ABS-CBN Most Awarded TV Network in 49th Anvil Awards 2014

ABS-CBN Corporation bagged a total of nine awards for its outstanding PR programs and tools, making it the most-awarded TV network in this year’s Anvil Awards held Wednesday (Feb 26) night at the Solaire Resort and Casino.

Considered as the Oscars of the public relations profession, the Anvil Awards recognized ABS-CBN for its programs and campaigns that include a Christmas party for the entertainment press, the development of a mobile app that empower voters, an annual congress for expectant mothers, film restoration project, Christmas station ID and campaign, and public service efforts that aided typhoon victims and developed a new community.

ABS-CBN Digital News Media’s COMELEC Halalan App, on the other hand, won an Anvil for developing a mobile app that provides users, particularly voters, real-time results of the midterm polls straight from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), voter registration information, and precinct locations using only their smartphones and tablets. This app marks the first every partnership fostered by COMELEC with a TV network to create and offer a mobile app customized to fit voters’ needs. The app recorded a total of 6.7 million page views on Android and iOS in May 2013.

DZMM Radyo Patrol 630′s “11th Buntis Congress” also won an Anvil for equipping and nurturing future mothers with the knowledge they need during and after pregnancy. Buntis Congress reached out to more moms-to-be on its 11th year by conducting summits outside Metro Manila.

ABS-CBN Corporate Communications bagged an Anvil for its 2012 Media Christmas Party where it gathered more than 200 members of the entertainment press and bloggers. The event, gave its special guests a chance to experience ABS-CBN’s brand of entertainment first-hand as they actively took part in It’s Showtime’s interactive segment “Sine Mo ‘To,” felt the thrill of playing the “Kapamilya Deal or No Deal,” experienced being the 24K Girls, and took part in a press version of the station ID.

ABS-CBN Film Archives was recognized for its 360 degree marketing communication campaign used to reintroduce the digitally restored and re-mastered version of award-winning Filipino classic film “Himala” to current audience. The HD copy of “Himala” was aired on free-to-air television and on cable, had a red carpet cinema premiere, was screened at the prestigious 69th Venice Film Festival, was released internationally on pay-per-view via Global TV, and was distributed commercially on DVD.

ABS-CBN’s 2012 Christmas campaign dubbed as “Lumiliwanag ang Mundo sa Kwento ng Pasko” won Anvils in two different categories.  The campaign truly made a mark among its viewers via its many components that included the launch of a station ID, parol selling, “Kwento ng Pasko” stories on “TV Patrol,” Kapamilya Simbang Gabi, Salamat Kapamilya gift cards, viewer promo, Kapamilya Gift Together, ABS-CBN Christmas Special, and the 2012 Christmas Station ID with the same title that also won its own Anvil Award.

Created by ABS-CBN Creative Communications Management, the annually anticipated music video highlighted the heroic deeds of Filipinos during Habagat and encouraged viewers to serve as light to other people’s lives by doing simple acts of kindness. The station ID got more than two million hits on YouTube.

ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation Inc. won two Anvils for its Bayanijuan in Calauan and Sagip Kapamilya’s Typhoon Pablo Relief and Early Recovery Operations.

Aside from maintaining its stature as the most Anvil awarded TV network, ABS-CBN has bagged the most number of Bronze Anvil awards among the TV networks.  It first won in 2007 for its book Kapitan, which tells the story Eugenio Lopez Jr., founder of ABS-CBN, and another one in 2011 for ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation Inc.’s Guinness World Record-breaking fun run “10.10.10. Run for Pasig River”

The Anvil Awards is an annual event organized by the PRSP that honors outstanding public relations programs and tools. Prior to the Anvil Awards, ABS-CBN earned eight recognitions for its PR programs from the Philippine Quill Awards given by the International Association of Business Communicators. ABS-CBN was the most-awarded TV network in both Anvil and Quill Awards that honor the best works in public relations and business communications.

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ABS-CBN Big Winner at 2014 UPLB Gandingan Awards; Named Best TV Station

ABS-CBN Corporation welcomed the year 2014 with a bang as the network once again swept major recognitions at the recently held “Gandingan 2014: The 8th UPLB Isko’t Iska’s Broadcast Choice Awards” that includes the Most Development-Oriented TV station for ABS-CBN and Best AM Station for DZMM for the second consecutive year, and Best FM station for the newly reformatted MOR 101.9.

Most students of the University of the Philippines-Los Banos (UPLB) prefer ABS-CBN after the network bagged a total of 21 awards compared to GMA’s 19 again making it the most awarded network at the annual awards.

ABS-CBN won big in the television categories with “TV Patrol” being awarded as the Best News Program, “The Bottomline” as Best Development-Oriented Talk Show and its host Boy Abunda as Best Development-Oriented Talk Show Host, “Maalaala Mo Kaya” as Best Development-Oriented Drama Program, “Wansapanataym” as Best Development-Oriented Children’s Program, “Matanglawin” as Best Educational Program, “My Puhunan” as Best Livelihood Program for its episode “Lugaw Queen,” and Choose Philippines’ El Gamma Penumbra plug as Best Development-Oriented TV Plug. ABS-CBN was also named Gandingan ng Kaunlaran.

DZMM and MOR 101.9, meanwhile, led winners for the radio categories with Ted Failon being recognized as Best AM Announcer, “Failon Ngayon” as Most Development-Oriented Radio Program, “Suriang Bayan sa SRO” as Most Development-Oriented Radio Plug,  DJ Chacha as Best Disk Jock, and “Dear MOR” as Most Development-Oriented FM Program.

Broadcast journalist and TV personality Kim Atienza, on the other hand, once again bagged the Gandingan ng Edukasyon special award, while radio host Carl Balita was again named the Gandingan ng Kabuhayan.

Special citations were also given to ABS-CBN’s regional programs, namely ABS-CBN North Central Luzon’s “Bayanijuan: Leptospirosis” for Best Regional TV Program and ABS-CBN Palawan’s “TV Patrol Palawan” for Best Regional News Program.

The Gandingan Awards is the annual awards program of the UP Community Broadcasters’ Society in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). Over a thousand students vote for programs and personalities that strive to promote development-oriented issues.

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'Sakto' of Marc Logan and Amy Perez Replaces DZMM Show of Korina Sanchez

Kaka” Marc Logan and “Chang” Amy Perez are your new companions on radio discussing the latest issues, hottest topics, and relevant day-to-day information every weekday morning starting this Monday (January 6) in their newest magazine-talk show “Sakto” on DZMM.

With Marc and Amy’s lively and well-loved antics, “Sakto” tackles social issues in a lighter but engaging manner and delivers extensive discussions on family matters, human interest stories, and success tales that will inspire the masses.

In the segment “Panalo Ka Diyan,” parents are given a chance to showcase and take pride in their children’s achievements by showing photos of their notable moments. Moms and dads, meanwhile, are the stars in “’Nay Ko Po” and “’Tay Naman.”

Marc and Amy also help listeners and viewers, especially the housewives, in fixing the family’s weekly food budget with their recipe ideas in “Lutong Bahay.” The program also features trending personalities in “Guest Who.”

Real-life dad and mom Marc and Amy also offer advice to parents for common problems at home.

“Sakto” is replacing the program “Rated Korina” anchored by Korina Sanchez. The award-winning broadcast journalist takes a leave on DZMM to concentrate on her postgraduate studies. She informed the management about her plans in the middle of the year 2013.

Don’t miss “Sakto” every Monday to Friday, 10AM on DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, DZMM TeleRadyo (SkyCable Channel 26), and the online livestreaming on dzmm.com.ph. For updates, follow @DZMMTeleradyo on Twitter or like www.facebook.com/DZMMTeleRadyo. Express your thoughts on social media by using the hashtags #FunFunChang and #FunFunKaka.

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Xian Lim and Jobert Sucaldito Brouhaha | What's your take?

Reporter and radio host Jobert Sucaldito took to Facebook and Twitter his ranting on heartthrob Xian Lim when the former walked out on a Skype interview in his radio show on DZMM Tuesday night, December 10.

Xian Lim, who was at the ABS-CBN Solidarity concert at the Araneta Coliseum, was asked by Jobert via Skype which seemed to have offended the actor.

"Hindi mo ba makakasama si Kim [Chiu] ngayong gabi?" Jobert asked Xian, which was relayed again by his Mismo co-anchor Ahwel Paz (who is at present at the venue) when Xian begged to repeat the question.

Xian then replied, "Ano ba namang tanong 'yan?!" removed his earphone and allegedly walked out afterwards.

According to Jobert, he was hurt by the rude attitude of Xian, saying that the encounter was one of the most memorable experiences in his career as a journalist. He later called Xian a starlet and the actor's act as "gayish."

That same night, Xian Lim's handler, Gidget of Star Magic forwarded to Jobert an apology from the actor. "Sorry kanina na-offend kita. I meant no disrespect. Magulo at maingay sa paligid. Pasensiya na," the message reads.

Two days later, Jobert posted a message on Twitter. "Sa totoo lang malamya at mahinhin itong si Xian Lim..I wonder why. Hindi gawain ng isang TUNAY NA LALAKE ang magtaray ng ganun."

Many fans reacted on the issue, some saying that Xian must have misunderstood and found the question derogatory and with double meaning while others stood by Jobert's take that the question was asked in a manner that will tickle fans and the actor should have just answered it the "showbiz way."

Meanwhile, Jobert apologized to Xian after his negative remarks to the actor via a Twitter post on Saturday.

"I would like to apologize to Xian Lim and after this sana ay dumami ang followers ko kaya follow niyo na ako mga Jobertnatics!" the post reads.

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Korina Sanchez, Noli De Castro and Anthony Taberna, MAKATAO Awardees

ABS-CBN and DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 were named as the TV Station of the Year and the Radio Station of the Year at the 3rd Makatao Awards for Media Excellence given by the prestigious People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) recently.

This is the seventh time this year that ABS-CBN was recognized as the best TV station from different award giving bodies like the Gawad Tanglaw Awards, Golden Screen TV Awards, Golden Dove Awards, Rotary Club of Manila Journalism Awards, Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) Awards, and the Star Awards for TV.

“TV Patrol,” the country’s most watched primetime TV newscast, was declared Best TV newscast, while its anchor Korina Sanchez was named Best Female TV Newscaster.

For the third consecutive year, DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 again swept all accolades in the radio categories.   “Kabayan” Noli de Castro won as Best Radio Newscaster, Anthony Taberna won as  Best Public Affairs Host, “Radyo Patrol Balita” won as Best Radio News Program, and “Dos Por Dos won as Best Public Affairs Program.

Makatao Awards annually honors members of the mass media for their outstanding contributions in enhancing public understanding of the role and impact of good people management.

PMAP is a 50-year old non-profit, professional organization of over 1,800 member companies and individual management executives engaged or interested in human resource management (HRM) and industrial relations (IR) work.

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ABS-CBN and DZMM Named TV and Radio Stations of the Year at VACC Awards 2013

ABS-CBN and its flagship AM radio station DZMM were named the Outstanding TV Station of the Year and the Outstanding Radio Station of the Year at the recently held Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) Awards for their commitment to eradicate criminality and corruption and assist crime victims.

Ted Failon’s current affairs program “Failon Ngayon,” meanwhile, was once again recognized for the second straight year in the Anti-Corruption Campaign category for exposing and acting on corrupt practices that affect the public.

ABS-CBN’s late night newscast “Bandila,” anchored by Julius Babao, Karen Davila, and Ces Drilon, was honored as the Outstanding TV News Program, while broadcast journalists Doris Bigornia and Zyann Ambrosio both received the TV Reporters Special Award.

For DZMM, anchor Korina Sanchez was named the Outstanding Radio Anchor and her program “Rated Korina” as the Outstanding Radio Program.

Vic Lima and David Oro, the anchors of “Tandem: Lima at Oro” took home the Radio News Anchor Special Award, while Noel Alamar won as the Outstanding Radio Field Reporter.

The awards were given at the 15th anniversary celebration of VACC, a non-government organization that aims to fight crime and promote justice in the country.

ABS-CBN and DZMM were also hailed as the Television Station of the Year and Radio Station of the Year at this year’s Rotary Club of Manila Journalism Awards, one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious award-giving bodies in journalism.

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SONA 2013: ABS-CBN Delivers Integrated Multi-Platform Coverage, Analysis and Fact-Checking

ABS-CBN will bring the most comprehensive news coverage as President Benigno Aquino III delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday (July 22) with its special reports, analysis, and live coverage on all platforms including free and cable TV, radio, and online.

ABS-CBN’s “Sa Gitna ng Daang Matuwid: State of the Nation Address 2013” will be anchored by veteran broadcast journalists, Ted Failon for ABS-CBN and Studio 23, Tina Monzon-Palma for ANC, and Gerry Baja and Anthony Taberna for DZMM Radyo Patrol and DZMM TeleRadyo. Lynda Jumilla and Tony Velasquez, meanwhile, will lead ABS-CBN news reporters in delivering the latest developments from Batasan.

Catch exclusive interviews and breaking news on the SONA, as well as expert analysis and fact-checking provided by guest panelists from the University of the Philippines-NCPAG.

An Aquino Promises Tracker on ABS-CBNNews.com also contains articles thoroughly summarizing and evaluating President Aquino’s promises on the economy, education and sports, governance, health and environment, tourism, justice, the urban poor, Mindanao peace process, foreign affairs and OFWs, and national security. The microsite also asks it visitors to grade Aquino’s performance in each category since becoming chief executive in 2010.

Filipinos on the go and out of the country, meanwhile, can get the latest updates from ABS-CBN News’ Twitter accounts @ABSCBNNews, @ANCALERTS, and @DZMMTeleRadyo, and on anc.yahoo.com, ANC and Yahoo! Philippines’ news content collaboration.

Be in the know wherever you are during President Aquino’s SONA on Monday (July 22) by tuning in to ABS-CBN Channel 2, Studio 23, ANC (SkyCable Channel 27), DZMM TeleRadyo (SkyCable Channel 26), DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, ABS-CBNNews.com, anc.yahoo.com, and dzmm.com.ph. Tweet your thoughts on the SONA by using the hashtag #SONA2013 and visit the Aquino Promises Tracker on ABS-CBNNews.com/aquinopromises.

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ABS-CBN Most Awarded TV Network in Philippine Quill Awards 2012

ABS-CBN Corporation won eight recognitions at the 11th Philippine Quill Awards where it bagged the most number of awards among TV networks, including the Top Award in Communication Skills division for DZMM.com.ph (http://dzmm.com.ph/). The total wins of ABS-CBN made it the 2nd runner-up in the race for the Philippine Quill Awards’ Company of the Year.

Dzmm.com.ph, which bested all entries in the Philippine Quill’s communication skills division, also received an Award of Excellence in the electronic and digital communication category for living up to the station’s slogan of being the first to deliver news and public service to Filipinos through the world-wide web.

In celebration of its 25th year in the broadcasting industry, ABS-CBN’s AM radio station re-launched its official website DZMM.com.ph to better provide news and public service to even more Filipinos, extending its reach to more netizens and global Pinoys. From 717,476 unique visits in the old website from October 2010 to August 2011, the new dzmm.com.ph hit to more than 3 million unique visitors in the same time period. Page views also jumped more than 100% from 4.9 million views to 9.9 million views.

DZMM also received an Award of Excellence for its annual fun run for a cause, “Takbo Para sa Karunungan Year 2012.” More than 4,000 runners turned up for the event, which was staged by DZMM for the 13th year now, that enabled the AM station to earn about P1 million from race kit sales and sponsorships for the benefit of 75 select scholars from areas devastated by the recent typhoons.

ABS-CBN Regional Network Group (RNG) won an Award of Excellence for its Choose Philppines campaign that was initially intended to showcase new tourism discoveries in the country and to enable and empower the audience to share their stories and experiences of their journeys. Choose Philippines then evolved into an online advocacy for Filipinos to express their love for a better country. Since it went live last April 2011 to Aug 2012, the website’s page views had reached about 2.4 million total page views with 791,272 unique visitors. Visits also averaged to 57,470 a month. Its campaign “Piliin Mo Ang Pilipinas,” with a popular theme song of the same title sung by Angeline Quinto and Vincent Bueno, was widely recognized by Filipinos worldwide. Even Department of Tourism Secretary Mon Jimenez asked Choose Philippines to help the DOT in their new “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” tourism campaign.

ABS-CBN Corporate Communications won an Award of Excellence for its online compeition “Kapamilya Hottie 2012” among its employees to promote healthy living and at the same time increase awareness and drive traffic to its employee intranet site called e-Frequency.  The company-wide contest saw the participation of 16 hot female and male contestants from various ABS-CBN divisions and subsidiaries and successfully generated heightened interest among its internal publics. Through the contest, the intranet site hit a record high of 17,997 hits for 2012 or a 38 percent increase from 2011’s average hits of 13,056.  It also created a virtual community internally as it sparked ABS-CBN employees to initiate their own campaigns to support their bets.

ABS-CBN Creative Communications Management won an Award of Excellence for the company’s summer station ID “Pinoy Summer Da Best Forever,” that highlighted the network’s beliefs and values and affirmed its role as responsible and influential media entity.  The “Pinoy Summer Da Best Forever” generated positive feedback and created a viral hype urging Filipinos to create and upload their own versions of the station ID.

Lastly, ABS-CBN’s tribute to the Philippine Comedy King, “Salamat, Tito Dolphy,” won a Finalist award.  The event marked the first public viewing of the comedy icon’s remains and a necrological service that looked back on his legacy as an entertainer and a Kapamilya.  It instantly harnessed the company’s people and resources in just 12 hours and brought together Dolphy’s family, friends, colleagues, and even competing TV networks and media organizations. The event drew over 6,000 fans and was carried out on short notice with no glitches.

Overall, ABS-CBN is the most awarded TV network in this year’s Philippine Quill Awards with eight awards compared to TV5 with three and GMA7 with only one.

The annual gathering of the country’s top business executives was hosted by ANC anchors Ron Cruz and Melissa Gecolea. “Pilipinas Got Talent 3” grand finalist El Gamma Penumbra opened the program with their well-applauded shadow theater performance of Choose Philippines’ theme song “Piliin ang Pilipinas” while The X Factor Philippines finalist Daddy’s Home serenaded the crowd halfway of the show with their soulful renditions of “Against All Odds” and “I Believe I can Fly.”

The prestigious Philippine Quill Award is being given by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines and is awarded to communications programs and tools that exhibit clear objectives and strategies, creative executions and measurable benefits. It is considered to be the country’s most prestigious and relevant award for business communications programs.

IABC is a global network of more than 14,000 business communication professionals in over 60 countries. The Philippines is the first IABC chapter outside North America.

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Baron Geisler Arrested Anew After Beating Neighbor

Actor Baron Geisler was arrested on Friday evening (November 9) after he allegedly punched his neighbor Raymund Dela Rosa in East Fairview, Quezon City.

According to a DZMM report by Dennis Datu, the incident happened at around 7 PM  when an allegedly drunk Baron Geisler suddenly broke into the house of Dela Rosa while Raymund was watching television  with his wife and three-year-old kid.

In the said report, Dela Rosa, who lives two doors away from the actor's house, said Baron Geisler got some bread from their sari-sari store. Surprised, Dela Rosa tried to confront Baron, who reacted violently. The actor allegedly smashed a monobloc chair against the screen of the store and punched Dela Rosa in front of his family.

Authorities said it was the aunt of Baron Geisler who reported the incident to barangay officials. He was then brought to Quezon City Police Station 5 and spent the night in jail. The actor, who refused to comment on the issue,  faces charges of physical injuries, malicious mischief and child abuse, with the incident allegedly causing trauma to the child who can't stop crying out of shock and fear.

Baron Geisler is scheduled to undergo inquest proceedings Saturday afternoon at the Quezon City prosecutor's office.

Baron's alcoholism had caused him several trouble the past years which made him undergo a six-month program in a rehabilitation facility in an attempt to change his lifestyle. However, this latest incident may prove that Baron still has more work to do to.

Listen to the full report below:

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Win Prizes this Holiday Season on Ted and Korina's DZMM Radio Programs

Award-winning anchor Korina Sanchez is giving away P3,000 everyday for Christmas and as much as P15,000 before New Year in her radio program “Rated Korina” on DZMM.

Tune in to DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, DZMM TeleRadyo, or dzmm.com.ph for a chance to be a lucky winner of P3,000 in “Libreng Pera sa Paskong Masaya” until December 28.

To join, listen to the program at 10 a.m. on weekdays and answer the “rated question” that is obtained from Korina’s talk and discussions in the program. Wait for her cue and text DZMM (space) REACT (space) your complete name, address, age, telephone or cellphone number, and your ANSWER and send it to 2366.

“Rated Korina” will be giving away bigger cash prizes on New Year’s Eve, December 31 so be sure to watch or listen to the radio show for the grand draw of all the entries in which three lucky winners will win P5,000; P10,000; and P15,000 in cash.

Ted Failon, meanwhile, is handing out Digiboxes in “Failon Ngayon sa DZMM” via the seeding program “mahiwagang back pack at mahiwagang black box or Digibox” that goes around different parts of Metro Manila.

The hit promo draws motorists, taxi drivers, and DZMM listeners who enthusiastically line up for their chance to guess the featured sound bite and win a Digibox. It is part of ABS-CBN’s test broadcast and promotion of Digital Television (DTV), a high-tech standard that uses digital signals for broadcast. DZMM TeleRadyo will be one of the free channels to be unveiled when ABS-CBN DTV is formally rolled out.

Tune in to “Failon Ngayon sa DZMM” at 8 a.m. from Mondays to Fridays as Ted dissects the biggest and most significant national issues, and to “Rated Korina” at 10 a.m. for important and practical information for your everyday life and analysis of the latest news stories. Catch them on DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, DZMM TeleRadyo (SkyCable channel 26), and online via dzmm.com.ph. For updates, follow @DZMMTeleRadyo on Twitter or like www.facebook.com/dzmmteleradyo.

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ABS-CBN Hailed as TV Station of the Year at VACC Awards 2012

ABS-CBN and DZMM received top honors at the recently concluded Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) Awards for their commitment to eradicating criminality and corruption and assisting crime victims.

ABS-CBN and DZMM were given special awards as Television and Radio Stations of the Year, while public service program “Failon Ngayon” bagged the highest honor in the Anti-Corruption category for exposing and acting on corrupt practices that affect the public.

Current affairs program “XXX” was named the Best Television Show, while one of its anchors Julius Babao was hailed as the Best Television Show Host.

Also distinguished were DZMM’s magazine program “Rated Korina” and anchor Korina Sanchez in the Teleradyo category, “Dos Por Dos” anchor Anthony Taberna in the Radio News Anchor category, and DZMM Radyo Patrol 38 Noel Alamar in the Radio Reporter category.

The awards were given at the 14th anniversary of VACC, a non-government organization that aims to fight crime and promote justice in the country.

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MMK, TV Patrol, DZMM Named Finalists in 2012 Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union Prizes

ABS-CBN’s drama anthology “Maalalaala Mo Kaya,” primetime newscast “TV Patrol,” and AM radio station DZMM were the only Philippine entries named as finalists in the prestigious Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Prizes 2012 including Jury Prize categories for both radio and television.

Out of 166 television and 76 radio entries from 18 countries and 25 organizations, ABS-CBN bagged finalist spots in five different categories and is the sole representative of the country in the prestigious award giving body that aims to promote excellence in broadcasting.

“Maalaala Mo Kaya” episode titled ‘T-Shirt’ is competing with entries from Bhutan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Sri Lanka for the Television Special Jury Prize category while DZMM’s Silveradyo Station ID is pitted against entries from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Bhutan for the Radio Special Jury Prize category.

DZMM scored another finalist spot in the Radio Jingles/Promos/Station ID’s category also for its Silveradyo Station ID and another one in the Radio News Reporting category for the coverage of “Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Dose” on typhoon Pedring.

Meanwhile, “TV Patrol’s” coverage of typhoon Sendong was also named finalist in the Television News Reporting category.

Winners will be revealed during the awarding ceremony to be held on October 16 during the union’s general assembly in Seoul, South Korea.

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ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya Accepting In-Kind and Cash Donations for Flood Victims

ABS-CBN Foundation, through its disaster emergency and rehabilitation arm ‘Sagip Kapamilya, is now accepting in-kind and cash donations for the flood victims in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

In-kind donations like rice, canned goods, noodles, biscuits, coffee, sugar, water, clothes, blankets, mats, and medicinescan be brought to ABS-CBN Foundation-Sagip Kapamilya Warehouse at #137 Mother Ignacia Ave. corner Eugenio Lopez Drive, Diliman, Quezon City.

For cash donations, interested parties may deposit it to ABS-CBN Foundation bank accounts.

BDO Account

• Account name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya 
• Account number: 393-011-4199
• Dollar account number:  393-008-1622 (swift code BNORPHMM)

PNB Account

• Account name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya 
• Account number:  419-539-5000-13
• Dollar account number:  419-539-5000-21 (swift code PNBMPHMM)

BPI Account (West Triangle, Quezon City Branch)

• Account name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.-Sagip Kapamilya 
• Account number:   3051-1127-75
• Dollar account number:  3054-0270-35

For more updates about ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya’s latest relief operations, tune in to ANC (SkyCable ch 27); DZMM TeleRadyo (SkyCable ch 26); DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 on AM radio; and www.abs-cbnNEWS.com.

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