Tina Monzon-Palma

María Cristina "Tina" Mapa Monzón-Palma is a Filipina broadcast journalist and anchorwoman. and pioneered its Public Affairs department during her term as GMA News executive. She later transferred to ABC 5 (now TV5) to head its operations. When she left the company after five years, she led ABS-CBN's public service campaign against child abuse under the network's Bantay Bata social welfare program.

Early life 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. 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. 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.