| "I've
always liked the sharing of (life) testimonies. It gives
you a sense of peace and assurance when you hear of people
who have been faced with struggles and have overcome.
It makes you examine your life priorities," observed
Charo Santos-Concio. The ABS-CBN executive vice president
watched The 700 Club frequently when she was homebound
in America and pregnant with her first son over 19 years
ago.
 CBN
Asia Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Ramon N. Tapales, Jr. completes the signing of the contract
by a handshake with ABS-CBN Executive Gabby Lopez. Flanking
them is Ms. Charo Santos-Concio and Mr. Federico M.
Garcia.
The
700 Club, longest-running Christian program in the world
(over 35 years on air) continues its 26th year of telecast
in the Philippines on a new channel-ABS-CBN. The International
700 Club hosted by Pat Robertson, its local version
The 700 Club Asia hosted by Peter Kairuz, and the alternative
music video program 1Cubed hosted by Teri Sambajon can
now be viewed at the earlier time slot of 12:30 a.m.,
Monday to Friday, beginning November 4.
This strategic move to ABS-CBN was formalized during
a contract-signing ceremony on October 22, 2002.
Presiding over the event were ABS-CBN Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Eugenio Lopez III, President and Chief
Operating Officer Federico M. Garcia, Executive Vice
President Charo Santos-Concio, and Senior Vice President
for Television Socorro Vidanes. Representing CBN Asia
was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Ramon Tapales Jr. CBN Asia's Vice President for Administration
and Development Malou Ibañez, Director for Public
Relations and Development Grace Cepeda-Lara, The 700
Club Asia's Executive Producer Maricel Endriga and Head
Writer Nena Benigno witnessed the ceremony.
ABS-CBN and CBN Asia executives proceed with the signing
of the contract.
The
Philippines was the first country outside of the United
States to air The 700 Club in 1976. The show now draws
audiences in over 180 countries of the world and is
translated into more than 70 languages. Both The 700
Club and The 700 Club Asia, which was launched in the
Philippines in 1995, showcase true-to-life stories of
modern-day miracles. These include instant physical
healing, deliverance from vices and self-destructive
behavior, and rebirth into a new life of peace and wholeness
through prayers and a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ as Savior and Lord.
The 700 Club and its Asia version do not depend on paid
advertisements, but the donations of televiewers who
believe in bringing biblical Christian values and the
power of God for positive change through the mass media.
The name of the program derives from the first 700 people
who pledged to donate $10 a month to shoulder the production
cost of $7,000 a month during the show's initial telecasts
in the Sixties in the U.S.A.
The
700 Club also provides televiewers with a 24-hour telephone
counseling service where they can ask for prayers for
healing, biblical advice on their daily problems and
challenges, and give feedback on each show.
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