25 Facts About Martin Andanar

Jose Ruperto Martin Marfori Andanar was born on August 21,1974 and is a Filipino television news personality, news anchor, radio commentator, podcaster, voice-over artist and a columnist.

Martin Andanar served as the former secretary of the Presidential Communications Office of the Philippines under the Duterte administration.

In June 2016, it was announced that Martin Andanar would be joining the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte as the secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office, replacing Sonny Coloma.

Martin Andanar was tasked with supervising both the operations of the government's news and information agencies.

In March 2022, Martin Andanar was named acting presidential spokesperson after former Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles was appointed as chairperson of the Civil Service Commission.

Martin Andanar was born on August 21,1974, in Manila, Philippines to Wencelito Martin Andanar and Rosario Marfori.

Martin Andanar spent his high school years in Cagayan de Oro at Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan and Manila.

Martin Andanar completed his Master in Entrepreneurship at the Asian Institute of Management in 2007.

Martin Andanar completed a Senior Executive Fellows Program at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University in March 2010.

Martin Andanar started as the news voice image artist of Aksyon TV and Radyo5 when he joined TV5 in 2009.

In 2023, Martin Andanar moved to Beijing, China to work as a news anchor China Global Television Network.

Martin Andanar was appointed as secretary for the Presidential Communications Operations Office by President Rodrigo Duterte on June 30,2016.

In July 2017, the Philippine Star published an article that found Martin Andanar to be "richest official in his agency with a net worth higher than that of all his undersecretaries and assistant secretaries combined", Martin Andanar declared a net worth of P152.27 million in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth submitted April 2017.

PCOO secretary Martin Andanar championed the landmark freedom of information policy of the government, which was made effective under Executive Order No 2 signed in 2016.

Martin Andanar supervises the Presidential Task Force on Media Security, which was formed in October 2016 after President Duterte asked for the creation of a special agency to protect media workers.

Reporters Without Borders delisted the Philippines from its list of most dangerous countries for journalists in December 2018, which Martin Andanar attributed to President Duterte's concern for journalists.

Martin Andanar said that 2023 is the target for switch-off of all analog broadcasts in the country.

Martin Andanar says the agency will form a press attache division, members of which will be sent to other countries as Philippine government media representatives.

Martin Andanar said both countries can promote culture, arts, education, tourism or "anything that will benefit the two states" through information sharing.

Secretary Martin Andanar delivered the Philippine dignitary statement at the High-Level Segment of the 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council on February 26,2020, that highlighted the Duterte administration's policy on media freedom and human rights.

Some prominent international agreements that Secretary Martin Andanar accomplished are listed below:.

Martin Andanar received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Federation University in Australia in 2017.

Martin Andanar received a Presidential Citation from President Duterte in December 2018 that commended the PCOO's work in the successful chairmanship of the Philippines for Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in 2017.

Martin Andanar dedicated the honor for the award to his colleagues at the agency.

Martin Andanar was recognized as an outstanding Mindanaonon during the 1st Mindanao Governance and Leadership Excellence Awards held at Limketkai Luxe Hotel in March 2019, for having significantly improved the People's Television Network, Radyo ng Bayan, Radio-Television Malacanang and Philippine News Agency in less than two years.