ABS-CBN' top-rating and long-running newscast TV Patrol was recognized as the Students' Choice for News Program at the  12th USTv Awards held at the University of Santo Tomas campus last April 21. This is the fourth Best News Program award of TV Patrol for 2016. 

Entertainment news anchor Gretchen Fullido received the award for the iconic news program anchored by Ted Failon, Bernadette Sembrano, and Noli De Castro, which has won four Best News Program trophies so far in 2016, and has consistently topped the national TV ratings among newscasts based on data from Kantar Media.

TV Patrol led the winners from the country' largest news organization, which also won Student Leaders' Choice of 2016 Election Awareness Program and Students' Choice of Public Service Announcement for National Elections (#Halalan2016), Student Leaders' Choice of Election Station ID (Ipanalo ang Pamilyang Pilipino), Students' Choice of Social Media Campaign for Social Action (#TrafficPatrol), Students' Choice of Social Media Campaign for Environmental Protection (Matanglawin' Justice for Pamana), Students' Choice of Social Media Personality (Atom Araullo), Student Leaders' Choice of TV Personality (Atom Araullo), Students' Choice of Personality for Social Media Development (Gretchen Ho), Students' Choice of Sports Program (Sports U), and Students' Choice of Sports Program Personality (Dyan Castillejo).

ABS-CBN won a total of 25 out of the 34 major awards, including Student Leader' Choice of TV Network for Entertainment, Student Leader' Choice of TV Network for New Media, and Student Leader' Choice of TV Network for Promoting Family-Oriented Values, in the 12th staging of USTv, which recognizes programs and personalities in media that promote Thomasian values and teachings of the Catholic church. Awardees from the Entertainment category include the programs Kris TV (Students' Choice of Magazine Program), Home Sweetie Home (Students' Choice of Comedy Program), The Voice Kids (Students Choice of Reality/Game Show), Tonight with Boy Abunda (Students' Choice of Talk Show), and On the Wings of Love (Students' Choice of Drama Program).

Celebrities who were honored by the student award-giving body also for Entertainment were led by Anne Curtis (Students' Choice of Variety Show host), who performed Halik by Aegis to a rousing ovation, and was joined by Alex Gonzaga (Students' Choice of Reality/Game Show Host), Kris Aquino (Students' Choice of Magazine Program Host), and Boy Abunda (Students' Choice of Talk Show Host).ABS-CBN was also honored for its new media work on #Nazareno2015 (Students' Choice of Social media Campaign for Catholic Formation.The Kapamilya Network' dominant performance at the USTv awards completes its triumphant run in student award-giving bodies this year. ABS-CBN was also named Best TV Station at the 14th Gawad Tanglaw Awards, 2016 Platinum Stallion Awards, 3rd Paragala Awards, 3rd UmalohokJuan Awards, and 2nd Aral Parangal Awards.