D. Edgard A. Cabangon, Chairman of the ALC Group of Companies, was honored at the 3rd Impact Awards, organized by the OFW Party List in partnership with the Buhay-OFW Foundation, Inc. The ceremony, held on September 5, 2024 at the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City recognized individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families.
Cabangon was acknowledged with Impact Award for Pioneer in Media Excellence for his efforts in supporting the OFW community, particularly through the ALC Media Group, which includes Aliw Channel 23, DWIZ 882AM, 97.9 Home Radio, Business Mirror, Pilipino Mirror, and the Philippines Graphic. Through these media platforms, the ALC Media Group has helped raise awareness on critical OFW issues and provided valuable information to support the sector.
In an interview, Cabangon expressed his gratitude to OFW Party List Representative Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino and the award-giving committee for recognizing the contributions of the ALC Group of Companies. “I am deeply honored and thankful for this recognition. I offer this award to the entire ALC Group, our employees, whose dedication and commitment made this possible. I would like to share that I was once an OFW myself. I worked as a gasoline boy and managed two Arco Gasoline Stations with convenience stores located in West Covina and San Gabriel, California, in United States for 4 years, from 1986 to 1990. Inspired from this significant experience, rest assured that we will continue to serve and champion the welfare of the Filipino people, especially our OFWs who sacrifice so much for our country,” Cabangon remarked.
Alongside Cabangon were other awardees, including Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy, Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida Rueda Acosta, Chief Operating Officer of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority Mark Lapid, OWWA Administrator Arnel Ignacio, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac, and COMELEC Chairman George Garcia, among others.
