After two years as a permanent reviewer with the Philippine Advertising Standards Council (ASC), Gie Gatchalian leaves to return to agency life. He joins J. Romero and Associates as managing director, effective January 21.
Replacing Miguel Mercado, at J. Romero, Gatchalian gets to reunite with Shu Manalo. The two worked together in JWT, where Manalo was his Creative Director. Gatchalian was then managing director of the agency.
Gatchalian was also once the president of Campaigns