AMPLIFYING THE PEOPLE’S VOICES: The Philippine Community Radio Experience and Challenges Book project manager: Jola Diones-Mamangun Overall editor: Evelyn Roxas Writers: Bedette Libres Raymund B. Villanueva Book cover artwork: Federico Dominguez Book design and layout: Pom C. Villanueva Researchers: Marvie Matura Frenchiemae Cumpio Published by The International Association of Women in Radio and Television-Philippine Chapter with the support of The International Association of Women in Radio and Television-International and Fokus-Norway c/o Kodao Productions Third Floor, Erythrina Building 1 Maaralin corner Matatag Streets, Barangay Central Quezon City, 1100 Philippines Email:
[email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Iawrtphil/ Telephone: (+632) 4262201 This publication or any part thereof may be reproduced or redistributed for non-profit purposes. We request, however, that proper credit be given to the publisher, authors and photographers, as the case may be. © IAWRT-Philippine Chapter 2018 AMPLIFYING THE PEOPLE’S VOICES: The Philippine Community Radio Experience and Challenges Table of Contents Foreword I. Introduction: The Philippine Media Overview 3 II. History: Community Radio Broadcasting in the Philippines 9 III. The Kodao Experience: Amplifying the voice of the people 13 a. Community Radio: The Kodao experience 15 b. Kodao’s other radio projects: Partnerships and stronger voices 23 c. Kodao’s radio programs: Brave, award-winning, progressive 29 IV. From Tacloban to Cebu to Panay: The IAWRT Community Radio Project 38 V. Conclusion and Challenges 50 Foreword This book, like the entire IAWRT Community Radio Station project in areas throughout Central Philippines hard-hit by Supertyphoon Yolanda (International name ‘Haiyan’) in 2013, was an idea borne out of discussions by the IAWRT International Board.