Jose Mari Kaimo (born January 21, 1960, in

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) is a veteran

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journalist, news anchor, host, television personality, actor, and voice-over artist.

Career

Kaimo started as a news reporter at the height of the

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dictatorship. After the

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, he anchored various newscasts on different TV stations including

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, and

Studio 23 Studio 23 (officially Studio 23, Inc. and previously AMCARA Broadcasting Network) was a Filipino television network owned by ABS-CBN Corporation. The network was named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV and carried on UHF chann ...

. He co-hosted for

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' show ''Vilma!'' in 1989, and some years later, shows such as ''The Global Filipino'' on TFC and ''The Correspondents'' on

. Kaimo also anchored ''News Central'' on Studio 23 from its inception in September 1998 until June 2007. since 2007, he is currently one of the regular hosts of the television program ''The 700 Club Asia'', the Philippine franchise of the American program of the same name produced by

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. Kaimo is also a voice-over artist, who narrated for some advertisements and AVPs. He's been writing Christian apologetics posts in his blog site, ''ApoLogika'' in 2013. Kaimo pursued an acting career in late 2016, where he mostly appeared in

and sometimes GMA.

Filmography

As a news anchor and host

* ''News on 4'' - PTV * (1992–98) ''GMA Network News'' -

* (1989) ''Vilma!'' -

* (1991) ''5th PMPC Star Awards for Television'' -

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* ''The Correspondents'' -

* ''The Global Filipino'' - TFC * (1998–2007) ''News Central'' -

* (2000) ''Himig Handog sa Bayaning Pilipino'' -

* (2007–present) ''

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Asia'' - Q/

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As a television actor

As a voice-over

* PruLife UK: “The Stubborn Man” advertisement (2014) * Bangko Sentral: “New Money” advertisement series * PhilDev USA (formerly the Ayala Foundation USA) advertisement/AVP * Neurobion: "True Heroes" (2020)

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* * * 1960 births Living people Filipino male television actors Filipino television news anchors Filipino television evangelists De La Salle University alumni GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs people ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs people ABS-CBN personalities GMA Network personalities People's Television Network Filipino male voice actors {{Philippines-journalist-stub