GMA Network affirmed its commitment to fostering a culture of educational excellence along with its partner institutions at the signing of a memorandum of agreement for the GMA Network Excellence Award held at the GMA Network Center on March 29.
The Network renewed ties with the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, Don Bosco Technical College, Angeles University Foundation, YesPinoy Foundation, and Airfreight 2100, Inc.
Present at the contract signing were GMA Network Chairman and CEO Atty. Felipe L. Gozon, GMA Vice President for Corporate Communications Angela Javier Cruz, GMA Assistant Vice President for Corporate Affairs Teresa Pacis, UP College of Mass Communication Foundation, Inc. President and Dean of the UP College of Mass Communication Dr. Elena Pernia, Institutional Affairs Director and Vice Rector of Don Bosco Technical College Fr. Demetrio Carmona, Angeles University Foundation President Dr. Joseph El Angeles, YesPinoy Foundation Chairman Jose Sixto “Dingdong” Dantes III, Airfreight 2100, Inc. President Rudy Fulo and GMA Network Excellence Award lead advocate Benjamin Alves.
“In GMA Network, we are driven by our passion for excellence,” says Gozon. “This is one of our core values which I strongly believe is an important attribute that we continue to impart to future generations and potential media practitioners through the GMA Network Excellence Award.”
With the Excellence Award, GMA endeavors to promote excellence as a way of life. “We encourage the students to make excellence a habit – to excel, lead, and get the very best out of their lives,” says GMA Manager for Corporate Relations Unis M. Loleng.
Furthermore, GMA’s lead advocate for this project, Kapuso actor Benjamin Alves, who graduated summa cum laude with a degree in English Literature from the University of Guam, has been actively promoting the Excellence Award in various universities.
He is looking forward to reaching more students through campus visits, as well as through the search proper. “That’s what I’m really excited about – to reach this generation’s future writers and, hopefully, future employees of GMA as well. I’m looking forward to our applicants, their interviews, and their very unique stories,” says Alves.
Now on its 15th year, the GMA Network Excellence Award lauds outstanding graduating students who have shown exemplary leadership, stellar academic performance, and proactive social responsibility. The Network has since conferred the Excellence Award to a total of 39 graduates from UP Diliman, UP Cebu, UP Mindanao, Don Bosco Technical School, and Angeles University Foundation.
This year’s search is open to any bona fide Filipino graduating student for the school year 2015- 2016 taking up Mass Communication, Multimedia Arts, Advertising, Electronics and Communication Engineering, or any equivalent course. The aspirant must be graduating with honors and active in socio-civic activities.
The Awardee will receive P50,000 and a plaque, while six finalists will each receive P5,000 and a plaque.
For more details on the GMA Network Excellence Award, visit the website www.gmanetwork.com/ExcellenceAward.