Catherine Yap Yang (born February 1, 1971) is a

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business journalist who has worked in various international news outfits across the Asia-Pacific region over the course of 15 years. She is currently the Head of Programs at Cignal TV, Inc. and a presenter on Cignal TV's One News. Previously, she served as the head of

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's corporate communications group.

Background

She graduated with an AB

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degree from the

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in 1991. After graduation, Yap-Yang joined

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and tenured for eight years (1992-2000) as reporter, researcher and pinch-hitter for the former Philippine Vice-president

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on ''

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''. She succeedingly became a business news presenter for several Sarimanok News Network (SNN, later called the

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or ANC) shows, such as ''Stock Market Live'', ''

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'', and ''The Weekend News''. She also co-hosted the show, '' Usapang Business'' in tandem with

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on ABS-CBN. In 2000, the

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Foundation sent Yang to the

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to take a Masters in Journalism and in

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in the United Kingdom. Months later, she joined

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, and then moved afterward to

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. Yang also joined Reuters Television as their news anchor from 2010 to 2013, and

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as their reporter covering the whole of Hong Kong from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, Yang re-joined ABS-CBN as the face of its business news coverage, as well as becoming its managing editor. She served as the anchor of ANC's '' Market Edge'' and of ''Business Nightly'' (replacing Warren de Guzman) in September 2015. On August 6, 2020, Yang joined

as First Vice President and Group Communications Officer. She also oversaw the communications needs of the MVP Group of Companies, which includes

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and

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. She voluntarily retired on December 1, 2024. On April 21, 2023, it was reported that Yang would be making her TV comeback via Cignal TV's One News as the host of a new interview program titled ''Thought Leaders'', which began airing in May 2023. On January 1, 2025, she assumed the position of Head of Programs at Cignal TV, Inc. while continuing her duties as the presenter of ''Thought Leaders'' and the business morning news program ''Money Talks with Cathy Yang''.

Recognition

*Asian TV Awards- Best TV News Presenter 2019 *Asian Academy Awards- Best TV News Anchor 2019 *Asian Television Awards - Best TV Newscaster (2001, 2002, 2003) *Fleetstreet Award by the British Council *Excellence in Media Award - De La Salle University

References

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