Cherie Mercado was chosen by Sky News Broadcasting in London to speak about the Philippines' coverage of the Royal Wedding.
10 Facts About Cherie Mercado
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Cherie Mercado was the solo host and anchor for CNN Konek, a local franchise of CNN Connect the World hosted by CNN's senior anchor Becky Anderson.
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Cherie Mercado was the co-anchor of late-night newscast entitled Aksyon JournalisMO together with Jove Francisco and Martin Andanar.
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Cherie Mercado was the co-anchor of the late newscast entitled Pilipinas News, replaced Aksyon JournalisMO, together with Jove Francisco and Paolo Bediones.
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On July 21,2014, Cherie Mercado was moved to noontime newscast Aksyon sa Tanghali together with Raffy Tulfo.
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On July 15,2016, Cherie Mercado left TV5, her home network for 12 years to become the spokesperson of the Department of Transportation.
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Cherie Mercado later resigned in May 2017 due to her motherhood.
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On February 12,2018, Cherie Mercado joined CNN Philippines, as she took over as a new anchor of the Evening Edition of Newsroom replacing Mitzi Borromeo.
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On September 3,2018, Cherie Mercado moved to mid-morning Filipino newscast Newsroom Ngayon.
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Cherie Mercado is married to Mike Santos, a stockbroker, and they have two children, Christiana and Anabella.