Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila on Monday expressed hope that Radyo Veritas will further expand its mission of spreading the Gospel across the Philippines and beyond.
Speaking at the inauguration and blessing of the station’s new transmitter site in Brgy. Longos, Meycauayan, Bulacan, he said the facility will boost the Catholic Church’s work of evangelization.
“With this facility, we can better fulfill our mission and duty to spread the Good News of the Lord not only within the Archdiocese of Manila but also to far-reaching areas of the country and the rest of the world,” Advincula said.
The Radyo Veritas chairman also linked the event to the recent canonization of St. Carlo Acutis, known as the “first millennial saint” and patron of the internet.
He described the transmitter as a tool of modern communication and a concrete response to Christ’s mandate to “go forth and proclaim the Good News to the whole world.”
Radyo Veritas president and chief executive officer Fr. Roy Bellen said the new facility is both a challenge and a renewed commitment for the station.
“This new transmitter site is our bold statement and testament to continue the mission of Radyo Veritas in bringing the Gospel to every corner of the world, especially the local Church in the Philippines. We commit to maximizing media use in the call of new evangelization,” Bellen said.
Among those present were Bishop Dennis Villarojo of Malolos, Manila Archdiocese vicar general Msgr. Reginald Malicdem, and priests from the archdiocese’s engineering department, Frs. Jomar Burgos and Jeff Jamias.
Representatives from Broadcast World Philippines, officials of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Meycauayan, and local government leaders from Bulacan, Meycauayan, and Barangay Longos also attended.
Since its founding in 1969, Radyo Veritas has served as the “voice of the Catholic Church,” playing a key role during Martial Law and the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, when Cardinal Jaime Sin used the station to call on Filipinos to gather peacefully at EDSA.
The station’s first transmitter, located in Malolos, Bulacan, was destroyed during Martial Law. It was later rebuilt in Taliptip, Bulacan, before being relocated to its new site in Meycauayan.
