Jiggy Manicad

Jiggy Manicad
Manicad wears a suit with a red tie and is smiling while looking at something below the camera
Born
Rodrigo Defeo Manicad Jr.

(1974-11-15) November 15, 1974 (age 49)
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
(m. 2008)
Children3
Websitehttps://www.jiggymanicad.com/

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

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.