Katherine Inocencio (; born September 15, 1960) is a broadcast journalist, child rights advocate, television producer and host in the Philippines. She was a candidate for Senator in the 2010 national elections under the Bangon Pilipinas Party of Bro.

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Early life

A graduate of the

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, Inocencio joined television network

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in 1986. She covered President

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as a Malacanang Correspondent. She also anchored ABS-CBN's flagship newscast,

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with

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and

Frankie Evangelista Francisco "Frankie" Fermin Evangelista (July 24, 1934 – February 18, 2004) was a Filipino newspaper columnist, radio and television broadcaster of Manila Chronicle (1956–1975), IBC (1975–1986), and ABS-CBN (1986–2004). Early life a ...

from 1995 to 1996. Aside from ABS-CBN News, Inocencio was involved with ABS-CBN Foundation and produced and hosted its television program, Bantay Bata 163, a docu-drama program that campaigned against

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. In August 2001, Inocencio left ABS-CBN to join a ministry that blessed Israel. She joined the

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(CBN) as Vice President for Production in 2006. She hosted

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Asia on QTV³ with Peter Kairuz,

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, Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan,

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, and Felici Pangilinan-Buizon. As Executive Producer of the 700 Club Asia, Kata produced several stories focusing on the plight of Overseas Filipino Workers². Inocencio also hosted the talk show Diyos at Bayan with Bro. Eddie Villanueva, aired on

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and

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, from 2004 to 2014.

Political life

On November 30, 2009, Inocencio filed her Certificate of Candidacy as Senator at the Commission on Elections (

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)⁴ under Bangon Pilipinas Party. Her platform focuses on the welfare of women and children, as well as fighting corruption.⁵ ⁶ Kata-inocencio-with-bro-eddie

Personal life

Her maternal great-grandfather,

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, was a senator during the Quezon Administration, and governor of

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and

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References

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700 Club Hosts
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Bangon Pilipinas gives genuine change a face
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