Former DZMM radio station manager and now Congressman Angelo Palmones of the Alyansa ng mga Grupo ng Agham at Teknolohiya (AGHAM) partylist laments the fading of the radio drama industry in the Philippines.
"This means that the golden era of the radio drama industry in the early 1900’s have been replaced by soap operas and telenovelas on television. Indeed, television nowadays plays a large influential role to the public," Palmones said.
The radio drama industry started to dominate the public as a form of entertainment among the residents in the 1940’s. Among the favorite topics it featured are love, horror stories, legends, conflict, and adventure, among others.
Right now, some radio drama can still be heard in radio networks such as Bombo Radio Philippines and other radio networks. Observers, however, noted that radio drama is now being used as filler for the radio programs.
Despite the large influence of television and newspapers to the public nowadays, radio is still influential to the people in the hinterland.
Sources from the radio industry, however, said that many radio networks are upgrading their stations from AM to FM band because of technology and its operation is cheaper.
The radio turning into the FM bands is concentrating on musical and public affairs program, neglecting to further enhance the drama industry.
Ambrosio Villorente, dean of the mass communications department of the Northwestern Visayas College, Kalibo said that the fading radio drama industry in the country should challenge radio drama scriptwriters to do more to revive the radio drama industry.
The NVC mass communications department has recently garnered two major awards of the 1st Annual Don Henry Canoy Radio Script Drama Writing competitions in Western Visayas. NVC mass communication graduating students Mechelle Repedro won the first prize while Sheryl Santillan won the second prize. A student of Filamer Christian University, Roxas City was third place.
The radio drama competition was initiated by the Radio Mindanao Network (RMN). Canoy, a businessman, founded the RMN and is currently one of the largest radio stations in the country.
The three winners in the secondary level are from Guimbal, Iloilo and Bacolod City. (PNA) /MP
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