Jiggy Manicad

Rodrigo Defeo Manicad Jr. (/məˈniːˌkæd/ mə-NEE-kad; born November 15, 1974), professionally known as Jiggy Manicad (Tagalog: [ˈdʒigi mɐˈnɪkad]), is a Filipino television news producer, reporter and broadcast journalist.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Defeo and the surname or paternal family name is Manicad.
Jiggy Manicad
Manicad at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards
Born
Rodrigo Defeo Manicad Jr.

(1974-11-15) November 15, 1974
Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
EducationUniversity of the Philippines Los Baños (B.A.)
Occupations
  • Television newscaster
  • journalist
  • reporter
  • politician
Years active1995–present
Employers
Political partyPDP–Laban
Other political
affiliations		Independent (under Hugpong ng Pagbabago)
Spouse
Marnie Pulumbarit
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(m. 2008)​
Children3

During his stint in GMA Network, he was a presenter in Reporter's Notebook, and anchored news programs 24 Oras Weekend and News TV Quick Response Team. Manicad is currently serving as an anchor of TV5's newscast Frontline Pilipinas.

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