| “ | Aside from her post as anchor of the top newscast and host of several top-rating shows, Mel Tiangco is also the COO of the Kapuso Foundation. While her work as a journalist through the years has made her part of Filipino lives, her work with the foundation is what's #1 in her heart. | ” | |
Carmela Corro Tiangco, better known as Mel Tiangco, is a Filipino newscaster and businesswoman. She is an anchor of 24 Oras, host of Magpakailanman, and the ambassador of GMA Kapuso Foundation.
Biography[]
Tiangco was born on August 10, 1955 in Pilar, Bataan to her parents Arsenio Tiangco, Sr. and Florencia Corro.
After graduating from De La Salle University, she became one of the leading presenters in Philippine television journal programmes. She first gained fame by being one of the original anchors of ABS-CBN's flagship newscast TV Patrol from 1987 to 1995. Currently, Tiangco co-anchors GMA Network's evening newscast, 24 Oras with Mike Enriquez (later replaced by Emil Sumangil) and Vicky Morales (since 2014). She is also the host of the weekly drama anthology Magpakailanman and a co-host for talk show Mel & Jay with fellow journalist Jay Sonza, and Mel & Joey with comedian-TV host-writer Joey de Leon.
She is involved in philanthropic work at the GMA Kapuso Foundation, the network's socio-civic arm. Tiangco served as the foundation's Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer until April 2016.
She is the mother of Wency Cornejo, a musician best known as the lead vocalist of Philippine rock band AfterImage (active in the 1990s). Her three other children[2] are Ana Teresa, Melanie and Jose Miguel.
Suspension incident[]
Tiangco transferred to GMA Network after she was suspended for three years without pay from her former network ABS-CBN over her appearance in a Tide advertisement allegedly without her former network's knowledge. The move was in compliance to an internal company rule which prohibits news personalities from endorsing brands. According to pep.ph, this is universally enforced in all print and broadcast media worldwide and is meant to avoid any suspicions of bias or favoritism.[3]
A year later ABS-CBN filed a lawsuit against Tiangco, Jay Sonza, and GMA Network at Quezon City Regional Trial Court, but on June 26, 1998 the court declared the respondents' cancellation of contracts to their former network as valid and that GMA Network had no hand over their decision to transfer. ABS-CBN brought the case to the Court of Appeals, which upheld the lower court's decision in August 6, 2003. According to GMA Network, the network's act of suspension to Tiangco without solid proof and legal basis is a grave breach of contract, and supports her termination of the contract. ABS-CBN later took it to the Supreme Court, which then junked their appeal in 2011 "for failure to sufficiently show any reversible error in the decision of the Court of Appeals." The Supreme Court decision added: "There was no evidence that GMA had enticed Mel and Jay to break away from ABS-CBN because when the two transferred to GMA, they have already rescinded their agreements with ABS-CBN."[3]
Despite the issue, Tiangco garnered support from the public. In the anniversary press conference for her show Magpakailanman on February 18, 2013, she said that she has already forgiven her former network. While she likened her experience in her former network similar to a cockroach being trampled on, she stated that she has already moved on from the suspension incident as she felt "vindicated" by her accomplishments in her current network and her program's success in the Philippine television.[3]
Television programs[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Partners Mel & Jay | Host | |
| 1996 | Saksi | Anchor | |
| 1999 | Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco | Anchor | |
| 2002 | Magpakailanman | Host | |
| 2004 | Partners with Mel Tiangco | Host | |
| 2004 | Mel & Joey | Host | |
| 2004 | 24 Oras | Anchor | |
| 2011 | Powerhouse | Host |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Mel Tiangco shares the same birthday as Mark Bautista.
References[]
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