Tina Monzon-Palma is best known as a late night news presenter in various Philippine television news programs in different television networks.
20 Facts About Tina Monzon-Palma
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Tina Monzon-Palma became GMA Network's first female news presenter and pioneered its Public Affairs department during her term as GMA News executive.
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Tina Monzon-Palma later transferred to ABC 5 to head its operations.
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Tina Monzon-Palma was born as Maria Cristina Mapa Monzon in Manila to Andres Monzon and Priscilla Mapa and they lived in Malate district of Manila.
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Tina Monzon-Palma studied at Malate Catholic School for her elementary and high school education.
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Tina Monzon-Palma went to college at Saint Scholastica's College and took up Bachelor of Arts in education.
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Tina Monzon-Palma cross-enrolled to De La Salle College for her other subjects.
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Tina Monzon-Palma later transferred to another radio station, DZHP, and teamed up with other known broadcast journalists such as Bong Lapira and Jose Mari U Velez.
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Tina Monzon-Palma first anchored News at Seven, then The 11:30 Report and later GMA Headline News.
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Tina Monzon-Palma was one of the former hosts of the longest-running public service program Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko, which she left the program a year later.
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Tina Monzon-Palma was one of the personalities who went to Channel 4, the Philippine government's television station that was then captured by forces linked to the People Power Revolution.
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Tina Monzon-Palma eventually became the senior vice president for GMA News and Public Affairs and pioneered its public affairs department.
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Tina Monzon-Palma left GMA Network in 1991 after a mistake she made during a news broadcast.
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Tina Monzon-Palma erroneously reported in live television that Maureen Hultman, a shooting victim, already died but in fact, Hultman was still in a comatose state.
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Tina Monzon-Palma apologized to the Hultmans for the error she committed.
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Tina Monzon-Palma stayed for five years on ABC-5 and then, took a break in the limelight in May 1997.
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Tina Monzon-Palma agreed while still doing her work at Bantay Bata.
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In 1999, when most programs in English steadily came to an end on free television, The World Tonight was moved to Sarimanok News Network, now ABS-CBN News Channel, and Tina Monzon-Palma continued to be its news presenter together with co-anchor Angelo Castro Jr.
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Tina Monzon-Palma did radio at ABS-CBN's AM radio station, DZMM, through her radio program Paksa, which discusses subjects such as women, labor rights, welfare of children, and the "militant poor".
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Tina Monzon-Palma became program director of Sagip Kapamilya after handling Bantay Bata.