Tina Monzon-Palma

Tina Monzón-Palma was born as María Cristina Mapa Monzón in Manila She also cross-enrolled to De La Salle College for her other subjects. ==Career==

Early radio and television programs During her freshman years at Saint Scholastica's College, Monzón-Palma was already doing anchoring works for The Manila Times' radio station DZMT hosting the radio program Times Tower Revue. and later GMA Headline News. She was also one of the former hosts of the longest-running public service program Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko, which she left the program a year later. Monzón-Palma was one of the personalities who went to Channel 4 (then named as Maharlika Broadcasting System), the Philippine government's television station that was then captured by forces linked to the People Power Revolution. She also did radio at ABS-CBN's AM radio station, DZMM, through her radio program Paksa, which discusses subjects such as women, labor rights, welfare of children, and the "militant poor". She became program director of Sagip Kapamilya after handling Bantay Bata. She would later gave up her duties in Sagip Kapamilya but still continued her work as broadcast journalist in ABS-CBN. ==Other ventures==

Aside from being a media practitioner and executive, she is also the director of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), a private non-profit and non-stock company. During her early life as a news reporter, Monzon-Palma was involved with civic organizations such as the Quezon City Red Cross and the Citizens Traffic Action. ==Personal life==

She is married to Rene Palma, a businessman. They have three sons. ==Filmography==

Her work as broadcast journalist garnered a number of awards from different bodies. In 2002, she received the Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year award that was given by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas, a broadcast media organization, for her work as radio broadcaster at DZMM. ==External links==