Federico "Freddie" M. García (born July 13, 1944), also known as FMG, is a
Filipino
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** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
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business executive who served as President of
ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is owned by t ...
, the largest media conglomerate in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
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, from May 26, 1997 to December 31, 2003, as well as one of the company's board of directors.
Personal life
García attended the College of Business Administration at the
University of the Philippines Diliman
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.
Career
García began his career with ABS-CBN as sales executive in 1966 until 1972, when the network was shut down following the declaration of
Martial law in the Philippines. He then moved to
GMA Radio Television Arts from 1974 to 1986.
García rejoined ABS-CBN in 1987 as Executive Vice-President and General Manager. He became its president and chief operating officer in 1998 and retired from the network in 2003. He rejoined ABS-CBN as a director and management consultant in 2006.
Pilipinas Got Talent
In 2010, García joined as a judge of ''
Pilipinas Got Talent
''Pilipinas Got Talent'' (PGT) is a Philippine reality talent competition show on ABS-CBN that began on February 20, 2010, replacing '' The Singing Bee''. It is based on the ''Got Talent'' franchise, a British TV format conceived and owned by ...
'' until midway to
its sixth season.
See also
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ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is owned by t ...
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Pilipinas Got Talent
''Pilipinas Got Talent'' (PGT) is a Philippine reality talent competition show on ABS-CBN that began on February 20, 2010, replacing '' The Singing Bee''. It is based on the ''Got Talent'' franchise, a British TV format conceived and owned by ...
''
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Charo Santos-Concio
María Rosario Navarro Santos-Concio (born October 27, 1955), popularly known as Charo Santos-Concio or simply Charo Santos (), is a Filipino people, Filipino media executive and actress. She is the host of ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'', the longest-runni ...
References
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1944 births
Living people
ABS-CBN executives
20th-century Filipino businesspeople
University of the Philippines Diliman alumni