16 Philippine Showbiz Today
September 8 - 21, 2017
GMA tops nationwide TV ratings in August
GMA Network, Inc. (GMA)
maintained its lead in the
nationwide TV ratings competition
based on data from the industry’s
widely trusted ratings service
provider, Nielsen TV Audience
Measurement.
From August 1 to 31 (with
August 27 to 31 based on overnight
data), GMA led competition across
all day parts in the National Urban
Television Audience Measurement
(NUTAM) with an average total
day people audience share
of 42 percent; ahead of ABS-
CBN’s 37.4 percent.
In Urban Luzon, the Network
toppled competition from the
morning up to the primetime
block. GMA registered a total day
people audience share of 48.7
percent; beating ABS-CBN’s 31.4
percent.
The Kapuso Network posted
an even bigger margin in Mega
Manila (based on August 1 to
26 data) with an impressive 51.9
percent people audience share
across all time blocks versus ABS-
CBN’s 27.1 percent.
Urban Luzon and Mega
Manila respectively account for
Gelli de Belen shares how
she strives to be a good mom,
wife and actress.
Despite her busy schedule,
host-actress Gelli de Belen makes
sure she has more than enough
time for her family.
“I really make time, I have to
make time,” she said.
“Especially now that my kids
are here for the summer, mas
buhos ako sa oras sa kanila,”
she added, relating her two boys,
Joaquin and Julio, are set to go
back to Canada for their studies
this week.
How does she bond with
them? Well, unlike other celeb
families, Gelli does away with
traveling preferring to just stay at
home.
“Nasa bahay lang kami, I cook
for them or we watch movies,”
she said. “Pero minsan we eat
out din or almost every weekend
basta walang work, eh we go to
Tagaytay.”
Gelli doesn’t have a problem
juggling family responsibilities
with work, noting it’s all about
proper time management.
However, Gelli stressed,
“The most important thing is not
the amount of time you spend
together, it’s the quality.”
“Kasi kahit buong araw kayong
magkasama at ’di naman kayo
nag-uusap eh, wala rin naman, ’di
din nila ’yun matatandaan.”
Gelli admitted it is hard for
her to be away from her sons.
“Nu’ng
una
akala
ko
mahihirapan ako pero hindi
76 and 59 percent of all urban
viewers in the country.
Kapuso shows dominated the
list of top programs in NUTAM with
multi-awarded news magazine
show Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho
(KMJS) remaining as the most
watched GMA show during the
said period. GMA also claimed the
top 8 spots in the Urban Luzon list
while it swept the top 16 spots in
Mega Manila
with KMJS still
at number one
and was closely
followed
by
Pepito
Manaloto.
A l s o
included in the
list of top-rating Kapuso shows
were Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko, Alyas
Robin Hood, 24 Oras, My Love
from the Star, Magpakailanman,
Mulawin vs. Ravena, Ika-6 Na
Utos, and Hay Bahay!.
Meanwhile, GMA Network
made history anew as it unveiled
One Mindanao last August 28. As
part of the Network’s continuing
efforts to further strengthen its
presence in Southern Philippines,
One
Mindanao
features
comprehensive and topnotch
delivery of news and information
in the region that only GMA
Network can deliver.
A local news program
made by Mindanaoans for the
Mindanaoans, One Mindanao
is anchored by seasoned TV
journalist Tek Ocampo, reputable
TV host and news presenter
Sarah Hilomen-
Velasco,
and
experienced news
correspondent
Real Sorroche.
Joining
them
are the various
local news teams
based in Northern
and Southern Mindanao and news
stringers across Mindanao.
It is simultaneously aired
in key cities and provinces in
Mindanao thru GMA Network’s
local channels in Mindanao: GMA
5 Davao, GMA 35 Cagayan de
Oro City, GMA 8 General Santos
City, GMA 12 Jolo, Sulu, GMA
9 Zamboanga City, GMA 12
Cotabato City, GMA 2 Tandag
City, GMA 10 Surigao City, GMA
Pure love
pala kasi hirap na hirap ako,”
she divulged. “It’s hard lalo na
’pag ’yung maghihiwalay na,
’yung hahatid mo na sa airport o
ihahatid ka sa airport.”
She recalled the first time
she accompanied her children
abroad.
“Nu’ng pauwi na ako ng
Pilipinas umiiyak ako mag-
isa sa lounge sa airport,
nakakahiya pinagtitinginan
ako. Then hanggang
sa eroplano iyak ako
ng iyak hanggang
pagdating
mugtong-
mugto ang
m a t a
ko,” she
shared.
G o o d
thing there’s
technology.
Gelli catches
up on her kids
through
video
call to the point “na
nauubusan na nga kami
minsan ng pag-uusapan.”
They don’t do it everyday,
too, as “mas nami-miss ko sila
lalo.”
Recently, Gelli and husband,
singer-actor Ariel Rivera, visited
Canada in time for Joaquin’s high
school graduation.
Although they initially planned
to migrate as a family, the couple
decided to stay in the Philippines
for work while their sons live with
Ariel’s family.
Being married for 20 years
now, Gelli believes their