30th PMPC Star Awards for Television

The 30th PMPC Star Awards for Television awards ceremony (also known as the integral part of the 2016 Star For M-TV Awards, with the theme The Fusion of Philippine Entertainment's Best) was held on October 23, 2016 at the Monet Grand Ballroom, Novotel Manila Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City, coinciding with the 63rd anniversary of the birth of Philippine television. The awards will be given to selected programs and personalities ranging from actors, actresses, hosts and news and current affairs personalities who have made a mark in Philippine television in the past year. The awards night was hosted by ABS-CBN personalities Robi Domingo, Kim Chiu, Luis Manzano, Jodi Sta. Maria, Alex Gonzaga and Xian Lim with Elisse Joson and Arjo Atayde as segment hosts and performances from Sam Concepcion, Jason Dy, and 4th Impact.

The awards will be organized by the Philippine Movie Press Club, a non-profit organization whose members are entertainment writers and columnists from newspapers and online news sites. The PMPC is currently headed by its president, and overall awards chairman Fernan de Guzman. The telecast of the Star Awards for Television will be produced by Airtime Marketing Philippines, Inc. of Tessie Celestino-Howard and under the direction of Bert de Leon. It aired on a delayed basis on ABS-CBN's "Sunday's Best" on November 20, 2016.

Nominees and Winners
Here is the full set of nominees (in alphabetical order) and winners of the 30th PMPC Star Awards for Television.

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Rundown
Number of Nominees

Number of Winners (excluding Special Awards)

Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award

 * Maricel Soriano (The Diamond Star of Philippine Entertainment)

Excellence in Broadcasting Award

 * Kirby Cristobal (Male)
 * Luchi Cruz-Valdes (Female) (Head of News5, TV5's news and information arm, anchor of Aksyon Prime, former GMA and ABS-CBN News personality)

German Moreno Power Tandem Award

 * Kim Chiu and Xian Lim (KimXi)

Stars of the Night

 * Luis Manzano (Male)
 * Yassi Pressman (Female)