GMA’s Early Christmas Gift for Yolanda Survivors
Q3
Financial Briefing
Celebrity Ukay-Ukay with Tom and Carla
UPDATES
Iya Villania’s Kapuso Homecoming Multi-talented artist Iya Villania signed an exclusive contract with the Network, signaling her return to the Kapuso fold. With the warm welcome from GMA executives, Iya feels excited about this new chapter in her life, “It’s exciting. It is going to be a huge change but I guess change is the only permanent thing in this world and it’s always nice to ruffle up the feathers kaya nakaka-excite. And of course it’s always nice to make new friends kaya that is what I’m definitely looking forward to.” Iya will be part of GMA’s musical-variety program Sunday All Stars.
GMA Dominates Ratings in Urban Luzon and Mega Manila Stays ahead of competition across all time blocks GMA Network continued to dominate TV ratings in Urban Luzon and Mega Manila in October, according to data from Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.
in total day ratings in Urban Luzon with a 37% household audience share, outscoring ABS-CBN’s 30.8% by 6.2 points and TV5’s 8.2% by 28.8 points.
Urban Luzon and Mega Manila represent 77% and 60%, respectively, of the total urban TV household population in the entire country.
GMA likewise remained undefeated in Mega Manila, posting a 38.1% household audience share - 10 points ahead of ABS-CBN’s 28.1% and 29.2 points ahead of TV5’s 8.9%.
For the period October 1 to 31 (with the dates of October 26 to 31 based on overnight data), GMA led competition MEGA MANILA 18 GMA programs in the top 30 RANK
PROGRAM NAME
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KAPUSO MO, JESSICA SOHO
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MAGPAKAILANMAN
3
MY DESTINY
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STRAWBERRY LANE
5-6
24 ORAS CELEBRITY BLUFF
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MARIAN
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PEPITO MANALOTO: ANG TUNAY NA KUWENTO
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ISMOL FAMILY
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THE HALF SISTERS
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EAT BULAGA
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VAMPIRE ANG DADDY KO
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HIRAM NA ALAALA
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ELEMENTO
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DADING
25
BUBBLE GANG
26
MY BFF
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SEASONS OF LOVE PRESENTS
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NOVEMBER 2014
CONTENTS
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UPDATES
Iya Villania’s Kapuso Homecoming RATINGS
GMA Dominates Ratings in Urban Luzon and Mega Manila
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UPDATES
GMA Network Net Income: Up 66 Percent in Q3 2014
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UPDATES
Digify: At the Forefront of New Media Innovation
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COVER STORY
Share the Love
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NEW PROGRAM
Hiro Meets the “weirdo” in More Than Words UPDATES
Mikael Daez and Kylie Padilla are Save the Children Ambassadors AWARDS
Super Radyo DZBB Keeps Lead in Mega Manila
GMA Network Wins 18 Recognitions at the 36th CMMA
GMA beat other networks in all time blocks in Urban Luzon and Mega Manila, including primetime. More GMA programs also figured in the list of top programs in Urban Luzon and Mega Manila with 16 and 18 (out of 30 programs) entries, respectively.
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Shop for a Cause at Tom and Carla’s Celebrity Ukay-Ukay at this Year’s Noel Bazaar
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URBAN LUZON
13 GMA programs in the top 30
16 GMA programs in the top 30
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PROGRAM NAME
RANK
PROGRAM NAME
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KAPUSO MO, JESSICA SOHO
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KAPUSO MO, JESSICA SOHO
11-12
MAGPAKAILANMAN
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MAGPAKAILANMAN
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MY DESTINY
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MY DESTINY
16-18
24 ORAS STRAWBERRY LANE
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STRAWBERRY LANE
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PEPITO MANALOTO: ANG TUNAY NA KUWENTO
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MARIAN
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ISMOL FAMILY
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CELEBRITY BLUFF
25
THE HALF SISTERS
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VAMPIRE ANG DADDY KO
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EAT BULAGA
30
ELEMENTO
ON THE COVER: MARIAN RIVERA AND DINGDONG DANTES TOGETHER WITH YOLANDA SURVIVORS
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24 ORAS
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PEPITO MANALOTO: ANG TUNAY NA KUWENTO
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MARIAN
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CELEBRITY BLUFF
15
ISMOL FAMILY
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THE HALF SISTERS
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VAMPIRE ANG DADDY KO
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EAT BULAGA
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HIRAM NA ALAALA
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ELEMENTO
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THE HALF SISTERS
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DADING
UPDATES
GMA Network Net Income:
Up 66 Percent in Q3 2014 GMA artist Julie Anne San Jose’s album, Deeper, under GMA Records, debuted strongly with over 11,000 digital and physical units sold from June 1, 2014 to September 20, 2014, earning a Gold Record Award.
GMA Network (GMA) reported a net income of P422 million in Q3 2014, up 66% versus the previous quarter. Consolidated revenues for Q3 2014 stood at P3.141 billion, an 8% improvement over the P2.915 billion generated in Q2. Both airtime revenues and gross earnings from other businesses posted positive results and contributed to the increase in the topline. GMA Channel 7 also grew its sales by 7%, while GMA News TV upped its earnings by 12%. Total operating expenses slightly increased by 2% to P2.590 billion, as both production cost and General Administrative Expenses (GAEX) climbed 2% and 1%, respectively, in between quarters. Personnel cost was higher due to salary adjustments and the amortization of signing and appreciation bonuses in September (part of the Network’s Collective Bargaining Agreement). The Network ended the third quarter with an EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) of P972 million, surpassing the previous quarter’s figure by 31%. “The third quarter was a promising period for GMA with both our revenues and ratings on the uptrend. We are hoping to sustain this performance until the end of the year as we remain committed to offering superior programs across all genres and platforms,” said GMA Network Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon.
Business Developments Meanwhile, revenues from GMA International, the business unit that manages the operations and distribution of the Network’s three international channels, rose 12% compared to Q2 2014. The unit recorded higher subscriber figures in Q3 2014 compared to the previous quarter as subscribers for GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV and GMA News TV International grew by 2%, 1% and 8%, respectively. GMA Worldwide, a wholly owned subsidiary that acquires foreign programs for GMA and syndicates Kapuso programs to the international market, sold 718 hours worth of programs from 17 titles in the third quarter for telecast in Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Cambodia and Nigeria.
On the regional front, the Network continued to improve and expand its regional coverage with several transmitter upgrades. The signal outcome of the completed restoration and upgrade of the TV relay facilities of TV-8 Coron, which was damaged by Supertyphoon Yolanda in November last year, showed increases in the signal levels compared to 2010. Its estimated coverage is up 45% owing to the increase in transmitter power (from 100W to 500W) and the installation of a new antenna system. The site relocation of TV-11 Iligan in September 2014 resulted in improved signal strength and quality in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental. It enabled the carriage of the Network’s Northern Mindanao programs originating from GMA Cagayan de Oro to the said areas. Meanwhile, GMA’s flagship AM station DZBB became number one in Mega Manila based on Nielsen data from June to September, driven by its aggressive programming efforts. GMA Radio likewise registered a 15% increase in sales on account of its stronger listenership.
GMA New Media, Inc. (NMI) substantially grew its revenues from online advertising by 10% quarter-on-quarter as readership and audience reach of the GMA Network Portal (www.GMANetwork.com) increased in Q3. GMA News Online, the official news website of GMA News and Public Affairs, showed a significant increase in both pageviews and unique browsers, according to data from Effective Measure. The website surpassed the 86.4 million total pageviews generated in Q2 as figures jumped to 153.1 million in Q3. Monthly average unique browsers also increased from 5.6 million to 11.6 million in between quarters. The growth can be attributed in large part to better, more aggressive social media initiatives, which ultimately boosted sales from online advertising.
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GOLD RECORD ALBUM OF JULIE ANNE SAN JOSE
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Digify: At the Forefront of New Media Innovation GMA New Media’s wholly owned subsidiary, Digify, Inc., blazes the trail in providing technology-based solutions for prominent brands. Digify aims to fortify its positioning as a world-class technocreative product development group by developing more high-value, algorithm-driven technologies.
PRIZE WINNING PROJECT
In the next six months, the Company aims to launch “Almost Real,” a mobile application which uses proprietary real-time pattern recognition software that can detect and recognize sonic signatures emitted by various media sources using access devices such as computers, tablets and smart phones. “While most production studios focus mainly on form-based app development, we’d like to focus more on quant-based solutions that would put to good use our highly skilled and growing R&D team. The team has already developed a proprietary search engine, an ad serving platform, and a relatedness platform that are currently being used internally,” said Joan C. Bulauitan, general manager of Digify.
“This is not to say that we will give up the development of form-based apps, ” Bulauitan added. Digify is one of very few app development companies locally that have fully built capacities, covering the entire gamut of production, from predevelopment to post-deployment. Presently, Digify boasts of a diverse mix of clients coming from different industries including retail, FMCG, electronics and media. “We work very closely with our clients every step of the development process,” shared Bulauitan. Aside from technical development, the team also has solid capabilities in content production given the team’s previous experiences in producing TV shows, commercials and web content for GMA Network.
Enhancing user experience
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igify developed the “Dash ‘n Cash” mobile app to deepen consumer engagement with the widely successful GMA Network promo, Kapuso Milyonaryo Season 5 Level Up Panalo. Available in both iOS and Android operating systems, the app was installed in over 62,000 devices in a span of just two months. The app features a running game led by the hero Tobs who is tasked to navigate through a supermarket game environment to capture branded digital entries while avoiding obstacles along the aisles.
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igify developed the “Del Monte Kitchenomics Branded Content and Integrated Mobile App,” the first of its kind to seamlessly combine a five-minute cooking program with a mobile recipe app. The mobile app bagged multiple honors, including two Golds at the Spark Awards for Media Excellence 2014 held in Singapore and the PANAta Award for Marketing Excellence (External Communications Programs/Brand category). Digify recently launched the third version of the Del Monte Kitchenomics Branded Content and Companion Mobile App, which includes a new feature --- the Meal Planner.
The highly engaging gameplay is an effective way of promoting the participating brands. On the heels of the success of the KM5 app, Digify and GMPI released an even more feature-packed Kapuso Milyonaryo 6 mobile app in October.
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igify developed “Facets” for Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO). Facets is a mobile app that enhances the museum-going experience through interactive displays featuring augmented reality and device pairing technologies. Facets was launched in the Yuchengco Museum’s first-ever digital art exhibit called Relative Realities. Facets employs augmented reality (AR) to reveal a “hidden” layer of digital experience into physical art objects, which include paintings from young accomplished artists as well as Filipino masters such as Juan Luna, Fernando Amorsolo, and Carlos Francisco. This AR layer is revealed when users aim their mobile devices at the triggering object while the app is running. This digital layer can be in the form of text, motion graphics, video, 3D and multimedia objects, which Digify also produced.
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igify presented the Almost Real app at an event staged by Greenwich Pizza where the latter unveiled its Crack That campaign. The app can be downloaded for free using devices that run on iOS and Android operating systems.
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GMA KAPUSO MAGAZINE |NOVEMBER 2014 ISSUE
COVER STORY
MARIAN RIVERA AND DINGDONG DANTES
ALDEN RICHARDS
JESSICA SOHO
Yolanda Survivors Get Early Christmas Gift from GMA The Kapuso Village in Tacloban is the first permanent housing project in the area for survivors of Typhoon Yolanda, with 172 houses ready for occupancy. In the coming months, 231 more houses will be turned over to their new owners.
JULIE ANNE SAN JOSE
Christmas came early to the Kapuso Village in Tacloban as GMA Network held a salu-salo for the beneficiaries who will soon celebrate the Yuletide season in newly-built homes they can call their own.
“It was likely the first time that these families got to celebrate Christmas since they lost their homes and loved ones to Typhoon Yolanda in November of last year,” said GMA Kapuso Foundation EVP and COO Mel C. Tiangco, who witnessed the tragedy that the victims suffered with her on-site news coverage of Yolanda’s devastation and GMA Kapuso Foundation’s relief efforts. “Seeing their favorite Kapuso stars make an effort to personally deliver their presents made the occasion all the more special to them.”
beneficiaries all over the Philippines, including other Yolanda-affected areas. Highlights of the Tacloban event are featured in GMA’s Tacloban event plug, airing on GMA and GMA News TV. The plug is part of GMA’s 2014 “Share the Love” Christmas campaign. For photos and videos of GMA’s “Share the Love” campaign, visit www. gmanetwork. com.
In Tacloban, Mel Tiangco was joined by Kapuso stars in handing out food, toys, and Christmas trees to the families in the Kapuso Village. In Manila, even more Kapuso personalities shared their love by sponsoring food, toys, treatments and medicines for Kapuso Foundation
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NEW PROGRAM
Hiro Meets the “weirdo” in More Than Words Following the hit remake of Villa Quintana, Janine Gutierrez and Elmo Magalona team up again in GMA’s primetime fantasy drama series, More Than Words.
ELMO MAGALONA & JANINE GUTIERREZ
Janine plays Ikay, taunted as a “weirdo” in school because of her looks and constant daydreaming. She finds solace in writing fiction stories online.
Elmo plays Hiro, who loses his memory after an accident. Other cast members are Ms. Jaclyn Jose, Gardo Versoza, Yayo Aguila, Enzo Pineda, Stephanie Sol, Mikoy Morales, Mayton Eugenio, Coleen Perez, Rey PJ Abellana and Leni Santos.
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Mikael Daez and Kylie Padilla are Save the Children Ambassadors GMA Artist Center stars Mikael Daez and Kylie Padilla are the first Filipino representatives of Save the Children, joining Hollywood A-listers Jennifer Garner and Julianne Moore, football star Cristiano Ronaldo, and distinguished stylist/editor/fashion designer Rachel Zoe as ambassadors of the global organization. Save the Children provides both emergency and long-term support to improve the quality of life of children. Mikael shares that being chosen as one of the first Pinoy ambassadors of Save the Children is such an honor and fulfils his dream to help an advocacy close to his heart. “I’ve always wanted to help children. They should all be able to dream about what they want to be when they grow up. Save the Children’s work means that more children can have those dreams. I am excited about the opportunity to work alongside this amazing charity and am privileged to be able to use my work for this excellent cause,” says Mikael. Meanwhile, Kylie is eager to take on her new role as ambassador of a children’s organization. “It is a privilege to be a representative of Save the Children and be given the opportunity to help children in need, especially typhoon Yolanda survivors. I want to do whatever I can to help provide them everything they need so they can recover from their experiences
and reach their full potential,” Kylie says. In the coming days, Mikael and Kylie, together with some of the staff of Save the Children, will visit Yolanda-affected communities in Tacloban to meet some of the survivors of the typhoon. Save the Children has already reached nearly MIKAEL DAEZ & 800,000 people in some of the KYLIE PADILLA ‘Yolanda’ hit areas providing them with emergency lifesaving aid and long-term support for livelihood programs that will sustain their everyday living. Save the Children’s Country Director, Ned Olney, shares that they are happy to be working with the two Kapuso stars. “Save the Children is delighted to have such passionate, engaged young people working with us as we strive to give every child in the Philippines the best start in life. We hope that our relationship with Kylie and Mikael will give us the opportunity to reach many more children and save even more lives,” he says.
AWARDS
GMA Network Wins 18 recognitions at the 36th Catholic Mass Media Awards 24 Oras Weekend Best News Program Pepito Manaloto: Ang Tunay na Kuwento Best Comedy Program Titser Best Drama Series/Program Reel Time Best Public Service Program
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GMA News (Papal canonization of St. John Paul II) Best Special Event Coverage Pagbangon Best Secular Song Bangon na Bayan Best Radio News Commentary Imbestigador sa DZBB Best Radio Public Service Program KFC’s “Munting Sakripisyo” (GMPI) Best Branded TV ad GMA KAPUSO MAGAZINE
GMA Cebu’s Visita Iglesia Special Citation for Religious Program GMA News’ Bantay Kaban ng Bayan Special Citation for TV Special Tropang Potchi Special Citation for Children and Youth Program Binoy Henyo Special Citation for Children and Youth Program
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State of the Nation with Jessica Soho Special Citation for a News Program Brigada Special Citation for News Magazine Born to Be Wild Special Citation for Adult Educational Show I-Witness Special Citation for Adult Educational Show
So Lucky’s “Kahati ng Kahapon” (GMPI) Special Citation for Branded TV Ad
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Shop for a Cause at Tom and Carla’s Celebrity Ukay-Ukay at this Year’s Noel Bazaar GMA Kapuso Foundation presents “Tom and Carla’s Celebrity Ukay-Ukay,” featuring Kapuso onscreen couple Tom Rodriguez and Carla Abellana. For the past four years, GMAKF, in cooperation with CUT Unlimited, Inc., has been mounting this special Christmas project with celebrities donating pre-loved, or even brand-new, items being sold at the bazaar. The proceeds go to GMAKF for its relief operations and various year-round socio-civic programs such as the Kapuso School Development, Unang Hakbang sa Kinabukasan and Give-A-Gift: Alay sa Batang Pinoy. “It is truly a blessing that the Network and its stars continuously support the Foundation’s endeavors and we are fortunate to have Tom and Carla as this year’s advocates for social change,” expresses GMAKF EVP and COO Mel C. Tiangco. “Through our combined efforts, we can truly put smiles on the faces of our beneficiaries this Christmas season.” In true Kapuso fashion, GMA Network’s celebrities and talents have given their overwhelming support to the Celebrity UkayUkay. The past years have seen some of the biggest couples in show business leading their fellow celebrities in supporting the cause. Multi-talented singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid and Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid were the pioneering advocates in the project’s launch in 2010 while Kapuso royal couple Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes spearheaded the charitable cause last year.
Get pre-loved items from your favorite celebrities at Tom and Carla’s Celebrity Ukay-Ukay booth and join celebrity auctions on the following dates: November 21-23, November 28-30. The Noel Bazaar at the World Trade Center runs until November 30. Bazaar hours are from 11:00AM9:00PM.
This year, Tom and Carla, the Kapuso love team that thrilled fans in the internationally-acclaimed series My Husband’s Lover and the recently concluded romantic-drama My Destiny, unite their generous spirits in support of the Kapuso Foundation’s mission to uplift the lives of underprivileged Filipinos. “I am grateful for this opportunity to give back in a personal way. Not only do these shoppers go home happy with their purchases, they can also feel good that they have contributed to helping those in need,” says Carla. ”With Christmas just around the corner, this is the perfect opportunity for us and our fans to pay it forward. We not only get to make our fans happy, but we are also helping the Kapuso Foundation bring hope to our less fortunate brothers and sisters,” says Tom. Other Kapuso celebrities who have donated to Tom and Carla’s Celebrity Ukay-Ukay are Jaya, Heart Evangelista, Barbie Forteza, Jonalyn Viray, Ryza Cenon, Joyce Ching, Bettinna Carlos, Chariz Solomon, Chef Boy Logro, Betong Sumaya, Mona Louise Rey, Miggs Cuaderno, Teejay Marquez, Boobay, Lovely Rivero, Sherilyn Reyes, Lolit Solis, Ricky Lo, Butch Francisco, and Eugene Domingo. GMA’s News and Public Affairs personalities such as Jessica Soho, Arnold Clavio, Rhea Santos, Lyn Ching-Pascual, Suzy Abrera, and Luanne Dy have also given items to be sold at the bazaar. For more information on GMA Kapuso Foundation’s various projects, visit www.gmanetwork.com/kapusofoundation.
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