ABS-CBN was honored as the Best TV Network by the Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) Batangas. The Kapamilya network won a total of 20 awards at the recent Golden Laurel: Lycean Choice Media Awards.
ABS-CBN’s flagship news program TV Patrol was named as the Best News Program, while Ted Failon and Bernadette Sembrano were the Best Male and Best Female News Anchors, respectively.
Umagang Kay Ganda was the Best Morning Show with Atom Araullo as the top pick for Best Morning Show Host. Other ABS-CBN News programs that won included Matanglawin for Best Educational Program and Sports U for Best Sports Program.
FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, the country’s most watched program, was the Best Primetime Series with lead star Coco Martin winning the Best TV Actor honors.
Awardees from the entertainment category included It’s Showtime (Best Noontime Show), ASAP (Best Musical Variety Show), Banana Split (Best Comedy Show), Gandang Gabi Vice (Best Talk Show), and Your Face Sounds Familiar (Best Reality TV Show).
Other triumphant Kapamilya stars in the Lycean Choice Media Awards were Jodi Sta. Maria (Best TV Actress for Pangako Sa’Yo), Anne Curtis (Most Influential Social Media Personality), Vice Ganda (Best Talk Show Host), Toni Gonzaga-Soriano (Best Reality Show Host for Pinoy Big Brother), and the love team of James Reid and Nadine Lustre (Most Popular Love Team).
The Golden Laurel: Lycean Choice Media Awards was held on July 21 at the Lyceum of the Philippines University Batangas campus. As one of the student award-giving bodies in the Philippines, it aims to honor TV programs and personalities who promote their respective schools’ mission and values. Students, faculty members, and staff chose the winners.
The latest honor is the ninth Best TV Station won by ABS-CBN this year, the Philippines’ leading media and entertainment company.