealth Army , and Philippine Constabulary , with help from recognized guerrilla units, liberated and recaptured Quezon City in
3915-401: Is planned by the end of 2027. Much media ownership is concentrated in the hands of prominent families and businesses. Consequently, some reports tend to be one-sided presentations favoring special interests. The privately owned press also tends toward sensationalism at times. While the media companies are predominantly owned by moneyed and influential tycoons, the Filipino readers are given
4060-649: Is politically subdivided into Six Congressional Districts , which represent the city in the Lower House of the Congress of the Philippines . The city has 142 barangays under the City Government. National government departments and agencies are mostly situated in the first National Government Center (NGC) in Diliman. and the second National Government Center in Batasan Hills , where the Lower House of
4205-594: Is targeted toward Filipino communities worldwide. Flagship programs from GMA Network are shown aside from in-house programming. It also syndicates shows. GMA Pinoy TV is available in cities in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and some parts of Asia and Europe. On February 16, 2008, GMA International launched its second international channel, GMA Life TV . It carries programming from GMA Network and its former lifestyle channel in
4350-570: Is the most populous city in the Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12, 1939, and was named after Manuel L. Quezon , the second president of the Philippines . The city was intended to be the national capital of the Philippines that would replace Manila , as the latter was suffering from overcrowding , lack of housing, poor sanitation, and traffic congestion . To create Quezon City, several barrios were carved out from
4495-707: The Bahay Kubo and the Bahay na bato . Most of the government buildings and structures built during the time of Marcos were associated with the " edifice complex " of the Marcoses. In 1938, President Manuel L. Quezon made a decision to push for a new capital city. Manila was getting crowded, and his military advisors reportedly told him that Manila, being by the bay, was an easy target for bombing by naval guns in case of attack. The new city will be located at least 15 km (9 mi) away from Manila Bay , which
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4640-534: The 1969 balance of payments crisis , students from Quezon City-based universities, notably the University of the Philippines Diliman and Ateneo de Manila University were among the first to call for change, ranging from moderate policy reforms to radical changes in form of government. Students from these Quezon City schools, representing a spectrum of positions, were thus at the front lines of
4785-501: The 2010 local elections , actor Herbert "Bistek" Bautista , who served as Vice mayor during Belmonte's term, was elected as the city mayor. During his term, the Quezon City Pride Council was established. It was the first LGBT council in the Philippines. He also initiated numerous socialized housing projects called "Bistekville". Bautista was succeeded by Maria Josefina "Joy" Belmonte in 2019, who has served as
4930-562: The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival , selected Asian and Hollywood movies, and selected foreign programming dubbed in Filipino language. After 8 years of broadcasting, Fox Networks Group announced that Fox Filipino would cease broadcast on July 7, 2020, as GMA and TV5 archived content were moved to GMA's digital television channels, Heart of Asia, Pinoy Hits and Cignal-run satellite channel, One Screen, respectively. Hallypop
5075-523: The City of Greater Manila , with Jorge B. Vargas as its designated mayor. It merged the city with Manila and the towns of Caloocan , Makati , Mandaluyong , Parañaque , Pasay , and San Juan . The mayors of these towns and cities served as the assistant mayor of their respective localities and were under the mayor of Greater Manila. The City of Greater Manila was the basis for the formation of Metro Manila in 1975. After Imperial Japanese forces conquered
5220-760: The Citynet Television brand and decided to expand its local programming business. Studios are located at the GMA Network Center in Quezon City. In April 1999, Citynet Television ceased its commercial operation and later on reformatted into a local music channel. On February 1, 1993, GMA Network Inc. ventured into cable television via CGMA, is a 24 hour cable channel available on Home Cable, Sky Cable and Destiny Cable. It broadcast defunct and previously aired shows on GMA Network from 1980–2000. Eventually, CGMA ceased its commercial operation on July 25, 2001 when Home Cable and Destiny Cable entered into
5365-566: The National Capital Region of the Philippines. Before the creation of Quezon City, the land on where it would eventually rise was part of several towns such as Caloocan , Mariquina (Marikina) , Montalban (renamed as Rodriguez), Pasig , San Mateo , and San Juan del Monte (renamed as San Juan), all under Manila province and, beginning in 1901, Rizal province. In the 1930s, Manila's urban problems were apparent and problematic. It lacked public housing, where thousands of
5510-655: The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict chaired by the President of the Philippines, have used red-tagging against journalists. From June 2016 to April 2021, there have been 51 cases of intimidation of journalists, including 30 cases of red-tagging. The Department of Justice filed five cases in Philippine courts against Rappler , which publishes articles critical of the Philippine government. The filing of cases has been seen as part of efforts to intimidate, threaten, and ultimately shut down
5655-527: The Philippine Daily Inquirer , one of Philippines' daily broadsheets to venture in an online multimedia news and information delivery company, INQ7 Interactive Inc. Its main business offers text, images, audio, video and online interactive information tools such as discussion boards, polls and searchable news archives. The partnership also paved the way the creation of a joint web site, the inq7.net and in recent reports, its ranks no. 11 in
5800-773: The Philippine Statistics Authority placed the city's land area at 171.71 square kilometers (66.30 sq mi), based on data provided by the Land Management Bureau. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology and Geoscience Australia on their study earthquake impact and risk assessment on the Greater Metropolitan Manila Area, the total area of Quezon City is at 165.33 km (64 sq mi). Quezon City
5945-747: The Presidential Broadcast Service (radio), are government-run, while most outlets are privately owned. The most trusted newspapers in the Philippines are the Philippine Daily Inquirer , Manila Bulletin , and The Philippine Star . Radio is introduced to the Philippines under the American colonial era. Radio broadcasting is regulated by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), on content, frequency and licensing matters. There are about 1,000 radio stations in
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6090-558: The Tower of Power in the third quarter of 1987. GMA Network, Inc. spent more than PhP 168 million to the upgrade its broadcast transmitters and facilities in various key cities in the Philippines. It plans to augment its existing studio facilities in Cebu, Iloilo and Davao. It also plans to upgrade construction of its existing broadcast facilities in Dagupan to further improve its coverage in
6235-404: The continuing murders of journalists and increased legal harassment in the form of libel suits as part of the problem in the Philippines. Between 1986 and 2005, 52 journalists have been murdered and most of their killers go unpunished. The Committee to Protect Journalists ranked the Philippines among the deadliest and most dangerous places for journalists. The Philippines was also ranked as
6380-546: The crash of President Ramon Magsaysay 's plane in Mount Manunggal ; the eruption of Mount Hibok-Hibok and various local elections in the Philippines. DZBB became the first radio station in the Philippines to use telephones for live interviews. Within years since its first broadcasts, the huge triumph of the station and its growing number of listeners made clear the move to modern facilities in EDSA, Quezon City, with
6525-486: The 14th, 15th, and 18th Congress, Rep. Satur Ocampo filed bills seeking to decriminalize libel. In the 19th Congress, Rep. France Castro of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers party list filed House Bill 569, which aimed to decriminalize libel. Castro said the criminalization of libel has "caused the gagging of media practitioners, the concealment of the truth from public knowledge, prior restraint and chilling effect, and
6670-612: The 1995 GIS graphical plot, the city's total area is 161.11 km (62.20 sq mi), making it the largest Local Government Unit in Metro Manila in terms of land area. The turn of the decade from the 1960s to the 1970s brought an era of change and tumult throughout the Philippines, with many of the historically significant events of the era taking place in or involving people and groups from Quezon City. When Ferdinand Marcos ' economic policy of using foreign loans to fund government projects during his second term resulted in
6815-474: The 37 cases also led to arrests of journalists. There was a rise in libel and cyber libel cases in the country in 2020, according to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP). Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was among those convicted of cyber libel in a 2020 case involving the retroactive application of a then new cybercrime law to an article that had been published years before. In
6960-456: The 3rd floor of GMA Network Studio Annex, EDSA corner GMA Network Drive, Diliman, Quezon City and its transmitter is at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat, Quezon City. DWLS is the assigned call letters for the radio station and it was derived from the name of Loreto Stewart, the wife of its founder, Robert La Rue "Uncle Bob" Stewart . In order to strengthen its broadcast signal in Metropolitan Manila and its suburbs, GMA Network Inc. constructed
7105-551: The Capital City Planning Commission, which was tasked to develop and implement a masterplan for the city. As the capital, the city was expanded northwards, and the barrios of Baesa, Bagbag, Banlat, Kabuyao, Novaliches Proper ( Bayan / Poblacion ), Pasong Putik, Pasong Tamo, Pugad Lawin, San Bartolome, and Talipapa in Novaliches were ceded from Caloocan . This territorial change caused the division of Caloocan into two non-contiguous parts. Quezon City
7250-520: The Constitution, under Article XVI, Section 10, the State is obligated to "provide the policy environment for … the balanced flow of information into, out of, and across the country, in accordance with a policy that respects the freedom of speech and of the press." The Constitution also guarantees freedom of the press under Article III, Section 4. The Office of the President is responsible for managing
7395-687: The European DVB-T2 over the Japanese ISDB-T. Established on January 1, 2007, GMA News Online (formerly GMANews.TV ) is the official site of GMA Integrated News . It features the latest news coverage, including video reports, as well as business, sports, technology, entertainment and special reports, mobile alerts, newsletters, RSS feeds and real time search. A diverse number of presenters and correspondents maintain blogs on its site and has an archiving database for its news content. A live stream of DZBB , an AM radio station of GMA Network
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#17327972178827540-730: The Japanese ISDB-T to facilitate the country's transition to digital television, rather than the ATSC system implemented by North American broadcasters devised as a replacement for the NTSC system utilized by North America and the Philippines. GMA Network is presently applying for a digital television license from the NTC to install and maintain transmitting stations that will be attuned with and utilize to offer digital terrestrial television and digital mobile TV broadcast services, using channel 27 (551.143 MHz) frequency . Areas planned for
7685-719: The Marcos dictatorship was the 1974 Sacred Heart Novitiate raid , in which a Catholic seminary in Novaliches was raided on the suspicion that communist leaders were hiding there. The arrest of Fr. Benigno Mayo who was the head of the Jesuit order in the Philippines at the time, and Fr. Jose Blanco alongside 21 members of the youth group called Student Catholic Action (SCA), helped convince " the formerly neutral Philippine middle class " that Marcos' powers had grown too great. As international pressure forced Marcos to start restoring civil rights, other key moments in Philippine history took place in Quezon City. Journalist Joe Burgos established
7830-545: The National Assembly to enact UP's relocation and on June 8, 1939, Commonwealth Act No. 442 was passed, enacting the transfer of UP outside of Manila. A portion of Mariquina Estate, which was adjacent to Magdalena Estate, was chosen as the new site with an approximate area of 600 hectares. Additional land from the Diliman Estate was also added as part of the new university campus. With the development of
7975-508: The People's Homesite Corporation housing in the Diliman Estate and the creation of the new UP Campus, the creation of Quezon City was justified. On October 12, 1939, Commonwealth Act No. 502, also known as the Charter of Quezon City, was passed by the National Assembly, which created Quezon City. Surprisingly, Quezon allowed the bill to lapse into law because he did not sign it. The city was originally to be known as Balintawak City according to
8120-632: The Philippine Congress is located. Most of the city's northern part lies at the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountain range , including the La Mesa Watershed Reservation , the largest watershed in Metro Manila and a designated protected area . According to its 2023 estimated census, Quezon City had 3.1 million people in its boundaries, and 93.8 billion dollars in its GDP, and it is the only planned city in
8265-662: The Philippine Daily Inquirer, INQ7 Interactive Inc. and New Media Inc. The Kapuso JobMarket aims to provide convenience for job seekers by creating another online service that will help them search for employment opportunities using their mobile phones. Q was a partnership between GMA Network Inc. and ZOE Broadcasting Network . The television channel previously aired foreign dramas, lifestyle shows and public affairs programming. The channel ceased commercial operation on February 20, 2011, to give way to its sister channel, GMA News TV . GMA Network Inc. partnered with
8410-403: The Philippines consists of several types of media: television , radio , newspapers , magazines , cinema , and websites. In 2004, the Philippines had 225 television stations, 369 AM radio broadcast stations, 583 FM radio broadcast stations, 10 internet radio stations, 5 shortwave stations and 7 million newspapers in circulation. Media outlets, such as PTV / RPN / IBC (television) and
8555-529: The Philippines during the Pacific War , the City of Greater Manila was reorganized in 1942 into twelve districts, two of which were formed by dividing Quezon City: Balintawak which consisted of San Francisco del Monte, Galas, La Loma, New Manila, Santa Mesa Estate, the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club , and the present-day Greenhills, San Juan ; and Diliman which was composed of Diliman proper, Cubao,
8700-601: The Philippines have been victims of various forms of threats and attacks, including verbal assault and intimidation, physical assault, and libel charges. Journalists have also been blacklisted from covering public events. In August 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed a law expanding the Shield Law or Sotto Law; the new law expanded protection of journalists to include broadcast and online journalists from disclosing confidential sources of "any news item, report or information appearing or being reported or disseminated" unless
8845-445: The Philippines, Q . It also carries new programs broadcast by the news channel, GMA News TV . GMA Life TV is available through cable and satellite television providers worldwide. On July 1, 2011, GMA International launched its third international channel, GMA News TV (formerly GMA News TV International). Its programming consisting of news and public affairs programs produced by GMA Integrated News and GMA Public Affairs . The channel
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#17327972178828990-602: The Philippines, both on the AM and FM bands. Broadcast radio stations in the Philippines are assigned four-letter callsigns, containing the two-letter prefixes DW, DX, DY and DZ. The suffix usually indicates the island group the station is in (DW and DZ used for Luzon , DX for Mindanao and DY for the Visayas ). The Philippines is one of the few Asian countries that use callsigns for broadcast radio stations (the others being Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan). Radio networks are primarily owned by private broadcasters, some of
9135-498: The Philippines. Penalties for online libel include imprisonment for a maximum of 12 years and a fine of a maximum of ₱1,000,000. Since the American colonial period in the Philippines, libel laws have been used to stifle dissent. Media organizations contend that libel has been "used by people in power to harass journalists and muzzle critical reportage". There were 37 cases of libel and oral defamation recorded from July 2016 to April 2021. Eighteen of these were online libel, while 8 of
9280-595: The Philippines. Expansion includes construction of broadcast facility, tower and transmitter upgrade for its Naga station; broadcast facility and transmitter tower for its Legazpi station; construction of transmitter tower and upgrading its General Santos station; and upgrading broadcast facilities, equipment and transmitter tower in Davao , Cebu , Guimaras , Bacolod , Iloilo , Batangas , Dagupan , Cagayan de Oro and Benguet . GMA Network, Inc. inaugurated its state-of-the-art GMA Network Center on June 14, 2000, as part of
9425-724: The Quezon City-based WE Forum newspaper in 1977 and in it published a story by Colonel Bonifacio Gillego in November 1982 which discredited many of the Marcos medals . Media coverage of the September 1984 Welcome Rotonda protest dispersal showed how opposition figures including 80-year-old former Senator Lorenzo Tañada and 71-year old Manila Times founder Chino Roces were waterhosed despite their frailty and how student leader Fidel Nemenzo (later Chancellor of
9570-537: The San Francisco Del Monte Estate, 257.54 hectares (2.5754 km ). Quezon's goal was to create a place for the working class, coinciding with the planned transfer of the University of the Philippines campus in Manila to a more suitable location, which became another precedent for the creation of Quezon City. As early as 1928, the University of the Philippines (UP) had planned to expand by adding more academic units and constructing new buildings. The university experienced increase in enrollment and its planned expansion
9715-470: The University District, and the present-day eastern portion of Marikina. In the same year, the patients of Quezon Institute were relocated to the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Intramuros and the Japanese military used the facility for its own sick and wounded. The Japanese renamed some streets, most notably South Avenue which became Timog Avenue. In 1944, when the Americans returned to Luzon, they gave numerical designations to some roads such as Route 54, which
9860-474: The University of the Philippines Diliman) was shot nearly to death. Most significantly, the August 1983 funeral of assassinated opposition leader of Ninoy Aquino began at the Aquino family household in Times Street, West Triangle, Quezon City, and continued to the funeral mass at Santo Domingo Church in Santa Mesa Heights before the final interment at the Manila Memorial Park . The procession took from 9:00 AM until 9:00 PM to finish as two million people joined
10005-443: The Vice Mayor under his term and the daughter of former Quezon City mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. She was then reelected as City Mayor in 2022, after which the Quezon City People's Council was established. Under the Participation, Accountability and Transparency Ordinance, the council would serve as an umbrella for about 2,232 civil society organizations accredited by the city government as a means for more civic participation and as for
10150-515: The airtime of Citynet to launch Channel V Philippines through EMC (Entertainment Music Channel). Part of the strategy is to localize Channel V with programs produced locally by STAR TV Network and GMA Network Inc. In 1999, Entertainment Music Channel or EMC is the first music channel of GMA Network Inc. after its UHF station, Citynet Television was rebranded due to high programming cost and stiff competition from free-to-air UHF TV channels. The music channel only lasted months after GMA Network Inc. signed
10295-492: The area) because its residents were not Obreros (Workers). The Philippine Exposition in 1941 was held on the newly established Quezon City, but participants were limited to locals because of the increasing turbulence at the beginning of the Second World War. Eventually, parts of Manila were bombed by the Japanese Imperial Forces in December 1941, bringing the war to the Philippines. On January 1, 1942, President Quezon issued Executive Order No. 400 as an emergency measure to form
10440-474: The campus in the future. Marcos' declaration of martial law in September 1972 saw the immediate shutdown of all media not approved by Marcos, including Quezon City media outlets such as GMA Channel 7 and ABS-CBN Channel 2 . At the same time, it saw the arrest of many students, journalists, academics, and politicians who were considered political threats to Marcos, many of them residents of Quezon City. By
10585-596: The city was created in 1939, Art Deco was the prevailing architectural style, moving forward from the colonial designs of Bahay na bato by the Spanish, and the Neoclassical style by the Americans. The choice of designing buildings in contemporary international style was intentional to show that the Philippines was moving forward since it was anticipating independence in 1945. The Quezon Memorial Shrine , which
10730-560: The city's residents lived in congested informal settler communities, especially in the central districts of Binondo , Intramuros , Quiapo , San Nicolas and Tondo . There were also problems with sanitation and traffic congestion. The rise of slums in Manila gave rise to the development of its suburbs outside the city limits in the municipalities of Pasay , San Felipe Neri (renamed as Mandaluyong), San Francisco del Monte , Makati , and San Juan del Monte . These towns became favorable to
10875-651: The city's residents with more than 1,200 deaths. The quarantine was later downgraded to the alert level system (ALS) in 2021 until the state of public health emergency was lifted by President Bongbong Marcos on July 21, 2023. On July 1, 2022, the Quezon City government began fully implementing its No Contact Apprehension Policy on several major roads in the city. As a result, closed-circuit television cameras were installed on some intersections along Quirino Highway , E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Aurora Boulevard , West Avenue , East Avenue , Kamias Road, and P. Tuazon Boulevard. Motorists that violate traffic policies would be sent
11020-532: The city. It is also known for its commerce, education, research, technology, politics, tourism, art and sports. Several national government branches including the Batasang Pambansa Complex , the seat of House of Representatives of the Philippines , call the city home. Quezon City is a planned city . It covers a total area of 161.11 square kilometers (62.20 sq mi), making it the largest city in Metro Manila in terms of land area. It
11165-478: The company became known as Republic Broadcasting System (RBS) after the triumvirate of Gilberto Duavit Sr., Menardo Jimenez and Felipe Gozon due to the changes in media ownership laws. It then changed its corporate name to GMA Network Inc. on May 16, 1996, when the network identity became GMA Network. The common shares of GMA is a publicly traded company on the Philippine Stock Exchange under
11310-443: The company changed its corporate identity to GMA Network Inc. On April 21, 2017, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 10925, renewing GMA Network's license for another 25 years. The law granted GMA Network Inc. a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain radio broadcasting stations and television stations for commercial purposes, including a digital television system. This franchise encompasses
11455-481: The company that produces drama, comedy, reality, variety, game, and talk shows. It is currently headed by its Senior Vice President Lilybeth G. Rasonable. The news division of the company that generates news output for GMA Network's television, radio, and digital media platforms. The division is headed by Senior Vice President Oliver Victor B. Amoroso, who also the SVP of GMA Regional TV. Under Amoroso's leadership, GMA News
11600-512: The congestion of court dockets. The Philippine Commission on Human Rights supports the decriminalization of libel, citing concerns on libel laws being used to suppress freedom of the press. Media watchdogs have called on Congress to decriminalize libel and cyber libel, with the NUJP noting how these are "commonly used weapons against independent journalism." Makabayan lawmakers and United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan have also called for
11745-475: The council to be the “eyes, ears and voice” of the city residents in the city government. Beginning March 15, 2020, Quezon City was placed under community quarantine , which were introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country . The strictest quarantine was the enhanced community quarantine in 2020 and 2021, in response to the then-ongoing pandemic in the city , which has infected more than 100,000 of
11890-432: The court or Congress "finds that such revelation is demanded by the security of the State". The Philippines is among the most dangerous countries in the world according to various media watchdogs. The fifth annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index released by the international press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has placed the Philippines among the worst-ranked countries for 2006 at 142nd place. It indicated
12035-431: The creation of the City of Novaliches by carving out the 15 northernmost barangays of Quezon City. The voting process only includes the affected barangays, but then-city mayor of the town Ismael "Mel" Mathay Jr. lobbied to include the whole city. He also campaigned against the secession of Novaliches. In the succeeding plebiscite that was held on October 23, 1999, an overwhelming majority of Quezon City residents rejected
12180-557: The crowd. The experience galvanized many of the Philippines into resisting the dictatorship, with protests against Marcos snowballing until they happened nearly every week, and until Marcos was ousted by the People Power revolution . In terms of administrative changes during this period, the region of Metro Manila was created as an integrated unit with the enactment of Presidential Decree No. 824 on November 7, 1975. The region encompassed four cities and thirteen adjoining towns , as
12325-637: The decriminalization of libel. Former Congress Representative Walden Bello filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to decriminalize libel. Journalists have been subjected to red-tagging and other forms of harassment, such as surveillance, doxing, and extortion. Red-tagging endangers journalists and makes them vulnerable to violence and to being jailed on trumped up charges, such as illegal possession of firearms. Media organizations and journalists have also been subjected to vilification and various forms of intimidation. Government agencies, such as
12470-468: The dictatorship was able to suppress negative news and create an exaggerated perception of progress. Quezon City Quezon City ( UK : / ˈ k eɪ z ɒ n / , US : / ˈ k eɪ s ɒ n , - s ɔː n , - s oʊ n / ; Filipino : Lungsod Quezon [luŋˈsod ˈkɛson] ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino as Kyusi ),
12615-560: The district of San Francisco del Monte, which is not listed as a legislative district, was originally a pueblo owned by Franciscan missionary Fray Pedro Bautista . Additionally, the Diliman Quadrangle was planned to be the city center of Quezon City. The architecture in Quezon City features a wide variety of architectural styles, such as Art Deco , Brutalist , International Modern , Postmodern and Contemporary styles . The city also has numerous monuments and museums. When
12760-427: The establishment of corresponding facilities such as relay stations throughout the Philippines. GMA Network , or simply GMA (Global Media Arts), is a major Philippine commercial television network. Launched on October 29, 1961, GMA Network is also referred to as the "Kapuso Network" in reference to the company's logo. Its headquarters can be found at the GMA Network Center in Quezon City . GTV (Good Television)
12905-690: The establishment of the new capital. Several barangays from different towns were carved out to correspond to the estates that PHC bought for the creation of Quezon City. The new city had an area of 7,355 hectares (73.55 km ), and the barrios and sitios that were taken for its creation were the following: Bagubantay (Bago Bantay), Balingasa , Balintauac (Balintawak), Kaingin, Kangkong, Loma (La Loma), Malamig, Matalahib, Masambong, San Isidro, San Jose, Santol and Tatalon , were taken from Caloocan ; Cubao, Diliman, Kamuning, New Manila, and San Francisco del Monte were taken from San Juan ; Balara, Barranca (Barangka), Jesus de la Peña, Krus na Ligas , Tañong and
13050-525: The fare was not affordable to minimum wage earners. Because of the city's unaffordable housing prices and lack of transportation for low-income earners, the goal of creating mass housing for the working class was not met. Instead, those who opted to live in Quezon City consisted of middle-class households such as those in Kamuning, whose residents petitioned to rename it from Barrio Obrero (Worker's Community) to Kamuning (a type of tree that grows abundantly in
13195-665: The first Philippine network to broadcast in StereoVision while opening their high-end live studio at Broadway Centrum . In 1988, the network greatly improved its signal by switching to its 777-ft transmitter known as the Tower of Power . In 1992, the Philippine Congress passed a law granting the network to operate for another 25 years. The network launched the Rainbow Satellite, making their programs available nationwide and across Southeast Asia. In 1996,
13340-532: The first bill filed by Assemblyman Ramon P. Mitra Sr. from Mountain Province , but Assemblymen Narciso Ramos and Eugenio Perez , both from Pangasinan , amended and successfully lobbied the assembly to name the city after the President in honor of his role in the creation of this new city. The creation of Quezon City halted the full implementation of the Burnham Plan of Manila and funds were diverted for
13485-573: The first two old studios of GMA Network which is located in the old compound (formerly known as the RBS compound), which is being demolished as of April 2023 to make way for the construction of a new studio building. Studio 2, 3, and 5 are located in GMA Network Center building. The German Moreno Studio (formerly Studio 6) and Studio 7, the largest studios of GMA Network, are located in the GMA Network Studio Annex. GMA Network, Inc. takes
13630-565: The focal point of the grand quadrangle. This was the planned location of a large Capitol Building to house the Philippine Legislature and ancillary structures for the offices of representatives. On either side of the giant ellipse were supposed to have been the new Malacañang Palace on North Avenue (site of the present-day Veterans Memorial Hospital ), and the Supreme Court Complex along East Avenue (now
13775-530: The following day. It was generally watched as a free-to-air news and lifestyle-oriented channel in the Philippines. On November 11, 2005, GMA Network, Inc. entered an airtime agreement with ZOE Broadcasting Network to use DZOE-TV channel 11 for its local lifestyle channel, Q (formerly QTV, Quality Television). Most of Q's programming consists of foreign dramas, reality and lifestyle shows. On February 20, 2011, Q ceased commercial operation to give way to GMA News TV . On December 15, 1999, STAR TV Network leased
13920-486: The form of live online audio streams of terrestrial radio stations and online-only stations, has also a presence, primarily aimed toward niche audiences and overseas Filipinos . Television is introduced to the Philippines in the 1950s, becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to do so. As like with radio, television broadcasting is also regulated by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). The majority of free-to-air TV networks are operated by private broadcasters,
14065-401: The free press, which is considered a key feature of a functioning democracy. He shut down media outlets and set up set up print and broadcast outlets that he controlled through his cronies . In doing so, he silenced public criticism and opposition by controlling information that the people had access to. This allowed him to have the final say on what passed as truth. By controlling the press,
14210-642: The government's policy toward the press. The Philippines is also a signatory to the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights , which aims to protect freedom of expression and the freedom of the press. Although independent observers credit the government with respecting freedom of the press in general, the government has been criticized for failing to investigate thoroughly summary killings of journalists and for subjecting journalists to harassment and surveillance. In addition to killings, journalists in
14355-731: The largest being the MBC Media Group , Radio Mindanao Network and GMA Network . The remainder fall under government broadcasters such as the Presidential Broadcast Service (PBS) and religious broadcasters such as the Catholic Media Network (CMN) and the Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC). AM stations usually broadcast in news and talk formats; FM stations usually broadcast both local and foreign popular music, but has also seen usage by news/talk and community radio broadcasters especially in
14500-534: The largest by viewer share being A2Z , GMA Network and TV5 . There is no public television network, but there are multiple government-owned networks, such as the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), People's Television Network (PTV) and Radio Philippines Network (RPN). Digital TV broadcasting in the Philippines was introduced in 2010, using the Japanese ISDB-T standard. Shutdown of analog TV transmissions
14645-406: The legal name of Global Media Arts & Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . GMA Network was founded on March 1, 1950 by American entrepreneur Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart as Loreto F. de Hemedes Inc. The company launched its first radio station, DZBB on June 14, 1950. Its first broadcast on television was launched on October 29, 1961, and the television station was known as DZBB Channel 7 . In 1974,
14790-600: The local regulator ordered an evaluation of the standard to be used by the Philippines for digital television and reconsidering the second-generation Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB2) from Europe and replacing the Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB) standard. In February 2013, GMA Network, Inc. was able to conduct digital test broadcast with the ISDB-T standard via its UHF channel 27's frequency. GMA Network
14935-478: The lots and sold them to the target buyers at an affordable price. Its target users and beneficiaries were Manila's working class, who were suffering from a shortage of affordable and decent housing in the capital. The service of the Metropolitan Waterworks system was extended to site. The Bureau of Public Works, then under Secretary Vicente Fragante, constructed the streets and highways within
15080-477: The major protests of the first three months of 1970 – what would later be called the " First Quarter Storm ." A year later in 1971, this was followed up by the Diliman Commune , in which the students, faculty, and residents of UP Diliman initially planned to protest an impending oil price hike, but because of violent attempts to disperse them, also later demanded that Marcos' military pledge not to assault
15225-585: The morning after Marcos' televised announcement of the proclamation, about 400 of these arrestees were gathered in Camp Crame on the southwestern reaches of Quezon City, destined to be among the first of thousands of political detainees under the Marcos dictatorship . Camp Crame would be the site of many of the human rights abuses of the Marcos dictatorship , with one of the first being the murder of student journalist Liliosa Hilao in Camp Crame. Among
15370-595: The most dangerous country in Asia for journalists in 2018 according to the Philippine Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility , which tallied 85 attacks on the media in 2018 under President Rodrigo Duterte. United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan in 2024 urged the government to do more to stop the killing of journalists in the Philippines. Khan described the killings as "most egregious form of censorship". Libel and online libel are criminal offenses in
15515-681: The most read online newspaper worldwide. In January 2007, GMA Network, Inc. and Philippine Daily Inquirer ended their partnership and GMA Network Inc. focused on to its owned consent site, the GMA News Online (formerly known as GMANews.TV). The domestic counterpart of GMA News TV was a Philippine news and lifestyle-oriented channel that was launched on February 28, 2011, and was aired on local UHF channel 27 and formerly VHF channel 11 through its blocktime agreement with ZOE Broadcasting Network until June 3, 2019. On February 21, 2021, GMA News TV stopped its broadcast operations to give way for GTV
15660-427: The newly completed Quezon Memorial Shrine . It now houses the mausoleum where President Quezon and his wife Aurora Aragon Quezon are interred. It also contains a museum dedicated to President Quezon and his life. In 1986, the nonviolent People Power Revolution , led by Corazon Aquino and Cardinal Jaime Sin , ousted Marcos from power. Thousands of people flocked EDSA between Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo in
15805-568: The northern part of the Philippines. These upgrades include new transmitting equipment, from transmitters to antenna systems and buildings/tower rehabilitation/construction. GMA Network Inc. expects completion of these projects by end 2009. Presented to the Philippine Stock Exchange on January 15, 2009, GMA Network, Inc. discloses that it already disbursed almost PhP 1.3 billion from the proceeds of its initial public offering to support various expansion programs in key cities in
15950-480: The option with the advent of the new media and this has leveled the playing field. Reputable online news publications or news portals, blog sites, and other online available resources has disrupted the readership of other giant news media companies. Some giant media companies in the broadcasting industry have adapted also in the online news portal this include GMA Network , ABS-CBN Corporation , TV5 Network , and government owned television network PTV4 . This strategy
16095-615: The possibility of naval bombardment from Manila Bay . Unfortunately, he died in December 1939 and his partner Harry T. Frost took over and become the lead planner. Frost arrived in the Philippines on May 1, 1940, and became the architectural adviser of the Philippine Commonwealth government. Together with Juan M. Arellano , Alpheus D. Williams, and Welton Becket, they created the Master Plan for Quezon City which
16240-514: The prominent cases of abuse suffered specifically by Quezon City residents were the cases of Primitivo Mijares and his sixteen-year-old son Boyet Mijares, who lived in Project 6 at the time of their deaths; and Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao social worker Purificacion Pedro who was murdered by a soldier at her hospital room in Bataan. One of the key moments that led to the eventual demise of
16385-546: The proper way to navigate them correctly. In particular, several motorists complained on social media after they were ticketed for turning "in the wrong lane" at the intersection of E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue and Gilmore Avenue , where the rightmost lane is cut in half by Quezon City's bike lane network. The geography of Quezon City is characterized by undulating terrain. The city is within the catchment area of five river systems – Marikina , Pasig , San Juan , Tullahan and Meycauayan – along with their creeks and tributaries with
16530-481: The property. Quezon also tapped Architect Juan M. Arellano to draft a design of the city. Eight vast estates were acquired in order to create Quezon City: Diliman Estate, 1,573.22 hectares (15.7322 km ), Santa Mesa Estate, 861.79 hectares (8.6179 km ), Mandaluyong Estate, 781.36 hectares (7.8136 km ), Magdalena Estate, 764.48 hectares (7.6448 km ), Piedad Estate, 743.84 hectares (7.4384 km ), Maysilo Estate, 266.73 hectares (2.6673 km ) and
16675-789: The provinces. Most radio stations broadcast in Tagalog and regional languages, and the rest in English. Government-owned radio broadcasting is primarily under the Presidential Broadcast Service (PBS), which operates a network of owned-and-operated news and talk stations in the AM and shortwave bands under the Radyo Pilipinas banner, as well as smaller community and information radio stations on both AM and FM bands, either as O&Os or through affiliates. Since 2017, PBS has also ventured into music broadcasting, with
16820-405: The reinstatement of Manila as the capital, Ferdinand Marcos designated his wife, Imelda Marcos , as the first governor of Metro Manila, who started the construction of massive government edifices with architectural significance as she re-branded Manila as the " City of Man ". On March 31, 1978, President Marcos ordered the transfer of the remains of President Quezon from Manila North Cemetery to
16965-430: The rest of Metro Manila . In recent years, heavy rainfalls from Habagat (south west monsoon) became as destructive as typhoons, triggering floods and landslides which endangers the city's residents living near the riverbanks. Quezon City is politically subdivided into six legislative districts . However, the city is also divided into non-legislative or informal districts based on its historical origins. For instance,
17110-456: The restoration of democracy in the Philippines. The Bantayog ng mga Bayani was constructed along Quezon Avenue to honor the heroes and martyrs that struggled under the 20-year Marcos regime. The Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog honors prominent figures during the martial law era. On February 23, 1998, Republic Act. No. 8535 was signed by President Fidel Ramos , which paved the way for
17255-544: The resulting incapacitation of the people from gaining a meaningful understanding of the various public issues that are of paramount concern". In the Philippine Senate, Senator Risa Hontiveros filed Senate Bill 1593 or the Decriminalization of Libel Act, stating that "Our libel laws have been weaponized to stifle very basic fundamental rights." She also said the large number of libel cases have led to
17400-448: The secession of Novaliches. Mathay was succeeded by Feliciano Belmonte Jr. , who served as the city mayor from 2001 to 2010. On May 1, 2001, numerous residents of Barangay Holy Spirit who have been protesting against the arrest of former president Joseph Estrada marched from EDSA Shrine to Malacañang and participated in the May 1 riots against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . In
17545-425: The site of the new UP Campus were taken from Marikina ; and, the barrios and sitios of Libis, and Ogong (Ugong Norte) from Pasig . Commonwealth Act No. 659, enacted on June 21, 1941, changed the city's boundaries. Under this law, the area of Wack Wack Golf and Country Club were to be reverted to Mandaluyong , and the barrios of lower Barranca and Jesus de la Peña were reverted to Marikina . However, Camp Crame
17690-504: The southwest and the Marikina River Valley to the east. The highest elevation in Quezon City is the northern tip of the La Mesa Watershed Reservation at 250 meters (820 ft) above sea level. The West Valley Fault traverses the eastern border of the city. Quezon City is politically subdivided into 142 barangays . These barangays are grouped into six congressional districts , with each district being represented by
17835-624: The ticker symbol GMA7. The company's roots can be traced back to then Loreto F. de Hemedes Inc. , founded by Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart , an American war correspondent. The company started with the launching of its first AM radio station in Manila through DZBB . It went on air on March 1, 1950, using the frequency of 580 kHz of the AM band, broadcasting from the Calvo Building in Escolta, Manila. Its early radio coverage highlights were
17980-410: The top 40-formatted Republika FM1 and the adult contemporary-formatted Capital FM2 , both located in Metro Manila. Other government agencies as well as local governments also operate their own radio stations. The Philippines has not yet adopted a digital radio standard, but some stations in the larger cities have adopted North American HD Radio technology for digital broadcasting. Internet radio, in
18125-666: The towns of Caloocan , Marikina , San Juan and Pasig , in addition to the eight vast estates the Philippine government purchased for this purpose. It was officially proclaimed the national capital on October 12, 1949, and several government departments and institutions moved out of Manila and settled into the new capital city. This necessitated the expansion of the city northward, carving out Novaliches from Caloocan which divided it into two non-contiguous parts. Several barrios were also taken from San Mateo and parts of Montalban . However, on June 24, 1976, Presidential Decree No. 940
18270-477: The upper and middle-class who wanted to escape the congested city but had economic links to it. President Manuel L. Quezon , aware of the problems besetting Manila, initiated housing projects called Barrio Obrero ( Worker's Community ). These communities were established in various places in Manila such as Avenida Rizal , Sta. Cruz and Barrio Vitas, Tondo . However, the project failed miserably and these communities became slum areas. Alejandro Roces Sr.,
18415-426: The website. Then-President Rodrigo Duterte also threatened to shut down over alleged tax liabilities the Philippine Daily Inquirer , which published reports critical of the Philippine government's war on drugs . Before the declaration of martial law in September 1972, mass media in the Philippines functioned as a government watchdog and source of information for citizens. Marcos exerted considerable effort to stifle
18560-480: The work done in 1959. On October 29, 1961, the company launched its first television station, RBS TV Channel 7 using local VHF channel 7 . In 1963, DYSS Television was launched in Cebu . On May 28, 1974, the company was renamed as Republic Broadcasting System Inc. A triumvirate composed of Gilberto Duavit Sr. , Menardo Jimenez and Felipe Gozon took over the company from Stewart at the same year. In 1987, GMA became
18705-465: The year-round celebration to commemorate its 50th anniversary. GMA Network Center supports GMA Network, Inc.'s thrusts towards digitization and media convergence. While the first phase of the project has already been completed with the construction of the 17-storey corporate complex, the center has an option to upgrade the older, existing facilities in the GMA compound, as originally planned. GMA Kapuso Center
18850-541: Was a Philippine digital television channel owned by GMA Network Inc. Its programming consisting of classic television programs produced by GMA Entertainment Group , GMA Integrated News and GMA Public Affairs , also include simulcasts programming from GMA Network and GTV. The channel was initially launched on January 2, 2023, and officially launched on January 16, 2023. Pinoy Hits competed with ABS-CBN 's Jeepney TV . It ceased operations on September 20, 2024 alongside its sister channel Hallypop. The entertainment division of
18995-529: Was approved by the Philippine government in 1941. The Frost Plan featured wide avenues, large open spaces and roundabouts at major intersections. The plan for major thoroughfares made by Louis Croft for the Greater Manila Area served as the backbone for the Plan of Quezon City. The center of the city was a 400-hectare quadrangle formed by four avenues — North , West , South and East — which
19140-550: Was built from 1952 to 1978, was designed in Art Deco style. It became the city's symbol and at its base was a museum and mausoleum dedicated to the late Manuel L. Quezon and his wife Aurora . When the city became the capital in 1948, a lot of government buildings transferred from Manila to Quezon City. Numerous government buildings were built during the terms of President Elpidio Quirino , Ramon Magsaysay , Carlos P. Garcia , Diosdado Macapagal and Ferdinand Marcos . However, it
19285-610: Was designed to be the location of the National Government of the Philippines. At the northeast corner of the Quadrangle was a large roundabout, a 25-hectare (62-acre) elliptical site, were the proposed Capitol Building is envisioned to rise. To make the city accessible, Quezon ordered Luzon Bus Lines to ply from Kamuning towards Tutuban in Divisoria , Manila to provide transport for the city's residents. However,
19430-519: Was divided into Calabarzon and Mimaropa , through the effect of Executive Order No. 103 in May 2002 under the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , and Aurora was transferred to the authority of Central Luzon , with Southern Tagalog limited to being a cultural-geographic region. Quezon City is known for its culture, entertainment industry and media, and is aptly called the "City of Stars". Major broadcasting networks have their headquarters and studios in
19575-402: Was enacted, which reverted national capital status to Manila while the whole of Metro Manila was designated as the seat of government . The city was also chosen as the regional center of Southern Tagalog , which was created in 1965, along with the provinces of Quezon and Aurora , the birthplace of Manuel L. Quezon ; however, its status of regional center became ineffective when the region
19720-599: Was formally inaugurated as the capital on October 12, 1949. President Quirino laid the cornerstone on the proposed Capitol Building at Constitution Hills . On June 16, 1950, the Quezon City Charter was revised by Republic Act No. 537, changing the city's boundaries to an area of 153.59 km (59 sq mi). Exactly six years later, on June 16, 1956, more revisions to the city's territory were made by Republic Act No. 1575, which defined its area as 151.06 km (58 sq mi). However, according to
19865-421: Was hampered by its small campus in Manila. The revised Burnham Plan of Manila envisioned the new campus to be located just outside Manila's city limits at 'the heights behind Manila'. The UP Board of Regents informed Quezon of their desire to relocate the campus and he was supportive of the idea. Furthermore, he wanted the facilities in the Manila campus to be used for government purposes. In 1939, Quezon urged
20010-669: Was initially launched on June 12, 2020, and officially launched on June 29, 2020. It was formerly competed with ABS-CBN 's Asianovela Channel until its closure on June 30, 2020. I Heart Movies is a movie channel owned by GMA Network Inc. Its programming consisting of films produced and distributed by GMA Pictures . The channel was initially launched on March 25, 2021, and officially launched on April 5, 2021. I Heart Movies competed with ABS-CBN 's Cinema One and Cine Mo! , Viva Communications ' PBO and Solar Entertainment 's SolarFlix . On March 14, 2005, GMA Network Inc. launched its first international channel, GMA Pinoy TV . The channel
20155-680: Was only during the term of Marcos that began the Filipinization of architecture. Numerous government hospitals in the city such as the Lung Center of the Philippines , Philippine Heart Center , and the Kidney Center of the Philippines were built and regarded as "designer" hospitals. Traditional Filipino design motifs were incorporated in government buildings such as the Batasang Pambansa , which drew inspiration from
20300-498: Was rebranded as GMA Integrated News, integrating the newsrooms of GMA News Manila, GMA News Online, and GMA Regional TV. The regional division of the company that operates all GMA Network and GTV stations except GMA Manila and GTV Manila. It also produces local newscasts for 6 areas/regions in the country. The division is also headed by SVP Oliver Victor B. Amoroso. Media of the Philippines Mass media in
20445-438: Was renamed to GMA News Online and launched a new logo and slogan, “The Go-to Site For Filipinos Everywhere”; and retain its uniform resource locator, www.gmanews.tv to correspond with the launching of its all-news channel, GMA News TV. On September 12, 2008, GMA Network, Inc. launched its first video-on-demand service through myGMA Internet TV. Focusing on Filipino communities, it offers high-quality programs from GMA Network. It
20590-427: Was strongly considered due to the growing number of Filipinos who use social media instead of television in watching the news through snippets or short video clips. Alternative media outlets present in the Philippines include Tudla Productions, Southern Tagalog Exposure, Mayday Multimedia, Altermidya, and Bulatlat . Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are enshrined in the 1987 Constitution . According to
20735-520: Was taken out of San Juan and was given to Quezon City. 1939, the year the city was established, recorded a population of 39,103 people. The city in its early days was predominantly rural, but Quezon asked American Architect William Parsons to craft a master plan for the newly created city. Parsons was the one who advise Quezon to locate the National Government Center in Diliman instead of Wallace Field (now Rizal Park ), due to
20880-457: Was the Philippine version of the U.S.-based Asian pop culture digital channel , operating under a licensed branding agreement with Jungo TV . The joint venture between both parties was established in 2019, leading to the channel's initial launch on September 6, 2020, and its official launch on September 20, 2020. It ceased operations on September 20, 2024 alongside its sister channel Pinoy Hits. Pinoy Hits ( lit. ' filipino hits ' )
21025-411: Was the first television network in the Philippines to broadcast GMA-7 and GMA News TV-11 in standard definition (SD) format with a 4:3 aspect ratio, similar to TV channels in European countries, although the content had been stretched horizontally from its original 4:3 ratio. GMA was also transmitting 1seg on mobile and had no errors. However, in a statement, the network has not conceded its stand to prefer
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