Mel Tiangco


Carmela Corro Tiangco-Cornejo, popularly known as Mel Tiangco, is a Filipino television newscaster and television host, one of the news pillars of GMA Network and a multi-awarded news anchor.

Biography

Tiangco was born on August 10, 1955 in Pilar, Bataan to her parents Arsenio Tiangco, Sr. and Florencia Corro.
After graduating from De La Salle University, she became one of the leading presenters in Philippine television journal programmes. She first gained fame by being one of the original anchors of ABS-CBN's flagship newscast TV Patrol from 1987 to 1995. Currently, Tiangco co-anchors GMA Network's evening newscast, 24 Oras with Mike Enriquez and since 2014 Vicky Morales. She was also the host of the weekly drama anthology Magpakailanman and a co-host for talk show Mel & Jay with fellow journalist Jay Sonza, and Mel & Joey with comedian-TV host-writer Joey de Leon.
She is involved in philanthropic work at the GMA Kapuso Foundation, the network's socio-civic arm. Tiangco served as the foundation's Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer until April 2016.
She is the mother of Wency Cornejo, a musician best known as the lead vocalist of Philippine rock band AfterImage. Her three other children are Ana Teresa, Melanie and Jose Miguel.

Awards

2013