Martin Andanar

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Marfori and the surname or paternal family name is Andanar.

Martin Andanar
Secretary of Presidential Communications Operations
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2016
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Sonny Coloma
Personal details
Born	Martin Marfori Andanar (1974-08-21) August 21, 1974 Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Spouse	Alelee Aguilar-Andanar
Alma mater	Federation University Australia Asian Institute of Management
Occupation	Journalist, Radio commentator

Martin Andanar (born August 21, 1974) is a Filipino television news anchor, radio commentator, podcaster, audio blogger and voice-over artist working for GMA 7. He is the head of News5 Everywhere, the online news video and audio portal of TV5. He currently anchors Aksyon sa Umaga on 23 and Punto Asintado Radio Show on Radyo5 92.3 News FM and AksyonTV, sister stations of TV5. He is also a voice-over talent of News5, AksyonTV, and Radyo5 92.3 News FM. He studied at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, Georgetown University, Northern Illinois University, Asian Institute of Management, National University of Singapore and Federation University Australia.

In June 2016, it was announced that Andanar will be joining President Rodrigo Duterte's administration as the Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (soon-to-be renamed as the Presidential Communications Office), replacing Sonny Coloma. He will supervise the operations of government's news and information agencies, television and radio stations including PIA, PNA, PTV-4 and PBS-Radyo ng Bayan. He assumed the secretaryship on June 30, 2016.

Career

Martin Andanar is currently a Media Executive and News Anchorman of TV5. He hosts the following TV5 news programs; Punto Asintado (Radyo5 & AksyonTV) and Aksyon sa Umaga (TV5 Morning Show) and Crime Klasik on AksyonTV. He is also the official voice over of all News5 platforms.

Martin's TV5 management role focuses on developing and championing pioneering projects. Among the projects he developed and currently heads are 1. News 5 Everywhere, the first Filipino Online News TV and Radio Everywhere in the Philippines 2. News5 Kontrabando Online Tabloid and 3. News5.com.ph Online Newspaper.

As a Community Worker, he founded Sons of Surigao Youth in 2006. Sons Of Surigao Youth's core programs include: Books for Siargao, a program that sets up children's libraries in poor barangays in Siargao Island and Youth Leaders for Democracy Seminars, a module that teaches poor communities the importance of volunteerism and good governance to communities. SOS youth has established 36 libraries since 2006.

In 2010, Martin founded "Move My Muntinlupa", a civic organization that advocates volunteerism, ethical leadership and good governance in Muntinlupa City. MMM works closely with Kaya Natin Movement, a good governance organization.

Martin's social work won him a US State Department "civic participation leadership training" scholarship at the Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois last May 26-June 28, 2008.

As a broadcaster, one of his advocacies is citizen empowerment through Internet citizen journalism. In September 2009, he gathered like-minded people, convinced his TV boss and AIM classmate and developed www.presidenteko.com (defunct), a 2010 presidential website that listens to the voices and opinions of Internet citizen journalists.

Martin finished his Master in Entrepreneurship with honors at the Asian Institute of Management in Manila and completed college at the Federation University Australia in Ballarat, Australia.

On June 2009, he joined social entrepreneurs from all over the world at Georgetown University in Washington DC for an intensive scholarship on Non Profit Management at the Center for Public and Non Profit Leadership.

He completed his Senior Executive Fellows Program at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University on March 2010.

Martin also completed the prestigious Communications for Public Policy Executive Course at the Lee kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore in 2015.

In his downtime he manages podcast.ph and audio.ph an independent podcast production and audio blog Martin initiated. Martin also host's his own podcast show called Martin's Mancave on http://podcast.ph.

Other Training and Convention

Panelist - FTTH APAC CONFERENCE, Bangkok, 2016

Speaker -KBP Podcast Conference, University of Sto Tomas, 2016

Keynote Speaker at Pilot Elementary School Graduation, 2016

"Attended, Lee Kuan Yew, Microsoft & AIM Information & Communication Technology Seminar 2015"

"Speaker, Podcasting, Broadcast Asia 2015"

"Speaker, Online Video Delivery, Broadcast Asia 2015"

"NMX 2015, New Media Revolution, Las Vegas, USA"

"NAB 2015, Las Vegas, USA"

Speaker at Broadcast Asia 2014, Leveraging Online TV to Increase Eyeballs, Singapore

Panelist at UbiFrance 2014, OTT & Next Generation TV, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

Speaker at Graphics Expo 2014, How to increase web traffic by using online videos, Manila

Moderator and Host Dcom Summit 2014: The road ahead for e-Commerce in the Philippines, SMX Aura, Philippines

Moderator at the ASEAN PLDT Future Talks 2014 Solaire Resorts Manila.

Speaker at de Lasalle University, Social Media and Public Service

Speaker at Comguild 2014, Social Awareness: A shared responsibility of the media 7 community. Philippines

Speaker at Centro Escolar Univ., Manila, 2014, Comm Arts Society (Media Transparency & Accountability)

Broadcast Asia 2014, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

RAIN Summit West 2014, Las Vegas Hotel & Casino,

NAB 2014, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas

Fierce Cable 2014: Profiting from IP VIdeo, Encore, Las Vegas

Panelist at Semcon2013, Social TV Panelist, Intercon Makati

Digital Journalism World 2013, M Hotel, Singapore

RAIN Summit West 2013, Las Vegas Hotel & Casino,

NAB 2013, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas,

Broadcast Asia 2013, Singapore

Social TV Summit 2013, Los Angeles, USA

TDG 2012, Santa Clara, Ca

Multi-screen Conference

Next TV 2012, Santa Clara, Ca

Multi-screen Conference

NAB 2012, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

RAIN Summit West 2012, Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada,

Personal life

Andanar lives with his wife, Alelee, and two kids in Manila.

Filmography

Television

Television
Year	Title	Character	Network
2014–2016	Aksyon sa Umaga	Host/Anchor	TV5
2012–present	Punto Asintado	Radio Commentator (Radio Show)
2011–2014	Andar ng mga Balita	News Anchor	AksyonTV
2011–2013	Crime Klasik	Host
2010–2011	Dokumentado	Host	AksyonTV/TV5
2010–2012	Sapul sa Singko	Host/Anchor	TV5
2010–2011	Aksyon JournalisMO	News Anchor
2010	Aksyon Weekend	News Anchor
2008–2010	TEN: The Evening News	News Anchor
2008–2009	Pulis! Pulis!	Host
2006–2008	Sentro	News Anchor	ABC
2004–2006	Big News	News Anchor
2003	Teledyaryo	News Anchor	NBN
1999–2002	Unang Hirit	Host	GMA Network
1999–2002	GMA Network News Weekend	News Anchor

Radio

Radio
Year	Title	Character	Network
2012–present	Punto Asintado	Host	92.3 News FM
2010–2012	Andar ng mga Balita	Anchor

Awards and recognitions

Awards
Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2004	18th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Male Newscaster	Big News	Won
2008	22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Male Newscaster	Sentro	Nominated