GMA Network took home a total of 28 awards at the Gandingan 2018: The 12th UPLB Isko’t Iska’s Multi-media Awards. The awarding ceremony was held March 17 at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna.
Leading the Kapuso winners was GMA News’ Mike Enriquez who was conferred with the Gandingan ng Kapayapaan award for his public affairs program Imbestigador.
Jessica Soho, was given the Gandingan ng Kabataan for her top-rating show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho.
Meanwhile, Kapuso personality Drew Arellano was awarded the Gandingan ng Edukasyon for his infotainment program AHA!, which was also recognized as the Most Development-Oriented Educational Program.
UPLB gave Dr. Nielsen Donato and Dr. Ferds Recio the Gandingan ng Kalikasan award for their travel and wildlife show Born to be Wild, while reporter Emil Sumangil won as this year’s Best Field Reporter.
The network’s special documentary entitled Sa Serbisyong Totoo, Nabago ang Buhay Ko was recognized as the Most Development-Oriented Public Service Program.
Taking home two awards for GMA Entertainment Content Group was the series Legally Blind top-billed by Janine Gutierrez. The series won Most Development-Oriented Women’s Program and Most Gender Transformative Program.
On top of being given the Gandingan ng Kaunlaran award, leading local news channel GMA News TV also earned seven more recognitions. Flagship evening newscast State of the Nation with Jessica Soho was this year’s Most Development-Oriented News Program with Soho taking home the Best News Anchor recognition as well.
Other winners were: Investigative Documentaries, Most Development-Oriented Investigative Program; I Juander, Most Development-Oriented Magazine Program; Bawal ang Pasaway kay Mareng Winnie, Most Development-Oriented Talk Show; and Wagas, Most Development-Oriented Drama Program. GMA News TV’s public service campaign “Karapatan Mo, Juan” was chosen as the Most Development-Oriented TV Plug.
Radio GMA, on the other hand, dominated Gandingan 2018’s radio category. GMA’s flagship AM station Super Radyo DZBB won as Most Development-Oriented AM Station, while Saksi sa Dobol B emerged as this year’s Most Development-Oriented AM Program.
Barangay LS 97.1 DWLS FM was named Most Development-Oriented FM Station, Radyo Nobela won as Most Development-Oriented FM Program. Barangay LS radio personality Papa Dudut was recognized as Best FM Program Host for Barangay Love Stories.
GMA Regional TV, won big that night with four core awards, including the Most Development-Oriented TV Station citation. Core awards are given to outstanding programs aired over local, community, or regional radio and TV stations or channels as well as those produced by schools.
Under regional division, Balitang Amianan took home the Most Development-Oriented News Program award, Tek Ocampo of One Mindanao was recognized as Best News Anchor, while Lou-Anne Mae Rondina of Balitang Bisdak was named as Best Field Reporter.
GMA News Online capped off the honors the Network receiving with two more awards: Late Response, Clunky Policies Leave Saudi OFWs, Kin in Misery by Rie Takumi and Jessica Bartolome took home the Most Development-Oriented Online News Article award while Chino Gaston’s Deception and Regret: The Story of a Maute Child Warrior won as the Most Development-Oriented Online Feature Article.
