Congress TV

CongressTV

Type	Legislature broadcaster
Country	Philippines
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Quezon City, Metro Manila
Programming
Language(s)	Filipino, English
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	People's Television Network (until November 17, 2024) Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation House of Representatives of the Philippines
Sister channels	PTV Radyo Pilipinas 1 PTV Sports Network IBC
History
Launched	January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)
Replaced	PCO TV/RTVMalacanañg
Replaced by	PTV (mirror feed; channel 14 channel space)
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital Terrestrial Television	Channel 17 (Manila) LCN: 13.02 (Manila) Channel 17 (Laoag) LCN: 17.02 (Laoag) Channel 17 (Baguio) LCN: 17.02 (Baguio) Channel 17 (Iloilo) LCN: 12.02 (Iloilo) Channel 17 (Cebu) LCN: 13.02 (Cebu) Channel 17 ( Davao) LCN: 17.02 (Davao)
Converge Vision (Manila)	Channel 42

CongressTV is a Philippine digital television channel owned and managed by state-run networks People's Television Network (until November 17, 2024) and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation in collaboration with the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

Details

Congress TV follows a format similar to public affairs channels such as C-SPAN, CPAC, BBC Parliament, Phoenix, Sky News Extra, Vouli Tileorasi, and TVP Parlament. It mainly airs live plenary sessions, committee hearings and other content produced by the House of Representatives on digital television. ^[1]

The channel was launched on January 22, 2024. Initially, it was broadcast on digital terrestrial television (DTT) via PTV's second subchannel. Additionally, it is available through PTV, IBC, and HoR's social media accounts from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM (PST) daily, with extended hours if needed. ^{[2] [3]}

On October 1, 2024, Congress TV expanded its reach by broadcasting on channel 17 in Metro Manila, Laoag Baguio Naga Legazpi Cebu Iloilo and Davao via IBC's DTT network, becoming its second subchannel. At the same time, select programs are also simulcast on IBC's main analog signal.

On November 1, 2024, the channel commenced broadcast on Sky Cable.

On November 17, 2024, Congress TV ended its broadcast on PTV's DTT transmitters, and was replaced with a mirror feed of the main PTV channel; leaving terrestrial broadcast of the channel to IBC-owned transmitters.

In August 2025, Congress TV started airing on D8TV.

Programs

• Plenary Sessions
• Congressional Hearings
• Presidential Coverage
• Congress News (simulcast on IBC)
• Ala Una sa Balita (simulcast on IBC)
• Young Guns on the Move
• Ako Bicol Tabang Oro Mismo

References

1. "Congress TV to start broadcast tomorrow". Daily Tribune. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
2. "House launches 'Congress TV'". ABS-CBN News. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
3. "PTV gives audiences front-row seats in Congress TV". Manila Standard. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.