Korina Maria Baluyot Sanchez-Roxas (; born October 5, 1964), known professionally as Korina Sanchez, is a

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, television news anchor, senior field correspondent, magazine show host, radio anchor, and newspaper columnist. She served as Chief Correspondent for the Integrated News and Current Affairs Division of

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airing on TV Channel 2, AM Radio

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and cable TV

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. She also has a regular column in ''

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'' entitled ''That Does It'', as well as a Tagalog column entitled ''K Ka Lang'' in its sister newspaper, ''

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''. She is married to

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, the former Secretary of the

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. She transferred to

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after signing with

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Personal life

Sánchez married Mar Róxas on October 27, 2009 in

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. On February 12, 2019, her twin children with spouse, Mar Roxas, Pepe and Pilar were born via

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in the United States.

Education

Sánchez finished high school at

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. She attended

Miriam College Miriam College ( fil, Dalubhasaang Miriam) is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult e ...

and graduated with a

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degree in communication arts. She attended the

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, where she graduated with a

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in journalism on June 26, 2016.

Controversies

In 2013, Sanchez drew flak among netizens due to her remarks on her now-defunct DZMM radio show ''Rated Korina'' on Anderson Cooper's reporting for Tacloban. She claimed that the journalist did not know what he was talking about. CNN news anchor

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was one of the first international correspondents on the ground in Tacloban to report on the aftermath of

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. Cooper responded to Sanchez by urging her to visit the area and insisted that his coverage was accurate. On December 3, 2014 newscast of ABS-CBN's TV Patrol, Sanchez said she hoped Typhoon Ruby (international name for Typhoon Hagupit) would hit Japan instead of the Philippines: "Can’t they just get all of it?" Six weeks after this incident, Sanchez was removed from her radio show.

Presidential campaign 2016

To gain support from the LGBT community for the 2016 presidential elections, Sánchez organized #KERIBEKS: The First National Gay Congress of The Philippines, which was a star studded concert held at the

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(owned by the family of Mar Roxas) which featured job fairs but did not deal with LGBT issues nor did Mar Roxas vocalize support for the LGBT.

Awards, honors and recognition

2016 30th PMPC Star Awards for Television * Best Magazine Show * Best Magazine Show Host 2013 *Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) Awards * Outstanding Radio Anchor – Korina Sanchez 2012 Asian TV Awards *Best Current Affairs Presenter Highly Commended, Korina Sanchez, Rated K (Episode: "Kwento ng Buhay Ko") Media Newser Philippines’ Media Winner of 2012 * Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year Award, Korina Sanchez * Best Magazine Host for TV, Korina Sanchez * Best Public Affairs Program Host for Radio, Korina Sanchez * Best Public Affairs Program, 'Tambalang Failon at Sanchez', DZMM * Best Magazine Show, Rated K

References

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