MANILA, Philippines - ANC is beefing up The World Tonight with veteran broadcast journalist Tina Monzon-Palma bringing a comprehensive wrap of the day’s biggest stories, exclusive interviews and news with global and local perspective beginning July 23 at 10 p.m.
Columnist extraordinaire Teddyboy Locsin Jr., meanwhile, will give intelligent analysis of news reports in his commentary segment Teditorial.
An award-winning journalist and public servant whose career in journalism has spanned four decades, Monzon-Palma is a news icon in Philippine broadcast journalism who has built and carried her credibility through the years. She joined The World Tonight on ABS-CBN in 1998 and when it moved to ANC in 2001.
Monzon-Palma, who also anchors ANC’s issue-oriented interactive talk show Talkback with Tina Monzon-Palma, first made a mark on the public as a newscaster with uncompromising principles during the Marcos years and eventually served as news executive and TV network COO in the ’90s.
With numerous awards won including the prestigious Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year, Monzon-Palma’s career is also marked by her efforts as program director of ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc.’s Bantay Bata 163 and Sagip Kapamilya programs. Moreover, she has championed advocacies for children’s welfare through her documentaries in Krusada.