Cory Quirino

Cory Quirino
Born	August 11, 1953 (1953-08-11) (age 58)
Occupation	TV hostess
Parents	Tommy Quirino (Father) Nena Rastrolio (Mother)

Socorro Alicia "Cory" Quirino Rastrollo, born August 11, 1953, is a Filipina author, and television and radio host. Additionally, she is the exclusive licensee and national director of Miss World Philippines, a national pageant that searches for Philippines' representative to the Miss World contest.

Early life

Quirino is the third child of Tommy Quirino and Conchita Rastrollo. She is also the granddaughter of Philippine president Elpidio Quirino.^[1]

Career

Quirino began her broadcasting career in the 1980s when she hosted the late-night talk show Oh No, It's Johnny! for the Philippine TV network RPN (Radio Philippines Network). Eventually, she hosted her own show Citiline, a weekly travel and fitness show that aired on Studio 23, a subsidiary of the ABS-CBN network.

During an out-of-town shoot for Citiline that Cory Quirino and her entourage were abducted by bandits. This incident was chronicled in her book Waiting for the Light as well as the movie The Cory Quirino Kidnap: INBI Files, which starred award-winning actors, Ara Mina and Alessandra de Rossi. Citiline was eventually re-titled as The Good Life with Cory Quirino.^[2]

Besides Waiting for the Light, Cory Quirino wrote a series of books titled Forever Young, a best-seller.^[3] These books feature beauty and health tips as well as Cory Quirino's workout programs. She also made a fitness video titled Cory Quirino’s Celebrity Workout for Beginners.

Quirino hosts the Sunday morning television program The Good Life with Cory Quirino and the radio show Ma-Beauty Po Naman.^[4] She writes a weekly health and fitness column, Inside Out, for the Philippine Daily Inquirer's newspaper and website.^[5]

As a beauty and wellness guru, she maintains a store called Cory Quirino World of Wellness in Greenhills Shopping Center, a well-known shopping landmark, in San Juan, Metro Manila .^[6]

Charity work

Quirino is currently a member of Board of Trustee and Over-all Chair of "Alay sa PGH" fund-drive of the Philippine General Hospital Medical Foundation^[7] As national director for Miss World in the Philippines, she intends to do more charity work.

Education

Quirino graduated from Philippine Women's University in Quezon City, with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management.

Credits

Television shows

• Oh No, It's Johnny!
• Citiline (1994–1999) Aired on ABS-CBN, (1999–2003) Aired on Studio 23, and (2003–2006) Aired on ABS-CBN Tacloban
• The Cory Quirino Show (2003)
• The Good Life with Cory Quirino (2005–present)
• Celebrity Duets Season 2 (2008) - Contestant

Print

• Waiting For The Light (ISBN 971-522-284-6)
• Forever Young: Cory Quirino's Guide to Beauty & Fitness (ISBN 971-27-0528-5)
• Forever Young: Cory Quirino's Guide to Beauty and Wellness (ISBN 971-27-1187-0)
• My ABCs of Beauty and Wellness (ISBN 971-27-1232-X)
• Inside Out
• Kabataan Habambuhay: Ang Gabay ni Cory Quirino tungo sa Kagandahan at Kalusugan (ISBN 971-27-1759-3)

Radio

• Ma-Beauty Po Naman (2004–present)

Movies

• The Cory Quirino Kidnap: NBI Files (2003)

Video

• Cory Quirino’s Celebrity Workout for Beginners (1998)

References

1. ^ http://www.nestle.com.ph/wellness/blog/view.asp?cat=esp&id=6
2. ^ Cory Quirino.
3. ^ Events
4. ^ TFC The Filipino Channel - The Official Web Site of ABS-CBN International - DZMM Radio Channel
5. ^ http://showbizandstyle.inq7.net/lifestyle/
6. ^ http://www.cqwow.com
7. ^ PGH Medical Foundation.

External links

• Cory Quirino's official website
• Cory Quirino at the Internet Movie Database
• The Cory Quirino Kidnap: NBI Files at the Internet Movie Database

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