It’s been more than fourteen years since its debut on Philippine television. From Amy Perez aka Tyang Amy on its pilot episode, to Gelli de Bellen and to Karla Estrada, television has always room for the entertainment and information the show offers. Face to Face, now Face to Face Harapan with its newest host, award-winning journalist Korina Sanchez aka ate Koring will take the seat of being the host and her colleagues in the show agree that she is by far the perfect personality to host the newest season of the show.
“Six episodes pa lang kami pero nakikita ko napaka-professional ni ate Koring. Nasanay din ako na ang mga host nakadikit sa mga prompter, pagdating kay ate Koring, she makes her own, ‘yung mga advise na talagang sa kanya nanggagaling, hindi siya tumitingin sa prompter. Makikita mo talaga na it’s a work of a journalist rather than an entertainment host,” shares Dra. Camille Garcia during the media launch of Face to Face Harapan.
So can she say that Korina Sanchez is the perfect host for Face to Face Harapan?
“Oo. Kasi hindi lang experience ang pinag-uusapan dito. Siguro dahil kasi marami siyang naranasan na hindi katulad ng mga artista kasi karaniwan sa mga host namin mga artista hindi katulad ngayon kay ate Koring na marami siyang naranasan based dun sa different shows niya. So talagang nakakapag-bigay siya ng mga opinyon and ‘yung mga experiences niya, hindi namin akalain na kapag pinag-usapan ‘yung tungkol sa renta, nag-renta din pala si ate Koring, ‘yung mga ganung klaseng experiences nakakagulat na malaman kasi all these times akala namin AB crowd ang kaya niyang pag-usapan pero dito, CDEF kayang kaya niya.”
“Yung ending ko sa isang episode sabi ko, ‘eto ay salamin sa sobrang kahirapan ng tao. Sa sobrang kahirapan ng tao, magsasabunutan talaga sila live on air.’ Kasi ‘yung emosyon nila very raw, kaya I said this is the mirror of true poverty in this country. ‘Yan ang nangyayari, ‘yung walang kaalaman sa mga pwede pala ibigay ng local government, di nila alam. Maraming mga bagay ang pwedeng matutunan and I think this is a great vehicle para matuto ang mga tao how to resolve problems,” ate Koring on the importance of the show Face to Face Harapan.
“It’s very different working with a real journalist. Iba ‘yung working with an artista, iba ‘yung working with experienced. Ms. Korina Sanchez has made a mark for herself alone, trying to solve people’s problems. Dito sa Face to Face, kaming mga Trio Tagapayo ay nagbibigay lang ng payo. But in the end it is ate Koring who listens to all the payo and relates it to the actual case situations tapos siya ‘yung nagge-gel. So, maganda ang format ng program because, it’s probably because she has more experience as a journalist, she is able to come out with what is right, what is wrong, what is shallow, what is deep. ‘Yung totoong problema. And nagpapasalamat ako sa TV5, sa programa naming Face to Face because as a lawyer, I’ve been practicing for 46 years, at talagang ine-encourage ng Supreme Court ang barangay settlement. In fact, hindi ka makaka-file ng kaso sa court kung hindi mo nae-exhaust ang barangay. And that is why Face to Face is a means of helping the justice system, ‘yung mga hindi naaabot ng court system, ‘yung mga hindi nakaka-afford ng lawyers or hindi nakaka-afford ng filing fees, ‘yung mga problemang hindi ma-solve sa barangay level ay maso-solve namin sa Face to Face because of the wealth of experience, nandyan si Dr. Love, nandyan si Dra. Camille, and ako, but all of our seperate experiences come together with ate Koring. Of course, there’s Donita which is the comic relief of the show,” Atty. Lorna Kapunan on why Korina Sanchez is the perfect host for Face to Face.
Face to Face Harapan airs Mondays to Fridays, 4PM before Wil to Win on TV5 and will have re-run on One PH at 9PM.
Watch our coverage of the media conference of Face to Face Harapan below: