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ABS-CBN
Corporation, the premiere media and entertainment company in the Philippines,
garnered the most number of Anak TV awards for its child-friendly programs and personalities
including four who have entered the Makabata Hall of Fame.
Those
who are elevated in the said distinction include ABS-CBN chief content officer
and MMK host Charo Santos-Concio, Piolo Pascual, Anne Curtis and Megastar
Sharon Cuneta after being voted as Makabata Stars for seven consecutive years. Meanwhile,
Kapamilya stars who were named Male and Female Makabata Stars for 2017 include
news personalities Noli De Castro and Anthony Taberna, KathNiel (Kathryn
Bernardo and Daniel Padilla), JoshLia (Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto), Bea
Alonzo, Liza Soberano, Lea Salonga, Robi Domingo, Julia Montes, Ian Veneracion,
Sylvia Sanchez, Susan Roces and Yassi Pressman of FPJ's Ang Probinsyano and
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach.
On the
other hand, six of the most-watched shows in the Philippines are hailed as
household favorite TV programs. These include top-rating primetime dramas FPJ's
Ang Probinsyano and La Luna Sangre, Asia's longest-running drama anthology Maalaala
Mo Kaya, the country's number one daytime show It's Showtime, award-winning
educational program Matanglawin, and trusted primetime news program TV Patrol.
Among
the network's hit shows that have earned the coveted Anak TV Seal are A Love To
Last, Be My Lady, FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, Home Sweetie Home, Langit Lupa, MMK,
Magandang Buhay, Matanglawin, My Dear Heart, Oyayi, Salamat Dok, Superbook,
Umagang Kay Ganda, Wansapanataym and Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids. Many of ABS-CBN
Regional's shows have also bestowed the said seal which comprises of Agri Tayo
Dito, several TV Patrol editions, Mag TV Na, regional morning and variety shows
and ABS-CBN Bacolod's public service show Salandigan.
