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13 Facts About Rhea Santos

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Rhea Santos-de Guzman was born on June 1,1979 and is a Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter currently based in Canada.

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Rhea Santos is known for co-anchoring GMA Network's morning show Unang Hirit and hosting several news and public affairs programs including Reporter's Notebook and Tunay na Buhay.

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Rhea Santos has an older brother and a younger brother.

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Rhea Santos finished elementary and high school at St Scholastica's Academy of Marikina.

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Rhea Santos had an internship at ABS-CBN in her junior year in college.

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Rhea Santos auditioned for Binibining Piipinas but after an argument with her mother in front of the judges, she did not pursue it.

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Rhea Santos eventually became a regular of the show in 2001.

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Rhea Santos had anchored primetime newscast News on Q from 2005 to 2010.

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Rhea Santos hosted public affairs program Women's Desk in 2005 and documentary show DoQmentaries in 2008 along with other presenters Connie Sison and Pia Arcangel.

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Rhea Santos co-hosted Reporter's Notebook with Jiggy Manicad in 2009 where she reported from the field and covered high-profile cases such as the Maguindanao massacre.

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Rhea Santos left Reporter's Notebook in 2011 to host Tunay na Buhay, a television program that features biographies of celebrities, which was first aired on January 21,2011.

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Rhea Santos has been the longest-serving female morning newscaster in the history of Philippine television.

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On September 17,2004, Rhea Santos married businessman and Hotshots Burger chain owner, Carlo de Guzman.