About Us
What we are
TV Maria Foundation Philippines, Inc., or simply TV Maria, was created to fulfill the vision of being the Filipino Catholic TV Channel here in the Philippines.
It is owned by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), and is managed and financed by the Archdiocese of Manila for the CBCP.
Indeed, the Catholic Church of the Philippines has yet to have its own television channel. Mainly, this is what TV Maria aims to address.
Why we are here
We need an established TV channel for the Church that airs across the country.
We need:
- A TV channel through which various Church media institutions and groups can air their productions
- A TV channel that will broadcast unified and official content from Church officials
- A TV channel that will air programs which are distinctly Filipino in content and conveyed in the local language
- A TV channel which can serve as which can serve as the “go-to channel” of Filipino Catholics across and even outside of the country for Church updates, daily inspiration and spiritual nourishment
We are letting others tell our stories,
and we are being defined by these stories.
The Catholic Church is rich in stories, from inspirational to social action, in both urban and rural areas, and these stories are who WE are:
a Church of sinners, true, but a persistently nurturing and loving Church in spite of this, constantly striving to be the Face and Heart of Jesus in today’s modern world.
Our main duty as Catholics is to become
witnesses to the Good News and to evangelize.
The social communications ministry of the Philippine Church is being left behind. Even with the advent of social media, television is still the most stable and influential medium in the country, and we are missing out on this means for evangelization.
We have the stories.
We have the heart and passion to proclaim and share these stories.
We just need to be where the people are.
Who we are
Board of Trustees
HIS EMINENCE LUIS ANTONIO G. CARDINAL TAGLE, D.D.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
REV. MSGR. JOSE CLEMENTE F. IGNACIO
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Finance Officer
REV. FR. JOSELITO L. BUENAFE
Trustee, Corporate Secretary
REV. FR. JOSELITO I. JOPSON
Trustee and Chief Operating Officer
LAURICE GUILLEN – FELEO
Trustee
EDWIN T. LOPEZ
Trustee
ANTONIO O. COJUANGCO
Trustee
ATTY. JEREMY GATDULA
Corporate Secretary
Officers and Staff
REV. FR. JOSELITO I. JOPSON
President
REV. FR. JOSELITO L. BUENAFE
Vice President, Administration
REV. FR. ROY M. BELLEN
Vice President, Operations
KATHLYNNE JANICE G. DIAZ
Executive Secretary and Video Editor
SHARON JOY F. ISLA
Supervisor and Production Coordinator
ANGELYN M. DELA CRUZ
Accountant
NANETH SAMOYA
Social Media Administrator and Video Editor
ROBERTO C. BAHIA
Technical Officer and Video Editor
JIGGO E. SANTOS
Purchasing Officer and Video Editor
EMIL P. FORTICH
Programming Administrator and Video Editor
EDDIE MAR P. ESCAÑO
Property Custodian and Cameraman
Partners and Contributers
St. Alphonsus Mary de Liguori Parish
Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene
Archdiocesan Media Apostolate Network Unlimited (AMANU)
Areopagus Communications
Caritas Manila
Catholic Media Network
Communication Foundation for Asia
Children of Light Charismatic Community
Divine Word Missionaries
Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)
Office of the Philippine Conference on the New Evangelization (PCNE)
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila
Shepherd’s Voice Television and Radio
God With Us Foundation, Inc.
How you can reach us
TV Maria Foundation Philippines, Inc., or simply TV Maria, was created to fulfill the vision of being the Filipino Catholic TV Channel here in the Philippines.
8 562 33 31
+63 917 871 25 04
[email protected]
