SMNI News Channel
SMNI News Channel (also called SNC and stylized as SMNI NEWS CHANNEL) is a Philippine far-right religious free-to-air news television network based in Makati City. It is owned and operated by Swara Sug Media Corporation, the parent company of Sonshine Media Network International, a religious broadcasting arm of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) led by Filipino televangelist and church leader, Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy.[1][2]
 Totoong Boses ng Bayan Truth That Matters | |
| Type | Broadcast digital free-to-air television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Headquarters |
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| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sonshine Media Network International (Swara Sug Media Corporation) |
| Key people | Marlon Rosete (President and CEO) Ingrid Canada Tessie Dandan (Vice President) |
| Sister channels | SMNI |
| History | |
| Launched | May 24, 2016 |
| Founder | Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (Honorary Chairman) |
| Links | |
| Website | smninewschannel |
It airs national and international newscasts and talk shows, rolling news coverage from correspondents and reporters of SMNI Manila and other news bureaus in the Philippines and in more than 40 countries around the world, entertainment programs and Kingdom-related programs.[3]
It is exclusively aired over Digital terrestrial television on UHF Channel 39 43 & 44 in Metro Manila, UHF Channel 48 in Metro Baguio, UHF Channel 37 Metro Cagayan de Oro, and UHF Channel 19 in Davao Central, with selected programs simulcasting live via SMNI News Channel's Facebook page and YouTube channel, as well as on the main SMNI channel.[3]
Programming
News
- Balita ng Bansa (2020)
- SMNI Newsblast (2016)
- EdiTOLrial with Sen. Francis Tolentino
- SMNI Newsbreak
- SMNI Nightline News (2021)
- Newsline World
- Weekender World
Current affairs and commentary
- Business and Politics with Dante "Klink" Ang II (2022)
- Build PH (2023)
- Dito sa Bayan ni Juan (2021)
- Gikan sa Masa Para Sa Masa (2023)
- Laban Kasama Ang Bayan (2021)
- Maki-Alam (2022)
- Pinoy Legal Minds (2022)
- Pulso ng Bayan (2022)
- Statecraft with Sass Rogando-Sasot (2021)
- SMNI Special Reports
Public service
- Kabayan Abroad (2020)
- OFW Helpline (2023)
- Problema N'yo Itawag kay Panelo (2022)
- SMNI Exclusive (2022)
Health and Infotainment Environment Edutainment
- Eco Hour
- Healthy Chat @ Sonshine
- Ito ang Buhay (This is Life)
- Mga Doktor ng Bayan (2022)
- Pa-Talk (2022)
- SMNI Entrepinoy Revolution With Dr. Carl Balita (2022)
Kingdom-related
- Give Us This Day
- Powerline
- Quiet Moments
- Sounds of Worship
- Gospel of the Kingdom
- SPOTLIGHT Live! Worldwide
Documentary
- A New Me Story of Hope and Victory
- Caravan of Love
Cartoon
- Kingdom Force (2022)
Drama
- Papa, Nasaan Ka Na? (2023)
* - denotes that this program is also simulcast on its main channel, SMNI and Radio station DZAR 1026.
News
- SMNI Morning Headlines
- SMNI Newsline
- SMNI Newsline Philippines
Current affairs and commentary
- Point of Order (2021–2022)
- Usaping Bayan (2016–2022)
- Thinking Pinoy on SMNI (2020–2021)
Infotainment
- Amplify Your Life
Kingdom-related
- Generation K
Specials
- Election Watch 2018: The SMNI News Special Coverage
- SMNI Presidential Debates 2022
- SMNI Senatorial Debates 2022
- On the Road with the Frontrunner
- The Deep Probe: The SMNI Presidential Candidates Interview
- Election Watch 2019: The SMNI News Special Coverage
- Election Watch 2022: The SMNI News Special Coverage
Subchannels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39.01 | 480i | 16:9 | SMNI News Channel | SMNI News Channel | Test Broadcast |
| 39.02 | 16:9/4:3 | SMNI | SMNI | ||
| 39.03 | 16:9 | SMNI Radio | DZAR |
Notable broadcasters and anchors
Current anchors
- Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy
- Rodrigo Duterte – 16th president of the Philippines
- Dante "Klink" Ang II – president and CEO of The Manila Times
- Lorraine Badoy – former NTF-ELCAC spokesperson
- Juan Ponce Enrile – Chief Presidential Legal Counsel
- Jesus "Mang Jess" Arranza – Federation of Philippine Industries Chairman
- Jeffrey Celis (Ka Eric) – former New People's Army (NPA) cadre
- Sass Rogando-Sasot – foreign relations scholar
- Franco Baranda
- Yna Mortel
- MJ Mondejar
- Admar Vilando
- Dr. Carl Balita
- Troy Gomez
- Jade Calabroso
- Kyle Selva
- Salvador Panelo – former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel
- Ron Salo – Kabayan Partylist representative
- Arnell Ignacio – OWWA administrator
- Harry Roque – former presidential spokesperson
- Atty. Mark Tolentino
- Dr. Ted Herbosa – former National Task Force Against COVID-19 special adviser
- Greco Belgica – former Presidential Anti-Corrpution Commission chairman
- Anna Mae Lamentillo - Department of Information and Communications Technology undersecretary
- Senator Francis Tolentino
- Atty. Migs Nograles - Pwersa ng Bayaning Atleta Partylist representative
- Atty. David Castillon
Former anchors
- Michael "Mike" Abe
- A news anchor who specifically dealt with the controversy on Vice Ganda's challenge to Quiboloy on possibly shutting down ABS-CBN as the pastor has claimed to have "stopped" the series of earthquakes in Mindanao in 2019.[4][5][6][7] Now with Radyo Pilipinas 738 PTV and IBC 13.
- Mike Defensor
- Rodante Marcoleta (now with Net 25)
- R. J. Nieto (Thinking Pinoy)
- Antonio Parlade Jr.
- Lucy Torres-Gomez
- Robert Ace Barbers
Administrative complaint
SMNI is facing an administrative complaint filed in May 2022 before the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). Concepcion Empeño and Erlinda Cadapan, the mothers of disappeared students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan, and human rights group Karapatan petitioned the NTC to revoke Swara Sug Media Corporation's franchise, for airing on SMNI an interview with convicted kidnapper and retired Army General Jovito Palparan.[8] The complainants said in a statement that the broadcast propagated disinformation in violation of Republic Act No. 11422 and the 2007 Broadcast Code of the Philippines.[8][9] Palparan and program host Lorraine Badoy also red-tagged former vice president and then-presidential candidate Leni Robredo during the broadcast, which the complainants alleged were in violation of Commission on Elections' Resolution No. 10730 involving truth in advertising and fair and accurate reporting.[9]
Controversies and criticism
According to a report by news website Rappler, the network allegedly fuels disinformation, misleading claims and propaganda to attack journalists and critics of the Duterte administration.[10]
References
- "SMNI News Sonshine Media Network International". SMNI News. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- "Apollo Carreon Quiboloy". FBI Most Wanted. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "SMNI News Sonshine Media Network International". SMNI News. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- "Mike Abe on PEP.ph". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- Navalta, Daniel Joseph (November 7, 2019). "Broadcaster Mike Abe lambasts Vice Ganda for making fun of Pastor Quiboloy". Kami.com.ph - Philippines news. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- "Challenge Accepted: Pastor Quiboloy takes comedian's dare to end EDSA traffic, long-running TV show – kind of". Coconuts Manila. November 8, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- "Vice Ganda, sinermunan ni Pastor Apollo Quiboloy". Radio Mindanao Network. May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- Cordero, Ted (2022-05-04). "Quiboloy's SMNI slapped with admin complaint over Palparan interview". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- Gregorio, Xave (2022-05-04). "SMNI shutdown sought over Palparan interview, red-tagging". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- Baizas, Gaby; Macaraeg, Pauline (February 6, 2022). "Quiboloy's SMNI fuels disinformation, online attacks on gov't critics". Rappler.
External links
- Official website
- SMNI News Channel on Facebook
- SMNI News Channel on Twitter
- SMNI News Channel on YouTube
