Tina Monzon-Palma

Tina Monzon-Palma
Born
María Cristina Mapa Monzón

(1951-03-29) March 29, 1951
Malate, Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Alma materSt. Scholastica's College, Manila (BA)
Occupations
Years activec. 1968–present
Employers
  • DZMT (pre-1972)
  • DZHP (pre-1972)
  • NMPC (1972–1976)
  • GMA (1976–1986; 1986–1991)
  • PTV (1986)
  • ABC (1992–1997)
  • ABS-CBN (1997–2023)
SpouseRene Palma
Children3

María Cristina "Tina" Mapa Monzón-Palma (Tagalog: [ˈtinɐ mɔnˈsɔn ˈpɐlma]; born March 29, 1951) is a Filipina broadcast journalist and anchorwoman. She is best known as a late night news presenter in various Philippine television news programs in different television networks. She became GMA Network's first female news presenter 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. Eventually, she became the anchor of ABS-CBN's late-night news program The World Tonight where she replaced Loren Legarda.

Monzón-Palma has received several awards including University of the Philippines Gawad Plaridel in 2017.

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