Daphne Oseña-Paez (born March 15, 1970) is a Filipino television host, news reporter, author, blogger, and entrepreneur who serves as the Malacañan Palace Press Briefer, operating under the Presidential Communications Office of the Office of the President from 2022 to 2024.

Education

Oseña-Paez obtained her

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

with a specialization in

art history Art history is the study of Work of art, artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Tradit ...

and major in

urban studies Urban studies is based on the study of the urban development of cities and regions—it makes up the theory portion of the field of urban planning. This includes studying the history of city development from an architectural point of view, to th ...

from the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

Career

Osena-Paez initially started as a news reporter of

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...

and

Studio 23 Studio 23 (officially Studio 23, Inc. and stylized in all uppercase as STUDIO 23) was a Tagalog television network owned by ABS-CBN Corporation. The network was named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV and carried on UHF chan ...

and was the weather presenter of the late night English newscast ''

The World Tonight ''The World Tonight'' is a British current affairs radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4, every weekday evening, which started out as an extension of the 10 pm news. It is produced by BBC News and features news, analysis and comment on dome ...

'' from 1996 to 1999. From 1999 to 2006, she hosted the lifestyle show '' F!'' with

Angel Aquino Angelita Grace Velasquez Aquino (born February 7, 1973) is a Filipino actress, fashion model, and television personality. Prominent in independent films, she has also worked on Television in the Philippines, television shows of varying genres, ...

and Cher Calvin—with model

Amanda Griffin Amanda Claire Ricardo Griffin (born 28 September 1979 in Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor, Berkshire) is an English model and television personality in the Philippines. Griffin is the eldest of three children born in Windsor to an English father and a ...

later taking over Calvin in 2003. In 2000, she also started hosting Bayan Productions's ''A Guide to Urban Living''. When ''F!'' ended; she hosted ''Urban Zone'', where she was also creator, producer and writer, the show ran from 2006 to 2012. She also hosted ''Proudly Filipina'' from 2006 to 2008. Osena-Paez appeared in the film ''

You Changed My Life ''You Changed My Life'' is a 2009 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and starring John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo. It is the sequel to the 2008 film ''A Very Special Love''. It received an “A” rating from the C ...

'' and launched her own line of linens in partnership with Linens Direct in 2009. In 2010, she launched Daphne, originally a furniture line and eventually would include home scents and jewelry. She hosted the lifestyle show ''Cocktales'' with Vic Agustin and Cita Revilla in 2013 and started her blog daphne.ph in 2014. In 2016, her book ''Chic: Tips on Life, Style, and Work'' was released. She started appearing in

AirAsia Capital A Berhad (), operating as AirAsia (stylised as ''airasia'') is a Malaysian multinational low-cost airline headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Established in 1993 and commencing operations in 1996, the airline is the largest in M ...

's travel web series ''Red Talks'' in 2018. In 2021, Oseña-Paez started hosting ''Recreate'', a lifestyle show presenting local artists and creativity on Cignal TV. In December 2022, she was appointed as

Malacañang Palace Malacañang Palace (, ), officially known as Malacañán Palace, is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the Philippines. It is located in the Manila district of San Miguel, Manila, San Miguel, along Jose Laurel S ...

press briefer.

Personal life

Oseña-Paez is married to journalist and current OIC of

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 ...

Patrick Paez. Together they have three daughters Sophia, Stella and Lily. She was appointed

UNICEF UNICEF ( ), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Development a ...

Goodwill ambassador in 2019.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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