ABS-CBN Corporation bagged a total of 15 accolades at the recently held 36th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) for its socially relevant and values-laden programs and special projects.
ABS-CBN took home nine recognitions for television category that include Best Station ID for “Masayang Muli Ang Kwento Ng Summer,” Best TV Special for “Yolanda,” Best Public Service Program for “Failon Ngayon,” Best Children and Youth Program for “Matanglawin,” Best Drama Series for “Be Careful With My Heart,” and Best Talk Show for ABS-CBN News Channel’s (ANC) “Up Close and Personal: A Korina Sanchez Interview.”Special citations were also given to “Honesto” and “My Little Juan” (Best Drama Series) and ABS-CBN’s Northern Mindanao’s “MagTV Na Ato Ni” (Best Entertainment Program).
ABS-CBN’s flagship AM station DZMM also brought home honors for “Pasada Sais Trenta” (Best News Commentary) and emergency preparedness program “Red Alert” (Best Educational Program). “Sa Bukiran,” which teaches about agricultural business, won a special citation in the Best Educational Program category.
The Kapamilya Network was also recognized in the music category through its Christmas station ID in 2013 “Magkasama Tayo sa Kwento ng Pagbangon” that won the Best Music Video. Produced by Star Recording, Inc., the song paid tribute to the Filipinos’ unity and unwavering spirit of hope at times of calamities.
Star Cinema’s international film “Alagwa,” starring Jericho Rosales and Bugoy Cariño, was awarded the Students’ Choice for Best Film.
ABS-CBN Creative Communications Management received a special citation in the Best TV Ad–Public Service category for conceptualizing and producing the promotional material “After the Storm.”
Organized by the Archdiocese of Manila, the CMMA is awarded to media products, whether in television, radio, film, music, advertising, and press, which enhance the total human development of the Filipino audience through the competent and professional use of mass media techniques and to promote the Christian values. (Story by Kane Errol Choa)