Ces Drilon
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About
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.
Before Fame
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.
Trivia
She was named one of the top seven mothers in Working Mom Magazine.
Family Life
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.
Associated With
Like Anthony Taberna, she is a well known Filipino journalist.
