Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Talk Mindanao to debut in November
MINDANAO will soon be heard and seen again on television.
Talk Mindanao, the only program which tackles peace and development updates and advocacies on the island, will soon air the first episode of its second season this November under the partnership of the Mindanao Economic Development Council (Medco) and Mindanao Business Council (MinBC).
During last week's Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao, Medco chair Under Secretary Virgilio Leyretana and MinBC chair Vicente Lao signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Talk Mindanao partnership jumpstarting the production and marketing for the program. The MOA states that Medco and MinBC will manage the program.
Lao welcomed this partnership as a new development in the efforts to make Mindanao a viable investment destination through television.
"Through the show, we hope to highlight the different opportunities in Mindanao especially in investments," Lao said.
"Aside from giving vital information to businessmen, the show will also give various updates on peace and development to Mindanao's different stakeholders," Leyretana said.
Through the program, we hope to show "where we are now in Mindanao and what still needs to be done," he continued.
An important addition to the show are feature segments which will complement the discussions on business, economy, peace and development, and make Talk Mindanao more interesting, informative and relevant to Mindanao viewers.
Leyretana also said that if the show will be successful other formats like a Talk Mindanao radio program will also be explored.
He also said that Talk Mindanao is also exploring possibilities for acquiring national coverage.
Talk Mindanao began as Mindanao Business Talk, a live interview program launched by Medco in 2002. It was revived later last year as Talk Mindanao.
