RADIO Veritas, the leading faith-based AM station in the Philippines, is among the recipients of the Manuel L. Quezon Gawad Parangal for the Most Outstanding Institution for 2016 by the Quezon City government.
The awarding ceremony will be held at the Crowne Plaza Galleria on Oct. 22, 2016 coinciding with the celebration of the Quezon City’s 77th founding anniversary.
Radio Veritas president Rev. Fr. Anton C.T. Pascual expresses his gratitude to the local government of Quezon City for recognizing its contribution in evangelization and moral transformation of the country.
“Thank you from all of us at Radio Veritas. We are truly humbled to be given such kind of token of recognition. This strengthens us to continue our ideals for spreading the truth and persevere in fulfilling our mission to become the leading Catholic multimedia and information center in the country that caters the needs of the faithful through radio and social media,” Fr. Pascual said.
Started in 2002, Quezon City government has been paying tribute to outstanding individuals and institutions that have contributed not only to the City’s development and reputation but also have served as inspiration to the country as well, through the yearly conferment of its highest award of honor and recognition, the Manuel L. Quezon Gawad Parangal. The conferment was named after the late Manuel L. Quezon, the country’s second president in history.
The station received several recognitions this year for its persistence in fulfilling its mission of spreading the truth and new evangelization through its radio programs.
Radio Veritas received the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas Golden Dove Award for best radio public service announcement in April.
The station was also a recipient of the first SLB Kaisa ng Bayan Award by the Jesuit socio-political group Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan during their 30th anniversary celebration last Feb. 24, 2016.
Trinity University of Asia also chose Veritas 846 as the winner of the Trinitian Award for Values-Oriented Radio Station for the 2016 Platinum Stallion Media Awards.
Meanwhile, the news program “Veritas Pilipinas” won the Hildegarde Award under the Broadcast Journalism – Radio category from St. Scholastica’s College Manila’s 10th Hildegarde Awards for Women in Media and Communication.
Radio Veritas 846 is owned and operated by the Archdiocese of Manila.
Established in 1969, the Ramon Magsaysay recipient Catholic radio station continues to be the leading social communications ministry for truth and evangelization in the country today.