Patricia Evangelista is new DOKYU host

Outstanding youth achiever Patricia Evangelista will be the new host of “DOKYU: Ang Bagong Mata ng Pinoy Documentaries” when the 2006 KBP Golden Dove Awards Best TV Documentary Program returns next month on ABC 5 with a new format – a student documentary competition. She will take the place of veteran broadcaster Anne Torres.

Evangelista pleasantly shocked the nation in May 2004 with her signal achievement in winning the English Speaking Union's (ESU) International Public Speaking Competition in London. Delivering a five-minute extemporaneous talk, she won by a unanimous vote over a field of 59 contestants from 37 countries. The contest theme was "A Borderless World." She was then an 18-year old communications sophomore at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. She completed her BA in Speech Communications at U.P. graduating cum laude.

Currently, Evangelista is a Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist. Her column “Rebel Without a Clue” appears every Sunday in the PDI’s Opinion section. She also hosts the TV program “Y-Speak,” a youth debate show on Studio 23. A very energetic and prolific talent, she is also writer/host/segment producer for Living Asia Channel which is seen in Asia, Europe and North America; writer for “Media in Focus,” a talk show on media affairs hosted by Cheche Lazaro; writer for “The Explainer,” a history talk show hosted by Manolo Quezon; and a consultant for “Square Off,” a debate show. On top of all these, she teaches Creative Writing at St. Paul College.

Evangelista also finds time for socio-civic advocacies. She is National Youth Representative to Operation Smile Philippines and a volunteer writer for Gawad Kalinga.

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