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Philippine Broadcast Standards Guide

The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) is a broadcast media organization in the Philippines established in 1973 to promote professional and ethical standards in Philippine broadcasting. The KBP provides broadcast regulations and guidelines to its members, which include owners and operators of radio and television stations. The KBP Broadcast Code outlines standards for performance, ethics, and penalties for violations that member stations must follow. It covers areas like ensuring news and public affairs programming remains unbiased and identifying news sources. The KBP also advocates the 18-minute per hour advertising rule for Philippine television. Since 1990, the KBP has held the annual Golden Dove Awards ceremony to recognize achievements in the broadcast industry.

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Philippine Broadcast Standards Guide

The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) is a broadcast media organization in the Philippines established in 1973 to promote professional and ethical standards in Philippine broadcasting. The KBP provides broadcast regulations and guidelines to its members, which include owners and operators of radio and television stations. The KBP Broadcast Code outlines standards for performance, ethics, and penalties for violations that member stations must follow. It covers areas like ensuring news and public affairs programming remains unbiased and identifying news sources. The KBP also advocates the 18-minute per hour advertising rule for Philippine television. Since 1990, the KBP has held the annual Golden Dove Awards ceremony to recognize achievements in the broadcast industry.

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The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP; English: Association of Broadcasters of

the Philippines) is a broadcast media organization[1] in the Philippines which provides its members
broadcasting standards. The KBP was organized on April 27, 1973[2] in order to promote professional
and ethical standards in Philippine broadcasting both in radio and television.
The KBP provides broadcast media regulations[3] and guidelines for news, public affairs and
commentaries, political broadcasts, children's shows, religious programming, and
including advertising to its members. The members of the KBP[4] are composed of the owners and
operators of radio and television stations including the radio and television stations themselves.
The KBP’s Broadcast Code[5] is a set of standards for performance and ethics to be followed by
member radio and television stations. The Code[6] is in 3 parts: Part 1 includes the 33 articles of
which the standards for programming[7] are illustrated. Part 2 pertains to the implementing rules and
regulations of the KBP, while Part 3 outlines the penalties for violations.
The 33 articles of Part 1 cover all broadcast media (radio and television) that are members of KBP.
These mainly cover how programs such as news and publics affairs programs remain just, fair and
unbiased in their views and opinions. The Code also states that news sources must be clearly
identified, except when the sources meet a confidentiality condition. The Code provides correctional
measures should a broadcast entity release non-factual information. The standards in the Code
pertain to all types of programming and how these should be monitored when showing content that
is sexual or violent. The KBP advocates the 18-minute advertising per hour rule for Philippine TV
stations, the 18-minute rule[8][9] was strictly implemented to prevent ads cluttering the TV programs.
Since 1990 the KBP has held the Golden Dove Awards, it is an annual awards recognition
event[10] which pays tribute to broadcast practitioners for their contributions and achievements in the
broadcast industry. The judges for each of the categories are from selected media practitioners,
advertisers and the academic community. As of the 17th Golden Dove Awards[11][12] they have been
giving away awards for the following categories:

 Broadcaster of the Year


 Lifetime Achievement Award
 Outstanding AM and FM Station
 Outstanding Comedy Program & Host
 Outstanding Drama Program & Host
 Outstanding Drama Series
 Outstanding Field Reporter
 Outstanding Game Show & Host
 Outstanding Magazine Program & Host
 Outstanding Magazine Talk Show & Host
 Outstanding Newscast Program & Host
 Outstanding Newscaster for Television & Radio
 Outstanding Public Affairs Program & Host
 Outstanding Public Announcement
 Outstanding Public Service Program Radio and TV Host
 Outstanding Radio Jock
 Outstanding Science and Technology Program & Host
 Outstanding TV Station
 Outstanding Variety Show Program for both Manila and other provinces
As of 2020, the Philippines has a total of 297[13] television broadcast stations from 173[14] in 1998.
Currently there are also 659 FM stations and 383 AM stations this comprises regional subsidiaries
and smaller entities in provinces which was based from the total National Telecommunications
Commission (NTC) licenses distributed. Cable television (CATV) remains to be outside of the KBP's
broadcast code but the programs are still reviewed by the Movie and Television Review and
Classification Board of the Philippines (MTRCB).
Headquarters - 6th Floor LTA Building, 118 Perea St., Legaspi Village, Makati, Philippines

Agency executives

Ruperto S. Nicdao, Jr. (MBC), ChairmanButch S. Canoy (RMN), Vice Chairman

Herman Z. Basbaño (Bombo Radyo), President, Noel C. Galvez (VRN), Executive Vice President

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