Cheryl Kathleen Cosim-Alvarez (; born February 7, 1974) is a Filipino journalist, news anchor and TV host, who has appeared on

ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, known on-air as ABS-CBN News (formerly known as ''ABS-CBN News and Public Affairs''), is the news and current affairs division of the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. The division is the coun ...

and

News5 TV5 News and Current Affairs, also known on-air as News5 (formerly ABC News and Public Affairs and TV5 News and Public Affairs and later TV5 News and Information), is the news and current affairs (news format), current affairs division of the ...

Career

She began her career as a journalist at

, hosting the programs ''Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas'', '' Salamat Dok'', the hourly news updates, and ''Gising Pilipinas'' on DZMM. After 14 years at ABS-CBN, she joined

, the news department of TV5 as an on-air presenter in summer 2010. Cosim became the co-anchor of '' Aksyon'' with

Erwin Tulfo Erwin Teshiba Tulfo (; born October 6, 1963) is a Filipino politician, news anchor and columnist who is a Senate of the Philippines, senator-elect of the Philippines. He has served as the representative for ACT-CIS Partylist and as a deputy maj ...

. In 2014, she became the news anchor on the late-night newscast ''Aksyon Tonite''. In 2016, Cosim joined ''Aksyon sa Umaga'' together with Mel Sta. Maria, replacing

Martin Andanar Jose Ruperto Martin Marfori Andanar (born August 21, 1974) is a Filipino television news personality, news anchor, radio commentator, podcaster, voice-over artist and a columnist. He served as the former secretary of the Presidential Communica ...

and

. Cosim currently heads the network's afternoon newscast '' One Balita Pilipinas'', the primetime newscast ''

Frontline Pilipinas ''Frontline'' () is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by TV5 (Philippine TV network), TV5. Originally anchored by Raffy Tulfo and Cheryl Cosim, it premiered on October 5, 2020, replacing ''Aksyon (TV program), Aksyon''. ...

'', alongside

Julius Babao Julius Caesar Concepcion Babao () is a Filipino broadcast journalist, radio commentator and former talk show host for the Philippine television stations ABS-CBN and TV5. He is most notable for anchoring ''TV Patrol'' from 2003 to 2010, ''Ban ...

and Jiggy Manicad, and the public service radio program, ''Sagot Kita''.

Personal life

She is married to John Francis Alvarez, a businessman who used to reside in the United States.

Filmography

Television

Radio

Awards

; Gawad Tanglaw * 2014 - Best Female News Program Anchor ; KBP Golden Dove (Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas) * 2013 - Best Female Newscaster ; Inding-Indie Short Film Festival * 2015 - Most Outstanding Broadcaster Asian Media Award * 2016 - Best News Anchor

References

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