I-Witness

i-Witness
Title card since 2024
Also known as	i-Witness: The GMA Documentaries
Genre	Documentary
Presented by	Vicky Morales (1999–2004) Luchi Cruz-Valdes (1999–2002) Mike Enriquez (1999–2000) Cheche Lazaro (1999–2004) Jessica Soho (1999–2004) Mel Tiangco (2000–04) Kara David (since 2001) Howie Severino (since 2001) Raffy Tima (2001–04) Maki Pulido (2002–04) Jay Taruc (2004–19) Sandra Aguinaldo (2004–24) Atom Araullo (since 2017) Mav Gonzales (since 2023) John Consulta (since 2023)
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
Production
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	24–30 minutes
Production companies	Probe Productions Inc. (1999–2003) GMA Public Affairs
Original release
Network	GMA Network (January 18, 1999 – April 29, 2020, since January 16, 2021) GMA News TV (August 14 – December 25, 2020)
Release	January 18, 1999 (1999-01-18) – present

i-Witness, formerly i-Witness: The GMA Documentaries is a Philippine television documentary show broadcast by GMA Network and GMA News TV. Originally hosted by Vicky Morales, Luchi Cruz-Valdes, Mike Enriquez, Cheche Lazaro and Jessica Soho, it premiered on January 18, 1999. Kara David, Howie Severino, Atom Araullo, Mav Gonzales and John Consulta currently serve as the hosts. It is the longest-running documentary show in the Philippines. ^[1]

The series is streaming online on YouTube. ^[2]

Hosts

Hosts

Howie Severino

Atom Araullo

• Kara David (since 2001) ^[3]
• Howie Severino (since 2001) ^[3]
• Atom Araullo (since 2017) ^[3]
• Mav Gonzales (since 2023) ^[3]
• John Consulta (since 2023) ^[3]

Former hosts

• Vicky Morales (1999–2004) ^[4]
• Luchi Cruz-Valdes (1999–2002) ^[4]
• Mike Enriquez (1999–2000) ^[4]
• Cheche Lazaro (1999–2004) ^[4]
• Jessica Soho (1999–2004) ^[4]
• Mel Tiangco (2000–02) ^[4]
• Raffy Tima (2001–04) ^[5]
• Maki Pulido (2002–04)
• Jay Taruc (2004–19) ^[4]
• Sandra Aguinaldo (2004–24) ^[4]

Guest hosts

• Mariz Umali ^{[6] [7]}
• Micaela Papa
• Joseph Morong ^[8]
• Cesar Apolinario ^[9]
• Emil Sumangil ^[10]
• Pia Arcangel ^[11]
• Ivan Mayrina ^[12]
• Tina Panganiban-Perez ^[13]
• Oscar Oida ^[14]

Production

In March 2020, production was halted due to the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[15] The show resumed its programming on August 14, 2020. ^[16]

Accolades

Accolades received by i-Witness

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2000	14th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won
2001	15th PMPC Star Awards for Television			Won
2004	18th PMPC Star Awards for Television			Nominated
		Best Documentary Program Host	Kara David, Vicky Morales, Maki Pulido, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc	Nominated
2005	19th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won
2006	20th PMPC Star Awards for Television			Nominated
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc	Nominated
2007	21st PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[17]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc	Won
2008	Catholic Mass Media Awards	Best Adult Educational/Cultural Program	i-Witness	Won	[18]
	22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program		Won	[19]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc	Won
2009	1st MTRCB TV Awards	Best Public Affairs Show	i-Witness	Won	[20]
	23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program		Won	[21]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc	Won
	5th USTv Students' Choice Awards	Students' Choice, Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[22]
2010	24th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program		Won	[23]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc	Won
2011	8th ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Documentary Program	"Gintong Putik"	Won	[24]
			"Lola Minera"	Nominated
		Outstanding Documentary Program Host	Kara David	Won
			Howie Severino	Nominated
	25th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[25]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc	Won
2012	26th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[26]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc	Won
	8th USTV Awards	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[27]
2013	ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Documentary Program	"Batong Buhay, Buhis Buhay" "Daloy" "Kalam" "Saplot" "Silong"	Nominated	[28]
		Outstanding Documentary Program Host	Kara David	Won	[29]
			Howie Severino Sandra Aguinaldo	Nominated	[28]
	4th Northwest Samar State University Students Choice Awards	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[30]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Kara David	Won
	27th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[31]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc	Won
	7th UPLB Isko’t Iska’s Broadcast Choice Awards	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[32]
2014	ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Documentary Program	"Kamandag Sa Palayan" "Pagbabalik Sa Karagatan" "Rattan Sa Pusod ng Sierra Madre" "Tarima"	Nominated	[33]
		Outstanding Documentary Program Host	Kara David Howie Severino Jay Taruc Sandra Aguinaldo	Won
				Nominated
				Nominated
				Nominated
	1st Paragala Central Luzon Media Awards	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[34]
	28th PMPC Star Awards for Television			Won	[35]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc	Won
2015	29th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[36]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc	Won
2016	30th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Nominated	[37]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David	Nominated
	US International Film and Video Festival	Silver Screen Award	“Kawayang Pangarap (Bamboo Dreams)”	Won	[38]
2017	8th Northwest Samar State University Students' Choice Awards for Radio and Television Awards	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[39]
	31st PMPC Star Awards for Television			Won	[40]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Kara David	Won
2018	32nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Nominated	[41]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Sandra Aguinaldo, Atom Araullo, Kara David, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc, Mariz Umali	Won
2019	33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Nominated	[42]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Raffy Tima	Nominated
2020	42nd Catholic Mass Media Awards	Special Citation: Adult Educational / Cultural Program	"Patient 2828"	Won	[43]
		Special Citation: Public Service Program	"Manaram"	Won
2021	34th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[44]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Raffy Tima Howie Severino Atom Araullo Kara David Sandra Aguinaldo	Nominated
2023	35th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	i-Witness	Won	[45]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Raffy Tima Howie Severino Atom Araullo Kara David Sandra Aguinaldo	Nominated
2024	6th Gawad Lasallianeta	Most Outstanding Documentary Show	i-Witness	Won	[46]
	New York Festivals TV & Film Awards	Documentary: Social Issues	"Bawat Barya"	Silver	[47]
		Documentary: Heroes	"Boat to School"	Bronze
		Documentary: Community Portraits	"Sisid sa Putik"	Bronze

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External links

• Official website
• i-Witness at IMDb