Gretchen Marie Gumabao Fullido (; born June 4, 1984) is a

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and

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. She rose to prominence after hosting and guest appearances on several talk shows, televised competitions and sports events. Fullido is the current presenter for the ''Star Patrol'' entertainment segment of ''

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,'' and is under contract with

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and TFC.

Career

2004–2009

In 2004, Fullido started her career as a courtside reporter for the

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until 2007. She was also a radio host for ''Sports Talk'' and ''Chismax: Chismis to the Max'' on

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and became a reporter for '' TV Patrol World'' in 2008.

2010–present: TV Patrol

On November 8, 2010, Fullido replaced

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as a segment anchor for ''Star Patrol''. In 2013, Fullido later reported on scores and the stars attending games for UAAP Season '76, and was presenter for Celebrity Basketball Match. She again appeared in ''It's Showtime'''s fourth anniversary celebration, with a guest appearance in the last two episodes of the weeklong special.

Controversy

On October 5, 2018, Fullido filed sexual harassment and libel complaints against

executive Cheryl Favila and

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segment producer Maricar Asprec. She also filed suit against news reporter Marie Lozano, who allegedly “besmirched her reputation” in saying she had filed the sexual harassment complaints to leverage her employment status in the network. Fullido charged the two executives had sent her text messages with sexual innuendoes and requesting sexual favors. She also accused them of making it difficult for her to work as an anchor and reporter for ''TV Patrol'' when she rejected their inappropriate advances. Fullido also accused journalist

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after the latter allegedly said Fullido deserved to be harassed after wearing a

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to boost ''TV Patrol'' ratings. In March 2019, the

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Prosecutor junked Fullido’s libel raps against Lozano and Drilon.

Personal life

Fullido is the cousin of the Gumabao siblings

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, Kat, and

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. She is also a niece of former actor

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. Fullido graduated from Immaculate Conception Academy - Greenhills in San Juan City, where she was part of the

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for swimming. She later finished at the

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Filmography

Television

Radio shows

References

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