ABS-CBN has teamed up with PLDT, its official broadband partner, for its very own PUSH Awards, the first-of-its-kind award-giving body in Philippine digital media that honors the best among the past year’s certified online hits and entertainment newsmakers based on their online reach and influence, popular votes, and excellence.
ABS-CBN chief digital officer Donald Lim said teaming up with PLDT is also an alliance in terms of breaking new ground and recognizing influencers in the digital space.
PLDT VP and Home Marketing head Gary Dujali, meanwhile, said the partnership is an avenue to acknowledge the importance of social media, connectivity, and the role of entertainment to nurture stronger connections for the Filipino families.
PLDT HOME DSL is the country’s leading broadband that provides homes with family-sized connections with speeds of up to 8 Mbps and plans as low as P990 per month.
The voting in PUSH Awards is still ongoing. To vote and see the complete list of nominees, just log in to the site using your Facebook account. Only one vote per category will accepted per day.
Leading the list of nominees are today’s hottest love teams KathNiel (Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla) and JaDine (James Reid and Nadine Lustre), both nominated in four categories — Most Liked Group or Tandem for PUSHLike (Facebook), Favorite Group or Tandem for PUSHTweet (Twitter), Most Loved Group or Tandem for PUSHGram (Instagram) and Best Group or Tandem for PUSHPlay (YouTube).
Competing against them across different categories are LizQuen (Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil), LoiShua (Loisa Andalio and Joshua Garcia), and AlDub, composed of Maine “Yaya Dub” Mendoza and Alden Richards.
Aside from tandem and group categories, individual honors are also up for competition in the following categories based on Facebook and Twitter popularity: PUSHLike Most Liked Male Celebrity, Most Liked Female Celebrity, Most Liked Group or Tandem, Most Liked Music Artist, and Most Liked Newcomer, etc.
The best and most well-loved internet video celebrities on YouTube, meanwhile, will be recognized with the PUSHPlay Best Male Celebrity, Best Female Celebrity, Best Group or Tandem, Best Music Artist, and Best Newcomer awards.
Start voting for your favorites on PUSHAwards.com and get your daily dose of entertainment news, information, and trivia by logging in to PUSH.com.ph.
Fans of nominated artists may follow the official PLDT (@PLDTHome) social pages on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube to get exclusive and up-to-date news about the PUSH Awards.