GMA set for SONA

MANILA, Philippines - The GMA News and Public Affairs is all set to provide a comprehensive coverage of Pres. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) today.

Anchored by Mel Tiangco, Mike Enriquez and Jessica Soho, GMA Network’s special coverage — which will both air on GMA 7 and GMA News TV — will inform viewers on the latest situations in and out of the Batasang Pambansa. Using state-of-the-art news-gathering equipment and nationwide transmission facilities, the special coverage will be powered by the full roster of the GMA News and Public Affairs team with live points set up in key areas in the metro.

Beginning at 3 p.m., the special live coverage titled SONA 2014, bannered by Mel and Mike, will broadcast live Pres. Aquino’s address. Jessica’s SONA Ni PNoy on GMA News TV, on the other hand, commences at 2:30 p.m. SONA Ni PNoy will also have a panel discussion with select resource speakers to analyze the address as well as the performance of the Aquino government.

In the evening, highlights of PNoy’s speech, reactions from representatives of the different sectors of society and additional reports from and around the House of Representatives will be reported in 24 Oras and Saksi, GMA 7’s primetime and late-night newscasts, respectively. GMA News TV’s flagship newscast State of the Nation with Jessica Soho, in turn, will feature exclusive reports and insights from experts.

The special coverage extends online and will be streamed live on www.gmanews.tv. The public can also rate the performance of the president in the microsite www.gmanews.tv/sona2014. Netizens are encouraged to send short video messages for the president to YouScoop.tv. 

Using the hashtag #sona2014, the public can follow GMA Network’s coverage via Twitter/gmanews, on Facebook/gmanews and on Instagram/gmanews. 

A live radio broadcast will air on dzBB 594 kHz Super Radyo.