The Philippines' GMA has tapped long-time network insider, Nessa Valdellon, as SVP for GMA Pictures, effective 1 July 2023.

Most recently first VP for public affairs, Valdellon is credited with pivoting GMA's documentary and news magazine producers to become creatives and producers of top-rated soaps, romantic comedies, historical dramas, and drama anthologies.

Under her leadership, GMA Public Affairs has broadened its message-making to a wider audience through a lineup of formats and titles, including a slate of films under GMA Pictures.

Valdellon currently heads the production of films such as romance "The Cheating Game", fantasy drama "Firefly", horror movie "Penthouse 77", sci-fi romance "Version 2", as well as 4K documentary film, "The Lost Sabungeros". 

Before that, Valdellon was production head for more than 30 GMA Public Affairs programmes, including the multi-awarded news magazine program "Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho", "Lolong", "Reel Time", "I-Witness" and "‘Reporter's Notebook", among others. 

Valdellon began her career as a producer for The Probe Team.