ABS-CBN Grand Slam Winner in Student Awards

ABS-CBN scored a grand slam win as Best TV Station from various different student award-giving bodies and earned a total of 107 awards in combined television and radio categories, making it the network of choice among most students and teachers.

ABS-CBN was recognized as the Best TV Station at the University of the Philippines-Los Banos’ 8th Gandingan: UPLB Isko’t Iska’s Broadcast Choice Awards;  University of Santo Tomas’ 10th USTv Students Choice Awards; Holy Angel University’s 1st Paragala Central Luzon Media Awards; Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ (PUP) 1st Mabini Media Awards; and 12th Gawad TANGLAW awarded by academicians from Jose Rizal University, Philippine Women’s University, University of Perpetual Help System, Colegio De San Juan de Letran, and other member schools.

Aside from the Most Development-Oriented TV station award given by UPLB to ABS-CBN, the institution also recognized ABS-CBN’s AM radio station DZMM and FM station MOR 101.9 as Best AM and FM stations. ABS-CBN bagged a total of 21 awards versus GMA’s 19 from the Gandingan, which annually recognizes programs and personalities that strive to promote development-oriented issues.

UST, on the other hand, once again gave out the Student’s Leader’s Choice of TV Network award after years of hiatus and gave it to ABS-CBN as the university celebrates its 10th year of recognizing  programs and personalities that promote Thomasian values in harmony with the Catholic teachings. ABS-CBN again was the most-awarded TV station with 16 USTv awards against GMA’s eight.

Now on its 12th year, the Gawad TANGLAW (Tagapuring mga Akademisyan ng Aninong Gumagalaw) honored ABS-CBN with a total of 18 awards vs GMA’s ten and TV5’s six. ABS-CBN received the major awards, including the TV Station of the Year and Best FM Station for Tambayan 101.9 (now MOR 101.9).

Holy Angel University in Pampanga recently conducted its 1st Paragala Central Luzon Media Awards where it handed a total of 13 awards to ABS-CBN vs GMA’s 11. ABS-CBN is the first TV network to receive Paragala’s Best TV station award.

PUP also held its 1s Mabini Media Awards in February where ABS-CBN was also the runaway winner with 20 awards vs GMA’s nine. PUP, recognized as the country’s largest university in terms of student population, honored the Kapamilya Network with the TV Station of the Year award and AM Radio Station of the Year award for DZMM.

Aside from UPLB, UST, Gawad TANGLAW, Holy Angel, and PUP, students from Northwest Samar State University (NwSSU) also awarded ABS-CBN with 13 recognitions from their 5th NwSSU Students Choice Awards for Radio and TV, while the Lyceum of the Philippines University gave ABS-CBN six awards in its first UmalohokJUAN! Awards.

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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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ABS-CBN Wins 82 Awards from the Academe; Choice of Students and Professors

ABS-CBN is the most awarded TV network by the academe as it swept the awards given by five different university award-giving bodies, including Gawad Tanglaw’s Best TV Station of the Year and three Hall of Fame awards.

ABS-CBN proved to be the runaway choice of students and professors after receiving 82 awards for its radio and TV personalities and programs from the scholars and teachers of Gawad Tanglaw (Tagapuring mga Akademisyan ng Aninong Gumagalaw), which comprises of Jose Rizal University, Philippine Women’s University, University of Perpetual Help System, Colegio De San Juan de Letran and other universities, University of Sto. Tomas’ USTv Students’ Choice Awards, St. Scholastica College Manila’s Hildegarde Awards for Women in Media and Communication, Northwest Samar State University (NWSSU)’s Students’ Choice Awards for Radio and TV, and the University of the Philippines-Los Baños’ Gandingan: Isko’t Iska’t Broadcast Choice Awards.

The 11th Gawad Tanglaw awarded ABS-CBN a total of 26 awards, while GMA only received 13 and TV5, four. ABS-CBN also received the most number of trophies, 20 at the USTv Awards, while GMA and TV5 only got 10 and one, respectively.

Educational program “Matanglawin” and DZMM’s “Aksyon Ngayon” anchored by Kaye Dacer and Julius Babao received recognition at the Hildegarde Awards for their outstanding achievement in broadcast journalism.

ABS-CBN also won 13 honors at the NWSSU Awards, while it won 21 awards from UP Gandingan in January, including the top plum, Most Development-Oriented TV Station and Best AM Station for DZMM.

“Be Careful With My Heart” lead stars Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap received the loudest cheer from the audiences in both Gawad Tanglaw and USTv Awards, which were both held last March 7.

The entire cast of the top-rating program attended the awarding ceremonies to personally thank the crowd for their continous support and accept the Best Daily Local Soap Opera and Best Ensemble Performance awards in USTv and the Best Ensemble Performance and Best TV series in Gawad Tanglaw.

Meanwhile, “Umagang Kay Ganda,” “Maalaala Mo Kaya” and “DZMM” were inducted in Gawad Tanglaw’s Hall of Fame for Best Morning Show, Best Drama Anthology, and Best AM Radio Station after having received the said accolades in five years.

Kapamilya stars stole the show at the Gawad Tanglaw led by Gerald Anderson, who received the perfect birthday gift, his Best Performance by an Actor award for “Budoy.” Coco Martin also won the same award for “Walang Hanggan.”

ABS-CBN swept all drama acting categories, with Helen Gamboa and Janice de Belen receiving the Best Performance by an Actress honors for “Walang Hanggan” and “Budoy.” Carlo Aquino and Dimples Romana were also granted their Best Performance by an Actor at Best Performance by an Actress awards for their portrayal in separate “MMK” episodes.

USTv Award’s biggest winner was Angel Locsin, who bagged the first ever Students’ Leader Choice of TV Personality for being a good role model who excels in her craft and helps people through charitable works.

Queen of All Media Kris Aquino was hailed the Student’s Choice of Talk Variety Show Host for “Kris TV,” while director Chito Rono was recognized for his work in Star Cinema’s “The Healing” which was named Students’ Choice of Local Full Length Film.

ABS-CBN also conquered the News and Current Affairs categories in both Gawad Tanglaw and USTv. In Gawad Tanglaw, Pinky Webb was selected the Best News Anchor, “TV Patrol Weekend” the Best news Program, “Rated K” the Best Magazine Show, and “SOCO” the Best Investigative Program. ANC, on the other hand, emerged as this year’s most awarded news channel with four awards, while GMA News TV got two.

In USTv, Ted Failon was awarded the Students’ Choice of Male News and Current/Public Affairs Host for “Failon Ngayon,” which won the Students’ Choice of Investigative Program. “The Bottomline” prevailed as the Students’ Choice of Public Affairs Show, “Ako ang Simula” as the Students’ Choice of Public Service Program, and “TV Patrol” as the Students’ Choice of Local News and Current/Public Affairs Program.

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ABS-CBN Sweeps TV and Radio Awards at UPLB Gandingan 2013

ABS-CBN Corporation swept all major awards in the recently held “Gandingan 2013: 75th UPLB Isko’t Iska’s Broadcast Choice Awards,” including the coveted awards as the most Development-Oriented TV station won by ABS-CBN and Best AM Station won by DZMM.

ABS-CBN bagged a total of 21 awards versus GMA with 13 and TV5 with none, making it again the most-awarded TV station at the Gandingan and the top choice among students of the University of the Philippines’ Los Banos (UPLB) for the seventh year now. 

(For the complete list of winners, click here)

ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs programs and personalities raked this year’s recognitions that include “Rated K” as the Best Magazine Program; Korina Sanchez as the Best Magazine Program; “Umagang Kay Ganda” as Best Morning Show with its hosts as Best Morning Show Hosts; Ted Failon as Best Investigative Program Host for “Failon Ngayon;” “The Bottomline with Boy Abunda” as Best Development-Oriented Talk Show with Boy Abunda as the Best Development-Oriented Talk Show Host; and “Matanglawin” as Best Educational Program.

ABS-CBN’s AM and FM stations, DZMM and Tambayan 101.9, also had its share of awards for the radio categories and bagged the Best AM Announcer recognition for Ted Failon in “Failon Ngayon sa DZMM; Most Development-Oriented AM program for “Radyo Negosyo;” Best Disc Jock for DJ Cha-Cha and Most Development-Oriented FM Program for “Anong Meron?”

Studio 23’s now defunct lifestyle program “Us Girls” won as the Best Women-Oriented Program and it hosts Angel Aquino, Chesca Garcia-Kramer, and Iya Villania were named as Gandingan ng Kababaihan.

Meanwhile, Kim Atienza once again took home the Gandingan ng Edukasyon award as well as the special citation for the Gandingan ng Kalikasan; Carl Balita also brought home the same citation he got last year as the Gandingan ng Kabuhayan; and ABS-CBN was again named as the Gandingan ng Pinilakang Tabing.

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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Gandingan 2013 Winners Revealed; ABS-CBN, DZMM, Win Big

The 2013 Gandingan Awards (7th UPLB Isko't Iska's Broadcast Choice Awards) was held on January 26, 2013 at the D.L. Umali Auditorium, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). 

ABS-CBN and DZMM dominated once more the UPLB-based awards. Ted Failon and Kuya Kim Atienza were two of the most-awarded media personalities. ABS-CBN was once again hailed as Most Development-Oriented Station while GMA News TV was a highly commended TV station. 

Here are the winners of the 2013 Gandingan Awards:

Best Morning Show: Umagang Kay Ganda, ABS CBN 2 Best Morning Show Hosts: Umagang Kay Ganda Hosts, ABS CBN 2 Best FM Station: Barangay LS 97.1 Best Disc Jock: DJ ChaCha, Tambayan 101.9 Best AM Station: DZMM Silver Radyo Best AM Announcer: Ted Failon, Failon Ngayon sa DZMM Best Investigative Program: Reporter's Notebook, GMA7 Best Investigative Program Host: Ted Failon, ABS CBN 2 Best Documentary Program: I Witness, GMA7 Best Documentarist: Kara David, I Witness GMA7 Best Magazine Program: Rated K, ABS CBN 2 Best Magazine Program Host: Korina Sanchez for Rated K, ABS CBN 2 Best News Program: State of the Nation with Jessica Soho, GMA News TV Best News Anchor: Jessica Sojo, GMA News TV Best Field Reporter: Jiggy Manicad, 24 Oras GMA7 Best Public Service Program: Wish Ko Lang, GMA7 Best Public Service Program Host: Vicky Morales for Wish Ko Lang, GMA7 Best Women-Oriented Program: Us Girls, Studio 23

Gandingan ng Kababaihan: Us Girls Hosts, Studio 23 Best Youth-Oriented Program: I Juander, GMA News TV Gandingan ng Kabataan: I Juander Hosts, GMA News TV Best Development Oriented Talkshow: The Bottomline with Boy Abunda, ABS CBN 2 Best Development Oriented Talkshow Host: Boy Abunda for The Bottomline with Boy Abunda, ABS CBN 2 Best AM Program: Radyo Negosyo, DZMM Best FM Program: Anong Meron? Tambayan 101.9 Best Educational Program: Matanglawin, ABS CBN 2 Gandingan ng Edukasyon: Kuya Kim Atienza, ABS CBN 2 Best Environment-Oriented Program: Born to be Wild, GMA7 Best Livelihood-Oriented Program: Bread n' Butter, UNTV Gandingan ng Kalikasan Special Citation: Kuya Kim Atienza, ABS CBN 2 Gandingan ng Kabuhayan Special Citation: Carl Balita for Radyo Negosyo, DZMM Best Development-Oriented Radio Plug: Blood Letting, Radyo La Verdad, UNTV Best Development-Oriented TV Plug: Pagbangon, ABS CBN 2 Gandingan ng Pinilakang Tabing: ABS CBN Highly Commended TV Station: GMA News TV Most Development-Oriented TV Station: ABS CBN

The Gandingan Awards is the first award-giving body in the field of broadcasting in the entire UP System.  It challenges broadcast practitioners to enhance their programs to contribute to the country’s development.

This award-giving body, organized by the UP Community Broadcaster's Society (UPCBS), a duly recognized media-based socio-civic organization of the UPLB, was inspired by Gandingan, a series of gong-like instruments used by teenagers in Maguindanao as a form of communication.

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ABS-CBN Wins Big at the 2012 UPLB Gandingan Awards

ABS-CBN once again dominated the recently concluded 2012 Gandingan Awards (The 6th UPLB Isko't Iska's Broadcast Choice Awards) held on January 28, 2012 at the Uthe D.L. Umali Auditorium, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).

ABS-CBN prevails in the 2011 Gandingan Awards

ABS-CBN dominates the 2011 Gandingan Awards as it bags 18 out of the 36 trophies in the said UPLB-based award giving body. The awards night was held last February 12, 2011 and was attended by big personalities in news and radio.