Two of the Philippines’ competing television and media networks, GMA Network (PSE: GMA7) and ABS-CBN (PSE: ABS), bagged several national wins at the 2026 Asian Academy Awards, taking their grand awards and gala finals to Singapore by December 2026, where other national winning entrants will compete with works from other parts of Asia-Pacific.
Among the 18 national wins from the two Philippine television networks representing the country in the pan-regional award-giving body are 13 from GMA Network and 5 from ABS-CBN, with GMA Public Affairs, the current affairs division of the Kapuso network, earning multiple wins in the awards, as well as Vice Ganda, known for Twinkle Reyes in a 51st Metro Manila Film Festival Entry Comedy-Drama Film, Call Me Mother, for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
For GMA, Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho, one of the Kapuso network’s most-watched and highest-rating telemagazine programs aired on Sunday primetime, won Best News Program for its episode involving the Tacloban School Shooting incident.
Lifestyle program Biyahe Ni Drew, headlined by Drew Arellano, also won Best Lifestyle Program for the Boracay Through The Eyes episode.
Documentary programs The Atom Araullo Specials (Baby Maker), Reporters’ Notebook (Saving Babies), and GMA News’ Drawing on Water: The History of the West Philippine Sea also won in different documentary-related categories, for Best Documentary, Best Documentary Series, and Best Documentary History, respectively.
58th, one of the critically acclaimed animated documentary films produced by GMA Public Affairs and GMA Pictures, which also gained momentum in its bid for Best Documentary Feature Film for the 2026 Oscars and has been supported by the Film Academy of the Philippines for its campaign, also earned recognition for Best Animation.
As for ABS-CBN, veteran broadcast journalist Rico Hizon was hailed as Best Entertainment Host for his own online podcast, “Rated R: The Rico Hizon Podcast.”
In entertainment programs, GMA Entertainment Group’s The Master Cutter, one of today’s highest-rating primetime dramas headlined by Dingdong Dantes, earned recognition for Best Promo or Trailer. Love Siargao, a recently premiered primetime drama previously released on Viu and headlined by Alden Richards and Nadine Lustre, also won Best Original Production by a Streamer, with Nadine also earning Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Michael V., known for Pepito Manaloto: Tuloy Ang Kwento, and a current host of the Kapuso game show Family Feud, was named Best Actor in a Comedy Role for the said Saturday primetime sitcom.
As for GMA Comedy, Bubble Gang, one of the longest-running comedy shows on Philippine Television, took home Best Comedy from the award-giving body.
Reality competitions The Voice Kids Philippines 2025’s Grand Finals (co-produced with ITV Studios) and Stars on the Floor also took home Best Adaptation of an Existing Format and Best Music or Dance Program, respectively.
As for ABS-CBN Studios, Dreamscape Entertainment-produced Prime Video original series The Silent Noise, headlined by Angelica Panganiban and Zanjoe Marudo, earned the Best Drama Series award, alongside show director Onat Diaz for the Best Direction (Scripted) honor.
ABS-CBN Studios and Star Creatives’ 2025 primetime drama It’s Okay To Not Be Okay, led by Kapamilya stars Anne Curtis, Carlo Aquino, and Joshua Garcia, also took home the Best Adaptation of an Existing Format (Scripted) award.
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