The triumvirate of former congressman Gilberto Duavit, Menardo Jimenez and Felipe Gozon, controls the media group GMA Network. Son Gilberto Jr. runs the network operations, while Duavit’s younger son Michael left his position in the board to focus on a political career. Duavit’s brother in-law, Menardo Jimenez, former GMA Network’s president, still holds considerable shares while serving as consultant at investment bank First Metro Investment. Advertising dollars from political ads during the 2016 presidential elections helped bring in a reported 150-percent increase in profits for the network in quarter one.
Ang anak na si Gilberto Jr. ang nagpapatakbo ng operasyon ng network samantalang ang mas nakababatang anak ni Duavit na si Michael ay iniwan ang kanyang posisyon sa board para tutukan ang kanyang karera sa pulitika. Ang bayaw ni Duavit, si Menardo Jimenez, dating presidente ng GMA Network, ay mayroon pa rin shares habang nagsisilbi bilang consultant sa investment bank na First Metro Investment. Ang kinitang pera mula sa pampulitikang patalastas sa pampanguluhang eleksyon ng 2016 ay nagresulta sa 150 porsiyentong pag angat ng kita para sa network sa loob lang ng apat na buwan.