{{Short description|Filipino journalist}} {{Infobox person | name = Nelson Canlas | occupation = {{ubl|Journalist|News anchor|Author|Podcaster}} | employer = GMA Network | known_for = {{ubl|''24 Oras'' ("Chika Minute")|''Updated with Nelson Canlas'' (podcast)|''Si Migoy, Ang Batang Tausug'' (book)|''Ang Kwento ni Putli Mandi'' (book)}} | spouse = Miguel "Miggy" Cabel Moreno | awards = Remarkable TV Reporter of the Year<br/>(2024 ASEAN Excellence Achievers Awards) }}
'''Nelson Canlas''' is a Filipino journalist, television news anchor, podcaster, and author. He is a Senior News Correspondent for GMA News, the news division of GMA Network. Canlas is an anchor for the network's entertainment news segment, "Chika Minute", on the flagship news program ''24 Oras'' and its weekend edition.<ref name="GMA Profile">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-12 |title=Muck Rack {{!}} For journalists and public relations |url=https://muckrack.com/nelson-canlas |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=muckrack.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DT |date=2025-03-09 |title='24 Oras Weekend' celebrates 15 years |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2025/03/08/24-oras-weekendcelebrates-15-years |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=Daily Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
Canlas hosts the GMA News and Public Affairs podcast, ''Updated with Nelson Canlas'', which was launched in 2022.<ref name="Podcast Launch">{{cite web |last=Tunac |first=Hermes Joy |date=May 5, 2022 |title=GMA to launch first-ever showbiz podcast with Nelson Canlas |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/830708/gma-to-launch-first-ever-showbiz-podcast-with-nelson-canlas/story/ |website=GMA News Online |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref><ref name="PEP Podcast">{{cite web |last=Anarcon |first=James Patrick |date=May 6, 2022 |title=GMA News and Public Affairs launches first-ever showbiz podcast |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/audio/16551/gma-news-and-public-affairs-podcast-a764-20220506 |website=PEP.ph |access-date=2025-08-28}}</ref> In 2025, he authored his first children's book, ''Si Migoy, Ang Batang Tausug''.<ref name="Book Launch">{{cite web |last=Son |first=Katrina |date=February 1, 2025 |title=Nelson Canlas launches children's book 'Si Migoy, Ang Batang Tausug' |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/934806/nelson-canlas-launches-children-s-book-si-migoy-ang-batang-tausug/story/ |website=GMA News Online |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Canlas is the eldest son in his family. His mother is an OFW, and his younger siblings have resided in the United States since he was 17.<ref name="Early Life Interview">{{cite web |date=May 4, 2023 |title=Nelson Canlas recalls his mom telling him: 'Huwag ka na mag-journalism kasi walang pera diyan' |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/868980/nelson-canlas-recalls-him-mom-telling-him-huwag-ka-na-mag-journalism-kasi-walang-pera-diyan/story/ |website=GMA News Online |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref><ref name="OFW Mom">{{cite web |date=December 18, 2024 |title=Nelson Canlas on growing up with an OFW mom |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUU5VpeDrZM |website=GMA Pinoy TV via YouTube |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref>
Canlas initially enrolled in marketing and later studied computer programming for two years at De La Salle University.<ref name="Early Life Interview"/> He eventually pursued a degree in journalism.<ref name="Early Life Interview"/>
== Career == === GMA Network === Canlas is a Senior News Correspondent at GMA Network.<ref name="GMA Profile"/> He first anchored the "Chika Minute" segment on ''24 Oras'' on May 4, 2011, substituting for then-main anchor Pia Guanio.<ref name="Chika Minute Debut">{{cite web |date=May 4, 2021 |title=Nelson Canlas recalls first time anchoring 'Chika Minute' with throwback photo from 2011 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/786159/nelson-canlas-recalls-first-time-anchoring-chika-minute-with-throwback-photo-from-2011/story/ |website=GMA News Online |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='24 Oras Weekend' celebrates 15 years of delivering news and information |url=https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/26/24-oras-weekend-celebrates-15-years-of-delivering-news-and-information |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250227082401/https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/26/24-oras-weekend-celebrates-15-years-of-delivering-news-and-information |archive-date=2025-02-27 |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}</ref> He later became a regular anchor for the segment on ''24 Oras Weekend''.<ref name="24 Oras Weekend">{{Cite web |title=Dailymotion |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8t6wi6 |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=www.dailymotion.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Updated with Nelson Canlas (Podcast) === In May 2022, Canlas began hosting ''Updated with Nelson Canlas'', a podcast dedicated to entertainment news.<ref name="Podcast Launch"/><ref name="PEP Podcast"/> The program features long-form interviews with personalities from the Kapuso network. Episodes have included interviews with Barbie Forteza and David Licauco, as well as retrospective specials on 1990s Philippine showbiz.<ref name="Podcast Episodes">{{cite web |title=Updated with Nelson Canlas |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/updated-with-nelson-canlas/id1622543981 |website=Apple Podcasts |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref><ref name="Podcast Playlist">{{cite web |title=Updated with Nelson Canlas |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCpdvYcv59AhwKGoc6UZBtnLRTtk3KRhl |website=GMA Integrated News via YouTube |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref>
=== Si Migoy, Ang Batang Tausug (Book) === Canlas' first children's book, ''Si Migoy, Ang Batang Tausug'', was launched in February 2025.<ref name="Book Launch"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Llemit |first=Kathleen A. |title=Reporter Nelson Canlas pens 1st children's book on Tausug culture, cuisine |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2025/02/27/2424591/reporter-nelson-canlas-pens-1st-childrens-book-tausug-culture-cuisine |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> The story is inspired by the childhood of his husband, Chef Miguel "Miggy" Cabel Moreno, and aims to promote the culture of Mindanao.<ref name="Cultural Movement">{{cite web |last=Llemit |first=Kathleen A. |date=February 27, 2025 |title=Reporter Nelson Canlas pens 1st children's book on Tausug culture, cuisine |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2025/02/27/2424591/reporter-nelson-canlas-pens-1st-childrens-book-tausug-culture-cuisine |website=Philstar.com |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref><ref name="Inquirer Book">{{cite web |last=Grana |first=Rhoda |date=February 6, 2025 |title=Journalist Nelson Canlas turns his love story into a children's book |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/492795/journalist-nelson-canlas-turns-his-love-story-into-a-childrens-book/ |website=INQUIRER.net |access-date=2025-08-28}}</ref> The book is written in Tagalog, English, and Bahasa Sug.<ref name="Book Launch"/><ref name="Mindanao Representation">{{cite web |last=Divina |first=Angela |date=August 23, 2025 |title=Children's book 'Ang Kwento ni Putli Mandi' serves up Tausug culture |url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/literature/kwento-putli-mandi-chef-miggy-moreno-book-tausug-culture/ |website=Rappler |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref> It is the first of a planned four-book series on the heritage of Mindanao.<ref name="Cultural Movement"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2025 |title=Kapuso broadcaster Nelson Canlas launches first children's book celebrating Tausug culture and cuisine |url=https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/5/kapuso-broadcaster-nelson-canlas-launches-first-children-s-book-celebrating-tausug-culture-and-cuisine |access-date=April 5, 2025 |website=Manila Bulletin}}</ref>
== Personal life == Canlas is married to Chef Miguel "Miggy" Cabel Moreno.<ref name="Prominent Journalist">{{cite web |date=May 4, 2023 |title=Nelson Canlas on his non-showbiz partner: 'Ang me time namin magkasama kami for the last 9 years' |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/familyandrelationships/868987/nelson-canlas-on-his-non-showbiz-husband-ang-me-time-namin-magkasama-kami-for-the-last-9/story/ |website=GMA News Online |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref><ref name="ANCX Profile">{{cite web |last=Reyes |first=Lai |date=July 2, 2022 |title=Meet the couple promoting southern Mindanao cuisine in the heart of Quezon City |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/food-drink/features/07/02/22/meet-the-couple-promoting-southern-mindanao-cuisine |website=ABS-CBN News |access-date=2025-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-08 |title=Nelson Canlas 5 taon nang kasal sa kanyang partner na si Miggy, nag-dialogue noon ng, 'Ayoko na, tigilan na natin 'to, forever single na lang ako' |url=https://bandera.inquirer.net/349209/nelson-canlas-5-taon-nang-kasal-sa-kanyang-partner-na-si-miggy-matapos-mag-dialogue-noon-ng-ayoko-na-tigilan-na-natin-to-forever-single-na-lang-ako |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> His family owns Palm Grill, a restaurant in Luzon that serves Mindanaoan food.<ref name="ANCX Profile"/><ref name="Partnership">{{cite web |last=Marfori |first=MJ |date=May 21, 2022 |title=How reporter & restaurateur found their sweet spot |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/05/21/2182506/how-reporter-restaurateur-found-their-sweet-spot |website=Philstar.com |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref>
== Awards and recognition ==
'''Remarkable TV Reporter of the Year''', 2024 ASEAN Excellence Achievers Awards<ref name="ASEAN Award">{{cite web |title=GMA Network bags 12 awards at 5th ASEAN Excellence Achievers Awards |url=https://www.manilastandard.net/showbitz/314421118/gma-network-bags-12-awards-at-5th-asean-excellence-achievers-awards.html |date=March 19, 2024 |website=Manila Standard |access-date=2025-08-28}}</ref>
== Notable incidents == In December 2024, during a World AIDS Day event, Canlas was involved in an incident with a representative from the Department of Health. Media reports stated that the representative publicly confronted Canlas and demanded the deletion of a taped interview with Pia Wurtzbach after a question was asked concerning actress Heart Evangelista.<ref name="DOH Incident">{{cite web |last=Brosas |first=Alex |date=December 3, 2024 |title=GMA Reporter Nelson Canlas Berated by DOH Representative During World's AIDS Day Event |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2024/12/03/gma-reporter-nelson-canlas-berated-by-a-doh-representative |website=Daily Tribune |access-date=2025-08-25}}</ref><ref name="PEP Incident">{{cite web|last=Gabinete|first=Jojo|date=December 2, 2024|title=Nelson Canlas, kinuwestiyon ang "basic respect" matapos ang insidente sa isang event|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/177651/nelson-canlas-doh-a734-20241202|website=PEP.ph|access-date=2025-08-28|language=tl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Franco |first=Chris |date=2024-10-22 |title=Mensahe ni Heart Evangelista kay Pia Wurtzbach, ipinasilip ni Nelson Canlas - KAMI.COM.PH |url=https://kami.com.ph/entertainment/celebrities/169851-mensahe-ni-heart-evangelista-kay-pia-wurtzbach-ipinasilip-ni-nelson-canlas/ |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=kami.com.ph |language=en}}</ref>
In response, Canlas posted a statement on his social media account. He later stated that he was expecting a formal letter of request from the representative.<ref name="DOH Incident"/>
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