TV5 wins at Anvil Awards

MANILA, Philippines - TV5 wins big at the 49th Anvil Awards, bagging the prestigious Anvil Award of Excellence and the Bronze Anvil for the mobile app Pinoy Hoops, and the Anvil Award of Merit for its emergency response unit Rescue5. Anvil Awards is staged annually by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP).

TV5’s VP for New Media Sheila Paul, Public Service head Sherryl Yao, News5 anchor Paolo Bediones and Voyager representative Patricia Gavino (photo), product owner of Pinoy Hoops received the trophies at the awarding ceremonies held recently at Solaire Resort Hotel.

Pinoy Hoops is an innovative mobile app from TV5, Smart and Voyager Innovations, Inc. It gives users real-time basketball updates, scores, game alerts, statistics and schedules straight from their mobile devices.

Rescue5 was recognized for its practice of cause journalism by providing immediate assistance to people in distress during emergencies and disasters, and imparting disaster preparedness knowledge and skills to the general public. It also featured the internationally-acclaimed team’s other Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) initiatives such as launching a Rescue5 activity book for kids and producing safety interstitials to show the public how to make an improvised floatation device using common items such as water bottles and even your jeans.