Rikki Mathay

Rikki Mathay (or Rikki Kwek) was an awarded broadcast journalist from the Philippines ^ (1999 to 2005) before becoming a Spokesperson and Media Chief in the Senate of the Philippines (2012 to present).

Rikki was the youngest news anchor in Philippine broadcast history at the age of 19, when she started her career in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation straight out of college^. Among her most noteworthy news and current affairs programs in ABS-CBN include the following:

A 3-hour daily morning show where she was introduced as VJ Rikki in 2000.

A spin-off of ASYM, where she was one of the show's main hosts.

Through a partnership with the international news agency CNN, Rikki was the anchor for this nightly global newscast. She broke the news on the 9/11 Tragedy, among other international headliners.

A weekly news magazine show, Rikki pioneered this program together with contemporary Marieton Pacheco. This show caters to Filipinos based in the Middle East where ABS-CBN first set up an overseas news bureau.

Seven days of hourly news updates from morning till evening, Rikki was able to break the latest news including the Manila Peninsula military standoff, bombing, among others.

Partnering with Marc Logan in 2003, Rikki covered human interest stories under the current affairs department.

The nightly newscast prior to Bandila, Rikki anchored the lifestyle and showbiz portions of the program, which was the first time in evening news.

Writer, researcher and anchor, Rikki headed the news division of ABS-CBN's FM station, WRR 101.9... For Life, from 1999-2003. The station was dubbed the number 1 FM station according to surveys during that time. ^

Her programs, were top rating during her stay, including the FM station of ABS-CBN which ranked the highest in surveys. ^

During her broadcasting career, Rikki was not only a famous news anchor ^ and a sought-after events host ^, but she also served as a young director for Media in the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) under then Chairman Myrna Yao. Rikki, not known to many, was likewise an advocate for the welfare of senior citizens.

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