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Yong Chavez shares how she became a Hollywood correspondent for ABS-CBN

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<p>Yong Chavez opened up about how she became a correspondent for ABS-CBN News and The Filipino Channel (TFC) in Hollywood.</p><p>In an interview with ANCX, the entertainment journalist shared that it was former ABS-CBN’s bureau chief for North America Ging Reyes who paved the way for her to be part of the Kapamilya network in America.</p><p>Yong relayed that she was covering an event for <em>Philippine News </em>in California that time when she met Ging.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctf-LHeOhkD/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1E8aFNkVq15XbW3xYQii7tCW7B8bfsUwJx7E0imaedeyADRTGcvgpjMMI#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A612213.3999999762%2C%22ls%22%3A302228.89999997616%2C%22le%22%3A302540.10000002384%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Pag-uwi ko, meron akong voice mail from Ging… kung gusto ko daw mag-contribute. So that was the start [of my career at ABS-CBN],&quot; she shared.</p><p>The reporter shared that she was initially covering general assignments which included crime stories. One time, she was covering a story about a father who killed his entire family.</p><p>Yong realized that covering crime stories was too much for her to handle. &quot;I told myself, ‘I can’t do this,’ and decided to focus on entertainment journalism,&quot; she said.</p><p>One of the career highlights for Yong was when she was finally invited to cover the Emmys. She was invited to cover the event when she became part of ABS-CBN&#x27;s TFC.</p><p>&quot;It’s such a huge deal for me because I never imagined I would have the opportunity. I had been applying to be part of the media covering the event every year, only to receive constant rejections,&quot; she said.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq7IV1GuO_P/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1E8aFNkVq15XbW3xYQii7tCW7B8bfsUwJx7E0imaedeyADRTGcvgpjMMI#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A585959.7000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A302228.89999997616%2C%22le%22%3A302540.10000002384%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>She recalled her experience during her first time at the Emmys saying, &quot;Pero doon ako sa dulong dulo. There were a hundred journalists na dadaanan [ng artista]. Madalas hindi talaga titigil sa iyo ang artistang malalaki e. Doon ko din naranasan &#x27;yung publicist na puti, pupunta sa section namin, sasabihin ‘That’s just international, don’t mind them.’ They won’t be able to do that now. Kung &#x27;di mava-viral sila.&quot;</p><p>Recently, Yong won the the International Media Awards  at the 60th Annual ICG Publicists Awards in the US.</p><p>&quot;I’m just from a small country then ang mga kalaban ko are from all those other big countries na malalaki ang reach like UK and New Zealand. So I attended the event thinking, I was just going to eat lunch with my husband,&quot; she admitted.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/10/11/abs-cbn-news-hollywood-correspondent-yong-chavez-now-a-voter-for-the-golden-globes-1126" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: ABS-CBN News Hollywood correspondent Yong Chavez now a voter for the Golden Globes</u></strong></a></div><p>&quot;So when Ethan Peck announced my name, I really just spoke from the heart,” she said.</p><p>The journalist remarked that it was priceless for her as she was able to represent Filipinos on such an esteemed awarding ceremony.</p><p>&quot;Kung minsan we are looked down upon. Akala kasi ng iba kapag may accent ka, what you&#x27;re saying is not as important as what the others are saying. So to be able to say that I’m from ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel on that stage, to be able to let them know where I came from, that’s priceless talaga,&quot; she said.</p><p>Yong was also recently chosen as a voter for the Golden Globe Awards.</p>

<p>Yong Chaves opens up about her journey as a Hollywood correspondent of ABS-CBN News. </p>

Yong Chaves opens up about her journey as a Hollywood correspondent of ABS-CBN News.

Yong Chavez shares how she became a Hollywood correspondent for ABS-CBN

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Yong Chavez shares how she became a Hollywood correspondent for ABS-CBN

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Published October 21, 2023 03:02 PM PHT

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