Jiggy Manicad

Jiggy Manicad
Manicad at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards
Born	Rodrigo Defeo Manicad Jr. (1974-11-15) November 15, 1974 (age 50) Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Education	University of the Philippines Los Baños (B.A.)
Occupations	Television newscaster journalist reporter politician
Years active	1995–present
Employers	ABS-CBN Corporation GMA News and Public Affairs (1995–2018) News5 (2023–present)
Political party	PDP–Laban
Other political affiliations	Independent (under Hugpong ng Pagbabago)
Spouse	Marnie Pulumbarit ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	3
Website	https://www.jiggymanicad.com/

Rodrigo Defeo "Jiggy" Manicad Jr. (/məˈniːˌkæd/ (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.