Alvin Elchico

Alvin Elchico (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɛlˈtʃɪkɔ]; born January 30, 1974) is a Filipino field reporter, newscaster, broadcast journalist and television host working for ABS-CBN and DZMM. A business reporter early in his career, he was the sole journalist able to report from inside the Oakwood Premier building during the Oakwood mutiny in July 2003. He is currently an anchor of ABS-CBN's evening news program TV Patrol Weekend.

In this Philippine name, the family name is Elchico.

Alvin Elchico
Born (1974-01-30) January 30, 1974
Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Occupation(s)Reporter, journalist, host, radio commentator
Known forABS-CBN News reporter
(1996–present)
Salamat Dok host
(2011–2020)
TV Patrol Weekend anchor
(2011–present)
RelativesLara Maigue (niece)

Education

Elchico graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communication from University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City.

Career

Elchico started his career as a news anchor and field reporter for TV Patrol Bacolod as TV Patrol Western Visayas from 1996 to 2000. In 2000, he transferred to Manila and first became a news writer at ABS-CBN's DZMM; then in 2002, he became a newsbreak (now News Patrol) anchor and eventually a field reporter. Despite being originally assigned to cover business-related news, Elchico was forced to cover the Oakwood mutiny on July 27, 2003, when he was the only journalist in the Oakwood Premier building who could cover the event in detail.[1]

Since November 26, 2011, he anchors TV Patrol Weekend. His co-anchor was Pinky Webb, replacing Alex Santos and Bernadette Sembrano until 2015, when Zen Hernandez replaced her. He is also the senior business reporter of ABS-CBN. A former narrator in TV Patrol and Bandila, he still narrates on Bandila vignettes. He also performs anchoring duties for the main TV Patrol edition when one of its anchors have been absent since October 2018.

At DZMM and its television counterpart, TeleRadyo, he anchored Konsyumer ATBP. (now replaced by Bida Konsyumer, this time with Elchico being a sole anchor) alongside the Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines) Usec. Ruth Castelo, Lakas ng Siyensya with Dr. Maria Josefina Arilay and SRO or Suhestiyon, Reaksyon at Opinyon with Doris Bigornia.

From July 23, 2011 to May 3, 2020, he is one of the hosts of the weekend medical morning program Salamat Dok together with Bernadette Sembrano.[2]

Since June 30, 2023, Elchico, alongside Doris Bigornia, co-anchors Gising Pilipinas on DWPM, the successor of DZMM on the 630 khz frequency, and its television counterpart, TeleRadyo Serbisyo. This also marked Elchico's return to AM Radio after 3 years.[3]

Awards and citations
  • 2012 Best Public Service Program Host: Salamat Dok! (along with Bernadette Sembrano) – 6th UPLB Gandingan Isko't Iska's Broadcast Choice Awards

References
  1. Camino, Louie C. (July 30, 2003). "TV reporter stages own coup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A32. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  2. "Alvin Elchico Co-Hosts Salamat Dok!". The Philippine Star. July 22, 2011. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
  3. De Castro, Isagani Jr. (June 30, 2023). "The politics of radio: New station DWPM Radyo 630 is born". Rappler. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
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