Rodrigo Defeo Manicad Jr. ( ; born November 15, 1974), popularly known as Jiggy Manicad, is a Filipino television news producer/reporter and newscaster. He was formerly an anchor of the weekend edition of

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's flagship news program ''

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'' and on

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's '' Quick Response Team'' before resigning from the network in April 2018 and running as senator on the 2019 Midterm Elections under

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. Later after the election, he return to

due to his work with Marnie Manicad and the Team MMPI clients for the show Agripreneur.

Early life and career

Rodrigo Defeo Manicad Jr. is the son of Rodrigo Manicad Sr. and Lusviminda Defeo Manicad. He was born on November 15, 1974. He finished elementary and secondary in San Pablo Colleges. He took Communication Arts in the

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. As a kid, he loved animals specially dogs. As a matter of fact, his dog Tikboy was chosen as one of the K-9 dogs of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). He worked as assistant editor of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Years later, he found himself back in Manila, becoming one of the writers of the popular show

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. He later transferred to

for he wanted to become a newscaster. He got the shot and is currently working as a reporter of Reporter's Notebook. During the May 1, 2001, Riot in

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, he was seriously injured his head in the middle of the riot between the protesters and the authorities. His stories include insurgency and extremism in Mindanao, disasters and the illegal arms trade. In 2004, he was awarded the British Chevening Scholarship Award. He then took a postgraduate course in International Broadcast Journalism at

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in Wales. He was chosen from 800 applicant-journalists from all over the country. As part of the program, he had his practicum at the BBC in Norwich, England. He is also an awardee of Ten Outstanding Young Men for 2012 for journalism. On April 20, 2018, Manicad announces his departure from

and resignation from media service during his program, News TV Quick Response Team, after the prospective senatorial candidate under the ruling

political party for 2019 midterm elections. After the senatorial debates, Jiggy Manicad return to GMA for his sole show, Agripreneur.

Awards and nominations

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manicad, Jiggy 1974 births Living people People from Quezon City Bicolano people People from Camarines Norte University of the Philippines Los Baños alumni Filipino television news anchors Filipino reporters and correspondents GMA Network personalities GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs people