Geraldine Catalan-Santos (born January 12, 1990), known professionally as China Roces, is a

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actress, model, and radio personality. She is known as the co-host for

Jojo Alejar Alfredo Rizalito "Jojo" P. Alejar (born June 19, 1966) is a Filipino TV host, actor-comedian, best known as the founding member of the dance group The Tigers and as the host and producer of '' The Medyo Late Night Show with Jojo A''. Personal li ...

's late night show ''

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'' and with

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. She is also an occasional anchor for Brigada News FM.

Personal life

Her screen name China Roces is derived from

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, a road that traverses

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, where she hails from. It is revealed in her vlog dated February 7, 2021, that she has a 14-year old daughter named Lymhie. She also had a son named Timothy with ex-partner Tim Sawyer.

Career

Roces started her career as a co-host for

on ''

'', when the show started airing on GMA in January 2014. She appeared for

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' 100% Hottie section for June 2014, in which she became a favorite like

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and Ann B. Mateo. A month after, her name was tapped on alleged sex video with

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anchor/reporter

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, as she denied she is the girl on that video, and Bediones said that the video was in 2009 and its impossible that Roces was 17 years old at that time. She reappeared again in the September 2014 issue of ''FHM Magazine'' with returning

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as cover girl,

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and Senator

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. In ''Dudutan'' 2014 Roces won in the Bikini Open contest. In 2015, she frequently guest on different mass-based radio station like

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and 93.9 iFM. In the 2015 FHM 100 Sexiest list was end into controversy, Roces along with Tricia Santos (which allegedly led boycott with

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, according to Pep.ph) and even

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and

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are not included on the list, however she still appear for the 2 part FHM Event at the

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which she represent the

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Rhum with Lhea Bernardino and Kookai Sarmiento, however they revealed as Ranked No. 65 which labeled ''

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'' which eventually pose for November issue of ''FHM''.

Filmography

Awards and recognition

FHM 100 Sexiest Woman

References

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