6th Gandingan Awards (2012) - List of Winners

The Gandingan 2012: The 6th UPLB Isko't Iska's Broadcast Choice Awards was held on Saturday night, January 28, 2012 at the D.L. Umali Auditorium, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and just like last year, ABS-CBN once again dominated in the award's night.


Several GMA-7 and ABS-CBN shows were recognized based on the survey of 1,000 students of UPLB.

Gandingan is an annual event dedicated to honor programs and personalities who devote time to tackle development oriented issues in the mainstream media.

The Gandingan Awards was founded on the role of gandingan in the lives of the Maguindanao. Dubbed as the talking gong, gandingan is a set of gongs used by the Maguindanao to indirectly communicate with one another.

The Gandingan Awards was organized by the UPLB Community Broadcasters' Society in coordination with the Office of the Initiatives for Culture and the Arts (OICA), the College of Development Communication (CDC), and the University of the Philippines Los Baños.

Here is the complete list of winners to the 6th edition of Gandingan: UPLB Isko's Iska's Broadcast Choice Awards:
  • Best Development-Oriented Station - ABS-CBN
  • Best Morning Show - Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN)
  • Best Morning Show Hosts - Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN)
  • Best Documentary Program - Patrol ng Pilipino, Kanino ang Spratly’s? (ABS-CBN)
  • Best News Program - TV Patrol (ABS-CBN)
  • Best Development-Oriented Talk Show - The Bottomline (ABS-CBN)
  • Best News Anchors - Julius Babao, Ces Drilon and Karen Davila, Bandila (ABS-CBN)
  • Best Documentarist - Karen Davila, Krusada (ABS-CBN)
  • Best Public Service Program Host - Alvin Elchico and Bernadette Sembrano, Salamat Doc (ABS-CBN)
  • Best Educational Program - Matanglawin (ABS-CBN)
  • Gandingan ng Kalikasan - Kim Atienza, Matanglawin (ABS-CBN)
  • Gandingan ng Edukasyon - Kim Atienza, Matanglawin (ABS-CBN)
  • Best AM Radio Announcer - Ted Failon
  • Most Development Oriented AM Program - Dos Por Dos
  • Best FM Radio Station - Tambayan 101.9
  • Best FM Radio Jock - DJ Jasmin, Tambayan 101.9
  • Best Development-Oriented FM Program- Dear Jasmin, Tambayan 101.9
  • Best Livelihood-Oriented Program - MagTV na Amiga (ABS-CBN RNG Bacolod)
  • Gandigan ng Kabuhayan - Carl Balita (DZMM)
  • Special Citation for Best Women-Oriented Program - Us Girls (Studio 23)
  • Special Citation for Best Women-Oriented Program Host - Us Girls (Studio 23)
  • Gandingan ng Pinilakang-Tabing Special Award - ABS-CBN
  • Highly Commended TV Station - GMA News TV
  • Best AM Radio Station - DZBB
  • Best Magazine Program - Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7)
  • Hall of Fame for Best Magazine Program Host - Jessica Soho, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7)
  • Best Public Service Program - Wish Ko Lang (GMA-7)
  • Best Public Service Program Host - Vicky Morales, Wish Ko Lang (GMA-7)
  • Best Investigative Program - Reporter's Notebook (GMA-7)
  • Best Investigative Program Host - Jiggy Manicad, Reporter's Notebook (GMA-7)
  • Best News Program - 24 Oras (GMA-7)
  • Best Environment-Oriented Program - Climate Change
Last year, I-Witness and it's host Howi Severino  and DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 were elevated to the awards' Hall of Fame, having won in their respective categories for five years.

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