Region 7

98.5Mhz COMMUNITY FM RADYO KAIGSOONAN
MUNICIPALITY OF ZAMBOANGUITA, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

History

On 4 November 2010, MQ Mediazone Productions facilitated the forging of a Memorandum of Agreement between the National Nutrition Council (NNC) and the Municipality of Zamboanguita to put up a Nutriskwela community radio station, now known as 98.5 Mhz Radyo Kaigsoonan Community FM. Kaigsoonan is a Cebuano word for brethren.

Zamboanguita is a 4th class municipality in Negros Oriental with a population of 23,338 (2000 census). The residents’ primary sources of livelihood are farming and fishing.

The high incidence of malnutrition among Zamboanguita’s pre-school children qualified the town as beneficiary of the NNC Nutriskwela Community Radio project.

And, coincidentally, the NNC Nutriskwela project is in consonance with the Zamboanguita LGU priority agenda – the provision of basic health services.

The NNC-Zamboanguita LGU MOA was signed by NNC Executive Director Assistant Secretary Maria-Bernardita T. Flores and Zamboanguita Mayor Kit Marc Adanza.

Mayor Adanza believes that emergency response during calamities and the promotion of peace and order can effectively be realized via a fast and centralized communication medium. Carrying out these advocacies through a community radio station would best serve the interest of Zamboanguita.

Radyo Kaigsoonan is at the 2nd level of the Zamboaguita Public Market.

Hands-on-Training

A training-workshop was conducted 25-27 November 2010. The 33 participants included representatives from civil society groups, civic action groups, local cooperatives, barangay health workers, barangay nutrition scholars, religious leaders, peace and order officers, as well as representatives from the LGU.

The 3-day schedule of activities covered detailed presentations on Radio Community Broadcasting with emphasis on broadcasting tools and their actual applications, including writing for news, radio plugs, reporting and a discussion on the Broadcast Code of Ethics. Test broadcasts were held simultaneously with the hands-on training

On the third day, after the training-workshop, the participants elected from among themselves officers to Community Radio Council (CRC).

They are:

CHAIRMAN: KGD. VICTORIANO MARILLA
VICE –CHAIRMAN: DR. DELLA FUTALAN
SECRETARY: MS. AIDA SAAVEDRA