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December 10, 2011
GMA Network names Yalong new Executive Vice President

GMA Network, Inc. has appointed Felipe S. Yalong as the Company’s new Executive Vice President effective December 1, 2011.

The new GMA EVP will remain the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Group Head of its Corporate Services Group.

Yalong is a key figure behind GMA Network's IPO in 2007. He has played a crucial role in the Network’s phenomenal rise in revenues and profit since GMA Network Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon and President and COO Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr. took over the Company’s management a decade ago. 

GMA Network, Inc. has appointed Felipe S. Yalong as the Company’s new Executive Vice President effective December 1, 2011.

The new GMA EVP will remain the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Group Head of its Corporate Services Group.

December 2, 2011
Archbishop Palma assumes CBCP presidency

 

MANILA, Dec. 1, 2011— Archbishop of Cebu, Jose Palma officially assumed leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Thursday.

Palma, a native of Dingle, Iloilo, becomes the 19th president of the bishops’ collegial body.

MANILA, Dec. 1, 2011— Archbishop of Cebu, Jose Palma officially assumed leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Thursday.

Palma, a native of Dingle, Iloilo, becomes the 19th president of the bishops’ collegial body.

The official turnover ceremonies were heldcyesterday during the joint meeting of the outgoing and the incoming members of the CBCP Permanent Council at their headquarters in Intramuros, Manila.

November 30, 2011
GMA Network Chairman and CEO cited as the only media mogul among BNA’s Tycoons of the Decade Awardees

GMA Network Chairman and CEO Atty. Felipe L. Gozon is the only media mogul who made it to the list of BizNews Asia’s (BNA) Tycoons of the Decade Awardees – the Best of the Best Business Icons in the Philippines who made a mark in their respective industries for the past 10 years.

Gozon received the award from Vice President Jejomar Binay and BNA President, Publisher, and Editor-In-Chief Antonio Lopez on the occasion of BNA’s 10th anniversary held in Makati recently...

GMA Network Chairman and CEO Atty. Felipe L. Gozon is the only media mogul who made it to the list of BizNews Asia’s (BNA) Tycoons of the Decade Awardees – the Best of the Best Business Icons in the Philippines who made a mark in their respective industries for the past 10 years.

Gozon received the award from Vice President Jejomar Binay and BNA President, Publisher, and Editor-In-Chief Antonio Lopez on the occasion of BNA’s 10th anniversary held in Makati recently.

November 25, 2011
SC Chief Justice Corona asked to inhibit in GMA cases

MANILA, Philippines (Nov. 23, 2011) – Senators Franklin Drilon and Francis Pangilinan, both members of the President Aquino’s Liberal Party, call on Chief Justice Renato Corona to inhibit from deliberations on the cases involving former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to erase suspicions in the public’s mind that the Supreme Court is biased in favor of the former first couple...

MANILA, Philippines (Nov. 23, 2011) – Senators Franklin Drilon and Francis Pangilinan, both members of the President Aquino’s Liberal Party, call on Chief Justice Renato Corona to inhibit from deliberations on the cases involving former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to erase suspicions in the public’s mind that the Supreme Court is biased in favor of the former first couple.

At the weekly Kapihan sa Senado, Drilon said the main reason for Corona to inhibit himself was his being chief of staff and spokesman of Arroyo when she was vice president.

September 16, 2011
The War on Terror: Is the World More Secure?

The U.S. is now trapped in a global war of its own making. It will be embroiled in more wars possibly in the next 10-20 years as a result of which it will create more enemies and make the use of force a long-term necessity.

September 14, 2011
Richard Gutierrez turns over P1.2M proceeds to GMA Kapuso Foundation

Environmental advocate and Kapuso artist Richard Gutierrez recently turned over to the GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF) P1.2 million generated from the All-Star Kapuso Fun Run. The event was a brainchild of the Network’s Entertainment group and front lined by the actor as a fund-raising project last April.

Environmental advocate and Kapuso artist Richard Gutierrez recently turned over to the GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF) P1.2 million generated from the All-Star Kapuso Fun Run. The event was a brainchild of the Network’s Entertainment group and front lined by the actor as a fund-raising project last April.

August 17, 2011
CBCP official urges Catholics to defend life

MANILA, August 17, 2011— A ranking Catholic Church official urged the faithful to defend the sanctity of human life now that the reproductive health bill is one of the Aquino administration’s priority measures.

Filipinos must oppose measures that go against the basic values of life and marriage, said Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

July 11, 2011
Why did Odchimar refuse a second term as president?

MANILA, July 10, 2011—After two years, Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar has decided to vacate the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) highest post in December.

MANILA, July 10, 2011—After two years, Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar has decided to vacate the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) highest post in December.

Filling his shoes is 61-year old Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, the current vice president of the bishops’ collegial body.

In electing Palma as the CBCP president, the bishops broke a long-time practice in the Catholic hierarchy.

By tradition, Odchimar is supposed to assume the presidency for two terms or a cumulative of four years.

June 16, 2011
GMA 7’s Wilma Galvante speaks at Broadcast Asia Conference 2011

GMA Network Senior Vice President for Entertainment TV Wilma V. Galvante has been invited to represent the country as one of the speakers in the prestigious Broadcast Asia Conference 2011 on June 22-24 in Suntec, Singapore.

GMA Network Senior Vice President for Entertainment TV Wilma V. Galvante has been invited to represent the country as one of the speakers in the prestigious Broadcast Asia Conference 2011 on June 22-24 in Suntec, Singapore.

April 29, 2011
Bikolano War Veterans Meet in Naga on April 30

Bikolano War Veterans hold their annual assembly in Naga City on Saturday, April 30, 2011. According to Commander Lope Rili, Sr., Vice President for Bikol of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines, an estimated 300 veterans coming from the six provinces and seven cities of Region 5 shall attend the one-day assembly at Champagne Garden Reception Center in Taal Avenue, Naga City.

Bikolano War Veterans hold their annual assembly in Naga City on Saturday, April 30, 2011.

According to Commander Lope Rili, Sr., Vice President for Bikol of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines, an estimated 300 veterans coming from the six provinces and seven cities of Region 5 shall attend the one-day assembly at Champagne Garden Reception Center in Taal Avenue, Naga City.

The theme for the event is "Mga Beteranos kampi sa katuninongan & hustisya, pero laban sa pangungurakot!" (Veterans for peace and justice but against corruption)

April 1, 2011
Sad Day for Filipinos

March 30 is a sad day for Filipinos. Three overseas Filipino workers Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, Ramon Credo and Elizabeth Batain were executed after being caught by Chinese immigration authorities and subsequently sentenced to death for carrying heroin into China.

March 30 is a sad day for Filipinos. Three overseas Filipino workers Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, Ramon Credo and Elizabeth Batain were executed after being caught by Chinese immigration authorities and subsequently sentenced to death for carrying heroin into China. Even before the execution, one could already feel the somber mood of the people being shown in television coverages. It’s as if time stood still until the announcement that the three were already dead.