THE PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 1, 2012: Local broadcasting network ABS-CBN dominated the 2012 “Gandingan: The UPLB Isko’t Iska’s Broadcast Choice Awards” with 22 awards in total. Gandingan is the annual awards program of the University of the Philippines Community Broadcasters’ Society in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB).
After the vote of over a thousand students for programs and personalities that strive to promote development-oriented issues, ABS-CBN received the Best Development-Oriented Station award, while Tambayan 101.9 hooked the Best FM Radio Station. GMA Network Inc.’s DZBB, on the other hand, nabbed the Best AM Radio Station awards, as “24 Oras” was recognized as the Best News Program. Its counterpart “TV Patrol” was elevated to the Hall of Fame for Best News Program.
Karen Davila, Julius Babao, and Ces Oreña-Drilon shared the Best News Anchor award for “Bandila” and the “Umagang Kay Ganda” anchors won the title of Best Morning Show hosts. The Best Investigative Program award went to “Reporter’s Notebook”, with Jiggy Manicad winning the Best Investigative Program Host award. Bernadette Sembrano and Alvin Elchico were recognized as co-winners of the Best Public Service Program Host award, even as GMA-7’s “Wish Ko Lang” was hailed as the Best Public Service Program.
Meanwhile, Jessica Soho of GMA-7 was inducted as a Hall of Fame Best Magazine Program Host, as her program “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” received the Best Magazine Program award.
The Gandingan Awards was held last January 28 at the D.L. Umali Auditorium in UPLB.
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Winners’ List:
Best Development-Oriented Station – ABS-CBN
Highly Commended TV Station – GMA News TV
Best FM Radio Station – Tambayan 101.9 (ABSCBN)
Best AM Radio Station – DZBB (GMA)
Best Morning Show – Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN)
Best Morning Show Hosts – Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN)
Best Documentary Program – Patrol ng Pilipino (ABS-CBN)
Best News Program – TV Patrol (ABS-CBN)
Best Development-Oriented Talk Show – The Bottomline (ABS-CBN)
Best News Anchors – Julius Babao, Ces Drilon and Karen Davila, Bandila (ABS-CBN)
Best Public Service Program – Wish Ko Lang (GMA-7)
Best Public Service Program Host – Vicky Morales, Wish Ko Lang (GMA-7)
Best Documentarist – Karen Davila, Krusada (ABS-CBN)
Best Public Service Program Host – Alvin Elchico and Bernadette Sembrano, Salamat Doc (ABS-CBN)
Best Educational Program – Matanglawin (ABS-CBN)
Gandingan ng Kalikasan – Kim Atienza, Matanglawin (ABS-CBN)
Gandingan ng Edukasyon – Kim Atienza, Matanglawin (ABS-CBN)
Best AM Radio Announcer – Ted Failon
Most Development Oriented AM Program – Dos Por Dos
Best FM Radio Jock – DJ Jasmin, Tambayan 101.9
Best Development-Oriented FM Program- Dear Jasmin, Tambayan 101.9
Best Livelihood-Oriented Program – MagTV na Amiga (ABS-CBN RNG Bacolod)
Gandigan Kabuhayan – Carl Balita
Best Magazine Program – Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7)
Hall of Fame for Best Magazine Program Host – Jessica Soho, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7)
Best Investigative Program – Reporter’s Notebook (GMA-7)
Best Investigative Program Host – Jiggy Manicad, Reporter’s Notebook (GMA-7)
Best News Program – 24 Oras (GMA-7)
Special Citation: Best Women-Oriented Program – Us Girls
Special Citation: Best Women-Oriented Program Host – Angel Aquino, Chesca Garcia-Kramer, and Iya Villania (Studio 23/ABS-CBN)
Best Livelihood-Oriented Program: Mag-TV na Amiga: Outstanding Farmers (ABS-CBN Regional Network Group)
Best Environment-Oriented Program – Climate Change
Gandingan ng Pinilakang-Tabing Special Award – ABS-CBN
