Alvin Elchico


Alvin Elchico is a Filipino field reporter, newscaster and television host working for ABS-CBN and DZMM.

Education

Elchico graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication from University of St. La Salle in Bacolod.

Career

Elchico started his career as a news anchor and field reporter for TV Patrol Bacolod as TV Patrol Western Visayas from 1995 to 1998. In 1999, he transferred to Manila and first became a news writer at ABS-CBN's DZMM; then in 2000, he became a newsbreak anchor and eventually a field reporter. Since November 26, 2011, he anchors TV Patrol Weekend. His co-anchor was Pinky Webb, until 2015, when she was replaced by Zen Hernandez. He is also the senior business reporter of ABS-CBN. A former narrator in TV Patrol and Bandila, he still narrates on Bandila vignettes. He also takes on hosting duties for the main TV Patrol newscast when any of its anchors is absent.
At DZMM, he anchors Konsyumer ATBP alongside Department of Trade and Industry USec. Ruth Castelo, and SRO or Suhestiyon, Reaksyon, Opinyon with Doris Bigornia.
Since July 23, 2011, he is one of the hosts of the weekend medical morning program Salamat Dok together with Bernadette Sembrano.

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