MANILA, Philippines – Two GMA Network programs won gold medals in the International Television Broadcasting Awards of the 2009 New York Festivals (NYF).

GMA Network bagged a Gold World Medal in the category of Coverage of an Ongoing Story for Jiggy Manicad’s 24 Oras coverage of Cpl. Angelo Abeto, who was killed in a mortar explosion last year.

The network’s primetime news, 24 Oras, also received the Silver World Medal in the Best Newscast Category for the “Lanao Attacks” coverage of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s assault in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, on August 18, 2008.

Reporter’s Notebook’s “Pinays for Export: The Asian Sex Trafficking Trail” took home the Bronze World Medal for Best Public Affairs Program.

The Gold World Medal Award for the Biography/Profiles Category went to QTV-11, the network’s sister station, for its “Inno Sotto: A Special Fashion Documentary.”

QTV-11’s Chef to Go with its “Pesco Vegetarian Meal” episode bagged the Bronze World Medal for the Magazine Format Category. GMANews.tv