Career
Referred to by many in the entertainment industry as "Ate Luds", Inday began her broadcasting career as a radio host who talked about show business. Her commentary and knowledge about the industry eventually brought her fame. She is also a columnist for different showbiz & movie magazines Eyebugs: Bigay Hilig sa Balitang Showbiz, Modern Romances and Tsismis.
One of her first shows was Nothing but the Truth and later See-True and Eye to Eye, which served as Philippine television"s template for showbiz talk shows.
These shows were all produced by Global Media Arts News and Public Affairs and her production company, LoCa Productions (LoCa is the combination of the first two letters of her names, Lourdes Carvajal). She made her television comeback in Global Media Arts Network in 2002 with the show Inday, Heart to Heart.
Inday Badiday died on September 26, 2003, from multiple organ failure due to two strokes at 59 years old, at Saint Luke"s Medical Center, Quezon City. She had three children, Dolly Anne and Ricky from a previous marriage, and Clara (Klang-klang) by her beloved Gene "Bo" Palomo, the man Inday referred to in her famous parting shot, "Saranghamnida, Bo" (Korean for "I love you, Bo") in her program Eye to Eye.
She was also the grandmother of Juicy co-host IC Mendoza.
In April 1, 2004, Global Media Arts Network"s drama anthology Magpakailanman aired her life story, to pay respect, Angelu De Leon played the role (aside from this, the props of her former show such as, See True, & Eye to Eye were used again as a dramatization), Dolly, & Clara was interviewed by host Mel Tiangco. Nothing But the Truth (British Broadcasting Corporation)
True or False (International Biographic Centre)
See True (International Biographic Centre, later moved to Global Media Arts Network)
Eye To Eye (Global Media Arts Network)
The Truth And Nothing But (RPN)
Careful, Careful (DZMM 630 kHz Ang Himpilan ng Malayang Mamamayan)
Inday ng Buhay Ko (DZBB Bisig Bayan 594 kHz)
Inday Heart To Heart (Global Media Arts Network, her last television show).