ANDREA BARDOS

ANDREA BARDOS

Production Manager at COREprod Co.

Former TV Host for “Masayang Umaga Po” and “Pambansang Almusal”

Former Anchor for Eagle News International Morning Edition

Former Segment Producer/Writer at GMA Network

Co-founder at Fashion Box Manila

EARLY LIFE

Andrea Bardos, born Cres Andrea Bardos (a.k.a. Drei, Andrea) was born in Davao City on April 9, 1988 and was raised in General Santos City. Her parents are Crescente Bardos, an industrial engineer, and Phoebe Bardos, a graduate of accountancy, and has a sister, Gemma Montales who now lives with her family in Kuwait.

Bardos took her grade school at New Era University Gensan and Lamb of God SPED Academy. She went to the non-sectarian Holy Trinity College of Gensan in high school. During high school, she was active in the Supreme Student Government (SSG) holding the Vice-President and President positions when she was in third and fourth year, respectively. She was also chosen as one of the Junior City Officials where she took the role of a city councilor for a week which gave her the chance to meet politicians and the boxing champ, Sen. Manny Pacquiao. She was also the Vice President for the General Santos City SSG, an organization of SSG officials of all high schools in General Santos.

In college, she went to University of The Philippines Mindanao in Davao City for two years where she took up Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts. She studied theater as one of her subjects and was part of the stage production of the play “Last Order Sa Penguin” written by UP alumnus Chris Martinez who also wrote the famous films Kimmy Dora, Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank, and Here Comes The Bride among others. She also finished Level 2 Nihonggo. For extracurriculars, she was a member of Kwerdas, the official acoustic guitar organization of UP Mindanao. As a group, they performed not only in the campus but also in several restaurants in Davao City.

Bardos relocated to Manila in 2007 where she qualified to the College of Linguistics and College of Mass Communication in University of The Philippines Diliman. She chose the latter and took up Journalism as a major. Aside from print journalism, she was also trained in broadcasting which prepared her for internship and the jobs she took after graduation. Among her famous professors were Prof Danilo Arao (Pinoy Weekly columnist) and Prof. Winnie Monsod whom she worked with in the morning show Unang Hirit.

She is also a Gerry Roxas Foundation Awardee (high school) and became its scholar in her four years in the university.

CAREER

2009- 2011

During internship at Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho (KMJS) in GMA Network, Bardos proposed a story on Filipino cuisine with weird names (ex. Paksi’ng Demonyo, Tibok-Tibok, etc.) . The producers, including Ms. Jessica Soho herself, approved the story proposal and it was aired on the show in 2009, making Bardos the first intern whose proposed story was aired. This earned her recommendations from her professors and the producers of the show promised her employment should she choose a career in broadcast media. After graduating from UP Diliman, she took her first job as a researcher in KMJS. In the same year, she researched for the longest running morning show Unang Hirit where she became a segment producer after five months. She wrote and produced a variety of news features and huge live coverages such as the 2010 and 2013 National Elections and the first Welcome Ko, Kapatid Ko event of the Iglesia Ni Cristo. As a producer, she collaborated with GMA’s top broadcasters like Arnold Clavio, Rhea Santos, Ivan Mayrina, Lyn Ching, Suzy Entrata, Susan Enriquez, Connie Sision, and Drew Arellano.

Alongside Unang Hirit, she worked as a researcher for the magazine show Poptalk hosted by Tonipet Gaba in 2011.

2013- 2015

In 2013 to 2014, she modelled for David’s Salon hair shows and became a model of HD Make-Up Studio & Academy.

In the late 2014, she left GMA Network and started an events company with her friends. They called it Ideya Productions which caters to weddings and corporate events.

In 2015, Bardos returned to her media profession as a writer and producer in INCTV, one of the two TV arms of Iglesia Ni Cristo. But after 10 days, she was transferred to Net25 and became the executive producer of the morning show Masayang Umaga Po hosted by Direk Leo Martinez and Ms. Cita Astals.

 

While producing, she continued organizing and planning events for her company’s clients. Then her team changed the company’s name to Corevents Productions.

In the same year, she also accepted an international modelling stint from Diva TV. She was cast in the campaign ads of the Asian version of “How Do I Look?”, a make-over show, which aired on the cable TV channel Diva. On her segment entitled “Comfort Or Style”, she acted as a news producer who lacks fashion sense because of the on-the-go nature of her job. Fashion experts did a make-over on her and changed her style.

2016- 2018

In 2016, Bardos left her job as the executive producer of Masayang Umaga Po (MUP) to be one of the main hosts of the same show. She had a segment called “Pinoy ‘To” which featured certified Filipino works and products.

In November, while hosting MUP, she also became the anchor of Eagle News International Morning Edition which aired daily at 7am.

Her events team continued planning events but due to SEC registration difficulties, they changed again the team’s name into CoreProd Co. One of the highlights of the team’s projects was their collaboration with Ceelin, a brand of Unilab. They organized Ceelin’s Kiddie Fun Run event in Subic Bay which around 500 kids had participated.

Fashion for a Cause

In 2017, Bardos and her co-host in MUP launched Fashion Box Manila, an online fashion store for a cause. They sold clothes they wore on the show and parts of the profit went to the charity of their choice. Their advocacy is education for kids.

In March, Bardos and her Canadian friends organized a personal charity project where they visited Concordia’s Children’s Services in Manila and donated food and school supplies, milk, and toys for the children. This was also the first beneficiary of Fashion Box Manila. The second beneficiary was a school in the remote area of Batangas which received raincoats and school supplies in July.

PAMBANSANG ALMUSAL

In September, The shows Masayang Umaga Po and Pambansang Almusal merged with the latter as the new show title. Bardos remained a talent and hosted the segment Viewers’ Corner alongside hosts Phoebe Publico, Genesis Gomez, Earlo Bringas, Edward Flores, and Mia Suarez.

January 1, 2018, Bardos co-hosted the countdown to New Year coverage of Net25 with Phoebe Publico, Claire Cuenca, and the new EBC President Weng Dela Fuente.

As of this writing, Bardos is currently spending her time with her family in Kuwait. She left on February of this year and took a temporary leave from TV hosting. She is still very much in touch with her EBC family and is even planning to be a News Correspondent for the said network while staying in Kuwait.