Ivan Ramesis Perez Mayrina (born December 23, 1976) is a Filipino broadcaster, journalist, reporter and news anchor. He is currently working in

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Early life

Mayrina was hailed from

Angeles City , anthem = Himno ning Angeles (Angeles Hymn) , subdivision_type3 = District , subdivision_name3 = , established_title = Settled , established_date = 1796 , established_title1 = Chartere ...

and is currently living in

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

, after graduating in UP Diliman, he focused on his family life. He finished the secondary education at high school in Pampanga, his first tertiary education in

Holy Angel University Holy Angel University is a private Catholic research university in Angeles City, Philippines. Founded in June 1933 by Don Juan Nepomuceno and Fr. Pedro Paulo Santos, who was later named as the Archbishop of Cáceres, is considered the first ...

and graduated of broadcasting, and second tertiary education in

University of the Philippines Diliman , image = University of The Philippines seal.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = Official Logo of UP Diliman , motto = Honor and Excellence , established = February 12, 194 ...

, with

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

in Communication Research at the College of Mass Communication and graduated in April 1997. Prior to his work in

, he was once a training officer at Ayala Life Insurance, Inc. in 1997.

Career

He started his broadcasting career at

in 2000 with other known news personalities like

Rhea Santos Rhea Santos-de Guzman (born June 1, 1979) is a Filipino broadcast journalist, television host, and newscaster currently based in Canada. She is known for co-anchoring GMA Network's morning show ''Unang Hirit'' and hosting several news and publi ...

. He is best known for being a host of the GMA News and Public Affairs shows '' 100% Pinoy'' (2006–07) and ''

Pinoy Abroad ''Pinoy Abroad'' is a Philippine television travel documentary show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Ivan Mayrina and Rhea Santos Rhea Santos-de Guzman (born June 1, 1979) is a Filipino broadcast journalist, television host, and newscas ...

'' (2005–06), and a news anchor of QTV/Q's '' The Beat'' (formerly ''Sapulso'') (2006–2011), ''

News on Q ''News on Q'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by Q. Originally anchored by Ivan Mayrina and Rhea Santos, it premiered on November 11, 2005. The show concluded on February 18, 2011. Mayrina and Connie Sison served as ...

'' (2005–2011) - all of which he was partnered with

(from 2005 to 2010) and

Connie Sison Maria Perpetua Concepcion Del Rosario-Escudero (born December 8, 1975), professionally known as Connie Sison (), is a Filipino broadcast journalist, reporter, host and news anchor. She is best known for being the news anchor of ''Balitanghali'' o ...

(from 2010 to 2011), followed by the second tandem '' On Call: Serbisyong Totoo. Ngayon.'' (2011–2012);, aired by

GMA News TV GMA News TV (GNTV; visually rendered in its logo in all capital letters as GMA NEWS TV) is a 24-hour Philippine-based international pay television channel owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GM ...

(now GTV). Aside from being a regular reporter of GMA News, he is currently a host and of the morning show ''

Unang Hirit ''Unang Hirit'' () is a Philippine television news broadcasting and talk show broadcast by GMA Network. It is the longest running morning show in the Philippines. Originally hosted by Ryan Agoncillo, Lyn Ching-Pascual, Arnold Clavio, Suzi E ...

'' (2000; since 2012), and a news anchor of ''GMA Flash Report'' and ''News TV Live'' (now '' News Live''). In May 2015, Mayrina is set to anchor ''GMA Newsfeed'', an interactive newscast which will be broadcast nightly at 9PM on GMA News Facebook page, but he left in 2019 due to focused on his host duties, he replaced by various news reporters. He replaced

Jiggy Manicad Rodrigo Defeo Manicad Jr. ( ; born November 15, 1974), popularly known as Jiggy Manicad, is a Filipino television news producer/reporter and newscaster. He was formerly an anchor of the weekend edition of GMA Network's flagship news program ' ...

as the anchor for ''24 Oras Weekend'' in August 2018.

Personal life

Mayrina is married to Karen Tiongson, a

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Researcher in 2005. They have two children.

Filmography

Awards

* 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television * 28th PMPC Star Awards for Television * 27th PMPC Star Awards for Television * 26th PMPC Star Awards for Television * 25th PMPC Star Awards for Television * 24th PMPC Star Awards for Television * 23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television * 22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television * 21st PMPC Star Awards for Television * 20th PMPC Star Awards for Television

References

External links

Ivan Mayrina on GMA News Online
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