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Gilberto Duavit Jr. | |
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Born | Gilberto Roy Duavit Jr. October 16, 1963 Philippines |
Other names | Gilberto Duavit II Gilberto R. Duavit Jr. Jimmy Duavit Jimmy R. Duavit |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1993–present |
Known for | President and COO of GMA Network |
Spouse |
Rosanna Lopez (m. 1994) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Mel Lopez (father-in-law) Karl Roy (cousin) |
Gilberto "Jimmy" Roy Duavit Jr. (born October 16, 1963)[2] is a Filipino businessman, philanthropist, producer, and writer. He is the president and chief operating officer of GMA Network Inc., one of the largest media networks in the Philippines, which he inherited from his father, Gilberto "Bibit" Duavit Sr., who co-founded the network. Duavit first became involved in the network in 1993 as a film producer for the network's production company, GMA Pictures, which was then named Cinemax Studios and later GMA Films. He produced some of the company's most successful films, including José Rizal (1998) and Muro-Ami (1999), which both won the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Picture successively. After his promotion as the network's vice president in 2000, Duavit became involved in the network's television production, having created the shows Liwanag ng Hatinggabi (1999–2000), Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw (2002–03), and Hanggang Kailan (2004).
Since Duavit assumed the presidency from the network's longtime chairman
Early life
Duavit was born on October 16, 1963 as the second eldest child of GMA Network co-founder Gilberto Duavit Sr. (1934–2018) and Vilma Roy Duavit. His older sister, Judith Duavit Vasquez, previously served as a GMA board member. His youngest brother, Michael John Duavit, currently serves as a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Rizal's 1st District, which he has served for five terms since 2001, a position that his father and second youngest brother, Joel Roy Duavit, also served; Duavit Sr. served as congressman from 1994 to 2001, while Joel served the position for two consecutive terms from 2010 to 2016.[4] Duavit graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy.[5][6]
Career
Film and television producer (1993–2000)
Since 1993, Duavit has served as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Film Experts Inc., a magnetic storage and optical disc manufacturer based in Makati.[7]
In 1995, the GMA Network launched Cinemax Studios with Duavit as one of the supervisors. In 1998, Cinemax Studios was renamed to
In 1999, Duavit was elected to the GMA Network's board of directors.[7]
After the success of GMA Films in the late 1990s, Duavit ventured into television production at GMA Network. He conceptualized the horror drama series Liwanag ng Hatinggabi, which premiered on December 6, 1999. Duavit was inspired by the concept of magic realism, a style of fiction often associated with Latin American literature. The series was directed by Joel Lamangan and starred Lorna Tolentino, Angelika Dela Cruz, and Victor Neri in the lead roles. It ran for a total of 17 episodes until March 27, 2000.[11]
In 2000, Duavit collaborated again with Lamangan for the melodrama film Deathrow; Lamangan directed, while Duavit served as one of the film's producers.[12] The film was shown at the Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt, the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada, and the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.[13] It was awarded the Prix Du Meilleur Film Engage au Service d’une Cause (Prize for the Best Committed Film Championing a Cause) at the Brussels Independent Film Festival in Belgium for its depiction of capital punishment on juvenile offenders.[14]
GMA Network vice presidency and COO (2000–2010)
On December 31, 2000, Duavit became the network's executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO).[7]
As COO, Duavit continued his work on writing television shows for the network. In 2002, he created the drama romance series Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw, starring Christopher de Leon, Alice Dixson, and Richard Gomez.[15] The series ran for a total of 200 episodes between July 8, 2002 and April 11, 2003. It was commercially successful through its run, resulting in GMA Network producing a sequel series, Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw Pa Rin. It replaced the timeslot of Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw and ran for a total of 93 episodes, concluding on August 22, 2003. Duavit served as producer for the sequel series.[16]
In 2004, Duavit created another drama romance series, Hanggang Kailan. Duavit collaborated with writers Jose Javier Reyes and Mark A. Reyes. The series reunited him with Tolentino since Liwanag Ng Hatinggabi and de Leon and Dixson since Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw. It premiered on March 8, 2004 and concluded on August 13, commissioning a total of 95 episodes.[17]
In 2007, the GMA Network announced it would offer its shares to the public from an initial
Under Duavit's leadership as COO in the late 2000s, GMA began securing the
GMA Network presidency (2010–present)
In October 2010, Duavit was elected president of the GMA Network by the network's board of directors.[7] Duavit served the role alongside his concurrent role as the company's COO.[25]
Under Duavit's presidency, the network produced the country's first historical drama series, Amaya (2011–12), set during the pre-colonial period of the Philippines.[26]
In February 2012, Duavit led the signing of the network's three-year deal with
In February 2012, amid reports that business tycoon and TV5 Network chairman
In April 2012, Duavit reported that the network had reached a consolidated revenue of ₱13.083 billion in 2011, despite the loss of ₱2.054 worth of revenues from campaign advertising for the 2010 Philippine general election, the European debt crisis, and the "slow" economic recovery of the U.S. from the Great Recession. He described the network's performance as "fairly competitive", noting a "significant, single-digit increase" in the first quarter of that year than the previous year.[32]
In March 2013, Duavit announced that the GMA Network would depend on internal financing for its estimated ₱1 billion capital expenditure program for the year as per tradition, dispelling appeals that the network should utilize external financing such as fundraisers to source its program. He stated that the network would utilize its program mainly for the establishment of additional stations in rural areas "where close to half of all television viewers reside." He also added that over ₱100 million of the program would be used to fund equipment for the network's coverage of the 2013 Philippine general election.[33]
In August 2015,
In July 2016, Duavit's father, Gilberto Duavit Sr., was elected to the board of directors of the GMA Network, serving alongside him.[35][36] The senior Duavit served as member until his death in December 2018.[37]
In January 2019, it was reported that 88.4 percent of GMA's sales in 2018 were sourced from advertising. As such, GMA fell behind its main competitor in the media industry, ABS-CBN, which generated a total of ₱29.5 billion that year. ABS-CBN had extended its revenue model to other business segments that counterbalanced decreasing advertising revenues, resulting in a large percentage of ABS-CBN's revenue to be attributed to its involvement in the customer experience sector. GMA generated a total revenue of ₱11.1 billion, which was ₱11.4 billion behind ABS-CBN. In response, Duavit and other GMA executives partnered with Pangilinan's PLDT to shift to digital broadcasting. On January 9, GMA and PLDT executives signed a "technology, content, and distribution" agreement for PLDT to assist in the enhancement and innovation of the media network's digital transition.[38][39]
According to the general information sheet the GMA Network submitted to the Philippine Stock Exchange in 2019, Duavit owns 0.08 percent of the total 4,007,017 shares that the network listed. His shareholdings comprise 4,007,006
Under GMA Network Inc., Duavit also serves as the chairman of GMA Pictures and GMA Worldwide (the network's trans-Pacific broadcaster targeted for Overseas Filipinos); president and CEO of Scenarios Inc. (set production and design), Script2010 Inc. (events management), and RGMA Marketing and Productions Inc. (music production); and president of Citynet Inc. (television production) and MediaMerge Corporation.[42]
Philanthropy
Duavit is the president and a trustee of the GMA Kapuso Foundation, the network's civic engagement arm.[2]
He is a trustee of the Guronasyon Foundation Inc., an organization based in Binangonan, Rizal to support teachers from the province.[7]
Personal life
Duavit married Rosanna Lopez on November 19, 1994. Lopez is the daughter of former Manila mayor and Philippine Sports Commission chairman Mel Lopez. They currently reside in Quezon City with their twin sons, born in 2001.[43]
Through his mother's side, he is cousins with singer Kevin Roy, lead singer of the rock band Razorback, as well as the late Karl Roy, lead singer of the bands P.O.T. and Kapatid, who died on March 13, 2012 from pulmonary edema.[44]
Filmography
Year | Title | Credits |
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1998 | My Guardian Debil | Executive Producer |
1998 | Sa Pusod ng Dagat | Producer |
1998 | José Rizal | Producer |
1999 | Muro-Ami | Producer |
1999–2000 | Liwanag ng Hatinggabi | Developer, Executive Producer |
2000 | Deathrow | Producer |
2002–03 | Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw | Creator |
2003 | Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw Pa Rin | Producer |
2004 | Hanggang Kailan | Creator, Producer |
2009 | Manila Skies | Associate Producer |
Awards and recognitions
Duavit has won the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Picture twice consecutively for José Rizal (1998) and Muro-Ami (1999), as producer of both films.[10]
See also
- Carlo Katigbak – president of ABS-CBN, the GMA Network's main competitor
- Cory Vidanes – COO of ABS-CBN
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