MANILA, Nov. 20 -- Radyo Pilipinas World Service (RPWS), the Philippine government's international radio platform, is relaunching its shortwave broadcasts, marking a major step in reconnecting with Filipinos across the globe.

The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), in a memorandum dated Nov. 20, formally approved the reinstatement of RPWS's shortwave operations.

"The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Headquarters in Washington, D.C. has confirmed its approval to resume broadcast operations of the PBS-BBS (Presidential Broadcast Service-Bureau of Broadcast Services) Radyo Pilipinas World Service shortwave broadcast using the facilities of the Philippines Transmitting Station in Tinang, Tarlac," the memorandum read.

"The au...