Jove Francisco is a broadcast journalist from Philippines.

Personal life

He is presently the most senior news correspondent of the network who joined News5 in 1996, during the time of Tina Monzon-Palma

Tina Monzon-Palma

Tina Monzon-Palma is a prominent Filipino news anchorwoman and public servant. As a news presenter in the Philippines, she is a journalistic role model and “iconic member” of the history of the broadcast journalism in the Philippines...

.

He first took on the duty as the station's health and roving reporter. Barely six months after joining the network, Mr. Francisco won the DOH award for best health reporting on AIDS issues. He will later collect two more health awards. He was nominated for best reporter of the year during the 2005 KBP Golden Dove Awards. The Malacanang Press Corps also gave him a citation for being a blogger.

He presently covers the presidential beat (Malacanang) but before this assignment, he was also assigned in the two legislative beats (Senate and Congress). As the station's political correspondent, he covered political personalities like various legislative leaders (JDV

Jose de Venecia, Jr.

Jose Claveria de Venecia, Jr. also known as JDV or Joe De V is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the fourth highest ranking official of the Philippines. He was the former president of the...

, Manuel Villar) Corazon Aquino

Corazon Aquino

Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...

, The Marcoses, FVR

Fidel V. Ramos

Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...

, Joseph Estrada

Joseph Estrada

Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in...

, President Arroyo

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...

 and the first family (plus cabinet officials).

He is also the most traveled reporter of News5, with assignments that brought him around the country (for special reports and election/campaign coverage), also in North America (UN, White House, Filipino Community, Tournament of Roses Parade, Michael Rey Aquino), Europe (The Vatican, Filipino communities in Italy and Spain) and Asia (China and Thailand).

He has been tapped as one of the anchor substitutes for Cherie Mercado, for Amelyn Veloso (for Big News

Big News

Big News is the first ever newscast on Philippine television. It was the primetime news broadcast of Associated Broadcasting Company in the Philippines. It was anchored by Cheri Mercado and Amelyn Veloso. The show was originally first aired in 1962, and went off the air in 1972 due to martial law,...

) and for Martin Andanar

Martin Andanar

Martin Andanar is a Filipino TV news anchor in TV5. He currently anchors Sapul sa Singko, Dokumentado and Andar ng mga Balita on Radyo5 92.3 News FM and AksyonTV, sister stations of TV5. He is also a voice-over of News5, AksyonTV, and Radyo5 92.3 News FM...

 (for Sentro

Sentro

Sentro was an evening news broadcast of TV5 in the Philippines anchored by Martin Andanar.The newscast premiered on May 3, 2004, replacing Balitang Balita. It was first anchored by John Susi and Ali Sotto. On October 2, 2006, the newscast exchanged timeslots with Big News, the evening news program...

). He also sometimes anchors ABC News Update.

He has produced documentaries for the station (Kontak 5, Frontlines, Yearender Specials, SONA specials and other special coverage of events) and has hosted some of its news segments like Child and Health, Banat Buto and more recently: SIDETRACKED (Sentro/TEN) where he presents the news or goings on in the World Wide Web.

Jove is also a blogger and maintains his site BY JOVE! which was recently ranked among the top blogs in the Philippine blogging community aside from being nominated in the first ever Philippine Blog Awards.

Aside from this, he also dabbles in writing for the print media as a contributor.

(Jove is a KBP member, an NUJP member and an officer of the Malacanang Press Corps) (Mr. Francisco also attended the advocacy training program of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and has attended various journalism related seminars including a refresher course conducted by The Probe foundation.)

Trivia

Mr. Francisco's name and blog was mentioned (by then Rep. Gilbert Remulla

Gilbert Remulla

Gilbert Cesar Remulla is a Filipino newscaster and politician.-Biography:Gilbert is the seventh and youngest child of former Governor Juanito Remulla and Ditas Catibayan Remulla...

) during the hearings at the lower house on the Hello Garci controversy, specifically about the CD burning of the two discs that Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye

Ignacio Bunye

Ignacio Rivera Bunye is a Filipino politician who is currently serving as the Monetary Board Member of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas since July 3, 2008...

 presented during a press briefing. Bunye denied he allowed reporters to get copies of the discs.

Television

Year	Title	Character	Network
2011–present	Anggulo	Correspondent	TV5 Associated Broadcasting Company The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
2011–present	Balitang 60 Balitang 60 Balitang 60 is a weekend newscast of AksyonTV in the Philippines. Anchored by Jove Francisco and Chi Bocobo, the newscast airs from Saturdays and Sundays at 6-7pm...	News Anchor	AksyonTV AksyonTV AksyonTV is a 24-hour non-stop news and sports-related channel in the Philippines. Owned and operated by Associated Broadcasting Company, it occupies the frequency previously used by MTV Philippines, a subsidiary of Nation Broadcasting Corporation...
2010–present	Aksyon JournalisMO Aksyon JournalisMO Aksyon JournalisMO, roughly translated as "Action: Your Journalism" , is the flagship late night news program broadcast by TV5 in the Philippines. It is currently anchored by Paolo Bediones, Cheri Mercado, and Jove Francisco...	News Anchor	TV5 Associated Broadcasting Company The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
2010–present	Aksyon Sabado/Linggo	News Anchor	TV5 Associated Broadcasting Company The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
2008-2010	TEN: The Evening News TEN: The Evening News TEN: The Evening News was a Filipino news program broadcast by TV5. It was anchored by former Sentro anchor Martin Andanar and former Big News anchor Cheri Mercado. Recently, TV5 chief reporter Jove Francisco also has joined the regular cast...	News Anchor	TV5 Associated Broadcasting Company The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...

Radio

Year	Title	Character	Network
2010–present	Reaksyon	Host	92.3 News FM