Kandidato (English: Candidate) special election program for GMA News and Public Affairs about the 2010 Philippine presidential elections and the 2013 Senatorial (midterm) elections, hosted by Arnold Clavio, Malou Mangahas which is the Executive Director of the PCIJ and Howie Severino, one of the pillars of GMA News and Public Affairs and the Editor-in-Chief of GMANews.TV.
Palaban (English: Tough) is a news and public affairs program of GMA Network hosted by Winnie Monsod, former Miss Universe Runner-Up Miriam Quiambao and Malou Mangahas.
For 2010 presidential elections, each episode features one of the presidential candidates who will run this 2010 Philippine presidential elections, and in 2013 senatorial elections, 3 candidates will answer questions from the panel composed of Arnold Clavio, Howie Severino and Malou Mangahas in a similar fashion as a job interview.