Y Speak was a youth-oriented debate

Debate

Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...

 show that discusses on Philippine issues. Now on its seventh year, Studio 23

Studio 23

Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...

's flagship show Y Speak is hosted by Bianca Gonzalez

Bianca Gonzalez

Bianca Gonzalez is a Filipina TV host and model.-Education:Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez graduated from high school at the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and graduated with a degree of AB Communication Arts with a minor in Philosophy at the Ateneo de Manila University.-Writer:Her first job in...

 which airs every Saturday.

To date, it is one of Studio 23's most awarded local shows. Aside from the CMMA victory as Best TV Talk Show, it is also a recipient of the UST Students' Choice Award for Best Public Affairs Talk Show, the Gandingan (UPLB Students' Choice Award) for Best Panel Discussion Show, the Anak TV Seal, and endorsements from the Department of Education and the National Youth Commission.

Synopsis

It’s more than just talk! Now on its third season of giving voice to the youth, Studio 23’s flagship show Y Speak is now paving the way for breakthrough, edgy and uncensored youth documentaries on the hottest, most relevant and controversial youth issues in the country -- this, aside from revving up even more heated debates among the youth, celebrities, and the country's powers that be.

With endorsements from the Department of Education and National Youth Commission, recognition from Anak TV and The 2006 Catholic Mass Media Award as Best TV Talk Show, Y Speak has solidified its position as the frontliner in advancing the interests of the youth.

And who better to champion the youth spirit and sentiment than the powerful trio of beauty and brains Bianca Gonzalez, top caliber and award-winning host Ryan Agoncillo who won as Best Public Affairs Program Host in the KBP Golden Dove Awards 2005, and the most controversial and opinionated DJ today, Mo Twister. With them on the show, expect only the freshest insights, straightforward comments, and unrestrained opinions on every youth issue.

Y Speak Squad

• Mo Twister
  Mo Twister
  Mohan Gumatay or commonly known as Mo Twister, is a radio disc jockey and television host in the Philippines. He is best known for his Good Times programs, which started as a Radio Show and spun off into TV and Internet.-Personal life:...
  
  
• Vince Liwanag
• Patricia Evangelista
  Patricia Evangelista
  Patricia Chanco Evangelista is a debater, TV show host, columnist, segment producer, product endorser and leader. As a 19 year-old student, she became the first Filipina to win the Best Speaker award in the International Public Speaking Competition - an annual contest sponsored by the...
  
  
• Sam Concepcion
  Sam Concepcion
  Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion born on October 17, 1992 in Manila, Philippines, is a Filipino singer, dancer, actor, host and model. He emerged as the winner for the Big Division of Little Big Star's Season 1 in April 2006. He is under STAGES and ABS-CBN's Star Magic.-Personal life:Concepcion was...
  
  
• JC Cuadrado
• Ricci Chan
• Mikee Lee
  Mikee Lee
  Mikee Lee is an actor and a model from the Philippines. He was a second placer in the Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition.- Biography :Michael Vincent Lee was born on January 14, 1990 in Manila, Philippines...
  
  
• Bettina Carlos
• Bam Aquino
• Enchong Dee
  Enchong Dee
  Ernest Lorenzo Velasquez Dee, known as Enchong Dee is a Filipino actor, model, and swimmer. Dee is currently part of ABS-CBN's Star Magic group of contract artists. He played John Joseph "Jojo" Wenceslao in the 2009 TV series Katorse....
  
  

Guest Host

• Jake Cuenca
  Jake Cuenca
  Juan Carlos "Jake" Leveriza Cuenca is a Spanish-Filipino actor and model. He started as a GMA talent center artist, and later transferred to ABS-CBN's talent center, Star Magic.-Early life:...
  
  
• Maja Salvador
  Maja Salvador
  Maja Ross Andres Salvador is one of the latest in line of the showbiz clan of the Salvador family. She is currently under the management of ABS-CBN, and a membser of Star Magic.-Early life:...
  
  
• Gerald Anderson
  Gerald Anderson
  Gerald Anderson is a Filipino American actor who was a former housemate on the first season edition of the Philippine reality television show Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition...
  
  
• Billy Crawford
  Billy Crawford
  Billy Joe Crawford is a Filipino-American recording artist, singer-songwriter and philanthropist.Crawford is a Bilingual Filipino Singer. His second language is English and he is conversational in French. Crawford not only lived in New York City, USA, but also in Paris for five years and for one...
  
  

Production crew

Y Speak is produced by Studio 23

Studio 23

Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...

, headed by

• Supervising Producer and Headwriter:Mori Rodriguez,
• Executive Producer: Karen Almeida-Pedrealba & Bianca Gonzales
• Co-Headwriter: Mae Manalac
• Writers: Xavier Gravides, Janice O'Hara, Hanah Faraon
• Associate Producer: Yog Macan.

Awards and recognitions

• Winner, Best Public Affairs Program - KBP Golden Dove Awards 2007 & 2010
• Winner, Best TV Talk Show - Catholic Mass Media Awards 2006
• Winner, Ryan Agoncillo, Best Public Affairs Program Host - KBP Golden Dove Awards 2005
• Winner, Best Public Affairs Talk Show - UST Students Choice Awards 2006
• Winner, Best Panel Discussion Show - The Gandingan UPLB Students Choice Awards
• Winner, Anak TV Seal Awards (2005-2007)
• Special Award for Promoting Education - 2009 MTRCB TV Awards
• Special Award - Department Of Education
• Special Award - National Youth Commission
• Nominee, Best Celebrity Talk Show - PMPC Star Awards for Television (2000-2007)
• Nominee, Best Public Affairs Program - KBP Golden Dove Awards (2000-2006)
• Nominee, Bianca Gonzalez, Best Public Affairs Program Host - KBP Golden Dove Awards 2005

Overview

• Y Speak was originally broadcast on ABS-CBN
  ABS-CBN
  ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
  
   hosted by Ryan Agoncillo
  Ryan Agoncillo
  Kristoffer Lou Ryan Agoncillo , popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer, photographer, and TV host.-Early life:Agoncillo was born on April 10, 1978...
  
   and Karen Davila
  Karen Davila
  Karen Davila or Kristin Karen Davila in real life is an award-winning broadcast journalist, one of the most-admired TV news personality, Filipina TV Host and News Anchor from ABS-CBN. She is one of the news anchor of Bandila and Headstart with Karen Davila on ANC...
  
   with Bianca as the segment host in January 2003. The debate show later moved to Studio 23 in summer of 2003.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by Studio 23
• Studio 23
  Studio 23
  Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...