Northeastern Mindanao Mission of Seventh-day Adventists has long been dreaming of a Radio Station in its territory and now it has come to reality with God’s help when National Telecommunications Commission granted  a provisional authority to install, operate and maintain an AM Broadcast Station with a frequency of 1323 Khz.

1:00 o’clock in the afternoon, last January 11, 2012 Hope Radio Philippines DXHR Station was formally inaugurated and dedicated.  The Function Hall of NeMM were filled with many people from neighboring churches to witness the celebration.

Guest from Southern-Asia Pacific Division, Communication Director, Dr. Jonathan Catolico, gave an inspiring message to the brethren.  Another guests were from South Philippine Union Conference, Pastor Leonardo Asoy, the president, Pr. Nelson Paulo, Communication Director, Pr. Edwin C. Gulfan, Executive Secretary and Nuelen Sanes, HOPE Channel Manager.   Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Mayor of Butuan City, sent his representative  Mr. Egmedio Tidalgo, Executive Assistant 1.

All Missions/Conferences Administrators were invited but only Davao and North Central Mindanao Conference responded by sending their administrators and some directors.  Mr. Jimmy Solis from Mountain View College (MVC) was also present and even made a seminar on radio broadcasting a day before opening the radio station.

After the program a motorcade from NeMM Headquarters in Baan to Butuan City going to Bancasi was made to announce the public that we have now our on going HOPE Radio Broadcast.   Those who participated the motorcade were in uniform of black t-shirt with HOPE Radio logo riding on different kinds of vehicles. They take delights on handing out handbills and stickers to those on lookers standing nearby on the highway.

Excitement rose up in the hearts of the brethren that at last our own
Seventh-day Adventist can have religious programs and music on air at 10,000 watts on 1323 KHZ on AM Band.

With gratefulness in our hearts, we thanked the Lord above all for the accomplishment thus far and for the kind assistance extended to us by Congresswoman Daryl Grace Abayon, who helped us a lot to make this project come to reality.

For the operation and continued production of HOPE Radio now in our territory we join ourselves to have a HOPE that all of us will financially support this Radio program till Jesus comes.

New Production Staff

Station Manager

• Pr. Jerson P. Arellano

Production Manager

• Pr. Eugenio E. Cubelo, Jr.

News Buereau Editor

• Jardynne D. Robantes

Announcers:

• Jerry  Laig
• Emmanuel Granada

Reporters

• Michael Claros
• Clyde Hikilan

Chief Technician

• Israel R. Cubelo

Technician

• Ian Alfred Ba-al
• Fermin Legaspi

ECE

• Federico Lasta
• AL Potot

Solomon V. Mongaya, NeMM President

For the first time in Northeastern Mindanao Mission , a program intended to express thanks and gratitude to mayors has come to reality. The special activity is called “Salamat Mayor” Recognition Program.

Northeastern Mindanao Mission PARL hosted  the program at the mission  Function Hall at the 3^rd floor of the building. It happened last August 24, 2011. At 4:00 P.M.  Fifteen Municipality mayors with the city Mayor of Butuan were cordially invited. Due to conflict of schedules of the mayors, some did not arrive. Some were sending representatives only  on their behalf.  However some were there to witness how Adventist welcome them in a program.

Dr. Jonathan C.Catolico, PARL Director, SSD

The program was really a unique one having part 1 for the welcome speech by the NEMM President Solomon V. Mongaya who made mention that the organization of Seventh-Day Adventist set-up is like that of the government because it is composed of many departments in which one of its departments, the PARL is responsible of the program of Salamat Mayor.  It was reinforced by  Pr. Nelson Paulo, SPUC PARL Director who gave  the reason why the mayors were invited . Pr. Donald E. Zabala, the HOPE Channel Director of Visayas  introduced  the speaker  Dr. Jonathan C. Catolico, PARL Director of Southern Asia – Pacific Division who  gave an inspirational message. Dr. Catolico  was the one who proposed this program to the Union and  mission counterparts through-out the Philippines and it is Butuan who responded  first under the leadership of Pr. MaxDante B. Obbus, the mission PARL Director.  After Dr. Catolico’s  inspirational message a  dedicatory prayer  was offered by him together with  Pr. Solomon Mongaya.

In part 2 all mayors present were given recognition and appreciation . A very nice trophy was handed to each of the mayors .  Butuan City Mayor Amante then gave his response.  He cited a Bible text that “ If my people shall humble themselves…then he is worthy to be recognized and thanked for.” He further said that Seventh- Day Adventists is the first religious  group who gave honors to government officials like mayors.  He has high regards on SDA’s for being partner in moral recovery.

“There was a similar program like this in our place.” Mayor Monton of Jabonga said. “But this program is a special one coming from a religious group.” , he added.  He gratefully acknowledged the SDA’s for being so quick in responding to the their needs on our welfare program  during the calamity in his municipality.

Indeed the program is very successful with the presence of “ Motivators”  singers that entertain the visitors . The musical instruments rendition of Pr Saramosing and Pr. Cena, and Alfed  Ba-al on their Saxophone and Liz Dawis on her Violin impressed them as they applauded loudly .

All guests including the staff of each mayor  were served with the palatable foods catered by the MAKUNO’s catering services.  It was a great success!

The God whom we served for so long a time always share to us His wisdom and blessings to everyone of us.

Thanks to our prayers for our AM Radio Station. The Lord answered it. Our Communication Director of SSD Dr. Jonathan Catolico together with our SPUC Communication Director Pastor Nelson Paulo never did try to stop making follow-up of the approval of the Provisional Authority for our Frequency of this radio station. Just lately  the approval was given by National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) . They then told us to proceed for the construction of the transmitter tower.

Inspired by our positive assurance of God’s blessing, we decided to provide spaces  for this station during the start of the renovation of the mission office building.  Three rooms have been prepared. One room is for the recording studio, another is the broadcast studio, and the last one is the room for the technical division. We still lack one for transmitter room.

Last September 8, 2011  we made the groundbreaking for putting up  the transmitter tower with the approval of the Communication Director of SPUC. While waiting for its completion, we are also preparing to put up another room for transmitter at the back of the studio.

Hopefully by middle part of November we can have the inauguration of the station  as a way of laying it into the hands of the Lord for its prime purpose is to preach the Good News to the people  on the air.