MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN Corp. welcomed 2014 with a bang as the network once again bagged 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 Baños (UPLB) prefer ABS-CBN after the network bagged a total of 21 awards compared to GMA 7’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 Bottom- line 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 Gand- ingan 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 Develop- ment-Oriented Radio Plug, DJ Chacha as Best Disk Jock and Dear MOR as Most Development-Oriented FM Program.
Kim Atienza, on the other hand, once again bagged the Gandingan ng Edu- kasyon special award, while radio host Carl Balita was again named the Gand- ingan 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 UPLB. Over a thousand students vote for programs and personalities that strive to promote development-oriented issues.