Verónica Pedrosa
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Veronica Pedrosa was the lead news presenter at the Kuala Lumpur broadcast centre 2005-2010 of Al Jazeera English, an international news network.
She is a former news anchor of CNN International
and BBC World
as well as a former journalist at ABS-CBN
News and Current Affairs.
She is the daughter of Filipino
journalist
Carmen Navarro Pedrosa, who wrote a tell-all biography on then-First Lady Imelda Marcos
during the Marcos's martial law
-backed regime in the Philippines
that led to the Pedrosa family's exile to London
.
She was named Best News Anchor at the Asian Television Awards 2004.
She is a former news anchor of CNN International
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
and BBC World
BBC World
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as well as a former journalist at 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 ...
News and Current Affairs.
She is the daughter of Filipino
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
Carmen Navarro Pedrosa, who wrote a tell-all biography on then-First Lady Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos
Imelda R. Marcos is a Filipino politician and widow of 10th Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Upon the ascension of her husband to political power, she held various positions to the government until 1986...
during the Marcos's martial law
Martial law
Martial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis— only temporary—when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively , when there are extensive riots and protests, or when the disobedience of the law...
-backed regime in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
that led to the Pedrosa family's exile to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
She was named Best News Anchor at the Asian Television Awards 2004.