Karmina Constantino joined ABS-CBN’s The Filipino Channel (TFC) – North America in 2007 as reliever anchor of “Balitang America” --- the company’s flagship daily newscast, and now currently hosts ADOBO NATION with JC Gonzalez.

Prior to relocating to the Bay Area, Karmina served as East Coast correspondent for the News & Current Affairs Division of ABS-CBN parent company in Manila, Philippines She packaged live reports for news programs in Manila, including the top-rating “TV Patrol.” Some of her important stories featured human rights victims of former Philippine President Marcos, and their pursuit of indemnification; the fight for comprehensive immigration reforms of ethnic communities; and Microsoft’s School of the Future World Summit in West Philadelphia.

Back in the Philippines, Karmina lived and breathed broadcast news, with more than a decade of hands-on experience across the various platforms of ABS-CBN.

She was anchor for several shows on the 24-hour ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) (2001-2006) – including “The World Tonight Saturday Edition;” “ANC Mornings;” and “ANC Live with Karmina Constantino.” From 1997-2000, She was also news anchor and co-host for the Sarimanok News Network (now ANC). On Studio 23, Karmina was news anchor and co-host for “Breakfast” – a daily morning show (2001-2002). She was columnist and contributor for ABS-CBN Publishing’s “Chalk Magazine” (2001) ; and was a reliever host for ”Pasada Sais Trenta” – a daily news program on ABS-CBN’s AM radio station DZMM (2001-2006).

Karmina has interviewed key personalities in politics and economy.
She began her career in broadcasting in 1996 as producer/correspondent for Sky Cable News.

She received her Bachelor in Arts in Film & Audio Visual Communications from the University of the Philippines in 1996.