Christine Sotto Jacob-Sandejas, also known as Christine Jacob, is a Filipina

Filipino people

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swimmer, actress, T.V.

Television

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 host, and newscaster. She was born April 30, 1967 in the Philippines

Philippines

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 to a Scottish American

Scottish American

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 father Roger Jacob and a former T.V. host Rosemarie (née

Married and maiden names

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 Sotto), and grew up in the United States

United States

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 in her elementary years.

Biography

Her parents were the persons behind her swimming talent. She and her family returned to the Philippines in 1980s and she joined Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games

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 in Singapore

Singapore

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 in 1983, wherein she won in swimming, that she entered 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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. After joining athletics, she was requested by her maternal aunt-writer to co-host in “Eat Bulaga” in 1990 (then airing on ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN

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) as her maternal aunt knew that Christine’s mother was a TV host. She also entered news casting in PTV (now NBN)

National Broadcasting Network

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 while hosting “Eat Bulaga”, where she had short-lived relationship with its main host Mr. Vic Sotto (no blood relationship to Christine's mother). After her contract with TAPE, Inc.

TAPE Inc.

TAPE Inc is the partner of GMA Network in afternoon dramas and noontime variety and game shows Eat Bulaga! since 1995. The offices and production studios are located at Xavierville Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines. It was established in 1978...

 (producer of “Eat Bulaga”) expired, Christine hosted its rival, “Magandang Tanghali Bayan

Magandang Tanghali Bayan

Magandang Tanghali Bayan was a Philippine noon-time variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show was aired on weekdays and Saturdays and was also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel...

”, in ABS-CBN (“Eat Bulaga” is already airing in GMA Network

GMA Network

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). She stopped hosting in showbiz in 2001 when she got pregnant to her first child with her husband Francisco "Paco" Sandejas, the brother of Manu Sandejas (Agot Isidro

Agot Isidro

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's husband). After 4 years, GMA Network gave her her very own TV show “Mobile Kusina” as GMA knew that she came from the longest-running noontime show “Eat Bulaga” which GMA co-produces. This show ended in early 2007.

Television ahows

• Eat Bulaga (ABS-CBN, 1990 – 1995; GMA, 1995 – 1998)
• Magandang Tanghali Bayan (ABS-CBN, 1999 – 2001)
• Mobile Kusina (GMA, 2005 – 2007)
• Here Comes The Bride (Q, 2007)
• Full Time Moms (Q 2009-2011, GMA News TV
  GMA News TV
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  ), 2011 - present

Movies

• Rocky + V (Regal Films and M-Zet Productions)
• Kuya Kong Siga (Regal Films and M-Zet Productions)