GMA News

Source profile

Origin:

Philippines

Region:

Asia

Founded:

Network founded 1950; news division 1959; the news website launched in 2006

Ownership: GMA Network, Inc., listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange. Three family vehicles hold the company: the Gozon holding 25.23 percent of common shares, the Duavit holding 23.47 percent and two Jimenez companies a further 23.55 percent, with the top five record owners at 83.06 percent of common and 99 percent of the voting preferred shares. Public float is about 21 percent and foreign investors may hold only depositary receipts. Gilberto R. Duavit Jr. has been president and chief executive since January 2024, with Felipe L. Gozon as chairman.

Funding: Advertising, which was roughly 91 percent of revenue in 2025; election advertising alone contributed more than two billion pesos that year. The news site is free with no paywall, and consumer revenue comes from international subscription channels rather than from news.

Focus Areas: National politics and governance, metro and regional news, public-service information including weather and class suspensions, business and markets, world news, and a standing special-reports investigative strand, in both English and Filipino.

Language:

English and Filipino