Yes2Health Broadcasting Network

Yes2Health Broadcasting Network (Y2HBN) is a Philippine media company with headquarters at Tagum. Y2H operates FM radio stations in the country under the XFM and Solid FM brands.^[1]

History

The company began operations in 2021 when naturopathy doctor and Palawan-born entrepreneur Remelito Uy acquired the Xanthone Plus line of herbal products from the eponymous broadcast firm managed by his elder brother Ramel. Prior to the launch of Y2H's own radio operations, it produced blocktime programs discussing alternative medicine on various third-party AM and FM stations.

XFM began broadcasts on February 28, 2022 as a local entity when a group of mediamen led by Uy took over the operations of RMCBC-owned DXDE-FM in Tagum City. This formed the nucleus of the network until it transferred its broadcasting operations to Southern Broadcasting Network-owned DXSS-FM in Davao City later that year. After garnering initial success, XFM expanded into various provincial markets across the country by the use of airtime lease agreements. ^[2][3][4]

Properties

Similar to K5 News FM, XFM also airs gospel music from sunset of every Friday until after sunset the next day under the Gospel Hour block due to the Uy family's affiliation with the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement.

XFM

Solid FM

Other stations

Note: The above stations are owned by their respective broadcasting companies. Y2H operates them under an airtime lease agreement.^[5]

Network programming

XFM News Nationwide

XFM News Nationwide is the flagship network newscast of XFM. Produced by 99.5 XFM Mega Manila since July 3, 2025 and airing at 12:00 pm, it is currently anchored by Buddy Oberas and Bryan de Paz.

Development

XFM News Nationwide was first launched on April 8, 2024 across the network, replacing each station's local midday edition of XPress Balita. The newscast was originally aired at 12:30 pm with 104.7 XFM Palawan assuming its production and the tandem of Pedy Bautista Sabando and Aizy Pacaldo as its first anchors. Former 103.1 Brigada News FM anchor-reporter Gilbert Basio served as regular relief presenter for Sabando.

In January 2025, XFM News Nationwide was moved to 12:00 pm due to the decision of upper management to place The Secret of Health at the 12:30 pm slot as the newscast's lead-out program across its stations. Pedy Bautista Sabando would depart the program on March 7, 2025 as he ran and ultimately won the mayoralty race for Roxas, Palawan in the May 12, 2025 midterm elections. Aizy Pacaldo also went on maternity leave the same month, leaving Basio as sole reliever and eventual permanent main anchor until June 18th when she returned as co-anchor.

XFM Palawan continued production of the newscast until July 2, 2025 as its duties were transferred to the newly-launched 99.5 XFM Mega Manila the next day. Buddy Oberas and Kim Mangunay (both formerly of Abante Radyo 1494) served as the new co-anchors until Mangunay departed XFM on January 30, 2026 to concentrate on her family, she later returned to Abante Radyo. Bryan de Paz became her full-time replacememt effective February 2, 2026.

Current presenters

• Buddy Oberas
• Bryan de Paz

Substitute presenters

• Jupiter Torres
• Melanie Ocampo (formerly with DZME)

Former presenters

• Pedy Bautista-Sabando (now-incumbent Mayor of Roxas, Palawan)
• Aizy Pacaldo
• Gilbert Basio (moved to 103.9 K5 News FM Palawan as its deputy station manager)
• Kim Mangunay

The Secret of Health

The Secret of Health (also branded as Kaalamang Pangkalusgan or Kalusugan Iwas Karamdaman) is the flagship health news and discussion program of Yes2Health, hosted by doctors of naturopathy Algy Bacla, Mishael Gines and Yes2Health CEO Remelito Uy. The program is heard on XFM radio stations as an hour-long live consultation show from Mondays to Fridays at 12:30 PM after XFM News Nationwide and on Sundays at 11:00 am.

Aside from XFM, the program also airs a separate syndicated edition through third-party AM and FM networks, such as on RMN's DZXL 558 (nightly at 9:00 pm), IBMI's DWWW 774 (30-minutes on weeknights at 9:00 pm and Sundays at 11:00 am, coterminus with XFM), MBC's DZRH (30-minutes every Sunday at 8:30 pm), MBC's Radyo Natin (through various affiliates), AWR 89.1 (every Saturday at 4:00 pm), PCMC's DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and DZMM TeleRadyo (every Sunday at 4:00 am and delayed telecast on PRTV Prime Media at 6:00 am), and was previously heard on GMA's Super Radyo DZBB (30-minutes every Sunday at 9:00 pm).

References

1. ^ "House Bill No. 7146, 19th Congress". Senate.gov.ph. House of Representatives. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
2. ^ Canet, Carla (23 January 2023). "Radioman wins NPC presidency". Sun.Star Bacolod
3. ^ "Fearless Diva na si Jona, nag-trending ang media tour". Pilipino Star Ngayon. 28 July 2022.
4. ^ "Rommel Tuico, JayR Siaboc guest sa launching sa 88.3 XFM Cebu" (in Cebuano). SunStar Superbalita Cebu. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
5. ^ "NTC FM Stations (as of June 2023) via FOI website". foi.gov.ph. February 14, 2023.