The Kapinoy Network gears up for Hatol ng Bayan 2013 this Monday

May 9, 2013

IBC-13, the country’s largest broadcast news organization and PTV-4, the country’s largest government broadcast news organization, will provide 360-degree news coverage on different media platforms and deliver public service on-ground on Monday (May 13) when millions of Filipinos troop to polling precincts to cast their votes and choose their next batch of the leaders.

The 2013 live-election coverage of the Media ng Bayan. Brought to you by the PTV, YouthVote Philippines, IBC, PBS Radyo ng Bayan, Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Philippine News Agency (PNA), Manila Bulletin, Air21, PLDT and Infomatics-Diliman.

“It has become a company tradition for PTV and IBC to devote all of its resources to this important coverage. Technology has become more sophisticated through the years and we have utilized different tools in support of the coverage itself, but what hasn’t changed is our commitment to cover this political exercise and present all aspects of the polls as completely as possible,” said Zyrene Parsad-Valencia, head of the IBC News and Public Affairs.

Viewers can rely on PTV and IBC simulcast on Radyo ng Bayan to give government them real-time updates from team of PTV news anchors Audrey Gorriceta, Pircelyn Pialago, Vivienine Gulla, Kirby Cristobal, Sandro Hermoso, Princess Habibah Sarip, Atty. Marc Castrodes, Ralph Obina, Kathy San Gabriel, veteran journalist Robert Tan and Katherine de Leon-Villar, and seasoned broadcast journalists of IBC are Snooky Serna, Noli Eala, Alex Santos, Czarinah Lusuegro, Jarius Bondoc, Lil Mateo and Jess Caduco who will deliver up-to-date news stories, vote count, and in-depth analyses of reports from over 30 live points from reporters on PTV, IBC and Radyo ng Bayan in the country from 5 AM on Monday (May 13) to noon on Tuesday (May 14).

The Kapinoy Network will also utilize augmented reality to help viewers understand reports better and an interactive map that will monitor the latest results and candidate information in key areas.

Aside from giving groundbreaking news coverage, Media ng Bayan will also put up Hatol Mo, I-Balita Ako! stations all over the country where voters can ask information about their precincts and other poll-related concerns. The Media ng Bayan team will then link them to the authorized government agencies and groups. Moreover, the PLDT stations will serve as centers where voters in the area can file reports about election irregularities and problems and will have first aid personnel and equipment on stand-by to respond to medical emergencies.

This public service effort anchors on the influence of PLDT, YouthVote Philippines and its half a million and billion of Hatol ng Bayan who are prepared to share election-related information from their areas to ensure honest and peaceful elections. “Citizen engagement and the movement for change are a constant. Both of them go on even without an election. That’s how dedicated we are to the idea of citizen involvement and that is the reason we start really early,” said Valencia, emphasizing why Media ng Bayan’s Hatol ng Bayan 2013 coverage and the recently HMIA Hatol Ka! movement were launched a year before the May 13 polls.

Media ng Bayan’s Hatol ng Bayan 2013 comprehensive election-primer coverage is also defined made voters more involved and informed on some of the hotly contested local races, and live debates that gave all senatorial candidates a platform to present what they stand for Boto Ko 'Yan!.

On May 13, as PTV, IBC, Radyo Budyong and Radyo ng Bayan reporters reexamine the electoral rivalries featured in the series and highlight the results in areas like Manila, Masbate, Cavite, Cebu, among others. This aims to contextualize what the results mean to the electorate by putting the spotlight on the newly elected candidates to remind them of the promises they made during the campaign season.

Media ng Bayan’s Hatol ng Bayan 2013 coverage was launched a year before the May elections to provide information to voters so they can make informed choices based on their vision for the country.

Working hand in hand with Media ng Bayan in this historic Hatol ng Bayan 2013 coverage are the Commission on Elections, Department of Foreign Affairs Overseas Absentee Voting Secretariat, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, Pulse Asia Inc., and Regional Emergency Assistance Communications System (REACT) Philippines, corporate sponsors Globe Telecom, AMA, PLDT and MyPhone’s Solid Group, Inc. Hatol ng Bayan 2013 also tapped The Philippine Star, Air21, Business World, Manila Bulletin and Business Mirror as its print partners and YouthVote Philippines as its cause partners.

For the latest election-related news, watch PTV, IBC, IBC News Network, tune in to DZRB Radyo ng Bayan and DZTV Radyo Budyong, log on to www.MediangBayan.ph, www.PTVNews.ph, www.IBCnews.com, RadyoBudyong.ph, hatolngbayan2013.ibc.com.ph or follow @HatolngBayan2013.