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Cris Evert Lato
Cris Evert Berdin Lato is economic reporter for Cebu Daily News, the local affiliate of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

MS Lato graduated with high honors from the University of the Philippines Cebu College in April 2007.

During her college stint, she was president of socio-civic organization UP Cebu Tsinelas which gives educational assistance to children in mountainous and depressed areas in Cebu.

She also become president and vice president for the Union of Progressive Students and regular contributor for local papers, Sun.Star Cebu and The Freeman.

Under her leadership, UP Cebu Tsinelas made it as one of the top accomplished youth organizations in the Philippines in 2007.

Her achievements include being one of the thirty outstanding students of the Philippines 2007. She was also one of the awardees of the Ten Outstanding Students of Region VII. On top of these, she was also awarded the The Outstanding Cebuano Youth Leader (TOCYL) College Category 2007.

A highlight accomplishment in her college life was being Philippine representative to the East Asian Seas Youth Forum in Haikou City, China where she represented the youth agenda to a plenary composed of more than 800 experts from the United Nations, environment ministers from Asian countries and policy experts among others.

MS Lato was born in August 20, 1986 in Cebu City to Maria Elena Sumalinog Berdin and Gil Edgar Covero Lato. She is the eldest of four children which include Stephanie Marie, Hendrix Gil and Kevin Ken.

MS Lato also graduated valedictorian both in elementary (Libas Elementary School in Merida, Leyte) and high school (Saint Peter's College in Ormoc City).

At 21, MS Lato is single and maintains a close relationship with her best friend / soulmate, Ernest Dale Acar.