People's Television Network is the flagship state broadcaster owned by the Government of the Philippines. Founded in 1974, PTV is the main brand of People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI), one of the attached agencies under the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).
Victoria "Vicky" Torres Morales-Reyno is a Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter. She is best known for being one of the anchors of GMA Network's early evening newscast 24 Oras with Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez as well as for being the host of the Saturday afternoon documentary-drama show Wish Ko Lang!. For hosting Wish Ko Lang!, she got the "Best Public Service Program Host" award during the 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television in 2015 given by the Philippine Movie Press Club. She previously anchored Saksi, the late news program of GMA Network, from 1999 to 2014. In GTV, she hosts a magazine news program entitled Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales, which was started in 2011 when GTV was previously known as GMA News TV.
Big News was the evening television news program of ABC 5. It was the first evening news program on Philippine television. It aired from March 19, 1962, to September 22, 1972. On February 21, 1992, in line with the network's reopening, the program was revived and was originally anchored by Eric Eloriaga, Tina Monzon-Palma and Kathy Tanco-Ong and continued to air until August 8, 2008. Cherie Mercado served as the final anchors. It was replaced by TEN: The Evening News on August 11, 2008.
The U.P. Gawad Plaridel is the sole award in the University of the Philippines System given to outstanding media practitioners.
The World Tonight is a Philippine television English-language late-night newscast broadcast by Kapamilya Channel and ANC. It was formerly the English language late-night newscast of ABS-CBN from November 21, 1966, to September 22, 1972, and was originally anchored by Angelo Castro Jr., Loren Legarda and Tina Monzon-Palma from September 15, 1986, to August 13, 1999. The newscast is now anchored by Tony Velasquez and Pia Gutierrez on weeknights and Stanley Palisada on Saturdays. It airs from Monday to Saturday at 9:00 pm on ANC and every weeknight at 10:45 pm on the Kapamilya Channel. It also airs worldwide via TFC.
Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko is a Philippine television public service show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Rosa Rosal, Orly Mercado and Antonio Talusan, it premiered on December 1, 1975. Produced by Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation, Inc., it is the longest running program and the first television program to use sign language interpreters in Philippine television. Mercado and Connie Angeles currently serve as the hosts.
Tropang Trumpo is a Philippine sketch comedy show produced by ABC-5, a one-hour comedy program that featured gags, spoofs and lampoons, was known to be the "mother" of all local gag shows. It was the show that started it all, so to speak, and paved the way for all the comedy shows that followed thereafter. It was aired from March 12, 1994, until March 13, 1999, when it was replaced by Ispup.
Student Canteen is a Philippine television variety show regarded as the first afternoon variety show on Philippine television. Over a 32-year period, it was broadcast through three different networks: ABS-CBN, GMA Network and Radio Philippines Network.
Coney Reyes on Camera was a weekly drama anthology that aired from May 19, 1984, to December 26, 1998, on RPN and ABS-CBN. It was the longest running drama anthology of its time in Philippine TV history until Maalaala Mo Kaya broke the record in 2006. Coney Reyes was the host, lead star, actress and producer and it was replaced by Ang Munting Paraiso.
GMA Supershow, formerly titled as Germside and Germspesyal, is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. The show was the longest-running Sunday noontime variety show on Philippine television at the time of its run. Hosted by German Moreno, it premiered on May 7, 1978. The show concluded on January 26, 1997 with a total of 978 episodes. It was replaced by SOP in its timeslot.
GMA Headline News is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Tina Monzon-Palma and Jose Mari Velez and later by Leslie Espino and Vicky Morales, it premiered on May 19, 1986 replacing The 11:30 Report. The show concluded on January 3, 1992. It was replaced by GMA Network News in its timeslot.
The 11:30 Report is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Radio-Television Arts. It premiered on November 1, 1982. The show concluded on May 16, 1986. It was replaced by GMA Headline News in its timeslot.
María Cristina Mapa Monzón-Palma, popularly known as Tina Monzón-Palma, is a Filipina broadcast journalist and anchorwoman. She is best known as a late night news presenter in various Philippine television news programs in different television networks. She became GMA Network's first female news presenter and pioneered its Public Affairs department during her term as GMA News executive. She later transferred to ABC 5 to head its operations. When she left the company after five years, she led ABS-CBN's public service campaign against child abuse under the network's Bantay Bata social welfare program. Eventually, she became the anchor of ABS-CBN's late-night news program The World Tonight where she replaced Loren Legarda.
Weekend with Velez is a Philippine television news magazine show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Jose Mari Velez, it premiered in 1986. The show concluded in 1987. It was replaced by Velez This Week in its timeslot.
Angelo Ylagan Castro Jr. was a Filipino broadcast journalist and actor. He was a news anchor for The World Tonight, the flagship news program of ABS-CBN and ANC. He anchored several ABS-CBN and ANC news and current events programs for the past 25 years. Castro is a recipient of the Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year award from the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas.
The 5th PMPC Star Awards for Television were held at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila on October 26, 1991, and broadcast on IBC Channel 13. The awards night was hosted by Vilma Santos, Eric Quizon, Vic Sotto, Mari Kaimo and to be directed by Al Quinn. The theme of the awards night is Magkatapat pero Magkaibigan as it marks the 25th anniversary of PMPC.
The 6th PMPC Star Awards for Television were held at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila on October 24, 1992, and broadcast on IBC Channel 13. The awards night will be hosted by Bert Marcelo and Eric Quizon.
The 2nd PMPC Star Awards for Television ceremony was held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City on October 15, 1988, and broadcast over ABS-CBN Channel 2. The ceremony was directed by Al Quinn.
The Excellence in Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement Award is an honorary Star Award for Television bestowed by the Philippine Movie Press Club to recognize the long-time broadcast journalists of the news, information, public affairs and public service in the media for lifetime achievement within the television industry in the Philippines.
GMA Public Affairs is the public affairs division of GMA Network Inc. that currently produces and airs documentary, magazine, anthology, infotainment and other public affairs genre programs and content for free-to-air TV channels and online platforms.
