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GLENN B. ALA
7J White Street Carmel V Tandang Sora
Quezon City 1106 Philippines
Telfax (632) 938-9139 Mobile (63920) 502-2647
greenapplesmedia@hotmail.com
RESUME OF BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Aug 2001 to present
General Manager
Green Apples Media Services
Quezon City, Philippines
Oversees operation of own Media and Public Relations company. Clients range from food service establishments to cosmetics companies, entertainers and entertainment companies, and day care centers.
Jan to Jun 2002
Media Manager
Waiting Room Entertainment and Management
Quezon City, Philippines
Co-founded local entertainment company that mounts corporate events, concerts, musical productions; manages pool of artists & entertainment professionals. Devised strategies for media management and publicity.
RESUME OF WORKING EXPERIENCE
Apr to Jul 2001
PR and Communications Officer
Mary Kay Philippines, Inc.
Makati City, Philippines
Was responsible for internal and external communications, corporate publications, publicity, and smooth execution of marketing-related activities for Philippine subsidiary of Dallas-based cosmetics giant.
May 1999 to Oct 2000
Broadcast Writer and Producer
ABS-CBN Global Ltd. (formerly ABS-CBN International)
Quezon City, Philippines
Wrote and produced tri-media and Internet promotions and advertising for global division of largest broadcasting network in the Philippines. Did corporate, image and program plugs for The Filipino Channel and ABS-CBN International affiliates in North America, the Middle East and parts of Europe and Asia. Was actively involved in channel and program development. Did production design and management, art direction, filming-on-location, TV directing, voice and on-cam production, writing, linear and non-linear video editing, graphics, and post-production.
Dec 1998 to May 1999
Cultural Reporter
ABS-CBN News Channel (formerly Sarimanok News Network)
Quezon City, Philippines
Wrote, edited and produced video reports for the news-magazine show Tatak Pinoy (The Mark of a True Filipino), highlighting Philippine culture.
Jan to Jun 1998
Television and Radio News Producer
JDV Media Bureau
Makati City, Philippines
Wrote and produced TV and radio releases for Speaker Jose de Venecia. The team successfully raised his public approval rating and landed for him second highest position in final tally of 1998 presidential elections.
Jan 1997 to Jan 1998
Reporter and Segment Producer
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
Quezon City, Philippines
Wrote and produced video reports for then the Philippines’ highest-rated news-magazine show, Balitang K (News With a Difference), including several sensational investigative reports. Conducted extensive legal research and coordination for the first interactive legal program on Philippine television, Compaņero y Compaņera (Legal Peers).
May 1994 to Dec 1996
Staff Writer
Word House Publications
Quezon City, Philippines
In-house publicity writer for local publishing firm. Wrote news, features, and promotional and advertising materials for: Network Makati (Makati NGO Network), Construction Management (Pacific Trade Media), and Filipino Entrepreneur (Asian Institute of Journalism & Communications).
RESUME OF ARTISTIC WORK
August 2000
Director for Poetry Performance
Alingawngaw at Mga Lagnat ng Kaluluwa (Echoes and Feverish Cries)
Freedom Bar, Quezon City, Philippines
Finkomarts, producer
February 2000
Stage Actor
Luna: An Aswang Romance
Emilio Aguinaldo Theater, Quezon City, Philippines
Gilda Cordero-Fernando, producer; Anton Juan, Jr., director
1995 to 1998
Artistic Director for Choral Presentations
Diliman Bible Church, Quezon City, Philippines
Apr to Jun 1994
Production Manager
Ugnayang Pagtatanghal (Community Presentation)
1994 Alumni Homecoming and Reunion
University of the Philippines Alumni Association
Jan to Feb 1994
Stage Manager
Upsilon Sigma Phi’s Cavalcades Revisited
Manuel C. Rivera, director
Aug to Sep 1991
Stage Actor
Ang Pagbabalik ng Madame (Friedrich Durrenmatt’s The Visit)
University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
Dulaang UP, producer; Alexander Cortez, director
RESUME OF PUBLISHED WORKS
February 2001
Estacion 11 (Station 11)
Anthology of poems by eleven new authors
Finkomarts, publisher
July 2000
Bubot at Tatlong Dosenang Sundot ng Damdamin
(Budding and Other Poems)
Anthology of poems by three budding poets
Finkomarts, publisher
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
1991 to 1996
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
Bachelor of Science in Food Technology
Affiliations:Upsilon Sigma Phi (est. 1918), State Varsity Christian Fellowship
1987 to 1991
Quezon City Science High School
(currently Regional Science High School)
Bago Bantay, Quezon City
Affiliations:Student Consultative Body (Student Council)
1982 to 1987
Project 6 Elementary School
Project 6, Quezon City
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Age: 28
Date of Birth: August 19, 1974
Civil Status: Single
Height: 167.5 cm
Weight: 69 kg
REFERENCES
Available upon request.