Martin Andanar

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

He served as the former secretary of the Presidential Communications Office of the Philippines under the Duterte administration and is now CGTN anchor.

Andanar was the former head of News5 Everywhere, the online news video and audio portal of TV5, anchored Andar ng mga Balita on TV5, Radyo5 92.3 News FM and One PH, sister stations of TV5.

He was also a voice-over talent of News5, AksyonTV, and Radyo5 92.3 News FM.

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

He is married to Alelee Aguilar-Andanar, the daughter of former Las Piñas mayor Vergel Aguilar and niece of Senator Cynthia Villar.

They have two children and are currently living in Muntinlupa.

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

After a year in University of the Philippines-Los Baños, he moved to Australia with his mother, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Social and Political Studies & Film and Media Studies at Federation University.

Andanar first worked for GMA News and Public Affairs as an anchor for the weekend edition of GMA Network News from 1998 to 2002, and first hosted Unang Hirit from 1999 to 2002, Andanar left GMA Network and was replaced by Daniel Razon from 2002 to 2005 later on was replaced by Ivan Mayrina from 2012-present when he was transferred to the National Broadcasting Network (NBN) as anchor of Teledyaryo from 2002 until 2004, when he was transferred again to ABC/TV5's news division as anchor for Sentro from 2006 to 2008, TEN: The Evening News, Aksyon Weekend and Aksyon sa Umaga, Aksyon JournalisMO, Sapul sa Singko, Good Morning Club, Andar ng mga Balita (both the television and radio versions), Punto Asintado, and Aksyon sa Umaga.

He also hosted the documentary and public affairs shows such as S.O.S.: Stories of Survival (2005–2008), ''Pulis!

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

In 2008, along with 30 Filipino youth leaders, the US State Department sent Andanar to Northern Illinois University for an International Visitors Leadership Fellowship Program.

Pulis! (2008–2009), Crime Klasik (2011–2012) and Dokumentado'' (2010–2013) on ABC/TV5/AksyonTV.

In June 2009, he went to Georgetown University in Washington, DC to attend an executive course in Public & Non Profit Management.

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

Through his leadership, TV5 became the first news channel to establish digital presence for news delivery through the news digital video and audio portal “News5 Everywhere”.

Aside from being a talent, Andanar also dipped his fingers in management for TV5’ as a member of the News 5 Executive Management Committee.

Andanar was a Radyo5 and Aksyon TV image copywriter.

Andanar was the creator of the defunct Balut Radio.

The podcast was created out of Andanar's hobby for radio and podcast.

It started as a program to interview known personalities who are adept at certain topics, such as politics, arts, technology and education.

In its latter days, the podcast was used as an extended arm of PCOO's Laging Handa Communications for the COVID-19 pandemic.

It had broad discussions on the government's thrusts to mitigate the health crisis.

and Mediaman's Mancave Podcasts.

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

Andanar attended courses on Communications in Public Policy Delivery (2015) and Countering Violent Extremism (2017) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, as well as the FB News Literacy (2017) and APAC news literary executive course at the Hong Kong University.

He also pursued further doctorate studies on Public Administration at the University of the Philippines-Diliman.

and on Community Development at the University of the Philippines-Los Baños.

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

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

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

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

The Commission on Appointments confirmed his appointment on October 12, 2016.

As PCOO secretary, Andanar spearheaded the formulation of a national communications strategy that focused the rehabilitation of existing government media and communications resources, and the development of new platforms for communicating and engaging with the public.

Andanar was tasked with supervising both the operations of the government's news and information agencies, which includes the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Philippine News Agency (PNA), People's Television Network (PTV), Philippine Broadcasting Service-Bureau of Broadcast Services (PBS-BBS), Bureau of Communications Services (BCS), National Printing Office (NPO), APO Production Unit, Radio Philippines Network (RPN), and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC).

Among the reforms made were the use of fiber optic Internet connection and a new website design, leading to higher visits.

The PNA also established a three-layer editorial process to ensure the quality of content.

Andanar's efforts to revitalize government media services earned the adulation of Senator JV Ejercito.

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