he 175-foot tall station tower of the government-owned Radyo ng Bayan in Tandag, Surigao del Sur collapsed at around 3 a.m. Monday due to strong winds, the regional office here of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) reported.
PIA is a sister agency of the Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS) which operates Radyo ng Bayan under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), headed by Secretary Herminio "Sonny" Coloma.
PIA-Caraga Regional Director Abner Caga said that Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag senior announcer Nerissa Espinosa confirmed to him that the station tower, situated within the Surigao del Sur Provincial Capitol compound, fell down after it was buffeted by unusually strong winds.
The DXJS radio station tower was situated on a hilly portion at the back of the Surigao del Sur Provincial Sports Complex, which is also within the 18-hectare Provincial Capitol compound.
Espinosa said the tower collapse brought the only AM radio station in Tandag unserviceable at a time when "it is needed most for necessary public warnings in calamity-stricken areas of the province brought about by continuous rains since New Year’s Day, January 1."
Engr. Mike Pangilinan of PBS-Radyo ng Bayan central office in Quezon City also confirmed to the Philippines News Agency that their Tandag radio station tower was destroyed by strong winds early Monday morning.
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