Another prestigious award giving body again recognized the effort of the people behind Philippine Television as the country bagged 14 nominations from the upcoming New York Festival Awards. GMA Network bags 9 nominations from different categories while ABSCBN Broadcasting Corporation got 3. TV5 Manila and CCTV Philippines also receives lone nomination.
Here are the 14 nominations from The New York Festivals World’s Best TV & Films
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GMA NETWORK (9)
Best Interview – Bawal ang Pasaway kay Mareng Winnie (Offenders, Beware!): Yaman ng Palawan (The Wealth of Palawan)
Community Portraits – Brigada (The Brigade): Ang Ginto ng Smokey Mountain (Gold in the Rubbish), GMA Network, Inc.
Human Concerns – Reel Time: Isang Paa sa Hukay (The Price of Gold), GMA Network, Inc.
Mini-Series – Ilustrado, GMA Network, Inc.
Entertainment Program Open & Titles – Ilustrado Open, GMA NETWORK, INC.
Community Portraits – I-Witness: Dorm 12, GMA Network, Inc.
Community Service Programs – Front Row: Maestra Salbabida (Teacher, Lifesaver), GMA Network, Inc.
Social Issues – Reporter’s Notebook: Hikahos sa Lungsod (The Big City Dream’s Son), GMA Network, Inc.
Graphic Design: Promotion/Open & IDs – Father’s Day, GMA NETWORK, INC.
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ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (3)
Biography/Profiles – Rated K : Ayokong Tumanda (Never Grow Old), Rated K, Handa Na Ba Kayo?
Family Programs – Nathaniel, ABS-CBN Corporation
Human Concerns – Mukha (Faces), ABS-CBN Corporation
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TV5 and CCTV (One each)
Current Affairs – The Philippines’ Gun Problem, CCTV News
Environment & Ecology – Wealth of The Nation, TV5 Network Inc.
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The Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners will be announced at an awards ceremony held in Las Vegas at NAB Show in April 2016.
I got confused at first because the headline states GMA bagged 9 of the 14 Philippine nominations but the photo of ABSCBN’s Nathaniel is shown. Shouldn’t be the photo of one of the nominated GMA shows be showcased instead?