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Christine Jacob

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In this Filipino name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Sotto, the birth surname or paternal family name is Jacob, and the marital name is Sandejas.

Christine Jacob
Born
Christine Marie Sotto Jacob

(1967-04-30) April 30, 1967 (age 59)
Manila, Philippines
Other nameChristine Jacob-Sandejas[1]
Occupations
  • Television host
  • journalist
  • actress
Years active1990–present
SpouseFrancisco Sandejas
Children5[2]
Sports career
National team Philippines
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1983 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1983 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place Singapore 1983 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place Bangkok 1985 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place Bangkok 1985 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place Bangkok 1985 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place Manila 1981 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place Manila 1981 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place Singapore 1983 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place Bangkok 1985 4×100 m medley

Christine Sotto Jacob-Sandejas (born April 30, 1967) is a Filipina television host, newscaster, actress, and former competitive swimmer.

Early life

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She was born in Manila to a German American father George Jacob and a former TV host Rosemarie (née Sotto), and grew up in the United States in her elementary years.

Biography

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She and her family returned to the Philippines in the 1980s. She joined Southeast Asian Games in Singapore in 1983 where she won a gold medal.[4] Jacob then competed in the swimming competition in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[5]

After joining athletics, she was requested by her aunt to co-host in Eat Bulaga! in 1990 (then airing on ABS-CBN). She became a newscaster for PTV while hosting Eat Bulaga!, where she had a short-lived relationship with the main host Vic Sotto (no blood relationship to Jacob's mother). After her contract with APT Entertainment and TAPE Inc. (then-producer of Eat Bulaga!) expired, Jacob hosted its rival, Magandang Tanghali Bayan, on ABS-CBN.[6]

She stopped hosting in 2001 when she became pregnant with her first child with her husband, Francisco "Paco" Sandejas, the brother of Manu Sandejas (Agot Isidro's ex-husband). After four years, GMA Network gave her her own TV show, Mobile Kusina. This ended in early 2007.

Currently, she working as a journalist of NewsWatch Plus on both RPTV (where Eat Bulaga! currently airing together with TV5) and its half-sister channel Aliw Channel 23.

Filmography

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Film

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  • 1991: Rocky Plus V as Lorna
  • 1991: Sam & Miguel (Your Basura, No Problema) as Lydia
  • 1993: Kuya Kong Siga as Jessica
  • 1996: Enteng and the Shaolin Kid as News Anchor
  • 1997: Babae as a student

Television

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Year Title
1990–1995 News on 4
1991–1998; 2023–2025 Eat Bulaga![4]
1995–1997 GMA Supershow
1996–1997 Miss Asia Pacific International
1998–2001 Magandang Tanghali Bayan[4]
2005–2007 Mobile Kusina
2007 Here Comes the Bride
2009–2012 Full Time Moms[7]
2012 Game
2015–2017 Real Talk[2]
2017–2024 New Day
2018–2024 Wholesome Meals, Better Life
2024–present NewsWatch Plus

Awards

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  • 1991 PMPC Star Awards for Television "Best New TV Personality" (Eat Bulaga! / ABS-CBN 2)[8]
  • 2006 PMPC Star Awards for Television "Best Educational Show Host" (Mobile Kusina / GMA 7)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Basco, Karl Cedrick (December 9, 2019). "SEA Games: Christine Jacob walks through memory lane after PH's gold in swimming". ABS-CBN. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  2. ^ a b Caliwara, Karen A.P. (April 24, 2017). "Christine Jacob and her kid-friendly, not-formal house". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Christine Jacob". www.olympediia.org. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Sampayan, Anj (July 30, 2019). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Eat Bulaga! Female Hosts Through the Years". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Basco, Karl Cedrick (December 9, 2019). "SEA Games: Christine Jacob walks through memory lane after PH's gold in swimming". ABS CBN News. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Multiple sources:
  7. ^ "Christine Jacob-Sandejas and Suzi Entrata-Abrera describe motherhood as the "toughest" and "most fulfilling" job". PEP.ph. March 28, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Acar, Aedrianne (June 19, 2018). "Former EB Dabarkad Christine Jacob: Where is she now?". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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