Gus Abelgas (born October 22, 1962) is a Filipino broadcast journalist known for his work in ''

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''.

Early life and education

Gus Abelgas was born to a poor family. His father who worked as driver and his mother who worked as a laundry worker. Their family lived as illegal settlers in San Andres,

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during his youth. At a young age, Abelgas worked as a newspaper boy to help his family. For his collegiate studies, he pursued a bachelor's degree in journalism at the

Lyceum of the Philippines University Lyceum of the Philippines University ( fil, Pamantasang Liseo ng Pilipinas) also referred to by its acronym LPU is a private, non-sectarian, coeducational higher education institution located at intramuros in the City of Manila, Philippines. ...

in Manila. He also finished law studies but was not able to pass bar examination.

Career

Prior to joining

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, Abelgas worked in the

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as a writer for

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and as a correspondent for People's Journal, a tabloid publisher before moving to television. Abelgas joined ABS-CBN as early as 1987 as a member of the ''

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'' news team. He covered various natural disasters and events such as the

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. Abelgas later shifted his focus to investigative journalism. He covered crimes as an anchor in ''True Crime'' and ''Private I''. In ''

'' he worked with police and interviewed crime witnesses. He also communicates with convicted and suspected criminals as part of his work in ''S.O.C.O.''. Of his own approach, Albegas said he talks with the suspect calmly. He has received death threats from people whom he helped imprison – this became frequent that Abelgas no longer finds it bothersome. Abelgas also lent his voice in the 2018 fantasy comedy film '' Fantastica'' where he provided the voice of the

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, a live action role portrayed by

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. For the role, he secured permission from the ABS-CBN News And Public Affairs.

Filmography

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abelgas, Gus Filipino reporters and correspondents Filipino television journalists Filipino male voice actors 1962 births Living people ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs people Lyceum of the Philippines University alumni