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Davila in 2022
Born	Kristen Karen Lising Davila (1970-11-21) November 21, 1970 (age 54) Manila, Philippines
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Diliman
Occupation	Broadcast journalist television news anchor radio presenter newspaper columnist advocate
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Daryl Jake "DJ" Sta. Ana ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2
YouTube information
Years active	2021–present
Genre	Life stories, motivational stories, guest interviews
Subscribers	2.16 million
Total views	328 million views
Network	B617 Management & Enterprise (since 2021)
Subscriber and view counts updated as of 6 September 2024.

Kristen Karen Lising Davila-Sta. Ana, known as Karen Davila (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˌdaː.bɪˈla]; November 21, 1970), is a Filipino journalist, radio broadcaster, and advocate. She has been the anchor or host of multiple programs, including Bandila, My Puhunan: Kaya Mo!, and TV Patrol.

Early life

Davila went to high school at the Colegio San Agustin – Makati, where she was batchmates with Kris Aquino and Pinky Webb. She took a degree of Bachelor of Arts major in Mass Communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City.

Achievements

As a professional journalist, she has received awards internationally, including an award from the New York Festival and the Ten Outstanding Young Men Awards for Broadcast Journalism in 2008. She has more than 20 awards in the professional journalism field from both local and international organizations. She was also recognized by the Philippine Senate as one of the Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS). .....

In August 2023, Karen Davila was appointed as the first UN Women National Goodwill Ambassador for the Philippines, with the goal of furthering a range of objectives, including the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment, as well as combating climate change.

Personal life

Davila is married to DJ Sta. Ana since July 22, 2001, with two sons: David and Lucas. She is an advocate for people with special needs, children's rights, government transparency, and journalism. Karen Davila and her husband identify themselves as Born-Again Evangelical Christians.

Davila announced on January 9, 2022, during her conversation with Filipino physician Tony Leachon in her ANC program, Headstart, that she and her family caught COVID-19, although she indicated that they were recovering from the disease. On January 15, she posted on Instagram that she and her fellow TV Patrol anchors Alvin Elchico and Gretchen Fullido have survived COVID-19. On her 52nd birthday, she revealed on Instagram that she had recovered from COVID-19 for a second time.

Filmography

Television

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