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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