Betty Mendez Livioco, born Beatriz Mendez on February 18, 1931, in Iriga Camarines Sur,

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. Known as "Tita Betty", she was the host of the a popular

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in the 1950s and 1960s called Tita Betty's Children's Show . The show debuted on November 20, 1949. She also directed radio dramas and managed the radio station,

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Biography

A graduate of

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in Manila where she earned her bachelor's degree in

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. In 2004, Tita Betty was diagnosed with

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. On March 27, 2006, at the age of 75, Tita Betty passed away from liver and colon cancer. She is survived by her husband, Enrique Livioco, her 5 children Butch Livioco, Bess Livioco, Bee Livioco Villanueva, Roberto-Jose Livioco, and Bingle Livioco, 17 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.

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