GMA Network, the country’s leading broadcast media company, continues its excellence in impactful and compelling storytelling, earning major honors at the recently concluded Gandingan Awards 2025. The Network earned a total of 19 awards at the ceremony recently held at University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB).
The Network’s flagship newscast “24 Oras” won “Most Development-Oriented Feature Story” for “How to Spot Deep Fake,” while “24 Oras” co-anchor and Kapuso Action Man Emil Sumangil was conferred with the “Best News Anchor” award.
“Balitanghali” co-anchor Raffy Tima was named “Best TV Program Host,” while Joseph Morong won “Best Field Reporter.”
“The Atom Araullo Specials: Mga Boses sa Hukay” took home the “Most Development-Oriented Documentary” award, while “Reporter’s Notebook: Nasaan ang Pera: Pabahay” won “Most Development-Oriented Investigative Story.”
Widely regarded as the most important Philippine TV series of 2024, GMA Entertainment Group’s “Pulang Araw” was recognized as the “Most Development-Oriented Drama Program.”
Earning awards for GMA Synergy are “JuliexStell: Ang Ating Tinig” as “Most Development-Oriented Musical Segment/Program” and the “NCAA Siglo Uno: Inspiring Legacies” as “Most-Development-Oriented TV Plug.”
GMA News Online’s “Living the History: Reenactment Buffs Tell Tales of Filipinos’ Wartime Valor” won “Most Development-Oriented Online Feature Article.”
For radio, Barangay LS 97.1 host Papa Dudut won as “Best FM Radio Program Host.” Various Kapuso shows and personalities also received Core Awards from the Gandingan Awards.
Leading the list of winners was multi-awarded broadcast journalist Jessica Soho, who was honored with the “Gandingan ng Kalikasan” award. Soho hosts Multi-awarded news magazine program Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS). The show’s episode “Nickel and Dime” also won as “Most Development-Oriented Environmental Program.”
GTV’S flagship newscast “State of the Nation” won “Most Development-Oriented Gender Transformative Program.”
Online, GMA Integrated News’ “The Howie Severino Podcast” won for “Most Development-Oriented Educational Program.”
Meanwhile, Kim Atienza and Martin Javier were recognized with the “Gandingan ng Edukasyon” and “Gandingan ng Kabataan” awards, respectively. Both are hosts of nightly segments on “24 Oras,” with Atienza providing knowledge to viewers on “KuyaKimAnoNa” and Javier featuring a miscellany of scientific inventions and other innovations on “Game Changer.”
Rounding up the awards for GMA Network were “Dear SV,” which won “Most Development-Oriented Public Service Program,” and “Gandingan ng Kabuhayan” for the weekend program “Agripreneur.”
This year’s Gandingan Awards follows the theme “Tagahabi ng Kasaysayan Para sa Bayan.” Established in 2007 by the UP Community Broadcasters’ Society, the award-giving body bestows recognition on television and radio stations, programs, and personalities.
Entries submitted by various media organizations undergo a stringent screening process, with this year’s panel composed of selected leaders, students, professors, and experts in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences from UPLB’s College of Arts and Sciences. For more news and updates, visit www.GMANetwork.com.
