Past GMA and ABS news personalities - Where are they now?

I stumbled on a list of past TV news personalities of Both ABS 2 and GMA 7.

Some moved to the other channel, some now have better exposure with other news companies abroad, some have entered the dark world of politics, etc…

Sometimes, you’ll notice your favorite news anchor or reporter not appearing on TV anymore.. then when you switch channels, you’ll see him/her on the other news program! But that doesn’t happen with the big ones.. You’ll hear a loud buzz once they have plans of moving out

Here’s the list:

GMA7:

• Martin Andanar (Now with ABC.)
• Veronica Baluyut-Jimenez (Now with NBN.)
• Jun Bautista (Retired; now a newspaper columnist)
• Louie Beltran†
• Teddy Benigno†
• Dan Campilan†
• Israel Cando(Former reporter; transferred to ABS-CBN; moved to Canada and working as editor for Fil-Can newspaper)
• Marilen Cawad (Former reporter; now a news editor for the Institutional Investor)
• Luchi Cruz-Valdez (Former GMA News and Public Affairs vice president; transferred to ABS-CBN in 2002)
• Karen Davila (Former news anchor; transferred to ABS-CBN in 2000.)
• Leslie Espino
• Bobby Guanzon (Now with NBN.)
• Rico Hizon (Former news anchor; now with BBC World.)
• Mon Isberto (Former morning news and business anchor; currently Smart Communications media officer)
• Chynna Jocson
• Mari Kaimo (Former GMA Network News anchor; now with ABS-CBN.)
• Mike Lacanilao
• Cheche Lazaro (Transferred after Probe Productions programs moved from GMA to ABC, and subsequently, ABS-CBN.)
• Tony Lozano
• Gin de Mesa
• Abner Mercado (Former Brigada Siete reporter ;transferred to ABS-CBN as one of the hosts of The Correspondents)
• Tina Monzon-Palma (Transferred to ABC after serving as news anchor with GMA; now with ABS-CBN)
• Christine Ong (Former reporter; now a correspondent for Channel NewsAsia)
• Amado Pineda (Former GMA Balita Weatherman; now the head of Weathernews Philippines)
• Ricardo “Dong” Puno (Former Public Affairs Host; transferred to ABS-CBN)
• Margaux Salcedo
• Bernadette Sembrano (Former news anchor and public affairs host; transferred to ABS-CBN in 2003.)
• Jay Sonza (Former news anchor and talk show host; currently the head of UNTV-37)
• Richelle Sy
• Georgette Tengco
• Mike Toledo
• Helen Vela†
• Jose Mari Velez†

Source: Answers.com

ABS 2

• Mylene Acuña (Former field reporter of Hoy Gising!; offered with retirement packages)
• Jenny Alejandro (Business correspondent; now with Channel NewsAsia in Singapore)
• Alex Alipala
• Ernesto Angeles †
• Tina Arcega (Former co-host of News Central; offered with retirement packages)
• Aladin Bacolodan (Former reporter; migrated to the United States with his family)
• Jeck Batalliones (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Ernie Baron †
• Joseph Barrios (Former sports anchor of News 23; offered with retirement packages)
• Lori Bautista (Former news anchor; offered with retirement packages)
• Cito Beltran (Former ANC public affairs host)
• Aljo Bendijo (Former regional and national news anchor; now with Radio Philippines Network)
• Doris Bigornia (Former field reporter; now with National Broadcasting Network as off-cam news editor)
• Edric Calma
• Cher Calvin (Former reporter and anchor, now an Early weekday morning anchor with KTLA Los Angeles)
• Israel Cando (Former reporter and producer; moved to Canada working as editor for a Filipino-Canadian community paper)
• Liezl Castro (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Mike Cohen
• Kai Conlu
• Karmina Constantino (Former ANC news anchor; said to have migrated to the United States)
• Randy David (Former public affairs host with Katrina Legarda)
• Noli De Castro (Former TV Patrol lead news anchor who became Senator and subsequently Philippine Vice President)
• Melo Del Prado (Former field reporter; now with Radio Philippines Network)
• Jun Del Rosario (Former field reporter; now Cavite Provincial Board Member)
• Ronald Estella (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Frankie “Ka Kiko” Evangelista †
• Joey Falcon (Former DZMM Radyo Patrol and TV reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Jeff Fernando (Former showbiz reporter; now with GMA Network as a headwriter)
• Manny Francisco (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Ana Marie Fuderanan (Former field reporter and editor and currently in the academe)
• Dianne Garcia (Former field reporter of Hoy Gising!; offered with retirement packages)
• Martin Gonzales (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Panjee Gonzales (Former morning show host offered with retirement packages)
• Pia Guanio (Former Alas Singko Y’Medya Sky Patroler; now with GMA Network)
• Joee Guilas (Former Malacanang Reporter/Stock Market Live Anchor; now VP for Marketing of RCBC and Radio Philippines Network Business Anchor)
• Mon Ilagan (Former field reporter and morning show presenter; now Cainta, Rizal mayor)
• Kata Inocencio (Former News Advisory anchor; moved to ZOE Broadcasting Network)
• Irene Javier (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Camilla Kim (Former field reporter turned commercial model)
• Riki Kwek (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Angelique Lazo (Former TV Patrol presenter; now with National Broadcasting Network as TeleDyaryo Primetime Edition hosted by Rey Langit host)
• Katrina Legarda (Former public affairs host with Randy David and host of By Demand on ANC)
• Loren Legarda (Former The World Tonight news anchor and Inside Story presenter who became Philippine senator; now a program host with Associated Broadcasting Company and a re-electionist candidate for the Philippine Senate)
• Jim Libiran (Former public affairs contributor/producer with The Correspondents, now the head of ABC Public Affairs)
• Ed Lingao (Former public affairs contributor/producer with The Correspondents, now the head of ABC News)
• Teddy Locsin, Jr. (Former public affairs host; now Makati congressman)
• Celine Lopez
• Jade Lopez (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
  • According to Joy Roxas, Jade Lopez. moved to ABC-5 including Ed Lingao, Anne Torres and Jim Libiran. She was sued by ABS-CBN for breach of contract. After 3 years, the Quezon City RTC branch 218 dismissed the case.
• Jing Magsaysay (Former NCA executive, former News Director and news anchor for ANC)
• Pal Marquez (Former ANC and ABS-CBN news anchor; now the head of RPN News Department)
• Cheri Mercado (Former reporter and morning news anchor; now with ABC)
• Yvette Novenario (Former news presenter for ANC, now in a front-office position with the network)
• Kuya Cesar Nucum, Sr. †
• David Nye (Former Malacañang reporter and World Tonight/World Today news anchor; now a news anchor/producer of Channel NewsAsia in Singapore)
• Gene Orejana (Former public affairs host on ANC offered with retirement packages)
• Rowena Orejana (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Gani Oro (Former DZMM anchor turned RMN radio anchor)
• Karen Padilla (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Patrick Paez (Former public affairs producer; now with ABC as news deputy)
• Rowena Papasin (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Verónica Pedrosa (Former business reporter who moved to CNN after her ABS-CBN stint; now with Al-Jazeera)
• Ingrid Piccio (Former field reporter of Hoy Gising!; offered with retirement packages)
• Daniel Razon (Former news anchor and DZMM host who moved to GMA Network and subsequently UNTV-37)
• Gilbert Remulla (Former field reporter and News Advisory anchor, now Cavite congressman)
• Rosetti Rivera (Former field reporter; now with GMA Network)
• Cathy Salceda (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Rowena Samala (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Cathy San Gabriel (Former news anchor; now with National Broadcasting Network as one of the anchors of TeleDyaryo)
• Joel Saracho (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Connie Sison (Former field reporter; now with GMA Network)
• Josie Sison-Livingstone (Former field reporter; now with Rogers Television Canada as associate producer and reporter)
• Jay Sonza (Former public affairs and radio host; now the head of UNTV-37)
• Cesar Soriano (Former reporter; now Mayor of Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte)
• Nene Tamayo (Previously the sole segment host of TV Patrol World’s Citizen Patrol)
• Robert Tan (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Mel Tiangco (One of the first TV Patrol news anchors; now with GMA Network)
• Erwin Tulfo (Former field reporter and public affairs host; now with DZAR)
• Carmelita Valdez (Senior field reporter offered with retirement packages and now cooking show host)
• JV Villar (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)
• Bobby Yan (Former morning show host and Sports anchor turned San Juan Councilor)
• Cathy Yap-Yang (Former business reporter, now with Bloomberg Television)
• Vivian Zalvidea (Former field reporter offered with retirement packages)

Source: Answers.com

Note: the list might not be complete or updated.

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