Patricia Bermudez-Hizon

Patricia Bermudez-Hizon is a sportscaster and television host in the Philippines. She is the first ever female basketball television and radio anchor in the country. She started as a courtside reporter for the PBA in 2003[1] with the NBN and was the only female basketball courtside analyst with ABC5. After a season of anchoring for Radyo PBA, she was eventually given the opportunity to anchor the Philippine Basketball League games in 2008-2009 - a first on Philippine Television history. She also has covered the Fiba Asia Championships for Solar Network - SOLARTV and Basketball TV.

Patricia Bermudez Hizon has covered all the Summer Olympic Games since 2000, South East Asian Games, Asian Games and also has covered numerous Tour Pilipinas Multi Stage cycling events for both television and radio.

She was a courtside reporter for a game when basketball player Vince Hizon proposed to her on the basketball court of the historic Araneta Colliseum during halftime. That unique and memorable proposal was witnessed by thousands of spectators and millions of television viewers.

She started as a newscaster in 1999[2] for the government station, People's Television (now NBN), and hosted numerous public affairs shows, election coverage, and a show with the First Gentleman Mike Arroyo. She also ventured into lifestyle shows and travel shows and documentaries for Lakbay TV, Isla Channel and Living Asia. She also hosted the TV-shopping show (now 24/7 cable & satellite channel) Venta 5 on ABC5 (now TV5).

Hizon is also the founder of the Everyday Is Your Birthday Foundation, and has been given numerous recognitions for her charity work.

She has had a number of product endorsements and commercials (Listerine, Dove, Huggies, PhilAm insurance,Dove Men with her husband, and Pizza Hut with her entire family, etc.), and is a popular events host.

She was also featured on a non-profit, pure Tagalog blog titled Sikat Ang Pinoy.

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