Rufino "Raffy" Dompao Tima Jr. (; born January 7, 1975) is a Filipino journalist, producer and presenter. He is currently working in

GMA Network GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...

and its affiliate,

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(now GTV), he spanned over 23 years since the working of his current network.

Early life

Raffy Tima was born as Rufino Dompao Tima Jr. on January 7, 1975, in Tabuk, Kalinga. He moved in

Pasig Pasig, officially the City of Pasig (), is a highly-urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. It is located along the eastern border of Metro Mani ...

and

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for focused on news television after graduated in college. He finished the secondary education in San Marcelino High School, and his tertiary education in

UP Diliman The University of the Philippines Diliman (also called UPD; ), also referred to as UP Diliman, is a public, coeducational, research university located in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It was established on February 12, 1949, as the flagsh ...

from 1st year to 2nd year, but he transferred to

Trinity University of Asia Trinity University of Asia (formerly Trinity College of Quezon City), also known as TUA or simply Trinity, is a Private university, private, Protestant (Episcopal Church in the Philippines, Anglican / Episcopalian) affiliated research university ...

from 3rd year until his graduation, with

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Career

Before his joining IBC and

GMA News GMA Integrated News (simply known as GMA News; formerly known as RBS News Department, GMA Radio-Television News and GMA Rainbow Satellite News; and later GMA News and Public Affairs) is the news division of the Philippine media company GMA Networ ...

(now GMA Integrated News), he was a voice-over for the Philippine variety show, '' That's Entertainment''. Tima was one of

's main reporters during the 2000 to 2004 series of kidnappings by the Abu Sayyaf Group, an Islamic extremist group in southern

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, and the all-out war waged by the

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against the Islamic separatist

Moro Islamic Liberation Front The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF; ) is an Islamist group based in Mindanao, Philippines, which sought an autonomous region of the Moro people from the central government. The group has a presence in the Bangsamoro region of Mindanao, t ...

in Central Mindanao. Tima has also covered the

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in 2001 and

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in 2004. A recipient of numerous commendations including most outstanding news producer in 2004 for his coverage of that year's general elections, Tima is currently a senior producer for GMA Integrated News, an anchor on GMA News TV (now GTV)'s noontime programme ''

Balitanghali ''Balitanghali'' (formerly ''Balita Ko'') is a Philippine television news broadcasting show produced by GMA Integrated News. Originally anchored by Pia Arcangel and Raffy Tima, it premiered on November 11, 2005, on QTV. The show was carried ...

'' (then '' Balita Ko'') with Pia Arcangel (now

Connie Sison Maria Perpetua Concepcion "Connie" Del Rosario-Escudero (; born December 8, 1975) is a Filipino broadcast journalist, reporter, host, and news anchor. She is an anchor of the GTV (Philippine TV network), GTV newscast ''Balitanghali'' since 2014 ...

), and presenter on the public affairs show, '' 100% Pinoy!''. He is likewise one of the first presenters of '' Reporter's Notebook'' as well as on ''

i-Witness ''i-Witness'', formerly ''i-Witness: The GMA Documentaries'' is a Philippine television documentary show broadcast by GMA Network and GMA News TV. Originally hosted by Vicky Morales, Luchi Cruz-Valdes, Mike Enriquez, Cheche Lazaro and Jessi ...

'', which won the

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Portrayals in media

Tima was featured in an episode of

's drama anthology '' Wagas'' on August 9, 2014, before the proposal of set from '' Amaya''. JC Tiuseco starred the role of Tima.

Personal life

Tima is married to fellow GMA News Reporter Mariz Umali on December 8, 2012. On January 1, 2012, celebrate the

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, Tima proposes to Umali in the party after two years as a couple. According to the story of television drama series, '' Wagas'', Tima was set of epic fantaserye ''Amaya'' before proposal to her.

Filmography

References

External links

Raffy Tima on GMA News Online
1975 births Living people Filipino television journalists IBC News and Public Affairs people GMA Network (company) people GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs people {{Asia-journalist-stub