GMA Integrated News solidified its position as the country’s top news source, with its extensive multi-platform coverage of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 28 commanding a significant lead over all competitors.
The “State of the Nation Address 2025: A GMA Integrated News Special Coverage,” anchored by award-winning broadcast journalists Pia Arcangel and Atom Araullo, and simulcast on GMA and GTV, recorded a combined people rating of 4.7 percent (equivalent to 3.4 million viewers) in Total Philippines (combined Urban and Rural). This figure, based on Nielsen TV Audience Measurement overnight data for July 28, 2025, stands in stark contrast to TV5/RPTV’s “Estado ng Bansa SONA 2025,” which garnered a combined people rating of 1.5 percent, and A2Z/Kapamilya Channel’s “State of the Nation Address 2025: The ABS-CBN News Special Coverage,” which received only 0.6 percent.
In Urban Philippines, GMA’s SONA 2025 coverage further cemented its lead with a combined GMA/GTV people rating of 4.8 percent (2.1 million viewers). This significantly surpassed TV5/RPTV’s “Estado ng Bansa SONA 2025” (1.7 percent) and A2Z/Kapamilya Channel’s “State of the Nation Address 2025: The ABS-CBN News Special Coverage” (0.5 percent).
Online, GMA Integrated News led all competitors in video views for its SONA 2025 coverage. It amassed a total of 16.1 million views across Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, according to the data from Tubular Labs as of July 29 – almost threefold than that of its closest competitor, ABS-CBN News, which had 4.7 million views.
Reaffirming its commitment to “Mas malaking misyon, mas malawak na paglilingkod sa bayan!,” GMA Integrated News delivered unparalleled, comprehensive updates and in-depth reports of the SONA 2025 across its various platforms.
The coverage began early with Unang Hirit’s Unang Balita, providing essential overviews and anticipation of PBBM’s address. The Network’s flagship newscast, 24 Oras, offered a comprehensive report of the speech’s highlights and a compelling series of special reports on the Marcos administration. Continuing the extensive coverage, late-night newscast Saksi, and GTV’s Dobol B TV, Balitanghali, and State of the Nation provided continuous updates, rounding up the day’s biggest stories and analyses.
GMA Regional TV (RTV) ensured viewers across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao remained updated through its flagship local newscasts: One North Central Luzon, Balitang Bisdak, One Western Visayas, and One Mindanao.
The official website of the Philippines’ leading and most trusted news source, GMA News Online (www.gmanetwork.com/news), also provided comprehensive coverage of SONA 2025. Readers and viewers accessed the latest updates through its app, which is available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
The Network’s flagship AM radio station, Super Radyo DZBB 594khz, and its Super Radyo stations nationwide, delivered the biggest news and latest information via “Super Radyo DZBB Special Coverage: State of the Nation Address 2025.” Listeners were able to access the local coverage via Super Radyo Cebu, Super Radyo Davao, Super Radyo Iloilo, Super Radyo Palawan, Super Radyo Gen. Santos, and Super Radyo Kalibo. The coverage was also simulcast via Dobol B TV on GTV.
Global Pinoys stayed informed during SONA 2025 with live, real-time coverage from GMA Integrated News, airing across GMA Network’s international channels: GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV. For the latest updates on GMA Network, visit www.gmanetwork.com.
