Maria Lourdes Jimenez Carvajal (August 6, 1944 – September 26, 2003), popularly known as Inday Badiday, was a

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TV host and journalist who was known as

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television's "queen of showbiz talk shows" and "queen of intrigues".

Biography

The name "Inday Badiday" was coined by her mother Lala, from the word “Inday” as “Girly” and “Badiday” as “Gay (Bading) or Flamboyant”, referring to the titillating nature of the gossip industry. Her commentary and knowledge about the industry eventually brought her fame. She was also known for her charitable TV segment of announcing lost or kidnapped children in her media platforms. She is also a columnist for different showbiz & movie magazines ''Eyebugs: Bigay Hilig sa Balitang Showbiz'', ''Modern Romances'' and ''Tsismis''. One of her first shows was ''Nothing but the Truth'' and later ''See-True'' and '' Eye to Eye'', which served as Philippine television's template for showbiz talk shows. These shows were all produced by

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and her production company, LoCa Productions (LoCa is the combination of the first two letters of her names, Lourdes Carvajal). She made her television comeback on

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in 2002 with the show ''Inday, Heart to Heart''.

Death

Inday Badiday died on September 26 2003, aged 59 years old, from

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due to two strokes, at St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City. She was the former spouse of costume and makeup artist, Ernie Carvajal and had three children and was the grandmother of

IC Mendoza Isaiah Culleen Carvajal Mendoza (born January 14, 1988), better known as IC Mendoza, is a Filipino actor, model, and television personality. Early life Isaiah Culleen Carvajal Mendoza was born on January 14, 1988 in Makati Medical Center, Maka ...

. On April 1, 2004, GMA Network's drama anthology ''

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'' aired her life story. To pay respect, Angelu de Leon played the role (aside from this, the actual props from her former shows, such as ''See True'' and ''Eye to Eye'', were used). In later years, her image became iconic due to her baritone or “raspy” voice on both radio and television.

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