Cerritos, Calif. – Former American teen idol, actor and singer Rex Smith will banner a diverse array of entertainers during the Induction Ball, Gala Night and Anniversary celebration of the Philippine Global Media Group (PGMG) on Aug. 8 at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel in this city, 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
Rex Smith who made his acting debut in the Broadway musical Grease in 1978, as Jesse Mach in the 1985 television series Street Hawk, the first actor to play the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil and with a gold top 10 single, “You Take My Breath Away in 1979, is expected to enliven this milestone media event.
This was confirmed by PGMG President Dan E. Niño, Board Chair Val G. Abelgas and media man Isidric Panganiban during its recent board meeting.
Philippine Consul General Adelio Soriano Cruz will be the inducting officer and keynote speaker while host City of Cerritos Mayor Lynda P. Johnson and Mayor Mark Pulido will deliver inspirational remarks. Elected public officials in the metro Los Angeles region have also been invited as guests of honors.
PGMG President Dan E. Nino stated: “As journalists, we can shape public opinion for the betterment of our community in both our adoptive country and in the homeland. We can communicate our observations about the global Filipino diaspora. We are here to listen, inspire, illuminate, to enlighten, to empower and engage productively.”
Lending support to ensure success for this anniversary gathering of media practitioners are Our Community Mortgage, CN Travel, Manuel Granada, Roy & Gaby Granada, Ishaq Sabah & Erlinda Granada-Sabah, E.C. Ferrer Custom House Broker, Inc., Western Union, Force Demolition, Inc, and GCash.
Media Partners also came in full force to support this press organization by way of announcing this milestone event in their respective publications, namely: Asian Journal, Philippine Post, Philippine News Today, Weekend Balita, Los Cerritos Community News, San Gabriel Examiner, The Philippine Star, Philippine Asian Report, TFCN, Philippine Tribune and USAsianPost.
A portion of the event’s proceeds is earmarked for the Manny Ilagan Memorial Scholarship Program. Founding Board Chairman Mr. Ilagan, a former regional director of the Department of Tourism in Los Angeles was a regular travel writer for the Philippine Post before he passed away in late 2024.
The Cerritos-based Philippine Global Media Group is a public benefit, 501 C-3 nonprofit organization dedicated in civic engagement to serve the various publics inform its readers of current eventsP in the homeland and in the flourishing Filipino-American community in the U.S.
Board Chair Val G. Abelgas said, ”We invite the pillars of our Filipino-American community in Southern California to share our mission of serving the way we know best – helping inform our readers of the latest developments in our vibrant community and serving as facilitators for organizations and other institutions to disseminate their accomplishments and goals to our readers.
The Philippine Global Media Group founded in October 2023 will serve as an entity to unite the various practitioners in print, broadcast and digital media with the mission of uplifting the journalistic and ethical standards among media men and women who are initially in Southern California, with an eye to expanding the group to include media practitioners in the global Filipino diaspora, and thereby be of better service to the information needs of overseas Filipinos in their respective communities.
For further inquiries, interested parties may reach out to Dan E. Niño @ 562-508-8099 or denino1951@gmail.com or Val Abelgas @ 562-469-8030 or valabelgas@aol.com
