Korina Sanchez

Korina Maria Baluyut Sanchez-Roxas (; born October 5, 1964) is a Filipino broadcast journalist, television news anchor, senior field reporter, magazine show host, radio anchor, newspaper columnist and musician. She served as chief correspondent for the Integrated News and Current Affairs Division of ABS-CBN airing on TV Channel 2, AM Radio Station DZMM and cable TV network ABS-CBN News Channel. She also has a regular column in The Philippine Star entitled That Does It, as well as a Tagalog column entitled K Ka Lang in its sister newspaper, Pilipino Star Ngayon. Sanchez currently serves as an anchor of Bilyonaryo News Channel and CLTV36's flagship Tagalog language newscast, Agenda.

She is married to Mar Roxas, the former Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. She transferred to TV5 after signing with Brightlight Productions on 2020. On June 17, 2023, she returned to ABS-CBN when production of Rated Korina returned to the said network with its new co-production deal was sign on July 5 while still concurrently working for TV5.

Personal life Sanchez married Mar Roxas on October 27, 2009, in Quezon City. On February 12, 2019, her twin children with spouse, Mar Roxas, Pepe and Pilar were born via gestational surrogacy in the United States.

Education Sanchez finished high school at Saint Theresa's College of Quezon City. She attended Maryknoll College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication arts. She attended the Ateneo de Manila University, where she graduated with a master's degree in journalism on June 26, 2016.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role 1986–1991 Magandang Umaga Po Host 1987–1996 TV Patrol Reporter/Substitute Anchor for Mel Tiangco 1992–1996 Hoy Gising! Host 1996–2001 Balitang K 1998–2001 The Correspondents 2001–2004; 2010–2015 TV Patrol News Anchor 2003–2004 Morning Girls with Kris and Korina Host 2004–present Rated K/Rated Korina 2006–2009 Bandila News Anchor 2007 News Patrol Special Edition News Anchor 2022–2023 Korina Interviews Host 2024–present Agenda News Anchor Face to Face with Ate Koring Host

Radio Year Title 1991–1996 Aksyon Ngayon 1996–2001, 2004–2009 Tambalang Failon at Sanchez 2001–2004 Korina sa Umaga 2012–2014 Rated Korina2026-presentMemo with Korina

Controversies In 2013, Sanchez drew flak among netizens due to her remarks on her now-defunct DZMM radio show Rated Korina on Anderson Cooper's reporting for Tacloban. She claimed that the journalist did not know what he was talking about. CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper was one of the first international correspondents on the ground in Tacloban to report on the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. Cooper responded to Sanchez by urging her to visit the area and insisted that his coverage was accurate.

On December 3, 2014, newscast of ABS-CBN's TV Patrol, Sanchez said she hoped Typhoon Ruby (international name for Typhoon Hagupit) would hit Japan instead of the Philippines: "Can’t they just get all of it?" Six weeks after this incident, Sanchez was removed from her radio show.

2016 presidential campaign To gain support from the LGBT community for the 2016 presidential elections, Sánchez organized #KERIBEKS: The First National Gay Congress of The Philippines, which was a star studded concert held at the Araneta Coliseum (owned by the family of Mar Roxas) which featured job fairs but did not deal with LGBT issues nor did Mar Roxas vocalize support for the LGBT.

Discaya interviews

On August 21, 2025, Vico Sotto (then Pasig City mayor) alleged that two interviews of 2025 Pasig City mayoral candidate Sarah Discaya, who later became notorious as the president of Alpha & Omega General Contractor & Development Corporation, one of the top 15 flood control contractors revealed in a list prepared by then President Bongbong Marcos on August 11, 2025, were paid by Sanchez but later reissued the statement removing the part where Sanchez admits to have "only found out she was interviewing a Pasig mayoralty candidate on the day itself", and added a claim that they also reached out to Sotto's mother Coney Reyes about the feature but alleged that Reyes "had always declined requests for an interview."

Awards, honors and recognitions 2012 Asian TV Awards Best Current Affairs Presenter Category: Highly Commended, Korina Sanchez, Rated K (Episode: "Kwento ng Buhay Ko")

Media Newser Philippines’ Media Winner of 2012 Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year Award, Korina Sanchez Best Magazine Host for TV, Korina Sanchez Best Public Affairs Program Host for Radio, Korina Sanchez Best Public Affairs Program, 'Tambalang Failon at Sanchez', DZMM Best Magazine Show, Rated K

2013 Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) Awards Outstanding Radio Anchor – Korina Sanchez

2016 30th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Magazine Show Best Magazine Show Host