Initially driven by a goal to personally thank partners for decades of support to ABS-CBN in the Middle East, the network’s top executives found themselves instead at the receiving end of an overflowing display of gratitude from overseas Filipinos (OFs) in their recent visit to the United Arab Emirates.
ABS-CBN Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Carlo Katigbak and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Broadcast Cory Vidanes, together with ABS-CBN Global COO Olivia de Jesus, were warmly welcomed recently with the trademark Filipino hospitality from private and public sector partners in UAE led by Philippine Vice Consul for UAE Von Ryan Pangwi, Vice Consul Beth Ramos, and Vice President of the Diplomatic Ladies Group in Dubai Yasmin Cortes (also the spouse of Philippine Consul General in Dubai Paul Cortes and the Chairperson of the Filipino Ladies of Dubai) as well as from media, including Kabayan Weekly and The Filipino Times at the “2018 ABS-CBN Middle East Thanksgiving Dinner” held at the Manila Grill of the Asiana Hotel in Dubai.