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What’s Inside GMA Kapuso Magazine May 2012 Issue
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GMA Network profits P388 million in Q1 2012
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The CEO’s report at the GMA Network Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
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GMA Network continues to win in nationwide ratings in April
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Marian Rivera makes Kapuso weekends even sweeter Ogie Alcasid and Michael V. together again in PARE & PARE
PINOY ADVENTURES takes the viewers to places that only a few have seen...
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Jillian and Mona Louise lead fantasy drama Luna Blanca
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My Chubby World grows bigger this season
Kapus CITIZEN
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GMA Kapuso Foundation supports children with cancer Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko extends help to a grandfather
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GMA G.I.V.E.S. volunteers join Habitat for Humanity’s Youth Build 2012
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GMA Network Honors Outstanding Graduates with Excellence Award
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CORPORATE NEWS
GMA Network profits P388 million in Q1 2012 GMA Network boosted optimism for a financial rebound in the latter part of the first quarter 2012 after industrywide advertising revenues slowed down in the preceding financial periods. In March, GMA’s top line surpassed the record made last year, even as consolidated revenues for the first three months dipped at a manageable level of four percent to P3.002 billion from 2011’s P3.138 billion. The Company’s net income reached P388 million - a strong start coming from the heels of a lukewarm closing in 2011. However, it failed to match or top last year’s P534 million. Television and radio airtime revenues wrapped up at P2.707 billion, while revenues from subscriptions, licensing and subsidiaries came in at P295 million, higher by eight percent from last year. Core business unit GMA Channel 7 led the pack with more than 90 percent share of total airtime revenues. Channel 11, carrying the country’s number one news channel GMA News TV, increased its revenue record by seven percent from a year ago. GMA Radio, meanwhile, maintained the same top line level as the first quarter last year. GMA International contributed P231 million to the top line, slightly higher than the first quarter last year, on the back of improved subscriber take up, even with the appreciation of the Philippine peso against the US dollar.
(L-R) Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr. (President & COO), Felipe L. Gozon (Chairman and CEO) and Felipe S. Yalong (EVP & CFO) GMA International managed a double-digit
rose only by a low single digit to P2.046
growth in subscriptions for GMA’s flagship
billion from last year’s P1.989 billion due to
international channel GMA Pinoy TV (GPTV),
higher production and personnel costs.
which has almost 303,000 subscribers or over
The increase in production costs were
two million viewers worldwide as of May 10.
aligned with continued efforts to deliver
More than 117,000 of these subscribers also
superior programming and additional
subscribe to the only Filipino lifestyle channel
in-house produced programs in the News
GMA Life TV (GLTV), which has over one
TV grid. Meanwhile, the hike in personnel
million viewers worldwide.
costs resulted from expansion programs and modest take up in the Company’s
Meanwhile, GMA News TV International
manpower base.
is now seen in Australia, Canada, Guam, Japan, Madagascar, and the UAE. It will
The bulk of the general and administrative
soon be available in Europe, Malaysia, and
expenses for the period came from
the US.
higher depreciation rate with the operationalization of the state-of-the-
GMA Worldwide, Inc. (GWI), the program
art archiving software Media Asset
acquisition and syndication arm of GMA,
Management System (MAMS).
continues to penetrate Asian and US television (TV) markets thru distribution
The Company’s earnings before interest,
of Philippine-made programs dubbed
taxes, depreciation, and amortization
in local vernaculars. The syndicated
(EBITDA) for the three-month period settled
programs, which are seen either on free or
at P760 million, down by double digit year-
pay TV, generated earnings of more than
on-year, but twice the EBITDA of Q4 2011.
US$280,000 this quarter. The Company’s balance sheet remained The Company imposed financial discipline
strong with debt-equity ratios at zero level.
measures to maximize profitability of 2012’s
With a debt-free operation, GMA’s total
opening period. Total operating expenses,
equity stands at P10.216 billion as of first
which were programmed within budget,
quarter 2012.
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CEO’s Report
GMA Network Annual Stockholders’ Meeting (16 May 2012/Studio 6 GMA Network Studios)
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CORPORATE NEWS The following is the full text of the speech delivered by GMA Chairman & CEO Atty. Felipe L. Gozon at the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting. NUMBER 1 NATIONWIDE THE CEO’S 2011 REPORT ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING MAY 16, 2012 Our distinguished board of directors, GMA officers and employees, talents, fellow shareholders, guests, magandang umaga sa inyong lahat, mga Kapuso! At our annual stockholders’ meeting last year, I delivered the good news that we had finally taken the most coveted lead in nationwide TV ratings, otherwise known as NUTAM. I also said then that the challenge for GMA was staying number one in NUTAM. We have taken that challenge seriously. We exerted all necessary efforts to maintain, and even increase, our NUTAM advantage over ABS-CBN. As a result, I am proud to report that we have remained on top of the ratings game, if we can call it that. Our sustained dominance in TV ratings is a key factor why 2012 is shaping up to be another banner year for our network. As early as February of this year, our major advertisers have already committed in writing the equivalent of 85% of our gross sales revenue budget for this year. But, as I have said before, while hard work, dedication and competence are the pillars of success – traits that our Kapuso community has in abundant supply – other factors over which we have no control may affect the performance of our Company in 2012. But for now, allow me to focus on my report: the year that was 2011. Financial Performance Several factors contributed to making 2011 a challenging year in terms of the Company’s financial performance. One, 2010 was an election year. The Network earned P2 billion from political advertisements and advocacies alone. Therefore, regular trade accounts had to make up for these non-recurring revenues in 2011. Unfortunately, most of the big ones even reduced their ad spend. Second, the lingering crisis in Europe and the slow economic recovery in the US saw our large multinational clients cutting back on their advertising spending. Another factor that impacted our financial performance was the launch of our free-to-air all news channel, GMA News TV. As expected, the birthing pains associated with any channel launch caused a slight downward pull on our net income numbers. Nonetheless, thanks to sound fiscal management, our balance sheet remained pristine in 2011. GMA Network’s consolidated net income still ended at P1.7 billion. Our consolidated gross revenues settled at P13 billion, 9% lower than 2010’s P14 billion. Taking out the revenues from pol ads from the top line, GMA
Network still posted an increase of 7% or P837 million. Total operating expenses, on the other hand, went up by 8%. This was due to the necessary increases in production costs of several of our primetime soap operas and other programs in the afternoon block to sustain our NUTAM advantage. Another reason for the rise in our OPEX was the reformatting of Channel 11 to GMA News TV, which, immediately after its launch in late February 2011, became the no. 1 news and public affairs channel in the country. To date, GNTV still holds this distinction. At this point, a brief comparison between our financial performance and that of ABS-CBN in 2011 may be helpful. On an apples to apples basis, that is to say, excluding the revenues and allocated expenses of business activities of ABS which GMA does not have, like cable, broadband, magazine, etc., as well as those business activities of ABS-CBN where its revenues and expenses were not clearly identified like its satellite/international channels, film production, etc., and the non-recurring gain of P1.147B it earned from the sale of SkyCable PDRs, the 2011 financial performance of GMA7 and ABS may be compared, as follows: GMA7
ABS-CBN
Gross revenues
P11.9 billion P16.6 billion
OPEX
P8 billion
P14 billion
NIBT
P1.7 billion
P2.5 million
The other significant differences in the performance of GMA7 and ABS in 2011 were the following: 1. Excluding the political ad revenues – P3 billion for ABS and P2 billion for GMA7 – the regular airtime revenues of ABS fell by 6% or by P1.1 billion while that of GMA7 increased by 7% or by P742 millon; 2. The production costs of ABS increased by 25% or by P1.97 billion which were more than 4x the increase in GMA7’s production costs of only 11% or an increase of only P487 million. In other words, ABS spent 56 centavos in production cost to earn P1 of airtime revenue while GMA7 spent only 42 centavos for every P1 airtime revenue. 3. ABS-CBN Global’s revenues declined by 8% in Peso terms or by 4% in Dollar terms. Its overall viewer count was almost flat due to the decline in viewer count in North America, Middle East and Japan. In contrast, GMA International’s revenues were up by 7% in Dollar terms and by 4% in Peso terms. GMA Pinoy TV’s subscribers grew by 7% to over 291,000 or close to 2 million viewers.
share average of 34.2 percent, higher by 3.1 percentage points than ABS-CBN’s average of 31.1 percent. This is based on data from the industry’s most trusted TV ratings supplier, Nielsen TV Audience Measurement. In 2011, GMA also maintained its dominance in its traditional bailiwicks Mega Manila (which accounts for 59.5% of all urban TV households) and Urban Luzon (which accounts for 77% of all urban TV households). GMA led ABS-CBN by 13.8 percentage points in Mega Manila while in Urban Luzon, GMA was ahead of ABS-CBN by 11.4 percent. At this juncture, a brief comparison between our ratings supplier, Nielsen, and Kantar Media, the supplier of ABS, will be helpful. This is because the viewing public has been confused by the different and conflicting rating figures presented by these two (2) TV ratings suppliers. Nielsen has 2,000 TV homes in their national panel while Kantar has only 1,370 panels. Common sense dictates that the more panels one has upon which to base the ratings, the more accurate the ratings will be. Two major local TV networks (GMA7 and TV5) and 14 of the biggest advertisers and ad agencies subscribe to Nielsen. Only one major local TV network (ABS-CBN) and two smaller, non-major TV networks (NBN and Solar) plus 10 ad agencies subscribe to Kantar. Our Radio Operations, without the impact of political advertisements, reported a 15% increase in regular sales versus 2010. Our AM banner station, DZBB, and FM banner station, DWLS, both recorded increased ratings in 2011, as well. Regional TV, on the other hand, reflected a 21% increase in regular sales vis-a-vis 2010, without pol ads. As previously adverted to, our International Operations recorded a 4% growth in revenues due to the increase in subscriber base for GMA Pinoy TV which totaled 291,309 in 2011. This increase in revenues was generated despite the appreciation of the Peso against the Dollar by an average of 4% or P1.73=$1 throughout the year. As of May 10, 2012, our GMA Pinoy TV has 303,300 subscribers translating to over 2 million viewers. GMA Life TV had 114,471 subscribers at the end of 2011. As of May 10, 2012, GMA Life TV has over 117,000 subscribers translating to over 1 million viewers. GMA News TV International was launched in September last year and is now available in select territories including Guam, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the UAE and Madagascar. This year, we are launching GNTV international in North America.
Ratings and other updates
If you have relatives abroad who want to know the latest updates on Pinoy life as they unfold right here in the Philippines, please encourage them to subscribe to our international channels for they offer the best programs that only the GMA brand can guarantee.
As mentioned earlier, 2011 will be remembered as the year when GMA Channel 7 first became number one in nationwide TV ratings. GMA registered a full-year household audience
In November 2011, we launched the most comprehensive Philippine media portal www.gmanetwork.com. This is the umbrella site of anything and everything GMA, be it
Note: the ABS-CBN figures were culled from its form 17-A report for the year 2011 submitted to the SEC.
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CORPORATE NEWS
GMA’s Board of Directors (L-R): Laura J. Westfall, Judith D. Vazquez, Anna Teresa M.Gozon-
Abrogar, Joel Marcelo G. Jimenez, Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr. (President & COO), Felipe L. Gozon (Chairman & CEO), Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, Felipe S. Yalong , Jaime C. Laya and Roberto O. Parel (Corporate Secretary). Chief Justice Panganiban and Dr. Laya are Independent Directors. entertainment, news and public affairs, radio, etc. Online users can also quickly access all of the Network’s web properties via this portal. We likewise embarked on various initiatives that contributed to the overall growth of our business including music and video recording, syndication and film production. In fact, GMA Films scored a big win with the horror movie, The Road. Up to now, it is still making history abroad. Upon its release in 2011, The Road gained international acclaim from various critics abroad. And just last week, on May 11, The Road was released in US theaters, making it the first all-Filipino movie to be commercially shown in mainstream US cinema.
Digitization and GMA Network Last year, the media was a-buzz with the appearance of the heads of GMA, ABS-CBN and TV 5 at the Advertising Congress. Indeed, many people said it was a game changer that Gabby Lopez, Manny Pangilinan and I shared the same stage. At the Ad Congress, I proudly declared that GMA Network is ready and able to meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities that the new age of media may bring. Yes, we are ready and determined to remain as the top broadcast station in the face of the challenges that digitization is slowly but surely casting upon our industry. Our efforts towards full digitization continue with only a few more things needing to be done. When the industry finally switches to digital TV technology, we will hit the ground running.
Paying it forward Amidst our successes in 2011, we continued to fulfill our corporate social obligations. The GMA Kapuso Foundation, one of our corporate philanthropy arms, ramped up our commitment to provide Serbisyong Totoo to the most needy of our countrymen by establishing an extension office in Cebu. We further instilled the value of giving back by instituting a salarydeduction scheme for our employees and talents who wish to regularly contribute to the funds of the Kapuso Foundation. We dedicated a substantial amount of our airtime to generating public awareness about a wide-array of advocacies. Incidentally, GMA Network was the only broadcast station that signed the Integrity Initiative, a private-sector led commitment to do business with utmost integrity and transparency.
We provide the best returns to our shareholders. The Kapuso Network is also a green company. In September 2011, we were given the Ecoswitch award by SWITCHASIA under its Green Philippines Islands of Sustainability or GPIoS. This is a testament to the soundness and sustainability of the environment-friendly strategies and activities we have been implementing in our operations. Indeed, your Network is truly a Kapuso ng Kalikasan. And so, valued stockholders, your investment in GMA not only yields you better financial gains; more importantly, you also become part of moving the nation forward and in helping others through a wide array of corporate responsibility projects.
Conclusion Before I close, one final word: After consistently being on top of the NUTAM ratings chart since January 2011, perhaps we should pause and look back. Since we assumed the active management of our Company in October of 2000, we are both gratified and proud to report to you the following significant and remarkable accomplishments our Company has achieved: 1. We became the no. 1 TV station in terms of ratings in Mega Manila in September 2003 after only less than 3 years; 2. In February 2005, we paid our loan of P1.9 billion nine months ahead of its maturity date, which was November 2005, out of our accumulated earnings. We were also able to declare and pay cash dividends to our stockholders in the amount of P1.2 billion in the same year. 3. By December 2005, when we were recognized as the Best Terrestrial Channel of the Year by the Asian Television Awards, besting hundreds of networks from 14 participating Asian countries, we could proudly claim that we have achieved all of our Corporate Vision. Our Corporate Vision which we launched in 2002, are the following: We are the most respected, undisputed leader in the Philippine broadcast industry and the recognized media innovator and pacesetter in Asia. We are the Filipinos’ favorite Network. We are the advertisers’ preferred partner. We are the employer of choice in our industry.
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We are a key partner in promoting the best in the Filipino. 4. In January 2011, we achieved our long-desired objective to be the no. 1 TV station nationwide in ratings, a position we have been able to maintain up to now. It might also be worthwhile to mention some of what we consider to be the more important innovations we introduced that helped us achieve our no. 1 position in the Philippine TV industry: 1. We introduced the practice of our newscasters delivering the news standing up; 2. We were the first news organization to deliver the late evening news in Pilipino and the first to introduce and produce full-length documentary series, investigative programs, reality wish-granting show, and reality/challenge programs to the Philippine TV audience; 3. We were the first to open our door to franchising foreign materials and producing local versions of the most popular titles; 4. We were the first to import foreign actors to star in our soaps and fight instructors to train our local actors; 5. We were the first to serialize well-loved graphic novels and creations like “Darna” on television; and 6. We were the first to produce a historical fiction soap, the high-budgeted epic serye “Amaya”. Our success did not come easily. We learned from our experiences and worked hard to achieve our current status in this very dynamic industry. Now, I am proud to say that we are moving towards an even better and brighter future from the best position – being number one. It is because of these that we are recognized as a very profitable and desirable TV network, particularly by those who would like to acquire our Company. And so, let me thank the GMA directors, officers, employees, talents, consultants, advertisers and viewers for enabling us to achieve our above accomplishments. More particularly we thank our bosses, our valued viewers, for their unwavering support. Thank you very much at muli, maganda umaga sa inyong lahat, mga Kapuso!
RATINGS UPDATE
GMA Network continues to win in nationwide ratings in April GMA Network continued to win in nationwide ratings in April, based on data from broadcast industry’s recognized ratings service provider Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.
more viewers than ABS-CBN and TV5, respectively, in the said area. In its bailiwick Mega Manila, which makes up 59.5 percent of total urban television households nationwide, GMA
TV RATINGS 101 GMA subscribes to the Nielsen
hit a 40.3-percent audience share,
TV Audience Measurement
posting double-digit margins over ABS-
along with 21 companies including two other local
CBN’s 24.1 and TV5’s 15.1.
GMA improved its total day household
audience share in April relative to
GMA’s margins translated to over 1.7
March across all areas. Audience share
million more viewers than ABS-CBN and
and Solar Entertainment;
of its closest rival ABS-CBN, meanwhile,
over 2.7 million viewers more than TV5.
Faulkner Media; CBN Asia;
followed an opposite trend.
14 advertising agencies and three regional clients. On the
networks, namely, TV5
GMA’s programming also landed
Based on full April ratings data (April 1
six and eight programs in the lists of
to 21 data and April 22 to 30 overnight
overall top 10 programs in Total Urban
data), GMA posted an average total
Luzon and Mega Manila, respectively.
only local major TV network
day household audience share of 35.5
GMA’s Holy Week slate was also a
reportedly subscribing to
percent in National Urban Television
commendable winner nationwide.
Kantar Media, formerly known
Audience Measurement (NUTAM), ahead of ABS-CBN’s 29.4 percent by
6.1 percentage points and of TV5’s 15
percent by 20.5 percentage points.
other hand, ABS-CBN is the
as TNS. The Nielsen TV Audience
Measurement has a sample
Using an estimate of five viewers per
size of 1,190 homes in Mega
household, GMA’s margins translated
Manila versus Kantar Media’s
to more than one million viewers over
770 homes. Nielsen also has
ABS-CBN and almost 3.6 million viewers over TV5, nationwide.
a nationwide sample size of
2,000 homes compared to
In Total Urban Luzon, which comprises
the lower sample size of 1,370
77 percent of total urban television
utilized by Kantar Media.
households nationwide, GMA recorded double-digit margins over its competitors for the said period. GMA registered a 39.2-percent household audience share, 13.8 percent ahead of ABS-CBN’s 25.4 and 24.8 percent ahead of TV5’s 14.4. Converted to viewers, GMA had over 1.8 million and over 3.3 million
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COVER STORY
G N I T N I I C S Y EX E N R U O J
Adventure is surely more fun
rarely see on television. With Richard
ADVENTURES – that is to take the
in the Philippines and GMA
Gutierrez as their tour guide, it would
viewers to places that only a few have
definitely be a one of a kind treat that
seen and tell them stories that only a
they cannot miss,” says GMA AVP for
few have heard. And of course, he
Public Affairs Neil Gumban.
makes every adventure so much fun
News and Public Affairs’ PINOY ADVENTURES shows viewers just why.
to do,” shares Program Manager Patty Expect Richard, who is widely regarded
Gutierrez.
Hosted by Kapuso star and
as the face of reality adventure
environmentalist Richard Gutierrez,
programs in the country today, to get
PINOY ADVENTURES is the latest
PINOY ADVENTURES is a weekly Public
down and dirty as he climbs steep
addition to the list of successful
Affairs program that goes around the
mountains, braves the deep seas,
collaborations between Richard and
country in search of undiscovered
explores hidden caves and unearths
the Kapuso Network’s News and Public
paradise, forgotten relics, cultural
buried stories.
Affairs Group. The list includes the award-winning documentaries Signos,
treasures and totally unpredictable adventures that happen along the
“Richard has very deep insights on
Planet Philippines, Wildlife for Sale, and
way.
every experience he goes through.
Oras Na, and the last two seasons of
He has a very sincere appreciation of
the hit reality show Survivor Philippines.
PINOY ADVENTURES is not an ordinary
nature, the beauty of the Philippines
travel show. “PINOY ADVENTURES is
and the different cultures he
An adventure-filled Sunday awaits
all about exposing the Filipino viewers
encounters. Because of this, it is not
viewers with PINOY ADVENTURES which
to fantastic, magical and astounding
difficult to achieve the goal of PINOY
airs after I-Bilib on GMA Network’s Sunday Grande.
places in the country that they
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“PINOY ADVENTURES is all about exposing the Filipino viewers to fantastic, magical and astounding places in the country that they rarely see on television. With Richard Gutierrez as their tour guide, it would definitely be a one of a kind treat that they cannot miss,” says GMA AVP for Public Affairs Neil Gumban.”
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NEW PROGRAM
Marian Rivera makes Kapuso weekends even sweeter
Ogie Alcasid and Michael V. together again in PARE & PARE Two comedy icons join forces to host GMA’s new late night talk show, PARE & PARE - multi-awarded singer & songwriter Ogie Alcasid and 3-time Asian TV Best Comedy Actor Michael V. Pareng Ogie and Pareng Bitoy redefine the Filipino viewers’ fascination for late-night talk shows as they combine unscripted comedy with engaging and informative topics that leave audiences with unique entertainment experiences after every episode. PARE & PARE has live interviews with popular and controversial figures in the country, live musical performances by some of the best music acts and hottest online sensations in the industry, as well
Kapuso primetime queen Marian Rivera returns to comedy via GMA 7’s new series Tweets For My Sweet. Rivera is excited with the new “dramedy” (a mix of drama and comedy) – especially because she is working with some of the wellrespected people in the industry. “Sobra akong natutuwa dahil ibinigay sa akin ang programang ito at magkakaroon ako ng pagkakataong makatrabaho ang ilan sa mga taong hinahangaan ko sa industriya,” Rivera says. “Dapat abangan ang Tweets For My Sweet dahil pasasayahin nito ang weekend ng bawat Kapuso,” she adds. Joining her in the show are Roderick Paulate and Nova Villa – two of the
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as exciting segments that are delivered
most accomplished comedians in the
by the popular comic tandem with their
country.
impeccable comic timing and witty gift of gab.
Sheena Halili, Chef Boy Logro, Elmo Magalona, Barbie Forteza and Mikey Bustos make up the rest of the cast.
GMA 7 launched its newest Sunday comedy-musical-talk-show for the whole family on May 20.
Tweets For My Sweet is the story of Meg (Marian Rivera), a young lady from the province who braves the hazards of city life all for the realization of her dream: running her own café. Under the direction of Uro dela Cruz, Tweets For My Sweet airs every Sunday after 24 Oras Weekend on GMA 7. Check out Tweets For My Sweet at www.gmanetwork.com. Like its official Facebook page at “http://www. facebook.com/Tweets ForMySweet” and follow @Tweets Sweet GMA on Twitter.
Michael V. and Ogie Alcasid
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NEW PROGRAM
G
Jillian and Mona Louise lead fantasy drama Luna Blanca
MA’s talented and lovable child stars, Jillian Ward and Mona Louise Rey, headline the new primetime fantasy drama series, LUNA BLANCA. Considered the first multigeneration drama on Philippine TV, this groundbreaking production tells the story of three (3) generations with a different lineup of actors top billing each generation’s tale. Jillian and Mona lead the cast members of the young generation while their characters in the second generation are played by teen stars Barbie Forteza and Bea
Binene. For the third generation, the adult characters of Luna and Blanca are portrayed by Heart Evangelista and Bianca King. A sequel to GMA’s high-rating telefantasya, Luna Mystika, Luna Blanca’s compelling storyline will definitely generate interest among younger viewers and will give a heartwarming TV experience to all Filipinos. Jillian plays Luna while Mona portrays the character Blanca. The twin sisters are born with completely different features
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– Luna is of dark complexion while Blanca is fair-skinned. Luna has a mystical twin shadow. Joining Jillian and Mona are some of today’s biggest names in drama including Raymart Santiago, Camille Pratts, Chynna Ortaleza, Dante Rivero, Marissa Delgado, Karen delos Reyes, Mercedes Cabral, Buboy Villar and Arkin Magalona. Dominic Zapata directs the spellbinding saga of Luna Blanca which aired on GMA Telebabad beginning May 21.
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NEW PROGRAM
My Chubby World grows BIGGER this season Big GMA Network and Rebisco Foods deliver a bigger and more exciting season of My Chubby World. This time it’s not just an ordinary educational show; instead, it is a thrilling race that would challenge
the contestants proceed to the next challenge. Each of the show’s kiddie hosts are stationed at various pit stops to monitor the progress of the
Big P
Adv entu res, rize stud s aw entait con te stan
ts
competing groups. Throughout the show, Zyrael also gives several trivia related to the episode’s ultimate adventure.
Directed by veteran children’s television director Noel Añonuevo, My
the kiddie contestants’ physical and
“This new season of My Chubby World
Chubby World Big Adventure entertains
mental skills, thus befitting the season’s
promises more fun and excitement as
both kids and kids-at-heart with its
title My Chubby World Big Adventure.
we take our kiddie viewers through
bigger adventures and more exciting
different themes and different places
challenges.
Hosted by Renz Valerio, Daniela Amable, Gianna Cutler and Zyrael Jestre, My Chubby World Big Adventure subjects participating grade school students to a series of physical, mental and experiential challenges.
to learn more about food, animals, history and many other interesting
Rebisco Foods manufacture the
topics,” says Gigi S. Lara, GMA
popular snack food Chubby. My
Network’s Assistant Vice President for
Chubby World Big Adventure airs
Alternative Productions.
Saturdays at 8:30am on GMA-7.
At the onset of each competition, Game Master Kuya Renz Valerio gives the first clue to the big adventure awaiting the contestants. Every group gets one clue with a task they have to complete, and a hidden Chubby they have to search for. Upon completion,
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Kapus CITIZEN
MAY 2012
ISSUE NO. 4
GMA tween star Bea Binene spends time with cancer-stricken children
GMA Kapuso Foundation supports children with cancer GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF), in partnership with Tahan-Tahanan, conducted a special activity
The children pose with Champy, the mascot
for pediatric cancer patients dubbed “Isang Tuwa at Isang Pag-Asa” at the East Avenue Medical Center on April 20. Held in observance of the Cancer in Children Awareness month, the day-long event was attended by at least 70 cancer-stricken children..
Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko extends help to a grandfather Through Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko, Lolo Elpidio Mendoza’s sense of hearing was restored via a pair of hearing aids.
Lolo Elpidio Mendoza having his ear checked
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GMA G.I.V.E.S. volunteers join Habitat for Humanity’s Youth Build 2012 By Tracy Cruz RTV Programming Specialist/ GMA G.I.V.E.S. volunteer
Around 1,000 youth volunteers helped build 200 homes for displaced victims of typhoon Pedring as part of Habitat for Humanity’s Youth Build 2012 at Barangay Tanza, Navotas City on May 12, 2012. Twenty-five (25) GMA G.I.V.E.S. (Guide, Interact, Volunteer, Educate, Serve) volunteers led by GMA AVP for Corporate Affairs Tere Pacis built the walls of two homes for the beneficiaries. “It is good for our employees to be able to live our corporate commitment to provide Serbisyong Totoo through volunteer activities like the Youth Build.” Pacis said. Kapuso stars Marvin Kiefer and Chloe Mc Culley also participated in the event. GMA G.I.V.E.S. volunteer Jay Tañeda, GMA Information Technology Support Manager, shared, “By working together as one, we have fun while contributing in our own little way and we do not feel the exhaustion.” 14
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UP Diliman’s Ma. Jorica Pamintuan (right) receives the GMA Network Excellence Award
Awardee from UP-Cebu, Marriam Jaustin Reyes Sollano
Don Bosco’s GMA Network Excellence Awardee Jhames Patrick Yabot
GMA Network Honors Outstanding Graduates With Excellence Award Since the launch of its
This year, six awardees, all with Latin
achievement, relevance and depth of
CSR program called the
honors, received the GMA Network
related work and personal interviews.
GMA Network Excellence
Excellence Trophy and a cash prize of
Award in 2001, the Kapuso
P10,000 each.
More often than not, the awardees and finalists end up working in different
Network has honored more
The 2012 GMA Network Excellence
departments in GMA. Among them
than 30 graduates of Mass
awardees are Ma. Jorica Pamintuan
are GMA News reporters Dano
Communication and Electronics
(magna cum laude), Princess
Tingcungco, Jam Sesante, and
Uboñgen (cum laude) and Ranel
Micaela Papa, GMA News Online
Ram Cheng (magna cum laude) from
reporter Kimberly Jane Tan, Saksi
UP- Diliman, Don Bosco Electronics
segment producer Sophia Balod and
universities, namely, University
and Communications Engineering
GMA Cebu sales producer Rachel
of the Philippines (Diliman and
graduate Jhames Patrick Yabot (cum
Sindo.
and Communications Engineering from partner
Cebu), Don Bosco Technical College (Mandaluyong) and Angeles University Foundation (Pampanga).
laude), AUF Mass Communication graduate Ryan James Marimla (cum laude) and UP-Cebu’s Marriam Jaustin Reyes Sollano (cum laude) . The awardees were screened by
According to GMA Network Assistant
a panel of topnotch broadcast
Vice President for Corporate Affairs
practitioners from GMA Network
Teresa Pacis, the awardees hold
and selected based on scholastic
definite promise to shine in select fields that contribute to the growth and development of mass media and communications engineering in the Philippines. GMA KAPUSO MAGAZINE | MAY 2012 ISSUE
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