{{Short description|Filipino journalist (born 1980)}} {{Philippine name|Bade|Umali|Tima|ph=married}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Use Philippine English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Mariz Umali | image = | occupation = {{Hlist|Journalist|news anchor|TV host}} | spouse = {{marriage|Raffy Tima|December 8, 2012}} | children = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|03|4}} | birth_name = Marie Grace Michelle Bade Umali | birth_place = Manila, Philippines | agent = {{plainlist| * GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs * (2001–present) }} | employer = | alma_mater = University of the Philippines (BA) | years_active = 2001–present | television = ''Balitanghali Weekend'' <br /> ''i-Witness'' <br /> ''Born to Be Wild'' }}
'''Marie Grace Michelle''' "'''Mariz'''" '''Bade Umali-Tima''' ({{IPA|tl|mɐˈɾis ʊˈmali ˈtimɐ|lang}}; born March 4, 1980) is a Filipino television news anchor journalist and host. She is known for being the main newscaster of the weekend edition of GMA News TV's ''Balitanghali'' (first aired in Q in 2010 and she is with former co-anchor Jun Veneracion until 2019).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/688307/back-back-news-and-public-service|title=Back-to-back news and public service|date=May 22, 2011|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=The Philippine Star}}</ref> She finished broadcast communications course at the University of the Philippines Diliman but she started as a pharmacy student.<ref name="muse" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/636211/up-college-of-mass-comm-holds-homecoming-sept-20|title=UP College of Mass Comm holds homecoming Sept 20|date=September 8, 2014|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref> She started to work at GMA Network as a researcher and producer of news content for the 2001 Philippine general elections.<ref name="muse">{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/allure/665296/mariz-umali-broadcast-muse|title=Mariz Umali: Broadcast Muse|last=Camposano|first=Jerni May|date=March 13, 2011|quote=Barely 21 then, Mariz joined the network as researcher/news producer for the election coverage in 2001 when another life-changing opportunity came knocking at her door.|newspaper=The Philippine Star|accessdate=June 3, 2016}}</ref> Besides ''Balitanghali'', she also appeared as host or documentarian in other television shows such as ''i-Witness'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/401232/publicaffairs/iwitness/mariz-umali-s-documentary-nanay-airs-this-saturday-on-i-witness|title=Mariz Umali's documentary 'Nanay' airs this Saturday on 'I-Witness'|date=January 10, 2015|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=GMA News}}</ref> ''Out of Control''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://manilastandardtoday.com/mobile/article/133923|title=Eye-opening docu-reality show|language=English|date=November 20, 2013|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=The Manila Standard|archive-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616154948/http://manilastandardtoday.com/mobile/article/133923|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''Born to Be Wild''. She also appears as one of the host of the ''Unang Hirit'', GMA Network's morning show.
==Early life== Umali wanted to be a doctor, thus, she enrolled in a course related to medicine, which is pharmacy but she later transferred to broadcast communications at the University of the Philippines Diliman, from where she graduated ''cum laude''.<ref name="muse" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.up.edu.ph/broadcast-media-bigwigs-brunch-with-up-officials/|title=Broadcast media bigwigs brunch with UP officials|last=Encarnacion|first=Andre|date=July 3, 2015|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=University of the Philippines|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611105818/http://www.up.edu.ph/broadcast-media-bigwigs-brunch-with-up-officials/|archive-date=June 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2000, she ran as Chairman of UP Diliman University Student Council but she lost to Raymond Palatino<ref>{{cite web|url=http://titik.ederic.net/militants-capture-up-student-council/|last=Eder|first=Ederic|title=Militants capture UP Student Council|date=April 10, 2000|accessdate=June 3, 2016|website=Titik ni Ederic|language=English}}</ref> who would eventually represent the Kabataan party-list at the House of Representatives. She also joined UP-CMC Broadcast Association, a non-profit organization of UPD College of Mass Communication.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iskwiki.upd.edu.ph/index.php/UP-CMC_Broadcasting_Association|title=UP BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION|website=University of the Philippines-Diliman|accessdate=June 3, 2016}}</ref>
==Career== As she was about to turn 21, Umali started as a producer and researcher at GMA Network, covering the 2001 general elections in the Philippines.<ref name="muse" /> Later on, she became a news reporter and her first live news field report was at a PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration) press conference also in 2001.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/702623/5-things-you-probably-didn-t-know-about-mariz-umali/story/|title=5 things you probably didn't know about Mariz Umali|last=Layug|first=Margaret Claire|date=July 28, 2019|website=GMA News Online|language=en-US|access-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref> According to Umali, she considers the exclusive interview of the suspects of the Nida Blanca murder case as her big break of her career.<ref name="muse" /> She also had reported dangerous coverage such as Manila Peninsula siege and Typhoon Parma (Pepeng).<ref name="muse" />
Other than being a reporter, Umali is also a newscaster and host in various television programs of GMA Network and GMA News TV such as ''Balitanghali Weekend'', ''News TV Live'', ''Born to Be Wild''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/288546/publicaffairs/borntobewild/doc-nielsen-donato-and-mariz-umali-face-alien-fish-on-born-to-be-wild|title=Doc Nielsen Donato and Mariz Umali face 'Alien Fish' on 'Born to be Wild'|date=January 2, 2012|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=GMA News}}</ref> and ''Out of Control''. She also delivered news in the now defunct hourly news update program ''GMA Flash Report''. In the public affairs program ''Hired!'' (previously known as ''May Trabaho Ka'') of the former QTV/Q (later GMA News TV, now GTV), Umali received an Anak TV Seal award.<ref name="muse" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/137313/showbiz/gma-7-qtv11-bag-top-honors-at-anak-tv-seal-award|title=GMA-7, QTV11 bag top honors at Anak TV Seal Award|date=December 3, 2008|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=GMA News}}</ref> She also became one of the host of the travel and lifestyle show entitled ''Travel: More Fun In The Philippines'' and she along with other hosts Kara David, Susan Enriquez, Cesar Apolinario, Maey Bautista and Betong Sumaya were nominated as Best Lifestyle/Travel Show Hosts in the 26th PMPC Star Awards for Television in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/35795/pmpc-bares-nominees-for-26th-star-awards-for-tv|title=PMPC bares nominees for 26th Star Awards for TV|date=September 27, 2012|accessdate=June 15, 2016|newspaper=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}</ref> In the morning news program ''Kape at Balita'', Umali along with her co-hosts Susan Enriquez, Joel Reyes Zobel, Michael Fajatin and Valerie Tan were nominated as Best Morning Show Hosts in the 27th PMPC Star Awards for Television in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/08/13/abs-cbn-nabs-139-nominations-star-awards-tv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808070816/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/08/13/abs-cbn-nabs-139-nominations-star-awards-tv|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2016|title=ABS-CBN nabs 139 nominations in Star Awards for TV|date=November 9, 2013|accessdate=June 1, 2016|newspaper=ABS-CBN News|language=English}}</ref> From time to time, she is invited to be a host or speaker in various events.<ref name="cbcp">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=36922|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630234439/http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=36922|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 30, 2016|title=Broadcaster gives 'proud Catholic' testimonial|date=June 10, 2014|accessdate=June 3, 2016|website=Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ceu.edu.ph/manila/ceuthrowbackthursday-doris-bigornia-and-mariz-umali-at-ceu|title=#CEUTHROWBACKTHURSDAY: DORIS BIGORNIA AND MARIZ UMALI AT CEU|date=February 4, 2016|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=Centro Escolar University|archive-date=August 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806141228/http://www.ceu.edu.ph/manila/ceuthrowbackthursday-doris-bigornia-and-mariz-umali-at-ceu|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2016, during a press conference for the incoming President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, he catcalled Umali.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/06/03/1589701/husband-of-wolf-whistle-reporter-cries-foul|title=Husband of 'wolf whistle' reporter cries foul|date=June 3, 2016|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=The Philippine Star}}</ref> Due to this incident, Raffy Tima, Umali's husband, commented on social media that the catcalling done to his wife is "uncalled for and disrespectful to women".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/788794/gma-reporter-raffy-tima-scores-duterte-for-catcalling-wife-mariz-umali|title=GMA reporter scores Duterte for catcalling wife Mariz Umali|date=June 2, 2016|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|language=English}}</ref> Umali on her part did not expect an apology from Duterte.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/63225/mariz-umali-not-expecting-an-apology-from-president-elect-rodrigo-duterte|title=Mariz Umali not expecting an apology from president-elect Rodrigo Duterte|last=Almo|first=Nerisa|language=English|date=June 2, 2016|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}</ref> In defense, a spokesperson of Duterte, Salvador Panelo said that Duterte did not intend to hurt the feelings of Umali.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.journal.com.ph/news/top-stories/furor-over-wolfwhistle|title=Furor over wolfwhistle|last=Montano|first=Efren|date=June 2, 2016|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=Journal Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606082325/http://www.journal.com.ph/news/top-stories/furor-over-wolfwhistle|archive-date=June 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Panelo added that the catcall was "a joke and a compliment".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/nation/06/02/16/dutertes-wolf-whistling-a-compliment-panelo|title=Duterte's wolf-whistling a compliment – Panelo|date=June 2, 2016|access-date=June 3, 2016|newspaper=ABS-CBN News}}</ref>
During the 17th Gawad Tanglaw Awards in May 2019, Umali won the Best Female Field Reporter award.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/296249|title=GMA wins Best TV Station at Gawad Tanglaw Awards|date=June 2, 2019|work=Manila Standard|access-date=August 1, 2019|language=en}}</ref> In July 2019, Umali became one of the news presenters and hosts of the morning show of GMA 7, ''Unang Hirit''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/702586/mariz-umali-gets-warm-welcome-from-new-lsquo-unang-hirit-rsquo-family/story/|title=IN PHOTOS: Mariz Umali gets warm welcome from new 'Unang Hirit' family|date=July 27, 2019|website=GMA News Online|language=en-US|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2019/07/31/mariz-umali-joins-unang-hirit|title=Mariz Umali joins 'Unang Hirit'|date=July 31, 2019|website=Manila Bulletin Entertainment|publisher=Manila Bulletin|language=en-US|access-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref>
In June 2024, Umali interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy one-on-one during the president's visit to Manila amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news |last1=De Leon |first1=Dwight |title=Philippines confirms participation in Swiss peace summit on Ukraine |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-administration-confirms-participation-swiss-peace-summit-ukraine-june-2024/ |access-date=June 4, 2024 |work=Rappler |date=June 3, 2024 |quote=He (Zelenskyy) later added in an interview with broadcast journalist Mariz Umali that (President) Marcos himself committed to attend the event in person.}}</ref>
==Personal life== Raised in a Roman Catholic family, Umali has said: "I am Catholic … and I am proud".<ref name="cbcp" /> She was a member of her church's choir.<ref name=":0" /> Umali has been married to fellow journalist Raffy Tima since 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/35984/gma-news-reporter-mariz-umali-says-upcoming-wedding-with-raffy-tima-will-be-a-celebration|title=GMA News reporter Mariz Umali says upcoming wedding with Raffy Tima will be a 'celebration'|last=Ching|first=Mark Angelo|language=English, Tagalog|date=October 12, 2012|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}</ref> She had worked with Tima in 2001. Umali was named as "hottest newswomen" by Spot.ph, an entertainment website in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/09/11/12/%E2%80%98tv-patrol%E2%80%99-reporter-named-hottest-newswoman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808073840/http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/09/11/12/%E2%80%98tv-patrol%E2%80%99-reporter-named-hottest-newswoman|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2016|title='TV Patrol' reporter named hottest newswoman|date=September 11, 2012|accessdate=June 3, 2016|newspaper=ABS-CBN News}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Umali, Mariz}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Filipino television journalists Category:GMA Network (company) people Category:GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs people Category:Filipino Roman Catholics Category:Filipino women television journalists Category:University of the Philippines Diliman alumni Category:People from Quezon City