GMA News Online’s ‘Eleksyon 2022’ graphics named as SOPA Awards Finalist

FOR its innovative and visually stunning graphics, GMA News Online’s “Eleksyon 2022” makes it as a finalist at the prestigious Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards for Editorial Excellence 2023.

The “Eleksyon 2022” graphics have been recognized under the Information Graphics (Regional/Local) category.

The “Eleksyon 2022” website was developed by GMA New Media specifically for the Philippine national elections last year. It featured three separate apps with visually captivating graphics that enhanced the user experience and made election-related information easier to understand.

The said website gave users a step-by-step approach to information dissemination starting with the Voters’ Profile which allowed the public to explore and analyze the voting power of each region by gender, age group, and civil status. This was followed by Stand on Issues, created in collaboration with the expertise of GMA News Research, which gave the voters information on the candidate’s positions on key issues at a glance. Finally, the website culminated in the visually appealing Eleksyon Results that showcased real-time information on the national elections. With these apps, social media users highly praised the “Eleksyon 2022” website for its comprehensive coverage of the national polls, consolidating vast amounts of information on a single platform.

The SOPA recognition is a testament to GMA News Online’s commitment to providing quality journalism and accurate, timely, and informative news to Kapuso viewers. The winner of the Excellence in Information Graphics (Regional/ Local) category will be announced at an in-person event at the JW Marriott Hong Kong on June 15. The awards are organized by the Society of Publishers in Asia to honor excellence in journalism, and this year marks the 25th anniversary of the event. sacrifices and glory, and their bewilderment and reactions to what happens now.

What makes Monumento 1896 work big time is the weaving of its narrative, easy to comprehend, clever dialogue with attributions to people, events, places, and lingo of the present. It dared its student-based audiences to use their imagination, listen attentively, as they get a better understanding of what these heroes fought and stood for, and in this fantastical moment of being able to breathe, talk, and feel, when they expressed what they think of the realities of today, hit hard!

The play of director Mercado, as expressed by the heroes, believes that it is not all darkness and doom, that change and hope, the youth and the power that they hold, will make this motherland of our great once more.

Another plus factor of the play are the actors who became heroes. Standouts are Rey Correjado as Andres Bonifacio, he had the gravitas of the Supremo, and his costume as the Gat was historically accurate. Asean Gabat as Lapu-Lapu had a stellar stage presence, brawn, and body. And the Diwata, Dyn Atiche was a hit, especially her beauty and lightness, the dropping of punchlines on point, and she delivers the most important messages to the captive and elated student audiences.

My only quiver, the ensemble, composed of Matthew De Ubago, Karina Macaspac, Edmund Ong, Daven Noveno, RJ Tamayo, Klouney Ogatis, Carissa De Ocampo, Francheska Rosales, Arjay Tarcilo, Tonny Abad, and Rachell Baldomaro definitely had their moments on stage that their public adored, However, at some point, it became repetitive and tedious. Trimming down their stage time must be done.

Monumento 1896 is proof of the positive power of theater to inform, entertain, educate, and sow seeds of love for arts and Philippine culture.

Show schedules are slated on May 20 and 27 at the San Sebastian College-Recoletos Manila Auditorium and on June 17 and 18 at SM North Edsa SkyDome. For Show Buyers and Tickets they can call 0927-2422673 and 0915-5197779