| Korina Sanchez-Roxas | |
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| Born | Korina Maria Baluyut Sanchez-Roxas 5 October 1964 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Other names | Korina, Koring, K |
| Spouse(s) | Mar Roxas |
| Religious belief(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Notable credit(s) |
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Korina Maria Sanchez-Roxas is a Filipina broadcast journalist, TV host and commercial endorser.
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Korina Sanchez was born on October 5, 1964 in Hong Kong. Her father, Ramon P. Sanchez, Sr. (1919–2004), was the General Manager of then Hong Kong landmark, Ambassador Hotel. She is the only girl of Ramon and Celia Sanchez's brood of five children. When the family came back to the Philippines, her father set up a successful carpet company, Woolcraft, Inc.
She attended St. Theresa's College, Quezon City for her elementary and secondary education, and then Maryknoll College (now Miriam College), where she earned a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts. Her first love was writing, but she was also active in extra-curriculars like singing, theater, public speaking, and high school varsity volleyball. In college, Korina excelled in courses related to creative writing, thesis writing and speech. She also completed a third-level French language course at the Makati-based Alliance Francaise de Manille. Sanchez dreamt to be in the performing arts, but she believed her "calling had always been in the field of information and communication".
From being a station weathergirl at the then Marcos government-run Maharlika Broadcasting System under the supervision of former Information Minister Greg Cendaña,[1] she advanced to be the hourly newsbreak announcer. In 1986, after the EDSA Revolution, Sanchez joined the reopened ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation as a reporter. President Ferdinand Marcos had closed down the Lopez-owned station but it was returned to the Lopez family in 1986. She became executive producer and host to programs such as 'Magandang Umaga Po' with then co-anchor Noli de Castro, 'Bayan Ko Sagot Ko', 'Hoy Gising!', 'Options', 'Balitang K', 'Isyu 101' and 'Pulso: Aksyon Balita'.
When de Castro ran for public office in 2001, Sanchez became the station's first solo woman anchor for its flagship news program 'TV Patrol'.
In 2003, Sanchez was asked to pinch-hit as co-host with actress Kris Aquino. The tandem clicked and what was supposed to be a two-week stint became a hit sixteen-month talk show. 'Morning Girls with Kris and Korina' ended in May 2004 after Sanchez was offered a slot on 'Rated K: Handa Na Ba Kayo?', a Sunday newsmagazine show.
Sanchez also had a successful career in radio through DZMM, ABS-CBN's Metro Manila radio station. She did socio-political commentary with longtime friend and colleague Ted Failon, who was also her co-anchor in Hoy Gising!. Their program was first entitled Aksyon Ngayon, and then renamed Tambalang Failon at Sanchez. When Failon was elected Congressman of the first district of Leyte province, Sanchez hosted the program on her own and it was renamed Korina sa Umaga. Three years later, the show reverted to Tambalang Failon at Sanchez after Failon opted not to run for another term.
In 2004, she was appointed ABS-CBN's Chief Correspondent for Philippine & Global Operations.[2]
After almost two years hiatus from newscasting, she was re-installed as news anchor at Bandila, the news program of ABS-CBN (replacing Insider). Her pilot episode ran on 3 July 2006. On 10 July 2006, she debuted Korina Today on the ANC.
On 8 May 2009, Sanchez took an indefinite leave from her DZMM radio morning program and evening newscast Bandila, in anticipation of her wedding to Senator Mar Roxas and his presidential bid for the 2010 Philippine elections.[3][4] However, her magazine program Rated K remained part of the network's Sunday programming.[5]
On November 8, 2010, Sanchez together with former Vice President Noli de Castro joined with Ted Failon in TV Patrol.
| Year | Title | Network |
| 1986 | Magandang Umaga Po | ABS-CBN |
| 1995 | Hoy, Gising! | ABS-CBN |
| 1996 | Balitang K | ABS-CBN |
| 1999 | Pulso: Aksyon Balita | ABS-CBN |
| 2001–2004; 2010–present | TV Patrol | ABS-CBN |
| 2003 | Sa Mata ng mga Balita | ABS-CBN |
| 2004 | Game KNB? with Kris and Korina (Season Ender Host) | ABS-CBN |
| 2004 | Morning Girls with Kris and Korina | ABS-CBN |
| Korina Today | ANC | |
| 2004– | Rated K: Handa na ba kayo? | ABS-CBN |
| 2006 | Bandila | ABS-CBN |
| 2008 | Harapan[6] | ABS-CBN |
| 2011 | MOMents | Net 25 |
In her role as media practitioner, some of Sanchez's well-known advocacies have been Patients' Rights and Responsibilities and public awareness against medical negligence, population control, health, breast cancer-awareness, pollution control, and coral and marine life preservation.
Sanchez has received numerous awards from various award-giving bodies for television, including the Gawad CCP para sa Telebisyon, Community Outstanding Young Achievers Awards, Catholic Mass Media Awards, KBP Golden Dove Awards, PMPC Star Awards for Best Female Newscaster which she shared with almost a decade winner and industry pillar Mel Tiangco. Her recent awards include Best Newscaster for TV Patrol, Best Talk Show Host for Morning Girls with Kris and Korina, Best Radio Program for Korina sa Umaga, Pipol of the Year 2004, best female newscaster award from UST TV Awards 2005, and Anak TV Seal 2006 favorite Female Personalities.[7] For 2007, Sanchez was awarded as Best Magazine Show host by two award-giving bodies, the Philippine Movie Press Club and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters ng Pilipinas.[8][9] She was also awarded as one People Asia's Women of Style and Substance.[10] She also ranked number one across all ten female TV personalities in Anak TV Seal's Most Admired Female Personalities for 2007 and 2008.[11][12]
In 2008, Korina Sanchez was given with the highest honor "Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year" by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas.[13] During the 2009 New York Festivals, Korina Sanchez was honored with a Silver World Medal for Investigative Report for her expose on substandard food supplements. The New York Festivals also gave Sanchez a finalist certificate for the category Best News Reporter, while her public affairs program Rated K was also awarded with a finalist certificate.[14]
Sanchez was suspended by ABS-CBN for one week effective 21 December 2006, covering all her TV and radio programs. Sanchez was reprimanded by the network for “conflict of interest, several articles that called attention to her activities outside of the company, and an editorial lapse,” when she became a proponent of a firm that produces concerts for MYMP.[15]
In July 2007, Sanchez' name was among those of several celebrities brought up in the controversial case of FrancSwiss, a pyramiding scheme. On 10 July 2007, she released a statement saying, “I categorically deny making any investment in FrancSwiss. It was irresponsible for the National Bureau of Investigation to make the reckless allegation and destroy my reputation as a broadcast journalist, which I carefully built and protected through the years.” [16][17]
On October 27, 2009, Korina Sanchez and Senator Mar Roxas were married in a grandiose wedding ceremony held at the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City, with performances by the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philippine Madrigal Singers. Food included humba, lechon, bagnet, and egg momo from sandwich station.[18]
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