Facts: - website: http://ala-ism.pansitan.net - residence: sydney , australia - employer: abs cbn global - years active: 2001 -- 2006 - known for: environmental activist , vocalist , tv personality , model - home town: quezon city , philippines - citizenship: australian - education: bachelor of arts in communication -lrb- 2004 -rrb- - birth date: 17 april 1983 - name: angela '' ala '' paredes - ethnicity: filipino - occupation: correspondent - parents: jim -rrb- paredes -lrb- father -rrb- lydia paredes -lrb- mother - relations: erica -rrb- paredes -lrb- sister -rrb- mio paredes -lrb- brother - alma mater: ateneo de manila university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ala paredes .
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angela '' ala '' paredes is an australia-based filipino environmental activist , commercial model and writer , who at various times in her career was also a tv host , vj , advice columnist , and vocalist for filipino alternative band hiraya .since moving to australia , she has become one of the correspondents covering australia for the philippines ' abs-cbn news & current affairs .