GMA Network scored another victory as it bagged the Most Outstanding Television Station of the Year honor from the 34th Rotary Club of Manila Journalism Awards.
No less than GMA Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon received the citation during ceremonies held on Thursday (May 22) in Makati City.
MANILA, May 23, 2014— Monsignor Francisco Tantoco, Jr., former Caritas Manila executive director, died on Friday after around a decade bout with Parkinson’s disease. He was 75.
Tantoco was rushed to San Juan De Dios Hospital inPasay City at 9pm yesterday after his condition exacerbated. He passed away at 6:45am today.
In its tradition of providing hit Asianovelas in the history of Philippine television, GMA Network once again airs the well-loved Koreanovela, Jewel in the Palace, on the Afternoon Prime block starting Monday (May 26).
Considered as one of the highest-rating Asianovelas in the Philippines, Jewel in the Palace is set to bring back memories to the Filipino viewers’ weekday afternoons with its moving storyline, intense scenes, and impeccable performances of the cast.
The management of GMA has read the recent reports alleging that Mr. Mike Enriquez, senior anchor and host, appears in a so-called list of media personalities who have received gifts from JLN Inc., particularly through Mr. BenHur Luy.
Mr. Enriquez had denied receiving any gift of any sort from JLN Inc. or from any person related to JLN Inc. Likewise the person named to have brought the money to Mr. Enriquez has executed an affidavit denying his participation in the said act.
GMA News and Public Affairs' “The Obama Visit” is the most watched coverage of the first state visit of US President Barack Obama to the Philippines on April 28 and 29 (based on overnight data) in NUTAM (National Urban Television Audience Measurement), Urban Luzon, and Mega Manila, according to the industry's leading ratings service provider Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.
In NUTAM, the two-day coverage posted a household rating average of 13.1 percent, with 2.2 points ahead of the 10.9 percent recorded by ABS’ Special News Coverage.
In 2013, the Philippines was chosen by various travel magazines and websites like Travel & Leisure, Cond Nast Traveller and CNN as one of the top must-visit places in the world. Seasoned travel writers praised the powder-white sand of our beaches, amazing dive sites, diverse wildlife and other natural features of our islands like hot springs, rapids and waterfalls.
Inspired by these lists, GMA News and Public Affairs presents ISLA -- a summer travel special featuring selected Philippine island destinations that can rival some of the best in the world.
ILOILO CITY, May 5, 2014 – The ‘Year of the Laity’ sees the formal launching of a prayer for a cause for the canonization of an Ilonggo layman in the University of San Agustin Auditorium in Iloilo City on April 30.
Workers start the repair the typhoon-damaged Sto. Niño Parish Church in Tacloban City, one of the biggest under the Archdiocese of Palo, 24 April 2014. The Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation based in Taiwan has offered P30 million for the rebuilding of the damaged church.
MANILA, May 7, 2014 — A Catholic bishop has joined the growing calls for Justice Secretary Leila De Lima to release the list of lawmakers allegedly involved in the P10-billion pork barrel scam.
Batanes Bishop Camilo Gregorio said that the DOJ chief should divulge the contents of Janet Lim Napoles’ affidavit for the sake of transparency and accountability.