I Witnessed

I WITNESSED
-ryandgreat, gma network center, quezon city

it's been more than 10 years since the birth of i-witness to philippine television and i recall staying late every monday nights

i've never seen something like this before

magazine shows format has been around for so long and i grew-up watching, the probe team of che-che lazaro, magandang gabi bayan of kabayan noli de castro and brigada siete of the late ka-louie beltran

all these delve on different issues from news stories of the week and sometimes more on feature stories

1999 | the pioneer hosts of I-Witness (photo: GMA-7) 

1999 | I-Witness (photo: GMA-7)

and then here's the birth of i-wtiness on 1999

that has more serious undertaking on issues in full-length!

and it's presented in tagalog, beautifully written

and hosted by well-known, credible and award winning tv broadcast journalists mike enriquez, che-che lazaro, luchi cruz-valdes and jessica soho

later on, award-giving bodies here and abroad recognized the show

where they've won the prestigious george forster peabody award for kamao and kidneys for sale documentaries

Saturday afternoon Public Affairs program Brigada Siete (photo: GMA-7)

these documentaries and all the other documentaries that we've seen in the last 10 years have become an eye-opener that made impact in our society

and the current crop of i-witness hosts kara david, jay taruc and howie severino,

continue the i-witness legacy and produce more compelling stories for this generation

as i grow old while watching this show, i was able to discover more interesting things in life

and i never thought that eventually, i'll be in for this,

that i am able to write and produce my own long-form documentary that will touch and move people

and in return to be recognized!

i wish that this kind of tv show will stay longer on tv and and that it could reach many people especially the youth and inspire them to become better