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ABS-CBN, UNANIMOUS CHOICE OF FILIPINO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FOR BEST TV STATION

ABS-CBN is the top choice of students in the country for TV entertainment, news, and information, having reaped a total of nine Best TV Station awards from different award-giving bodies in the academe.

It was hailed as the Best TV Station at the Young Educators' Council of SOCSKSARGEN' (YECS) Aral Parangal Awards; Mapua Institute of Technology' 1st Gawad Kamalayan Awards; Eastern Visayas State University' (EVSU) 1st Students' Choice Mass Media Awards; 13th Gawad TANGLAW (Tagapuring mga Akademisyan ng Aninong Gumagalaw) composed of Jose Rizal University, Philippine Women' University, University of Perpetual Help System, and Colegio De San Juan de Letran; Holy Angel University' 2nd Paragala Central Luzon Media Awards; and Andurog Awards for Highest Distinction from Bicol University.ABS-CBN was also voted the Best TV Station at the Northwest Samar State University' 6th NwSSU Students' Choice Awards For Radio and Television; Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila' UmalohokJUAN Awards; and University of the Philippines-Los Banos' 9th Gandingan: UPLB Isko't Iska' Broadcast Choice Awards.In the first quarter of 2015 alone, the Kapamilya network won a total of 154 awards from eleven student award-giving bodies in the country' various regions.Among the big winners are TV Patrol, which was recognized as Best News Program five times, as well as Matanglawin, which was named Best Educational Program seven times.

It' Showtime, on the other hand, was honored with seven recognitions as Best Noontime Show. Maalaala Mo Kaya and ASAP received six Best Drama Anthology and four Best Musical Variety Show trophies, respectively.

ABS-CBN' AM radio station, DZMM, was named Best AM Station at the Gandingan, UmalohokJUAN, and TANGLAW.ABS-CBN Regional, meanwhile, stood out in student awards with 18 recognitions in combined local television and radio categories. It scored four trophies at Gandingan; seven at Kabantugan, six at St. La Salle Bacolod' Bilib Awards; and one at Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod' Gawad Turismo Award.

The student award-giving bodies aim to honor TV programs, movies and media personalities who promote their respective schools' mission and values. The winners were voted by the students, faculty members, and staff of the said universities.
Ted Failon and Korina Sanchez at the 1st Gawad Kamalayan Awards of Mapua Institute of TechnologyAnthony Taberna won Best Feature and Lifestyle Show Host at the Gawad Kamalayan AwardsBernadette Sembrano was honored at the Gandingan Awards as Best Public Service Program Host while their show Salamat Dok won as Best Public Service Program
9TH GANDINGAN_ABS-CBN received 19 awards at the 9th Gandingan UPLB Awards including the most coveted Gandingan ng Kaunlaran awardAngel Locsin won Best TV Actress for her portrayal in The Legal Wife both at the Paragala Awards and Gawad TANGLAWParagala Awards and Gawad TANGLAW both awarded Coco Martin as Best TV Actor for his role in Ikaw Lamang
Angelica Panganiban won the Best Actress trophy for the film That Thing Called Tadhana at the Gawad Tanglaw 2015Gawad Tanglaw gave Julia Montes the Best Performance by an Actress award for Ikaw LamangStar Cinemas The Trial bagged Best Supporting Actor for Richard Gomez and Best Supporting Actress for Gretchen Barretto at the Gawad Tanglaw 2015