S.O.C.O.: Scene of the Crime Operatives

S.O.C.O.: Scene of the Crime Operatives also known as SOCO was a Philippine investigative docudrama program broadcast on ABS-CBN. Hosted by Gus Abelgas, it premiered from November 23, 2005 to October 17, 2020. The program primarily aims to find answers to serious crimes with the help of forensic investigators and the local police.[1][2][3]

S.O.C.O.: Scene of the Crime Operatives
Genre	Crime Investigative news Docudrama
Created by	ABS-CBN Corporation
Developed by	ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
Directed by	JV Noriega
Presented by	Gus Abelgas
Narrated by	Gus Abelgas
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	721 (final)
Production
Executive producer	Ferdinand Enriquez
Editors	Edwin Hidalgo Joanas Pineda Joemar Sarabia
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
Release
Original network	ABS-CBN (2005–2020) Kapamilya Channel (2020)
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV)
Original release	November 23, 2005 – October 17, 2020
Chronology
Related shows	Gus Abelgas: Nag-Uulat True Crime

Overview

The program originally aired on Friday late nights before it was eventually transferred to Saturday afternoons in July 2012.[4][5]

On March 21 to May 2, 2020, S.O.C.O. was temporarily suspended when it temporarily stopped airing new episodes due to the quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and ABS-CBN stopped its free-to-air broadcast operations as ordered by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) due to the lapsing of the network's legislative franchise. As a result, the program released new episodes through its social media accounts.[6]

On June 13, 2020, the program returned via pay television network Kapamilya Channel. On October 17, 2020, the program ended to give way to the third season of I Can See Your Voice.[7]

S.O.C.O. is also aired on DZMM TeleRadyo initially as first-run on September 8, 2011, every Thursday at 9:15 PM. This edition ran for eleven months until July 6, 2012. On April 20, 2017, the program returned to DZMM TeleRadyo as a rerun of its previous episodes, which airs every Thursday at 2:00 PM and Friday at 1:00 AM.

Radio program

S.O.C.O. sa DZMM is also aired every Saturdays at 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM on DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and DZMM TeleRadyo. The program is anchored by Gus Abelgas and David Oro.

Accolades

Accolades received by S.O.C.O.

Year	Award	Category	Recipient / Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2006	20th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Public Service Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated
		Best Public Service Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
2007	21st PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Public Service Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[8]
		Best Public Service Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
2008	22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Public Service Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[9]
2011	25th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[10]
	2nd Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Crime/Investigative Program	S.O.C.O.: Cainta Massacre	Nominated	[11]
		Outstanding Crime/Investigative Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
2012	26th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[12]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
2013	27th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[13]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
	11th Gawad Tanglaw Awards	Best Investigative Program	S.O.C.O.	Won	[14]
	4th Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Crime/Investigative Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[15]
		Outstanding Crime/Investigative Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
2014	22nd KBP Golden Dove Awards	Best TV Public Affairs Program	S.O.C.O.	Won	[16]
	28th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Public Service Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[17]
		Best Public Service Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
	12th Gawad Tanglaw Awards	Best Investigative Program	S.O.C.O.	Won	[18]
	5th Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Crime/Investigative Program	S.O.C.O.: Hustisya	Won	[19]
	1st PUP Mabini Media Awards	Best Television Public Affairs Program	S.O.C.O.	Won	[20]
	Philippine Public and Safety and Order Support Group	Most Appreciated Safety and Crime Prevention TV Program in the Country	S.O.C.O.	Won	[21]
2015	29th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Public Service Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[22]
		Best Public Service Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
	13th Gawad Tanglaw Awards	Best Investigative Program	S.O.C.O.	Won	[23]
	6th Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Crime/Investigative Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[24]
		Outstanding Crime/Investigative Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
2016	30th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Public Service Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[25]
		Best Public Service Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
	14th Gawad Tanglaw Awards	Best Investigative Program	S.O.C.O.	Won	[26]
2017	31st PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Public Service Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[27]
		Best Public Service Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
2018	32nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Public Service Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated	[28]
	1st Dangal ng Bayan Media Excellence Awards	Media Excellence Award for Criminology	S.O.C.O.	Won	[29]
2019	33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Public Service Program	S.O.C.O.	Nominated	[30]
		Best Public Service Program Host	Gus Abelgas	Nominated
	2nd Dangal ng Bayan Media Excellence Awards	Media Excellence Award for Criminology	S.O.C.O.	Won	[31]
2020	3rd Gawad Lasallianeta	Most Outstanding Public Affairs Show	S.O.C.O.	Won	[32]
		Most Outstanding Public Affairs Show Host	Gus Abelgas	Won

References

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22. "Nominees for the 29th Star Awards for TV bared; Kapuso Alden Richards competes against six Kapamilya stars for Best Drama Actor". PEP.ph. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
23. "13th Gawad Tanglaw winners for TV and Radio announced; Angel Locsin and Julia Montes tied for Best Actress". PEP.ph. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
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External links

• S.O.C.O.: Scene of the Crime Operatives at IMDb
• S.O.C.O.: Scene of the Crime Operatives on Facebook
• S.O.C.O.: Scene of the Crime Operatives on Twitter