

In 1992, he became a Born-Again Christian when fellow "Lunch Date" co-host Toni Rose Gayda shared the Good Word with him. It was then that Randy discovered Chinkee. The business boomed and even produced a show for Randy Santiago at Rumors, then the most popular entertainment venue in Metro Manila. He and nine of his friends chipped in 500 pesos each for the event.

In her college days, he organized afternoon discos, with a featured artist. Introduced in I Love You Three Times a Day (1988) in 1988. Known as Ferdie Tan in the Philippine business world. Wife, a voice teacher at the UST Conservatory of Music where she also graduated magna cum laude, is a worship leader. Met wife Novee in 1999 during a prayer meeting at Victory Christian Fellowship. Randy Santiago gave him his show biz name, Chinkee, because of his "chinky' (Chinese) eyes.
