The Philippines, courtesy of GMA Network, and Brazil lead the 2013 International Emmys nominations in news and current affairs with two nods each.

Brazil’s TV Globo and the Philippines’ GMA Network have each received two nominations in the 2013 International Emmys in the News and Current Affairs categories.

GMA’s “I-Witness – Alkansiya” (Piggy Bank), about a boy in remote Eastern Samar who earns a measly living catching fish, collecting seashells and diving for sea cucumbers, were nominated in the Current Affairs category.

Vying in the same category are TV Globo’s “Enawene-nawe” (The Spirit-Men), “Banaz: An Honour Killing” (Britain) and “ZDFzoom – The Fukushima Lie” (Germany).

GMA’s “24 Oras”, on the other hand, bagged a nomination in the News category for its reporting on Typhoon Pablo. It will be up against TV Globo’s “Jornal Nacional,” Romania’s “ProTV News,” and Britain’s Channel 4 News.

The winners will be announced in New York on October 1, 2013.