Anthony Taberna

Antonio "Anthony" Talens Taberna Jr. professionally known as Anthony Taberna and also known as "Ka Tunying", is a Filipino reporter, broadcaster, anchor, journalist, and radio anchor.
He is known for hosting the Philippine morning show, Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas, and is also known for hosting Umagang Kay Ganda.
At ABS-CBN, Taberna hosted television and radio programs covering news and public affairs. He is a former host of Umagang Kay Ganda (where he gained popularity in the segment "Punto por Punto") and XXX: Exklusibong, Explosibong, Exposé. As a radio anchor, Taberna is one of the lead anchors for Dos por Dos alongside Gerry Baja. He is also the former anchor of Iba-Balita and Mano Mano of Studio 23 and later News plus on S+A.
==Biography==
===Early life and education===
Antonio Talens Taberna Jr. was born on January 16, 1975, in San Antonio, Nueva Ecija, the fourth of seven children. His father, Antonio Taberna Sr., was a provincial bus driver in Manila who only finished his education up until high school. His father died on August 18, 2002, after a period of ill health. His mother, Benita Talens Taberna, only finished her elementary education.
===Career===
Taberna started his career as a part-time news writer in 1992 at DZEC, operated by Eagle Broadcasting Corporation. In 1997, he transferred to DZMM, an AM radio station owned by ABS-CBN where he became a Radyo Patrol reporter. In January 2000, he joined Gerry Baja in Ito Ang Radyo Patrol (). The tandem then moved on to Gising Pilipinas () in 2002, before they were given their own show, Dos por Dos.
As a television host, Taberna was featured on the morning show Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas and in the documentary program Kalye: Mga Kwento ng Lansangan. Taberna has been widely criticized for his rape victim-blaming on live television. A campaign to remove him from his position due to his bad ethics was met by opposition from Taberna's employer company, ABS-CBN. On July 31, 2020, Taberna left ABS-CBN due to the ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy when the Philippine Congress rejected the new legislative franchise of the network and he subsequently joined Manila Broadcasting Company's AM radio station DZRH in August 2020 and his show Dos por Dos moved to the station and resumed airing on August 31. On September 6, 2022, Taberna joined All TV and would host the television program Kuha All!
===Personal life===
Taberna is married to former broadcast journalist Rossel Velasco, and they have two daughters named Zoey and Helga Taberna.
The couple are the owners of the coffee shop-bakery-restaurant Ka Tunying's Cafe. The first branch of his coffee shop is located at Visayas Avenue in Quezon City. The Tabernas also opened additional branches of their cafe due to its popularity.
==Filmography==
===Radio===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Network
1999–2002 	Ito ang Radyo Patrol	Host 	DZMM
2000–present	Dos por Dos 	Co-Anchor	DZMM (2000–2020)
DZRH (2020–present)
2001–2007 	Gising Pilipinas 	Anchor 	DZMM
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Network
1997–2020 	TV Patrol 	Senior correspondent	ABS-CBN
2004–2007 	Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas 	Host/segment host 	ABS-CBN
2007–2020 	Umagang Kay Ganda 	Host 	ABS-CBN
2007–present	Dos por Dos 	Co-host 	DZMM TeleRadyo (2007–2020)
DZRH News Television (2020–present)
2008–2009 	Kalye: Mga Kwento ng Lansangan 	Host 	ABS-CBN
2010–2013 	XXX: Exklusibong, Explosibong, Exposé	Host 	ABS-CBN
2010–2014 	Iba-Balita 	Anchor 	Studio 23
2011–2013 	Ako Ang Simula 	Host 	ABS-CBN
2012–2013 	Pinoy True Stories – Demandahan 	Host 	ABS-CBN
2012–2013 	Mano Mano 	Host 	Studio 23
2013–2019 	Tapatan ni Tunying 	Host 	ABS-CBN
2014 	News plus 	Anchor 	S+A
2017 	Wildflower 	Debate host 	ABS-CBN
2018–2019 	Pareng Partners 	Co-host 	ABS-CBN
2019–2020 	Kuha Mo! 	Host 	ABS-CBN / Kapamilya Channel
2022–present	Kuha All! 	Host 	ALLTV
==Controversies==
===Iglesia Ni Cristo controversy===
In August 2015, Anthony Taberna announced that he will take a leave of absence from his two shows on ABS-CBN, citing "conflict of interest" due to the controversy surrounding the founding family of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). Taberna was one of the personalities appearing in the INC members' assembly In EDSA In August 2015.
===Remarks on rape victim===
On February 19, 2018, a news report showing a video of a 19-year-old girl was delivered. She was allegedly gang-raped after meeting up with someone she was chatting with online. In the background, however, Anthony Taberna's voice can be heard, saying:
Taberna, however, didn't stop there. Seemingly cutting off Jeff Canoy, Taberna responded that in truth, women shouldn't put themselves in dangerous situations.