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Goverment of China provides 17.82M RMB worth of radio equipment to Government of the Philippines(Linked to Record ID#63254, #64984, #64983, #64984, #63651, #63874)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,711,309
Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•PhilippinesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PhilippinesSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2018
End (actual)
Apr 10, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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The project was created to provide radio and broadcasting equipment to the Presidential Communications Operations Office to improve the country’s state media. The Office is located at 1005 Jose P. Laurel Street in Manila. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3390762796.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of the Philippines

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Philippine Presidential Communications Operations Office

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • China Electronic Engineering Design Institute

Loan desecription

Goverment of China provides 17.82M RMB worth of radio equipment to Government of the Philippines(Linked to Record ID#63254, #64984, #64983, #64984, #63651, #63874)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On April 10, 2018, the Chinese and Philippine governments signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) for a 500-million yuan grant, RMB 17.82 million of which will be for the provision of radio and broadcasting equipment to the Presidential Communications Operations Office to improve the country’s state media. On February 9, 2018, a signing ceremony of China's assistance to the Philippines Radio equipment feasibility study was held in the Philippines and both sides signed the inspection summary. According to "金远商务参赞出席中国援助菲律宾广播电台设备可行性研究现场考察会谈纪要签字仪式," the project includes the donation of "medium wave transmitters, FM transmitters, live studio equipment and basic support equipment, mainly to be used in Davao, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Badan and radio stations in places like Tawe Tawe." The feasibility study was conducted by experts from China Electronics Engineering Design Institute, who began the study on January 27, 2018, and conducted inspections in Manila, Davao, and Cebu. On April 10, 2018, the "Exchange Letter for Broadcasting Equipment to the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)," was signed between the Chinese Minister of Commerce and the PCOO Secretary , and, according to "China commits to help Philippine state media," and "China donates IT equipment to PBS, PNA," the aid was transferred to the Philippine Government. This project is linked to Record ID#63254, the 500-million yuan ETCA, as well as the other projects funded by the ETCA; the Binondo-Intramuros and Estrella Pantaleon bridges in Metro Manila (#64983 and #64984, respectively); the feasibility study for the Davao City Expressway Project (#63651); and Phase III of the Philippine-Sino Center for Agricultural Technology-Technical Cooperation Program (#63874).