Karmina Constantino

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Balderrama, the birth surname or paternal family name is Constantino, and the marital name is Torres.
Karmina Constantino
Born
Anna Karmina Balderrama Constantino[1]

(1979-09-12) September 12, 1979 (age 45)
Metro Manila, Philippines
NationalityPhilippines
EducationUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
Occupation(s)TV host
news anchor
journalist
RelativesKara David (cousin)
Karina Constantino David (aunt)
Renato Constantino (grandfather)

Anna Karmina Constantino Torres (born September 12, 1979) is a Filipina television broadcast journalist who anchors Dateline Philippines on ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) during weekdays.[2] Formerly she was a co-host of Breakfast on Studio 23 and a temporary replacement for the co-hosting chair in Mornings @ ANC. Constantino and fellow news anchor Tony Velasquez were the interviewers who represented ABS-CBN in PiliPinas Forum 2022, the multi-network interview series produced in partnership with the Philippine Commission on Elections that covered the candidates of the 2022 Philippine presidential election.[3] Velasquez and Constantino are also co-hosting partners in DWPM Radyo 630 and TeleRadyo Serbisyo's Isyu Spotted, formerly branded as DZMM TeleRadyo's On the Spot.[4]

In 2022, Constantino was awarded a Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Fellowship and a Marshall McLuhan Fellowship.[5]

Known for her hard-hitting questions, Constantino went viral on Twitter in 2022 when she rebuffed presidential candidate Jose Montemayor Jr.'s insinuation that ANC accepted money from another presidential candidate, quipping, "I'm sorry, I’m not going to let that pass, Dr. Montemayor. We are not in the business of getting paid. I am personally insulted by this insinuation. We can go on with this interview, we can leave this topic and move on but let me tell you, this is not an insinuation that I will take lightly. This company is not in the business of getting paid. This journalist you are talking to right now has never been or ever will be paid by anyone to ask or not ask any questions."[6][2]

On a Reddit interview, Constantino said that the media's role and responsibility in relation to disinformation is to "push back by seeking the truth always and retelling the same".[7]

On the day of the death of former Philippine President Fidel Ramos, Constantino posted on Instagram photos of her and the former President that were taken during her 2015 interview with him. In that interview, Constantino said the former President "offered his apologies to my father and our family. . . . To many, they experienced his presidency. To me, I experienced his humanity."[8]

Early life and career

Constantino is the granddaughter of nationalist and historian Renato Constantino, niece of activist and musician Karina Constantino David, daughter of nationalist activist RC Constantino, and cousin of fellow journalist Kara David.

Constantino studied film at the University of the Philippines Diliman, but after graduation applied for a post at the now-defunct Sky News instead of a film outfit in Makati, the news outlet being just five minutes away from her family's house. At Sky News she opted for the production assistant's job instead of the reporter's job that was offered to her by then-Sky Cable head David Celdran. Within a year at the news outlet she was already writing and producing special reports, retaining this job until the media outlet's merger with Sarimanok News Network that created ANC. During an ANC news anchor's sick leave, Constantino was offered to chair the anchor's post as temporary replacement.[6][2]

Personal life

Constantino survived a brain aneurysm in 2015. She is married with four children.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hi, my name is..." Walking on Walnut. December 6, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Gomez, Jerome (March 10, 2022). "Karmina Constantino in focus: "When there's an opportunity to make things right, you take it."". ANCX. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Depasupil, William B. (April 29, 2022). "Comelec, KBP sign pact on candidates' interviews". The Manila Times. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mga isyung dikit sa taumbayan, tatalakayin". Twitter. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "JVOJS 2022: Bulatlat receives 2022 CMFR Award of Distinction; ABS-CBN's Karmina Constantino named Marshall McLuhan Fellow". CMFR. October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Karmina Constantino, ANC anchor and Twitter's favorite journalist, off camera". Inquirer Lifestyle. March 25, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "On Reddit, Karmina Constantino tells users to stand for truth, her love for Sharon Cuneta, BTS, and pineapples on pizza". l!fe • The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022, Day 211. To many, he was President Steady Eddie". Instagram. Retrieved August 24, 2022.