Ces Drilon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ces Drilon
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Jul 8, 1961(1961-07-08)
Age	63
Birthplace	Manila
Country	Philippines
Horoscope	Cancer

Ces Drilon Biography

Ces Drilon is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on July 8, 1961 in Manila, Philippines. Filipino journalist and face for ABS-CBN News who gained international fame after she and her crew were abducted by Abu Sayyaf militants linked with al-Qaeda in 2008. A documentary was made covering her imprisonment, but never shown pending investigations.

Like Anthony Taberna, she is a well known Filipino journalist.

Ces Oreña-Drilon began her television career in 1985 when she joined the Maharlika Broadcasting System (now People’s Television Network) as a news reporter. Her reporting on the capture of Army renegade Col. Gregorio Honasan caught the attention of ABS-CBN Network, which hired her in 1989 to cover the Philippine Senate. Ces appeared regularly on The World Tonight as the program’s business correspondent.

Together with Cathy Yap-Yang, she hosted Usapang Business, a weekly business- oriented show which was soon cancelled due to budget cuts. She later presented several news and current affairs programs for ABS-CBN and for the ABS-CBN News Channel, including Pipol and The Correspondents. Since the 2000s, Oreña-Drilon has served as a co-anchor of the ABS-CBN late-night news program Bandila, and as an alternate anchor for TV Patrol.

Her full name is Cecilia Victoria Oreña-Drilon. She married painter Rock Drilon and the pair had four children named Ory, Miko, Gian and Andre.

Ces Drilon Net Worth

Ces Drilon is one of the richest Journalist from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ces Drilon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She earned a bachelors degree in communications research from University of the Philippines Diliman. She then earned her first job as a news reporter in 1985 with Maharlika Broadcasting System.

She was named one of the top seven mothers in Working Mom Magazine.

Cecilia Victoria Oreña-Drilon (born July 8, 1961), better known as Ces Drilon, is a Filipino broadcast journalist. She presented news and public affairs programs for the News and Current Affairs division of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, which she joined in 1989.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ces Drilon Dating?

According to our records, Ces Drilon married to Rock Drilon. As of December 1, 2023, Ces Drilon’s is not dating anyone.

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In June 2008, Oreña-Drilon and news cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderrama were abducted in Maimbung, Sulu, Jolo, by al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants. She was held for ransom for nine days.

Facts & Trivia

Ces Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Ces Drilon celebrates birthday on July 8 of every year.

A documentary on Drilon’s kidnapping was made and set for airing by ABS-CBN on July 13, 2011. However, the Department of Justice per government prosecutors warned ABS-CBN against airing any video footage, alleging that it would affect the pending investigation’s outcome.

Where is Ces Drilon now?

She then returned to farming. In 2021, Oreña-Drilon would later join Radio Mindanao Network-DZXL , wherein she is the host of afternoon public service program Basta Promdi, Lodi.

Is Ces Drilon still married?

According to the article, “she and her partner of 13 years have parted ways.” Ces and the cover story doesn’t name him but, as those in the media, arts and society circles know, “partner” refers to Ricky Carandang, former ANC anchor and correspondent, head of the Palace communications group during President Noynoy …