MANILA — Bombo Radyo Philippines reaffirms its excellence and mastery of the radio medium, as its programs garnered the most coveted awards in the 47th Catholic Mass Media Awards, held on November 19, 2025, at the Citystate Tower Hotel in Ermita, Manila.
Its flagship program, the Bombo Network News, bagged the Best News Program, making it a back-to-back winner as it was also adjudged the title in 2024. This is a reaffirmation of the Network’s battle cry as the Number 1 and Most Trusted source of news and information in accordance with the most reliable survey bodies in the country.
Thus, another win in the Best Business News category for Bombo Special Report from the CMMA shows the competency as well as the probity of Bombo Radyo Programs.
Moreover, the bestowal to Star FM Iloilo’s Pinoy Memories as the Best Entertainment Program category makes clear that in terms of news, information and entertainment, the listeners and viewers hence audience of digital radio does not need to go far but really just need to stick to the programs of Bombo Radyo Philippines as they have the best of what radio can offer in their dials. Star FM, the music station of Bombo Radyo Philippines, incorporates the best entertainment programs and the freshest news in its daily offerings.
Two more programs of the Network received special citations or runner-up accolades. These are Bombo Lifestyle in the Best Public Service Category and Star FM Manila’s Istoyang Pasada: Takbo in the Best Counselling Program Category.
More telling in this year’s Catholic Mass Media Awards is Bombo Radyo Philippines’ placement of multiple finalists in all nine categories for radio, showing the wide-acceptance of the programs of the Network from the public at large, together with a strong presence of excellence that is acceptable to this long-running and trustworthy award-winning body.
The honors bestowed on the programs of the Network showed that indeed, Bombo Radyo Philippines is at the forefront of the best offerings for news, information, and entertainment for radio in our country.
In turn, these accolades are being shared with the millions who continue to support the programs of Bombo Radyo and Star FM from morning till night and back again.
Basta Radyo… Bombo. Star FM, It’s All For You!
Written by Orly L. Pangcog with Star DJ Gabby. Photos from the Catholic Mass Media Awards.