Pia Hontiveros
Ana Patricia "Pia" Navarro Hontiveros-Pagkalinawan is a Filipina broadcast journalist. She is known for hosting politics-oriented shows on ABS-CBN, ANC, and CNN Philippines. Hontiveros was the chief correspondent of CNN Philippines until its closure in 2024.
Early life
Ana Patricia Navarro Hontiveros was born to a Panay Visayan lawyer and a Caviteño-Mindoreño Tagalog executive secretary. Raised in Merville, Parañaque, she grew up in a household that encouraged outspoken yet respectful dialogue.Hontiveros belongs to prominent Filipino families. Her paternal lineage includes Jose Hontiveros, a former senator and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, while her aunts and uncles include National Artists Daisy Hontiveros Avellana and Lamberto V. Avellana, Jesuit priest and liturgical music pioneer Eduardo Hontiveros, and Philippine Animal Welfare Society founder Nita Hontiveros-Lichauco. Her siblings include Senator Risa Hontiveros and sustainability executive Ginggay Hontiveros-Malvar, while her extended family includes notable figures such as singer Leah Navarro, Cebu City Vice Mayor Dondon Hontiveros, and musician Barbie Almalbis.
Hontiveros graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in interdisciplinary studies from the Ateneo de Manila University.
Career
Hontiveros was the chief correspondent of CNN Philippines, the anchor of the network's flagship newscast News Night and the host of weekly political talk show Politics as Usual. She was the host of the political talk show News.PH from 2012 to 2017, and anchor of the global newscast Global Newsroom from 2016 to2017.She was a correspondent for the ABS-CBN News Channel from 1996 to 2011 and as a reporter from 1989 to 1996. She served as a political correspondent and as an anchor and host of the television shows Top Story, Shop Talk and Strictly Politics on ANC.