Overview

China donates PHP 15M worth of radio equipment to Philippine News Agency, Radyo Pilipina, and PCOO

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$299,113

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•PhilippinesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PhilippinesSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Feb 13, 2019

Start (actual): Feb 13, 2019

End (actual): Feb 13, 2019

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The purpose of this project was to donate PHP 15 million worth of equipment to state-run Philippine News Agency (PNA), which is headquartered in the Philippine Information Agency's building. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/26805416 According to the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, the handover ceremony was held at the Government Media Center Building, Quezon City: https://www.google.com/search?q=Government%20Media%20Center%20Building%2C%20Quezon%20City&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS939US940&oq=Government+Media+Center+Building%2C+Quezon+City&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60.210j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:2&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=APq-WBtfIy-3kEna86IPCIwSPE_Uz0HLJw:1650257180784&rflfq=1&num=10&rldimm=1947652992676831113&lqi=Ci1Hb3Zlcm5tZW50IE1lZGlhIENlbnRlciBCdWlsZGluZywgUXVlem9uIENpdHmSARFnb3Zlcm5tZW50X29mZmljZaoBKBABKiQiIGdvdmVybm1lbnQgbWVkaWEgY2VudGVyIGJ1aWxkaW5nKAA&ved=2ahUKEwjdurGI55z3AhW6rmoFHc4MCwEQvS56BAgPEAE&sa=X&rlst=f#rlfi=hd:;si:1947652992676831113,l,Ci1Hb3Zlcm5tZW50IE1lZGlhIENlbnRlciBCdWlsZGluZywgUXVlem9uIENpdHmSARFnb3Zlcm5tZW50X29mZmljZaoBKBABKiQiIGdvdmVybm1lbnQgbWVkaWEgY2VudGVyIGJ1aWxkaW5nKAA;mv:[[14.657679853990624,121.06297717955933],[14.643106319391094,121.03980289367065],null,[14.650393207822004,121.05139003661499],16] See this document for location confirmation: https://pbs.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PBS-Locator-Map-Guide.pdf

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 Broadcasting Service
Philippine News Agency
Philippine Presidential Communications Operations Office

Loan description

China donates PHP 15M worth of radio equipment to Philippine News Agency, Radyo Pilipina, and PCOO

Narrative

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Project narrative

On Feb 13, 2019, the Chinese Embassy in Manila donated PHP 15 million worth of equipment to state-run Philippine News Agency (PNA), Radyo Pilipinas of the Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS), and the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). According to "China donates IT equipment to PBS, PNA," the donation included "iMac Pro computers, camcorders, and teleprompters," and the ceremony was led by Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua and Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar.