Paolo Altomonte Abrera (born February 24, 1971,

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) is a Filipino

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, and

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. He is the youngest child of Carlos Abrera and Emily Altomonte-Abrera from

. He is the creative director of Tripleshot Media Inc, a Manila-based independent production company that create English-language non-fiction lifestyle and entertainment content for free-TV, cable, and web channels. He is a practitioner of multi-disciplinary creative arts having graduated from the

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with a focus on visual arts and a

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film-making course. Alongside his career in broadcasting, Paolo has also had stints as a commercials director and television content producer. In 2020, Abrera became an anchor for '' New Day'' on

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. He formerly hosted the morning show ''

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'' in

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, and formerly hosted the sustainable lifestyle show ''Green Living'', the auto show ''Rev'' and the health-lifestyle show ''Health Matters'', previously worked under

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via

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show like ''May Trabaho Ka'' (later ''Hired'') before the channel's re-brand to

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. Abrera is married to prominent television host Suzi Entrata. They first met on the sports show ''Game Plan'', a multi-awarded sports magazine show where they were both hosts independently produced by Probe Productions Inc. back then. Over time, their mutual attraction developed into a relationship. On May 6, 2001, they married at Colegio San Agustin Chapel in Makati. They have 3 daughters: Leona Abrera, Jade Abrera and Antonella Abrera.

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