Digs Dimagiba, newly appointed Head of Facebook Philippines and Dan Neary, Vice President, Asia-Pacific of Facebook
Due to the Southeast Asia (SEA) fast growing region for Facebook and the Philippines as a large part of its increasing growth with Filipinos as the world’s heaviest social media users, Facebook announced the official opening of its office in Manila, Philippines last April 21, 2016.
Facebook is seeing great opportunities and strong drive in the country with more than 49 million people on Facebook and 44 million of these are using Facebook in their mobile phones. According to the Managing Director, Southeast Asia of Facebook, Kenneth Bishop, “Facebook is committed to driving innovation that helps Filipinos and businesses connect in more meaningful ways.”
“The Philippines is a country that has seen a tremendous growth in connectivity in recent years, creating one of the world’s most highly engaged online populations. Filipinos on Facebook have 60% more friends than global average and send 30% more messages when compared globally. I’m excited to lead the dynamic Facebook team in Manila, and to help our partners innovate and achieve their business goals,” said Digs Dimagiba, Head of Philippines for Facebook.
Digs Dimagiba, a business leader with eighteen years of experience across Asia and the appointed Head of Facebook Philippines, will lead the team to partner closely with businesses and agencies, helping them to get more value out of Facebook’s solutions. Dimagiba stated that Philippines is a country that has seen tremendous growth in connectivity in recent years, making the country one of the most highly engaged online populations.
