In 2007, when the organizer of Pagdiriwang's Fil-Am Jam had to leave the country for an important business trip, losing Fil-Am Jam as an event during Pagdiriwang became a very real possibility. It was, to put it mildly, a disaster in the making because Fil-Am Jam was a large attraction, a substantial event during Pagdiriwang. This was where the leadership of Chito Refuerzo came to be tapped to salvage the event when, given just two weeks to muster the dozen bands needed to perform in two days, he was able to finalize Fil-Am Jam's lineup with one week to spare.

The organizers of Pagdiriwang realized that this was par for the course for Chito. He was always low key but he made his work speak for him. His deep knowledge of the band business, as it were, plus his extensive contacts among different Filipino and mainstream bands showed that his wide circle of friends could be tapped in the service of Pagdiriwang. Indeed, Chito's brand of service came to be relied upon like clockwork for important events.