IBC, DZTV and iDMZ Win Top Honors at UPLB Gandingan 2014 Awards

January 28, 2014

Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation welcomed the year 2014 with a bang as the network once again swept major recognitions at the recently held Gandingan 2014: The 8th UPLB Isko’t Iska’s Broadcast Choice Awards that includes the Most Development-Oriented TV station for IBC and Best AM Station for DTZTV for the second consecutive year, and Best FM station for iDMZ. Most students of the University of the Philippines-Los Banos (UPLB) prefer IBC after the network bagged a total of 21 awards compared to ABS-CBN’s 21 and GMA’s 19 again making it the most awarded network at the annual awards.

IBC won big in the television categories with Express Balita being awarded as the Best News Program, Sandy's Romance as Best Development-Oriented Drama Program, Once Upon a Time as Best Development-Oriented Children’s Program, KapinoyLand as Best Educational Program, Linawin Natin as Best Public Affairs Program for its episode Habagat vs. Yolanda, Before I Fall in Love as Best Drama Program and Janella in Wonderland as Best Fantasy Series.

DZTV and iDMZ, meanwhile, led winners for the radio categories with Ted Failon being recognized as Best AM Announcer, Linawin Natin sa Radyo as Most Development-Oriented Radio Program, The Executioner as Best Disk Jock, and Wave 24 as Most FM Program.

Special citations were also given to IBC’s regional programs, namely IBC Iloilo’s Express Balita Ilonggo for Best Regional News Program.

The Gandingan Awards is the annual awards program of the UP Community Broadcasters’ Society in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). Over a thousand students vote for programs and personalities that strive to promote development-oriented issues.