Karmina Constantino
Karmina Constantino | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Education | University of the Philippines Diliman |
| Occupation(s) | TV host, news anchor, journalist |
Karmina Constantino is a Filipina television broadcast journalist who anchors Dateline Philippines on ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) during weekdays.[1] Formerly she was a co-host of Breakfast on Studio 23 and a temporary replacement for the co-hosting chair in Mornings @ ANC. Constantino and fellow news anchor Tony Velasquez were the interviewers who represented ABS-CBN in PiliPinas Forum 2022, the multi-network interview series produced in partnership with the Philippine Commission on Elections that covered the candidates of the 2022 Philippine presidential election.[2] Velasquez and Constantino are also co-hosting partners in DZMM TeleRadyo's On the Spot program.[3]
Known for her hard-hitting questions, Constantino went viral on Twitter in 2022 when she rebuffed presidential candidate Jose Montemayor Jr.'s insinuation that ANC accepted money from another presidential candidate, quipping, "I’m sorry, I’m not going to let that pass, Dr. Montemayor. We are not in the business of getting paid. I am personally insulted by this insinuation. We can go on with this interview, we can leave this topic and move on but let me tell you, this is not an insinuation that I will take lightly. This company is not in the business of getting paid. This journalist you are talking to right now has never been or ever will be paid by anyone to ask or not ask any questions.”[4][1]
On a Reddit interview, Constantino said that the media's role and responsibility in relation to disinformation is to "push back by seeking the truth always and retelling the same".[5]
On the day of the death of former Philippine President Fidel Ramos, Constantino posted on Instagram photos of her and the former President that were taken during her 2015 interview with him. In that interview, Constantino said the former President "offered his apologies to my father and our family. . . . To many, they experienced his presidency. To me, I experienced his humanity."[6]
Early life and career
Constantino is the granddaughter of nationalist and historian Renato Constantino, niece of activist and musician Karina Constantino David, and daughter of nationalist activist RC Constantino.
Constantino studied film at the University of the Philippines Diliman, but after graduation applied for a post at the now-defunct Sky News instead of a film outfit in Makati, the news outlet being just five minutes away from her family's house. At Sky News she opted for the production assistant's job instead of the reporter's job that was offered to her by then-Sky Cable head David Celdran. Within a year at the news outlet she was already writing and producing special reports, retaining this job until the media outlet's merger with Sarimanok News Network that created ANC. During an ANC news anchor's sick leave, Constantino was offered to chair the anchor's post as temporary replacement.[4][1]
Personal life
Constantino survived a brain aneurysm in 2015. She is married with four children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Gomez, Jerome (March 10, 2022). "Karmina Constantino in focus: "When there's an opportunity to make things right, you take it."". ANCX. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ Depasupil, William B. (2022-04-29). "Comelec, KBP sign pact on candidates' interviews". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ "Mga isyung dikit sa taumbayan, tatalakayin". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ a b "Karmina Constantino, ANC anchor and Twitter's favorite journalist, off camera". Inquirer Lifestyle. 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ "On Reddit, Karmina Constantino tells users to stand for truth, her love for Sharon Cuneta, BTS, and pineapples on pizza". l!fe • The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ "2022, Day 211. To many, he was President Steady Eddie". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-08-24.