GMA Network continues to gain the students’ trust as various Kapuso personalities and programs won several honors at the University of the Philippines Los Baños’ Gandingan Awards and the De La Salle University’s Lasallian Scholarum Awards.
Earning three Core Awards during the UP Community Broadcasters’ Society’s Gandingan Awards held virtually last April 2 was GMA Public Affairs program I-Witness. Sandra Aguinaldo’s “Di Paiiwan” won as the “Most Development-oriented Educational Program” while Kara David’s “Nueve, Trese, Katorse” docu won the “Most Development-oriented Youth Program.” Howie Severino’s “Mask Land” completed the list, winning the “Most Development-oriented Environmental Program.”
Kara David was hailed as the “Best TV Program Host” for “Brigada,” while its “Millennial Vote” episode won the “Most Development-oriented Magazine Program” award.
Raffy Tima was named as this year’s “Best News Anchor” for “Balitanghali.” The newscast, in turn, was recognized for its “Bantay Kalikasan: Used Face Masks in Batangas Coral Reefs” episode as the “Most Development-oriented Feature Story.”
“Reporter’s Notebook” took home the “Most Development-oriented Investigative Story” award for its “Lilibeth, Sonya, Frank at Fabel” episode. At the same time, “The Atom Araullo Specials” was lauded as the “Most Development-oriented Documentary Program” for its “Habol Hininga” documentary.
Meanwhile, Drew Arellano was conferred a Special Citation for “AHA!” in “Gandingan ng Edukasyon,” while Susan Enriquez also earned a Special Citation for “Pera Paraan” in “Gandingan ng Kabuhayan.”
The Gandingan Awards once again recognized GMA Network’s regional arm GMA Regional TV (RTV), conferring it with the “Most Development-oriented TV plug” award for “Nakikita Kita” (Pagpupugay Plug of GMA RTV).
GMA’s Entertainment Group earned various awards as well. Winning the “Most Development-oriented Drama Program” was the high-rating primetime series “First Yaya,” while hit weekend variety program “All-Out Sundays” won “Most Development-oriented Musical Segment/Program” for its “Tuloy pa rin: The COVID Special” episode.
For the radio category, Super Radyo DZBB’s Arnold Clavio and Connie Sison won as “Best AM Radio Program Hosts” for their “One on One Walang Personalan” while Mark Makalalad was recognized as “Best Field Reporter.” Its plug “Kurtesiya na, Disiplina pa” likewise won the “Most Development-oriented Radio Plug” award.
Still under radio, Barangay LS 97.1’s Barangay Love Stories host Papa Dudut earned the “Best FM Radio Program Host” while the “Bagong Bayani” episode of Barangay Love Stories was hailed as the “Most Development-oriented Radio Drama.”
GMA Network also shone at the 2022 Lasallian Scholarum Awards held virtually last March 9. Winning the “Outstanding Video Feature on Youth and Education” was Atom Araullo’s “Munting Bisig” for “The Atom Araullo Specials.”
DLSU’s awarding body also gave a Special Commendation for Kara David’s “Pandemic Teachers” documentary for I-Witness.
Earning finalist status was “I-Witness,” both for Kara David’s “Nuwebe, Trese, Katorse” and Mariz Umali’s “The Doctor is Online” documentaries. “Stand for Truth” was also short-listed for its “Too young to marry? Mga kwento ng ilang child bride sa Pilipinas” story by Ria Garcia.
GMA News Online also made it as a finalist in the Outstanding Online Feature on Youth and Education category via “Learning the Hard Way” by Anna Felicia Bajo, Dona Magsino, and Joviland Rita.
UP ComBroadSoc’s Gandingan Awards promotes the value of development communication and the contribution of both national and local or community-based media organizations to the betterment of the lives of Filipinos. This year’s award highlights the role of the media in protecting and upholding our rights at present. The Lasallian Scholarum Awards, on the other hand, recognizes outstanding coverage of youth and education stories.
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