Leading the list of Kapuso awardees is multi-awarded GMA News pillar Jessica Soho, who emerged as this year’s top female personality in the Anak TV Roster of Makabata Stars. This is the second year in a row that Soho bagged the much-coveted recognition after garnering the highest score among female personalities in the Boto Ko Surveys.
GMA News and Public Affairs’ (N&PA) Arnold Clavio, Vicky Morales, and Kara David – known for their competence and credibility as broadcast journalists – also made the list of Makabata Stars along with blockbuster king and Eat Bulaga host Vic Sotto.
Anak TV Makabata Hall of Famers and anchors of GMA’s flagship newscast 24 Oras Mike Enriquez and Mel Tiangco continued to dominate the surveys as they did in the last eight years.
Meanwhile, GMA’s award-winning news magazine program Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, the country’s pioneer wish-granting program Wish Ko Lang, Philippine TV’s longest running noon time show Eat Bulaga, and 24 Oras were among this year’s most well-liked TV programs.
At the awarding ceremony, other GMA shows also received the Anak TV seal for possessing quality content that the whole family especially the young ones can learn from and enjoy.
These include GMA N&PA’s Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, Wish Ko Lang, Born to be Wild, Pinoy MD, Aha!; and GMA Entertainment’s Daldalita, i-Bilib, Kap’s Amazing Stories, Kusina Master, and Tropang Potchi.
Numerous programs on GMA News TV, the country’s number one news channel, were also recognized by Anak TV. These are Adyenda, Ang Pinaka, Brigada, Day Off, Diyos at Bayan, Good News, I Juander, Idol Sa Kusina, Jesus the Healer, Pop Talk and Sarap Pinoy.
The winning programs and personalities were chosen by over 3,000 adult jurors representing various sectors and geographic areas via assessment screenings from March to November this year.
