Cory Quirino
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Socorro Alicia "Cory" Quirino Rastrollo, born August 11, 1953, is a Filipina
author, and television and radio host. Additionally, she is the exclusive licensee and national director of Miss World Philippines
, a national pageant that searches for Philippines' representative to the Miss World contest.
.
. Eventually, she hosted her own show Citiline, a weekly travel and fitness show that aired on Studio 23
, a subsidiary of the ABS-CBN
network.
During an out-of-town shoot for Citiline that Cory Quirino and her entourage were abducted by bandits. This incident was chronicled in her book Waiting for the Light as well as the movie The Cory Quirino Kidnap: INBI Files, which starred award-winning actors, Ara Mina
and Alessandra de Rossi
. Citiline was eventually re-titled as The Good Life with Cory Quirino.
Besides Waiting for the Light, Cory Quirino wrote a series of books titled Forever Young, a best-seller. These books feature beauty and health tips as well as Cory Quirino's workout programs. She also made a fitness video titled Cory Quirino’s Celebrity Workout for Beginners.
Quirino hosts the Sunday morning television program The Good Life with Cory Quirino and the radio show Ma-Beauty Po Naman. She writes a weekly health and fitness column, Inside Out, for the Philippine Daily Inquirer
's newspaper and website.
As a beauty and wellness guru, she maintains a store called Cory Quirino World of Wellness in Greenhills Shopping Center, a well-known shopping landmark, in San Juan, Metro Manila
.
Medical Foundation As national director for Miss World
in the Philippines, she intends to do more charity work.
in Quezon City, with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management.
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Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
author, and television and radio host. Additionally, she is the exclusive licensee and national director of Miss World Philippines
Miss World Philippines
Miss World Philippines is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that sends representative for the London-based Miss World Pageant. The Miss World Philippines titleholder will become the Ambassadress of Goodwill to all nations the moment she steps onto the stage of the World Pageant...
, a national pageant that searches for Philippines' representative to the Miss World contest.
Early life
Quirino is the third child of Tommy Quirino and Conchita Rastrollo. She is also the granddaughter of Philippine president Elpidio QuirinoElpidio Quirino
Elpidio Rivera Quirino was a Filipino politician, and the sixth President of the Philippines.A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925. He was then elected as senator from 1925–1931...
.
Career
Quirino began her broadcasting career in the 1980s when she hosted the late-night talk show Oh No, It's Johnny! for the Philippine TV network RPN (Radio Philippines Network)Radio Philippines Network
Radio Philippines Network, Inc. is a broadcast television network in the Philippines co-owned by the Government Communications Group, Solar Entertainment Corporation, Far East Managers and Investors Inc., and private sectors. This station studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol...
. Eventually, she hosted her own show Citiline, a weekly travel and fitness show that aired on Studio 23
Studio 23
Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...
, a subsidiary of the ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
network.
During an out-of-town shoot for Citiline that Cory Quirino and her entourage were abducted by bandits. This incident was chronicled in her book Waiting for the Light as well as the movie The Cory Quirino Kidnap: INBI Files, which starred award-winning actors, Ara Mina
Ara Mina
Hazel Pascual Reyes , better known by her screen name, Ara Mina, is a Filipina actress, fashion model and singer. She won the Golden Screen Award in 2004 for Best Actress in a drama in the Philippines....
and Alessandra de Rossi
Alessandra de Rossi
Alessandra Tiotangco Schiavone , better known by her stage name Alessandra De Rossi or Alex de Rossi , is an Italian-Filipina actress...
. Citiline was eventually re-titled as The Good Life with Cory Quirino.
Besides Waiting for the Light, Cory Quirino wrote a series of books titled Forever Young, a best-seller. These books feature beauty and health tips as well as Cory Quirino's workout programs. She also made a fitness video titled Cory Quirino’s Celebrity Workout for Beginners.
Quirino hosts the Sunday morning television program The Good Life with Cory Quirino and the radio show Ma-Beauty Po Naman. She writes a weekly health and fitness column, Inside Out, for the Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record...
's newspaper and website.
As a beauty and wellness guru, she maintains a store called Cory Quirino World of Wellness in Greenhills Shopping Center, a well-known shopping landmark, in San Juan, Metro Manila
San Juan, Metro Manila
The City of San Juan or simply San Juan is a city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. Before the creation of Metro Manila, it was part of Rizal Province. Currently the smallest city in the region and the country in terms of area, San Juan is one of the smallest among the cities and municipalities...
.
Charity work
Quirino is currently a member of Board of Trustee and Over-all Chair of "Alay sa PGH" fund-drive of the Philippine General HospitalPhilippine General Hospital
The Philippine General Hospital is a tertiary state-owned hospital administered and operated by the University of the Philippines Manila, the University of the Philippines System's Health Sciences Center. It is the largest government hospital administered by the university, and is designated as...
Medical Foundation As national director for Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
in the Philippines, she intends to do more charity work.
Education
Quirino graduated from Philippine Women's UniversityPhilippine Women's University
The Philippine Women's University is a non-sectarian academic institution for men and women in the Philippines, founded in 1919 as the Philippine Women's College by Filipino women who envisioned a school that would prepare young women for leadership and service...
in Quezon City, with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management.
Television shows
- Oh No, It's Johnny!
- Citiline (1994–1999) Aired on ABS-CBNDWWX-TVDWWX-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of Philippine television network ABS-CBN Corporation. Its studios and transmitter are located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center at Sgt...
, (1999–2003) Aired on Studio 23DWAC-TVDWAC-TV, channel 23, is the flagship station of Philippine television network Studio 23, a fully owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. Its studios and transmitter are located at ABS-CBN Broadcast Center Mother Ignacia cor. Sgt...
, and (2003–2006) Aired on ABS-CBNABS-CBNABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
Tacloban - The Cory Quirino Show (2003)
- The Good Life with Cory Quirino (2005–present)
- Celebrity Duets Season 2 (2008) - Contestant
- Waiting For The Light (ISBN 971-522-284-6)
- Forever Young: Cory Quirino's Guide to Beauty & FitnessForever Young: Cory Quirino's Guide to Beauty & FitnessForever Young: Cory Quirino's Guide to Beauty & Fitness is a book written by Filipina health and beauty expert Cory Quirino. It is the first of her Forever Young series of books about health, fitness and nutrition....
(ISBN 971-27-0528-5) - Forever Young: Cory Quirino's Guide to Beauty and WellnessForever Young: Cory Quirino's Guide to Beauty and WellnessForever Young: Cory Quirino's Guide to Beauty and Wellness is a book written by Filipina health and beauty expert Cory Quirino...
(ISBN 971-27-1187-0) - My ABCs of Beauty and WellnessMy ABCs of Beauty and WellnessMy ABCs of Wellness and Beauty is a book written by Filipina health and beauty expert Cory Quirino. It is the third of her Forever Young series of books about health, fitness and nutrition....
(ISBN 971-27-1232-X) - Inside Out
- Kabataan Habambuhay: Ang Gabay ni Cory Quirino tungo sa Kagandahan at KalusuganKabataan Habambuhay: Ang Gabay ni Cory Quirino tungo sa Kagandahan at KalusuganKabataan Habambuhay: Ang Gabay ni Cory Quirino sa Kagandahan at Kalusugan is a book written by Filipina beauty and health expert Cory Quirino...
(ISBN 971-27-1759-3)