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27
Jan

GMA Network wins 2 gold medals in New York

   Posted by: proudnoypi   in Broadcast Media, GMA News, Proud to be Pinoy

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

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24
Nov

ABS-CBN wins Asian CSR award

   Posted by: proudnoypi   in Business and Entrepreneurship, Proud to be Pinoy

ABS-CBN News

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation has been recognized by Asian CSR Awards, the region’s foremost corporate social responsibility program, for the network’s Educational Television (ETV) project.

ABS-CBN’s ETV was one of the excellence awardees under the support and improvement of education category. Another Philippine company, Johnson & Johnson Philippines, was also named as an awardee under the same category.

Microsoft Philippines’ employee wellness program was named the winner under the category of best workplace practices. Philam Foundation’s The GoodWell Fund, meanwhile, was one of the excellence awardees under the poverty alleviation category.

These four Philippine companies joined other firms from India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Sri Lanka that were recognized for their outstanding CSR projects. The awarding ceremony was held in Singapore Saturday.

At least 100 entries representing 120 companies from 15 countries competed under five categories: best workplace practices, concern for health, environmental excellence, poverty alleviation and support and improvement of education.

Asian CSR Awards program honors Asian companies for outstanding, innovative and world-class products, services, projects and programs.

Below is the complete list of 2008 Asian CSR Awards winners and excellence awardees.

Best Workplace Practices
Winner: Microsoft Philippines, Employee Wellness Program, Philippines

Excellence Awardees:
City Developments Ltd, Work-Life Harmony, Singapore
CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd., CLP Quality Work Life (QWL) Programme, Hong Kong

Concern for Health
Winner: Johnson & Johnson Philippines, War on Worms in Western Visayas (WOW-V), Philippines

Excellence Awardees
Bangkok Hospital Medical Center, BMC Sky ICU, Thailand
Dialog Telekom PLC, Providing Accessibility: Sri Lanka’s first state-of-the-art Hearing centre, Sri Lanka

Environmental Excellence
Winner: Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. BOOND India

Excellence Awardees

City Developments Ltd., “1ºC Up” Pilot Campaign, Singapore
City Developments Ltd., Water Recycling and Silt Water Treatment Programme at Construction Sites, Singapore

Poverty Alleviation
Winner: Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka, Business for Peace Initiative, Sri Lanka

Excellence Awardees:
Philam Foundation, The GoodWell Fund, Philippines
Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Zinc Integrated Poverty Alleviation Programme, India

Support and Improvement of Education
Winner: Bharti Foundation, Satya Bharti School Program, India

Excellence Awardees:
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Educational Television (ETV), Philippines
Johnson & Johnson Phils., War On Worms In Western Visayas (Wow-V), Philippines

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