The Philippines’ leading media organization ABS-CBN dominated the awards given by this year’s University of Sto. Tomas Student’s Choice Awards more popularly known as USTv Awards. It is an annual awarding ceremony that recognized excellence and Christian values in Philippine television programs and personalities.
The awards were based on students’ preferences survey that accounts for Roman Catholic values. This year’s theme for USTv 2015 is “A New Beginning: The Youth Shaping Modern Media for Veritas.”
Here are the winners of the 11th USTV Awards:
Student Leaders’ Choice Awardees
TV Network:
ABS-CBN Corporation
Network Foundation:
ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc.
TV Personality:
Atom Araullo, ABS-CBN
TV Program:
Reporter’s Notebook, GMA 7
Thomasian Male Media Personality:
Kim Atienza, ABS-CBN
Thomasian Female Media Personality:
Sarah Geronimo, ABS-CBN
Social Media Campaign for Catholic Formation:
#PopeFrancisPH, ABS-CBN
Social Media Campaign for Socio-cultural Development:
“Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” Official Page, GMA 7
Social Media Campaign for Environmental Protection:
#TulongPH, ABS-CBN
Social Media Campaign for Social Action:
“Think Before You Click”, GMA 7
Social Media Male Personality:
Drew Arellano, GMA 7
Social Media Female Personality:
Marian Rivera, GMA 7
Award of Excellence Recipients
News Program:
TV Patrol, ABS-CBN
Magazine Program:
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, GMA 7
Educational Program:
Matanglawin, ABS-CBN
Documentary Program:
I-Witness, GMA 7
Comedy Program:
Bubble Gang, GMA 7
Variety Program:
ASAP, ABS-CBN
Drama Program:
Maalaala Mo Kaya, ABS-CBN
Students’ Choice Awardees
News and Public Affairs
News Program:
Bandila, ABS-CBN
Male News Host:
Julius Babao, ABS-CBN
Female News Host:
Jessica Soho, GMA 7
Public Affairs Program:
I-Witness, GMA 7
Magazine Program:
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, GMA 7
Magazine Program Host:
Drew Arellano, GMA 7
Documentary Special:
Spratlys: Mga Isla ng Kalayaan, ABS-CBN
Sports Program:
Sports Unlimited, ABS-CBN
Sports Personality:
Chris Tiu, GMA 7
Entertainment
Talk Show:
The Buzz, ABS-CBN
Talk Show Host:
Toni Gonzaga for The Buzz, ABS-CBN
Comedy Program:
Pepito Manaloto, GMA 7
Reality / Game Show:
The Voice Kids, ABS-CBN
Reality / Game Show Host:
Toni Gonzaga for The Voice Kids, ABS-CBN
Variety Show:
It’s Showtime, ABS-CBN
Variety Show Host:
Toni Gonzaga for ASAP, ABS-CBN
Drama Program:
Dream Dad, ABS-CBN
The USTv Students’ Choice Awards is a project of the University of Santo Tomas aimed to recognize excellence in the arts and to promote Christian values in television programs.
