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Vicky Morales

Victoria Torres Morales-Reyno is a Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter. She is a co-anchor of GMA Network's early evening newscast 24 Oras since 2014 and the host of the Saturday afternoon documentary-drama show Wish Ko Lang! since 2004. For hosting Wish Ko Lang!, she received the "Best Public Service Program Host" award at the 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television in 2015. She previously anchored Saksi, the late news program of GMA Network, from 1999 to 2014. On GTV, she hosts a magazine news program entitled Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales, which was started in 2011 when GTV was previously known as GMA News TV.

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Vicky Morales
Morales in 2025
Born
Victoria Torres Morales

(1969-07-10) July 10, 1969a
Manila, Philippines
EducationAteneo de Manila University
Occupations
  • Broadcast journalist
  • television presenter
Years active1990–present
Employer(s)ABS-CBN (1990)
GMA Network (1990–present)
Television24 Oras (co-anchor since 2014)
Wish Ko Lang! (host)
Good News (host)
Spouse
Alfonso "King" Reyno
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(m. 2001)​
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Children3

Victoria Torres Morales-Reyno2 (Tagalog: [ˈbikɪ mɔˈɾalɛs]; born July 10, 1969a) is a Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter. She is a co-anchor of GMA Network's early evening newscast 24 Oras since 20143 and the host of the Saturday afternoon documentary-drama show Wish Ko Lang! since 2004.4 For hosting Wish Ko Lang!, she received the "Best Public Service Program Host" award at the 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television in 2015.5 She previously anchored Saksi, the late news program of GMA Network, from 19992 to 2014.3 On GTV, she hosts a magazine news program entitled Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales,6 which was started in 2011 when GTV was previously known as GMA News TV.789

Aside from receiving a PMPC Star Award, she received different accolades from other local awards including Catholic Mass Media Awards, UP Gandingan, USTv Awards, Gawad Tanglaw, Northwest Samar State University Student Choice Awards, and Anak TV Seal.2 Her skills as a journalist has also been recognized internationally by the Asian TV Awards, New York Festival, US International Film and Video Awards, and the George Foster Peabody Awards.4

Career

College years and ABS-CBN stint

When she entered the Ateneo de Manila University, she initially pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in management but later shifted to a communications course to pursue a journalism career.2 During her college years, her professor introduced her to ABS-CBN executive Charo Santos-Concio1011 and then Morales auditioned for ABS-CBN.12 Santos-Concio wanted her to be an actress but Morales preferred to be a news reporter.11 She passed the auditions and then afterwards, she attended a training program.11 At one point during her training, she worked with Korina Sanchez for a short time.1311

After three months of training, ABS-CBN executives were not satisfied with her performance and thus removed her from the training program.12 However, this was not her last stint on ABS-CBN. She was later hired by Dong Puno as her production staff and later co-anchor on his business program on ABS-CBN.12 Morales said that she learned a lot from Puno and that she considered him her mentor.12

During her younger years, she also appeared in a Coca-Cola commercial alongside singers Gary Valenciano and Sharon Cuneta.1214

Broadcast journalist at GMA Network

In 1990, after graduating college, Morales secretly applied11 for an anchor spot on GMA Headline News (the now-defunct late night English language news program of GMA Network) who would join the program's news presenters Tina Monzon-Palma and Jose Mari Velez.2 After then GMA's AVP for News Dan de Padua called Vicky, she was eventually hired as the news anchor for GMA Headline News and bested 500 other applicants.411 She anchored a segment of the said late news program entitled "Good News," which, incidentally, would become the title of her own news magazine program in 2011.2

After ending her work at GMA Headline News, then GMA executive Tony Seva asked Vicky to reunite with Dong Puno on his morning news program entitled Business Today.4 After two years doing a morning show, she returned to evening news and anchored GMA Network News, which, first started in the English language and later reformatted in 1999 in the Filipino language.2

In 1998, Morales started to be the news presenter of the late night Filipino language news program Saksi.4 The 1999-2004 edition of Saksi featured her former partner and Imbestigador host Mike Enriquez, who was her co-anchor in the 1998 Filipino language edition of GMA Network News.15 In 2004, Morales, became the late night Filipino language news program Saksi with new co-anchor Arnold Clavio and became the host of Wish Ko Lang! a Saturday-afternoon public service drama anthology show. replacing Bernadette Sembrano.16 She was already part of I-Witness before entering Wish Ko Lang!4

Upon the opening of the GMA News TV channel in 2011, she was given the program entitled Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales.6 The channel was later rebranded to GTV and Morales's show was carried over.6 On November 10, 2014, Morales became a co-anchor on GMA Network's 6:30 PM news program, 24 Oras, becoming the newscast's third anchor, after being with Saksi for the last 15 years and was replaced by Pia Arcangel.3

Personal life

Morales's parents are Dante Morales and Ma. Luisa Torres Morales.17 Dante, her father and a medical doctor, was one of the directors of the Manila Jockey Club, which he succeeded from his wife, Ma. Luisa, who was also a board member of the club.17

Morales is married to lawyer Alfonso "King" Reyno since June 2, 2001.1 Incidentally, Reyno is also part of the Manila Jockey Club just like Morales's parents as he is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the club.17 The couple have three children: twins Filippo Luis and Leon Alfonso (both born 2008), and Daniela Simone (born 2010).18

Public image

As a journalist in her television programs, Morales perceives herself as not the intellectual type nor the hard-hitting, confrontational kind but she will defend a position that she hold dear.4 In addition, she will deliver the news as who she is, that is, being compassionate.4 She created a positive public persona that brings hope and simple happiness to her viewers as reflected on her shows Wish Ko Lang! and Good News.4 Her attitude towards upholding her position was put into test in 2020 when she interviewed Dr. Bong Javier, Makati Medical Center director, regarding the breaching of the COVID-19 protocols by Senator Koko Pimentel at the hospital.19 The public, particularly netizens, praised Morales and described her as being frustrated with Pimentel yet calm during the interview.20

Despite being recognized as a seasoned journalist, Morales committed several gaffes on live television. One of which happened on October 12, 2020, in 24 Oras where she can be seen holding a cue card with the text facing the camera.21 The text contained a Taglish phrase saying "PA-REVIEW NG SCRIPT PLEASE" (PLEASE REVIEW THE SCRIPT).22 Another blooper happened on May 20, 2021, also in 24 Oras, when she said her outro differently.23 She uttered "At dahil hindi natutuli…ay natutulog ang balita!" (this can be roughly translated to "And because the news can not be circumcised…oops, is not sleeping") instead of just "At dahil hindi natutulog ang balita!".23 Although, it seems that Morales did this in a humorous manner because she said her outro before a report about circumcision during the COVID-19 pandemic and the banter between Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez, her co-anchors, about the topic.2324 In an interview, Morales explained that she did not make a blooper and she said the line on purpose and added that the "news is not circumcised, meaning we do not cut or censor our news to favor anyone."25

Television programs

Year Title Role
1991–1992 GMA Headline News News Anchor
1992–1999 GMA Network News
1999–2014 Saksi
1999–2004 I-Witness Host
2004–present Wish Ko Lang!
2007 Philippine Agenda
2011–present Good News
2014–present 24 Oras News Anchor
2020 Ilaban Natin Yan! Host
Notes

Notes

  1. Based on a post on the official Facebook page of GMA Network26 and another source that says that she celebrated her 51st birthday in 2020,10 her birthday is July 10 and her birth year is 1969, respectively.
References

References

  1. "Vicky Morales: Here comes the bride". Philstar.com. May 16, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. Cruz, Josephine (March 22, 2015). "VICKY MORALES PROMOTING POSITIVITY ON TELEVISION". The Manila Times. Philippines: The Manila Times Publishing Corp. Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via PressReader.
  3. Santiago, Ervin (November 10, 2014). "Vicky Morales tinanggal sa Saksi, pinalitan ni Pia Arcangel". Bandera (in Tagalog). INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  4. "Promoting positivity on television". The Manila Times. March 21, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  5. Jimenez, Joyce (December 3, 2015). "Alden Richards, Maja Salvador lead winners of 29th Star Awards for TV". Philstar.com. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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  7. "GMA launches shows for News TV". Philstar.com. The Philippine Star. February 12, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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  9. "GMA Network launches third international channel called GMA News TV International". PEP.ph. July 14, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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  11. Panoorin! Vicky Morales, Kapamilya bago naging Kapuso (in Tagalog). November 17, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  12. Barrameda, Joe (October 9, 2019). "Vicky inalok noong mag-artista ni Charo Santos". Philstar.com. The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  13. Green, Jhen (October 15, 2019). "Korina Sanchez Recalls GMA's Vicky Morales' Training Days In ABS-CBN". Philippine News. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  14. 80's Coke TV Ad with Sharon Cuneta & Gary V. March 26, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  15. "GMA News Online". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  16. Gabinete, Jojo (February 14, 2020). "Wish Ko Lang! ng GMA-7, magpapaalam na pagkatapos ng 18 years". PEP.ph (in Tagalog). Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  17. Perez, Emeterio SD (April 6, 2013). "If Reyno 3rd is king, then Vicky must be queen". The Manila Times. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  18. Cruz, Marinel R. (June 4, 2011). "Fate and Vicky Morales". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  19. Ching, Mark Angelo (April 9, 2020). "Remember when these newscasters became the news themselves?". PEP.ph. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  20. Bigtas, Jannielyn (March 20, 2020). "Jessica Soho, Vicky Morales go viral for professionalism while reporting on Koko Pimentel's COVID-19 gaffe". GMA News Online. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  21. Severo, Jan Milo (October 16, 2020). "Oops! Glitches spotted in '24 Oras'". Philstar.com. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  22. Ichimura, Anri (October 14, 2020). "Vicky Morales' Script Accident is Our 2020 Mood". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  23. Anarcon, James Patrick (May 21, 2021). "VIRAL: Vicky Morales almost says "hindi natutuli ang balita" in 24 Oras wrap-up". PEP.ph. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  24. Nelz, Jay (May 21, 2021). "Vicky Morales Says "Hindi natutuli ang balita" During Live Broadcast". Philippine News. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  25. Pinoy, Pol (May 21, 2021). "GMA7: Our News Is Not Circumcised!". The Adobo Chronicles. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  26. "Happy Birthday, Ms. Vicky Morales". Facebook. July 10, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2021.