Bernadette Sembrano Explained

Bernadette Sembrano
Birthname:Bernadette Lorraine Palisada Dominguez Sembrano
Birth Date:18 February 1976
Birth Place:Quezon City, Philippines
Education:University of the Philippines Diliman, (BS)
Years Active:1997–present

Bernadette Lorraine Palisada Dominguez Sembrano-Aguinaldo (in Tagalog pɐliˈsada dɔˈmɪŋgɛs sɛmˈbɾanɔ ʔagɪˈnaldɔ/; born February 18, 1976) is a Filipina broadcast journalist, magazine show host, news presenter, television host, musician, former field reporter and author.[1]

Career

Newscasting career

Sembrano started with IBC as a newscaster in 1997 when she signed with GMA Network in 1998. She anchored the newscast Saksi and the public service program Wish Ko Lang!.[2] (and later by Sonshine Media Network International in 2005). After walking out in an episode of Saksi in September 2003, she was suspended by GMA,[2] and was later terminated on December 20, 2003, but she continued to work with Wish Ko Lang! until February 14, 2004. she was later replaced by Vicky Morales as its new program host.[3] She was then wooed by the rival ABS-CBN in 2004 where she hosted the public service show Lukso ng Dugo, an OFW Drama Anthology entitled Nagmamahal, Kapamilya and the morning show Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas. She also served as a correspondent for ABS-CBN's longest investigative journalism show, The Correspondents.

Sembrano was also a co-anchor on TV Patrol Weekend from 2005 to 2011, a newscaster on the DZMM radio station programs like Radyo Patrol Balita Alas Dose, Gising Pilipinas, and Radyo Patrol Balita Alas Kwatro (alongside Alex Santos), and a host of Salamat Dok, Umagang Kay Ganda, and other ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs programs. She later anchored the morning program Lingkod Kapamilya on DZMM (until 2020) and TeleRadyo until 2023.

On August 3, 2015, she was named the co-anchor of the weeknight edition of TV Patrol, which replaced Korina Sanchez, after a decade of being in the weekend edition of the said newscast. She later left Umagang Kay Ganda on October 2 to focus on her duties as a TV Patrol anchor.[4] When DWPM Radyo 630 was launched on June 30, 2023 as the successor of DZMM on the 630 kHz AM frequency, she began anchoring Tatak: Serbisyo alongside Winnie Cordero, marking her return to AM radio after 3 years. On July 1, 2024, she began anchoring Klinika 630 alongside Dr. Dennis Ngo.

She remains one of the more visible newscasters, television hosts, and correspondents of the ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.

Music career

On August 17, 2020, Sembrano was credited as co-lyricist alongside Star Music creative director Jonathan Manalo in the song "Ang Sa Iyo ay Akin" by Aegis, the theme song of the Philippine drama television series of the same name.[5] [6] In November 2020, she wrote and recorded the song "Yakapin ang Pasko," her very first song as singer.[7] [8]

On May 5, 2021, one year after the ABS-CBN shutdown, Sembrano released her second single "Yakap", which she composed and performed. It was revealed that she initially planned to release the single in 2020, but Manalo suggested that the single be released on the network's first anniversary of being off-air instead.[9]

Personal life

In June 2008, she married Emilio "Orange" Aguinaldo IV, the great-grandson of the first President of the Philippines, Emilio Aguinaldo.[10] She suffered a miscarriage in 2018, as she revealed to have reproduction issues.[11]

In July 2011, Sembrano announced that she has Bell's palsy and underwent therapy.[12]

Education

Sembrano graduated elementary and high school from Angelicum School (now Angelicum College), a private Catholic school in Quezon City, Philippines. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television

Year Title Network
1998–2002GMA Network NewsGMA Network
1998–2003The Probe Team
2002–2004Wish Ko Lang!
2003Saksi
Celebrity Turns with Junee and Lani
2004–2005ABS-CBN InsiderABS-CBN
2005–2011TV Patrol Sabado/Linggo/WeekendABS-CBN
DZMM TeleRadyo
2007–2015Umagang Kay GandaABS-CBN
2007–2010The Correspondents
2010–2020Salamat Dok
2015–presentTV PatrolABS-CBN
Kapamilya Channel
A2Z
ALLTV
TeleRadyo Serbisyo
ANC
2017–2023Lingkod Kapamilya sa TeleRadyoTeleRadyo
2023–presentTao Po!Kapamilya Channel
A2Z
2023–2024Tatak: SerbisyoTeleRadyo Serbisyo
2024–presentKlinika 630

Radio

Year Title Network
2009–2011Gising PilipinasDZMM
2011–2017Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Kwatro
2017–2020Lingkod Kapamilya sa DZMM
2023–2024Tatak: SerbisyoDWPM
2024–presentKlinika 630

Awards and citations

Published works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: When Bad News Is Good News. Feast Books. September 2023 . September 9, 2023.
  2. Web site: Anarcon. James Patrick. 15 TV news reporters with controversial network transfers. Philippine Entertainment Portal. October 5, 2017. April 17, 2024.
  3. News: Cruz. Marinel R.. TV host Bernadette Sembrano considered giving up career. Philippine Daily Inquirer. A31. February 25, 2004. April 17, 2024. Google Books.
  4. News: Bernadette cries as she bids farewell to 'UKG' family. ABS-CBN News. October 3, 2017. October 2, 2015.
  5. Web site: Bernadette Sembrano's lyrics plus Aegis' voices equal 'Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin' theme song. August 17, 2020. ABS-CBN News. September 25, 2020. August 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827225437/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/17/20/bernadette-sembranos-lyrics-plus-aegis-voices-equal-ang-sa-iyo-ay-akin-theme-song. live.
  6. Web site: Aegis wows netizens in "Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin" theme song. August 25, 2020. ABS-CBN Corporate. September 25, 2020. January 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220108185816/https://www.abs-cbn.com/newsroom/news-releases/2020/8/25/aegis-ang-sa-iyo-ay-akin-theme-song-star-music?lang=en. live.
  7. Web site: Bernadette singer na, composer pa. November 21, 2020. Pang-Masa. tl. December 10, 2020. February 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230219071609/https://www.philstar.com/pang-masa/pang-movies/2020/11/21/2058422/bernadette-singer-na-composer-pa. live.
  8. Web site: TV Patrol: Bernadette Sembrano, nagsulat at nag-record ng Christmas song na "Yakapin ang Pasko". November 19, 2020. ABS-CBN News. December 10, 2020. November 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127013033/https://ent.abs-cbn.com/videos/bernadette-sembrano-nagsulat-at-nag-record-ng-christmas-song-na-yakapin-ang-pasko-294689. live.
  9. News: LISTEN: Bernadette Sembrano's song 'Yakap' marks one year of ABS-CBN shutdown. Ian. Biong. May 5, 2021. Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 19, 2021. August 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820031236/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/409671/listen-bernadette-sembranos-song-yakap-marks-one-year-of-abs-cbn-shutdown. live.
  10. News: Bonifacio. Julie. A tale of two weddings: Bernadette Sembrano's Independence Day wedding and Nina Corpus's Parisian nuptial. July 8, 2015. GMA New Media. June 30, 2008. fil. July 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710013113/http://www.pep.ph/celeb/parties/launch-pad/16448/a-tale-of-two-weddings-bernadette-sembranos-independence-day-wedding-and-nina-corpuss-parisian-nuptial. live.
  11. News: Bernadette Sembrano opens up about her miscarriage in 2018. Toff C.. November 10, 2022. September 9, 2023. Push.com.ph.
  12. Web site: Bernadette Sembrano has Bell's Palsy. July 30, 2011. July 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719111455/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/07/12/11/bernadette-sembrano-has-bells-palsy. live.
  13. Web site: Kwento ni Marc Logan: 'B-Happy' ni Bernadette Sembrano tampok sa social media. tl. 25 February 2022. ABS-CBN News. 16 September 2023.
  14. Web site: Bernadette Sembrano debuts as book author. 15 September 2023. ABS-CBN News. 16 September 2023.
  15. Book: 978-971-007-273-6. When Bad News Is Good News: Stories To Keep Your Hope Alive. Sembrano. Bernadette. September 15, 2023. Feast Books .