Hatol ng Bayan 2013!

Hatol ng Bayan Launch!

Hatol ng Bayan, the nationwide and comprehensive coverage of the 2013 National and Local Elections, will be launched on February 20, 2013.

Hatol ng Bayan will be implemented by a host of professional and seasoned news reporters and information officers under the banner of Media ng Bayan.

Media ng Bayan is the latest partnership of leading news and information organizations that teamed up to deliver the latest on the elections.

Participating in the partnership are the People's Television Network (PTV), Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Philippine Broadcasting Service-DZRB Radyo ng Bayan (PBS-DZRB, Philippines News Agency (PNA), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Manila Bulletin (MB), Air 21 and Informatics-Diliman.

The launching will take place at 2 pm at  the Atrium of the PIA Building along Visayas Avenue, Quezon City.

Organizations under Media ng Bayan will sign a memorandum of agreement to share resources and expertise with the purpose of delivering developments unfolding across the country from the campaign period up to the proclamation of winners as well as feed the electorate with the necessary information that will enable them to decide intelligently in the elections.

The Hon. Secretary Sonny Coloma of the Presidential Communications Operations Office to witness the signing.

Media ng Bayan, so far, has established a website of its own, mediangbayan.ph as well as the TV - radio program, "Ang Paghahanda para sa Hatol ng Bayan (Paghahanda)."

HATOL NG BAYAN

Literally means the people’s judgment, Hatol ng Bayan is the actual coverage of the 2013 National and Local elections.

Hatol ng Bayan, will be implemented by the finest news and information organizations of “Media ng Bayan”

The coverage is divided into two phases: the Phase 1 dubbed “Paghahanda” will focus on the pre-election events from February 12 to May 11.

This phase will deal on preparations for the elections, the campaign period and other activities related to voters’ education.

Phase 2, on the other hand, will delve on election eve, election day and the day after.  

So far, at the Paghahanda phase, Media ng Bayan has developed channels where voters can get situationers, information on the voting process, program and platforms etc. to help them make informed decisions come elections.

On February 4, Media ng Bayan through PTV launched Paghahanda para sa Hatol ng Bayan that featured personalities and experts on suffrage, local governments, national and local legislation (the Senate and the House of Representatives), political parties and multi-party system.  

Each episode was aired simulcast over the Philippine Broadcasting Service-DZRB Radyo ng Bayan and livestreamed on mediangbayan.ph

And from these episodes, voters got blow by blow reports from Twitter (@hatol2013), Facebook (Hatol ng Bayan) and Short Messaging System (Text Blasts from PIA).

Articles on the topics discussed on Paghahanda para sa Hatol ng Bayan were likewise posted on the PNA and PIA websites as well on the front page of Manila Bulletin.

Replays were aired on the same day at 10 pm; previous episodes, articles and videos were stored at mediangbayan.ph which served as the central depository of Hatol ng Bayan.

On Phase Two, all organizations under Media ng Bayan will be operating 72 hours to deliver the latest on the elections and the following days.

With a host of experienced field reporters and information officers backing up Media ng Bayan, Hatol ng Bayan will generate news, reactions and opinions across the country.

MEDIA NG BAYAN

Election news and information without twists, spins or controversies

Weeks before the 90-day campaign period for Senatorial and partylist candidates started, the country's finest news and information organizations joined forces with a purpose of providing situationers, news, feedbacks and election basics to help voters makes sense of the 2013 National and Local Elections.

Media ng Bayan is about helping the electorate getting the leaders they truly deserve and the development the country needed as well.

Hence, Media ng Bayan came into being.

 

MEDIA NG BAYAN, people’s guide to the 2013 Elections

This new partnership, dubbed Media ng Bayan, is composed of the People’s Television Network (PTV-4), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Philippines News Agency (PNA), Philippine Broadcasting Service-Radyo ng Bayan (PBS-DZRB), Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC-13), Air 21, Informatics-Diliman and Manila Bulletin.

Backed by media professionals and seasoned information officers nationwide, Media ng Bayan will deliver blow by blow accounts of events taking place before, during and after elections simulcast over TV, radio and cyberspace.

Media ng Bayan shall likewise put together shakers and personalities to close the information gap as well as clear the issues.

In the end, Media ng Bayan wanted voters to be ready to make the decision on Election Day: news and information without controversies, spins or twists.

Catch all the election events and stories at mediangbayan.ph.

We got you covered

Partners under the Media ng Bayan banner pooled resources to provide voters with the widest coverage of the 2013 National and Local Elections.

Philippine Information Agency dig up and forward situationers and feedbacks from various of sectors in towns, cities and provinces through Short Messaging System, electronic mails and social media networks.

PIA is present in 16 regions and in 68 provinces.

PIA offices are located in Region I (La Union, Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Cordillera Administrative Region (Baguio, Abra, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province), Region II (Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Batanes), Region III (Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan and Bulacan), Mega Manila (Quezon City in the National Capital Region), Region IV-A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal & Quezon), Region IV-B (Quezon City Central Office, Oriental Mindoro, and Palawan)and Region V (Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes and Masbate), in Region VI (Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Negros Occidental and Antique), Region VII (Iloilo, Negros Oriental, Bohol and Siquijor), Region VIII (Tacloban City, Samar, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Southern Leyte and Biliran), Region IX (Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Norte, Zamboanga City and Isabela City), Region X (Cagayan De Oro, Bukidnon, Camiguin, iligan City, Marawi City), Region XI (Davao City, Tagum City, Davao del Norte), Region XII (Koronadal City, Cotabato City and General Santos City) and Region XIII (Butuan City, Agusan del Sur, Surigao Del Sur and Surigao Del Norte).

Philippine Broadcasting Service-DZRB Radyo ng Bayan's 27 radio stations make the airswaves available for local voices to talk about grass roots issues.

In Luzon, PBS-Radyo ng Bayan is on air in Dagupan (DZMQ), Agoo (DZAG), Baguio City (DZEQ), Bontoc (DWFR),Tabuk (DZRK), Tuguegarao (DWPE), Batanes (DWBT), Laoag (DWFB), Quezon City (DZRB-Manila), Lucena (DWLC), Palawan (DWRM), Virac (DZVC) and Naga (DWRB). In the Visayas, PBS-Radyo ng Bayan is heard over Borongan (DYES), Calbayog (DYOG), Cebu (DYMR), Iloilo (DYLL), Sogod (DYSL). And in Mindanao, PBS-Radyo ng Bayan deliver the news from Butuan (DXBN), Cagayan De Oro (DXIM), Davao (DXRP), Gingoog (DXRG), Jolo (DXSM), Marawi (DXSO), Tandag (DXIS), Tawi-tawi (DXDC) and Zamboanga (DXMR).

PBS has also four field coordinators (reporters in areas where there are no radio stations)  in Nueva Ecija, Vigan, Iligan and Pagadian.

Videos, on the other hand, will be handled by People's Television Network (PTV-4) and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation 13 (IBC-13). PTV is present in Baguio (PTV-8), Bacolod (PTV-8) Cebu (PTV-11), Dumaguete (PTV-10) and Davao (PTV-11).

IBC stations are located in Laoag (IBC-TV13), Baguio (IBC- TV6), Cebu (IBC-TV13), Iloilo (IBC-TV12), Davao (IBC-TV13) and Cagayan De Oro (IBC-TV10) and supported by radio stations in Aklan (DYRG), Iloilo (DYBQ) and Roxas City (DYJJ).

All in all, Media ng Bayan is backed up by 13 televisions (six from PTV and and other from IBC-13) plus 3 more IBC radio stations.

Philippines News Agency (PNA) post stories online from Quezon City (Central Office in National Capital Region) Dagupan, Tuguegarao, Baguio, Pampanga, Calamba City, Legaspi, Iloilo, Cebu, Tacloban, Zamboanga, Cagayan De Oro, Davao, Cotabato and General Santos City.

PNA has 15 bureaus including the central office which has 11 reporters fielded in major beat around the National Capital Region.

With a media partner like Manila Bulletin, the nation's leading newspaper with the largest circulation, readership and strong online presence, all the details of election issues, events and incidents are within the reach of voters.

Also on board Media ng Bayan are Air 21and Informatics Diliman.

Air21, formerly known as Air 21, is one of the first global partner of Federal Express in the Asia Pacific Region. In 2009, the US Embassy has appointed the company to ship its VISA and passports. During the first automated elections in the country in 2010, Air 21was tapped to delivery CF cards and ballots through the partnership of the Commission on Elections and Smartmatic.

Informatics Diliman, on the other hand, is Media ng Bayan's technology partner.

Banking on its experience in the academe, research and development, Informatics-Diliman will provide  Media ng Bayan computer and election monitoring units to help the partnership gather, store and disseminate news and information needed by the electorate.

Informatics Diliman management will likewise engage their students and other communities in voter's education.