Korina Sanchez - Early Life

Early Life

Korina Sanchez was born on October 5, 1964 in Hong Kong. Her father, Ramon "Monching" P. Sanchez, Sr. (1919–2004), was the General Manager of then Hong Kong landmark, Ambassador Hotel. She is the only girl of Ramon and Celia Sanchez's five children. When the family came back to the Philippines, her father set up a successful carpet company, Woolcraft, Inc.

She attended St. Theresa's College, Quezon City for her elementary and secondary education, and then Maryknoll College (now Miriam College), where she earned a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts. Her first love was writing, but she was also active in extra-curriculars like singing, theater, public speaking, and high school varsity volleyball. In college, Korina excelled in courses related to creative writing, thesis writing and speech. She also completed a third-level French language course at the Makati-based Alliance Francaise de Manille. Sanchez dreamt to be in the performing arts, but she believed her "calling had always been in the field of information and communication".

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