Pia Guanio

Liana Pia Coronado Guanio was born on October 24, 1974. She began her career in entertainment as a lively traffic reporter for CALTEX's RoadWatch In 1999. Guanio caught the attention of travelogue channel Lakbay TV and her career has been on the move ever since.

After Lakbay TV, Guanio was one of the hosts of ABS-CBN's morning show Alas Singko Y Medya. In 2003, she moved to GMA Network, and became a host of noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! She later became an anchor on 24 Oras for the segment Chika Minute. She also hosted the talk shows S-Files and Showbiz Central.

In 2015, Guanio left 24 Oras after 11 years on the program.^[1] She was replaced by Iya Villania as Chika Minute anchor.^[2]

In 2021, Guanio left Eat Bulaga! because of personal reasons.^[3] In the same year, she moved to Net 25, where she hosts the network morning show, Kada Umaga.

Pia Guanio has been romantically linked in the past to her long-time boyfriend, Mark Zulueta, and was later said to be engaged to variety show entertainer and actor Vic Sotto. Sotto and Guanio broke up in 2010.^[4] Several months later, Guanio married businessman Steve Mago on October 1, 2011.^[5] The couple have two children: Scarlet Jenine (born 2012) and Soleil Brooklyn (born 2017).^[6][7]

Guanio is a board member of Best Buddies Philippines, and is an advocate of social inclusion.^[8]