Forty-five ABS-CBN shows and personalities, including Hall of Fame inductee, Kabayan Noli de Castro, were honored at the 2024 Anak TV Awards for their child-friendly content and for being good role models to the next generation.
Among the recipients of the Anak TV seal for the television category are “ASAP,” “My Puhunan,” and “TV Patrol.” Knowledge Channel’s “Agrikids,” “Lakbay Aral,” “Mathdali,” “Siklo ng Enerhiya,” “Tropang K!likasan,” and “Wow Bukidnon” also received the seal for the same category.
“Team Yey Explains” was presented with the Anak TV seal for the online category, while “TV Patrol” and “Matanglawin” took home the Household Favorite Programs award for the television category.
Knowledge Channel’s educational programs, “MathDali Online,” “Wikharian Online World,” “Knowledge on the Go,” and “Knowledge Channel’s Art Smart,” took home the Anak TV seal for the online category. The Anak TV seal is awarded to outstanding child-sensitive programs in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, Belle Mariano, Francine Diaz, Jodi Sta Maria, Karylle Tatlonghari-Yuzon, Donny Pangilinan, Joshua Garcia, Luis Manzano, Paulo Avelino, and Robi Domingo were hailed as Makabata Stars 2024 (television and online categories) for embodying values that Filipino children can emulate.
Meanwhile, the Net Makabata honorees are the top 12 female and 12 male online personalities whom, netizens believe, serve as excellent role models for children. Nineteen of the winners are from ABS-CBN and they are Alexa Ilacad, Anji Salvacion, Argus Aspiras, Ariel Rojas, Belle Mariano, BGYO, BINI, Darren Espanto, Donny Pangilinan, Francine Diaz, Jeff Canoy, KD Estrada, Kim Chiu, Loisa Andalio, Noli de Castro, Paulo Avelino, Sarah Geronimo, Seth Fedelin, and Vice Ganda.
Legendary “TV Patrol” host, Kabayan Noli de Castro, has also been inducted into Anak TV’s Hall of Fame for his multiple wins over the years.
The Anak TV Awards are given by Anak TV, an organization that promotes television literacy and advocates for child-sensitive, family-friendly television in the country. The Anak TV seal helps ensure parents that the programs being aired are suitable for children. Meanwhile, the Makabata Star awardees were voted during the various symposia on media literacy, and program screenings conducted by Anak TV in major schools and universities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Net Makabata award is based on the result of the online voting held from 9-13 November where netizens cast their votes for personalities who, they deem, help positively shape and influence the lives of children and netizens.
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