GMA Network Executives Discuss Possible Partnerships with the PH Consulate in San Francisco
Consul General Neil Ferrer welcomed GMA Network First Vice President and Head of International Operations Joseph Francia, and GMA International Marketing Director Beth de Guzman during their call at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 27 September 2022. Deputy Consul General Raquel Solano, Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil, and Vice Consul Adrian Baccay also joined the call.
Consul General Ferrer congratulated the GMA Network executives for recently receiving the inaugural Global Award on behalf of GMA Pinoy TV, at The Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA) Awards in New York City.
The GMA Network executives expressed their openness to support the Consulate’s public diplomacy initiatives and the activities of the Filipino American Community in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. They also donated to the Consulate “Stronger Together” coloring books, which contain designs by various Filipino American artists.
GMA Pinoy TV, the flagship international channel of the Kapuso network, was launched in San Francisco on 1 September 2005. It recently staged a concert in Temacula, California to celebrate its 17th anniversary. (San Francisco PCG photos)