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China donates PHP 130M worth of radio broadcast equipment to Philippines in 2019

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,592,313
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•PhilippinesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PhilippinesSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 24, 2019
Start (actual)
Oct 24, 2019
End (actual)
Oct 24, 2019

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According to the Philippine News Agency, the equipment will be used in stations located in Butuan, Cagayan de Oro City, Davao, Cebu, Tawi-Tawi and Batanes. Specific station locations are unknown. More detailed location information can be found at: Cagayan de Oro City: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2387482#map=11/8.4405/124.6220 Davao: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3936841 Cebu:https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/12455830#map=11/10.3711/123.8418 Tawi-Tawi: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1513298#map=6/5.561/124.233 Batanes:https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1506352#map=6/14.605/125.442 There are too many locations named Butuan in the Philippines

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of the Philippines

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Philippine Presidential Communications Operations Office

Loan desecription

China donates PHP 130M worth of radio broadcast equipment to Philippines in 2019

Narrative

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Project narrative

On 24 October 2019, China and the Philippines signed and exchanged certificates on the Philippine Radio Equipment Project ("菲律宾无线电设备项目") at Ayuntamiento de Manila in Intramuros, Manila.. The agreement specified that China have donated PHP130 million worth of radio broadcast equipment to the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)’s Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS). The donation includes live broadcast room equipment, FM broadcast transmitter equipment, and medium wave transmitter equipment, which will be used to rehabilitate 10 AM stations and 4 FM stations located throughout the country.