GMA Network reaffirmed its commitment to being Isa sa Puso ng Pilipino by delivering timely, comprehensive updates on Super Typhoon Carina and habagat (Southwest Monsoon) as they hit the country on July 24.
In the midst of non-stop rainfall and flooding, GMA Integrated News teams braved the super typhoon to deliver much-needed information across all platforms for Filipinos. Bringing up to the minute news during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina, GMA Integrated News remains to be the Filipinos’ most reliable source of news and public service.
Flagship newscast 24 Oras, the most trusted news program in the country, kept viewers informed as Carina and habagat swept through the country. For its coverage, the program logged its highest rating this 2024 with a combined people rating (GMA, GTV, and Pinoy Hits) of 18.6 percent in Urban Philippines, based on Nielsen TV Audience Measurement ratings data for July 24, 2024. On GMA alone, 24 Oras recorded its highest rating this year at 14.9 percent people rating in Urban Philippines.
GMA Network was in full force in providing viewers and netizens with the latest news and developments across all platforms, deploying teams from GMA Integrated News, GMA Regional TV, Super Radyo DZBB, and GMA News Online.
On air, from sun up to sun down, GMA Integrated News programs provided the latest developments on Super Typhoon Carina and kept viewers informed with updates from reporters in flooded areas such as Manila, Marikina, Navotas, Cainta, Montalban, Bulacan, and Bataan, among others.
GMA Integrated News likewise mounted a special coverage of Super Typhoon Carina-Habagat on GTV on July 24. GMA’s second free-to-air channel featured fresh reports from various points as well as interviews with officials and experts. Updates on GMA Integrated News Bulletins, Unang Balita, Dobol B TV, Balitanghali, Dapat Alam Mo! and State of the Nation, along with simulcast airing of 24 Oras, Saksi, and 24 Oras Weekend kept viewers informed as Metro Manila was placed under a state of calamity.
As local news matters, GMA Regional TV kept viewers updated through regional newscasts joining the rest of GMA Integrated News in bringing the latest on Carina. Its flagship newscast programs in Visayas and Mindanao likewise kept the viewers in the regions updated on the latest news about the devastation of Carina in Luzon.
Super Radyo DZBB also kept listeners abreast with breaking stories. Super Radyo reporters were in various strategic areas to report on the latest flood situations and ongoing rescue operations.
Netizens, on the other hand, tuned in to GMA News Online for the livestreaming of reports and the latest developments on Carina, which were made available across multiple digital and online platforms.
GMA Network takes to heart its commitment to providing news and public service most especially during difficult times. For more news and updates, visit www.GMANetwork.com.
