Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation

Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation

Company type	Private (1959-1986) State agency (1986-present)
Industry	Entertainment (1960-1986) State media (1986-present)
Founded	October 1, 1959 (1959-10-01)
Headquarters	IBC Compound, Lot 3-B, Capitol Hills Drive cor. Zuzuarregui Street, Barangay Matandang Balara, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil (Secretary, Presidential Communications Office) Honey Rose Mercado (PCO Undersecretary for Traditional Media and External Affairs) Jose "Jimmie" C. Policarpio Jr. (President and CEO) Arturo Alejandrino (Chairman) Board of Directors: Alexander Bangsoy Marilyn Montano Catherina De Leon Vilar Josefino Manhilot Jennifer Jurado Corazon Reboroso (General Manager)
Products	Television program
Services	Broadcasting Radio Television Streaming
Owner	Dick Baldwin (1959-1962) Soriano Group (1962-1975) Roberto Benedicto (1975-1986) Government of the Philippines (Presidential Communications Office) (100%) (1986-present)
Number of employees	23,178
Divisions	IBC News and Public Affairs

IBC 13
Type	Broadcast commercial radio and television network
Country	Philippines
Programming
Language(s)	Filipino (main) English (secondary)
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i 16:9 for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Government of the Philippines (Presidential Communications Office) (100%) (1986-present)
Parent	Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
History
Founded	October 1, 1959 (1959-10-01) (test broadcast) March 1, 1960 (1960-03-01) (actual launch)
Launched	March 1, 1960 (1960-03-01) (as Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation) February 1, 1975 (1975-02-01) (as Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation)
Founder	Dick Baldwin
Former names	Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation (1960-1975) Islands TV-13 (1990-1992)
Links
Website	ibctv13.com
Availability

Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network based in Quezon City. It is a state broadcaster owned by the Government Communications Group under the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). IBC is also commonly referred to as "The Kaibigan Network", the Filipino term for "friend", which was introduced in 2019.

IBC, along with government-owned media companies People's Television Network and the Philippine Broadcasting Service-Bureau of Broadcast Services, form the media arm of the PCO and it is designated as a secondary state broadcaster that primarily broadcasts education, culture, arts and sports programming. Its studios, offices and broadcast facilities are located at the IBC Compound, Lot 3-B, Capitol Hills Drive cor. Zuzuarregui Street, Barangay Matandang Balara, Diliman, Quezon City.