Christine Jacob

Filipina television personality From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Christine Sotto Jacob-Sandejas (born April 30, 1967) is a Filipina swimmer, actress, TV host, and newscaster.

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Christine Jacob
Born
Christine Marie Sotto Jacob

(1967-04-30) April 30, 1967 (age 57)
Occupation(s)Actress, TV host, newscaster
Years active1990–present
SpouseFrancisco Sandejas
Children5[1]
Sports career
National team Philippines
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Singapore 1983100 m backstroke
Singapore 1983200 m backstroke
Singapore 19834×100 m freestyle
Bangkok 1985100 m backstroke
Bangkok 1985200 m backstroke
Bangkok 19854×100 m freestyle
Manila 1981100 m freestyle
Manila 19814×100 m freestyle
Singapore 19834×100 m medley
Bangkok 19854×100 m medley
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Early life

She was born in Manila, Philippines to a German American father George Jacob and a former TV host Rosemarie (née Sotto), and grew up in the United States in her elementary years.

Biography

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She and her family returned to the Philippines in 1980s. She joined Southeast Asian Games in Singapore in 1983 where she won a gold medal.[3] Jacob then competed in the swimming competition in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[4]

After joining athletics, she was requested by her aunt to co-host in Eat Bulaga! in 1990 (then airing on ABS-CBN). She became a news caster for PTV while hosting Eat Bulaga!, where she had a short-lived relationship with the main host Vic Sotto (no blood relationship to Jacob's mother). After her contract with APT Entertainment and TAPE Inc. (then-producer of Eat Bulaga!) expired, Jacob hosted its rival, Magandang Tanghali Bayan, in ABS-CBN (Eat Bulaga is already airing in GMA Network until 2023/2024 amid a trademark dispute between the new management of TAPE Inc. and TVJ in which TVJ won their trademark dispute against TAPE Inc. and the show subsequent move to TV5 on January 6, 2024).[5]

She stopped hosting in showbiz in 2001 when she became pregnant with her first child with her husband, Francisco "Paco" Sandejas, the brother of Manu Sandejas (Agot Isidro's ex-husband). After four years, GMA Network gave her her own TV show, Mobile Kusina. This ended in early 2007.

Currently, she working as a journalist of NewsWatch Plus on RPTV (where Eat Bulaga currently airing together with TV5) and its half-sister channel Aliw Channel 23.

Filmography

Film

Television

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YearTitleNetwork
1990–1995 News on 4 PTV
1991–1998 Eat Bulaga![3] ABS-CBN then GMA Network
1995–1997 GMA Supershow GMA Network
1998–2001 Magandang Tanghali Bayan[3] ABS-CBN
2005–2007 Mobile Kusina GMA Network
2007 Here Comes the Bride Q
2009–2012 Full Time Moms[6] Q/GMA News TV
2012 Game GMA News TV
2015–2017 Real Talk[1] CNN Philippines
2017–2024 New Day
2018–2024 Wholesome Meals, Better Life
2024–present NewsWatch Plus RPTV, Aliw Channel 23
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Awards

  • 1991 PMPC Star Awards for Television "Best New TV Personality" (Eat Bulaga! / ABS-CBN 2)[7]
  • 2006 PMPC Star Awards for Television "Best Educational Show Host" (Mobile Kusina / GMA 7)

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