Jiggy Manicad (Rodrigo Defeo Manicad Jr) is a published journalist. He used to be born in San Pablo Town, Laguna on 15 November 1974. His folks are Rodrigo Manicad Sr and Luzviminda Defeo Manicad, each from San Pablo. His spouse, Maria Nicola Pulumbarit Manicad, is a movie and TV director and multimedia manufacturer with whom he has two daughters. He finished a bachelor of arts in verbal exchange Arts on the College of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in Laguna, 1994. He bought a postgraduate direction in global broadcast journalism from Cardiff College in Wales and finished his practicum on the British Broadcasting Company in Norwich, England, 2004. He holds the location of reports manufacturer and reporter for GMA Community.

He anchors the day-to-day information program Information TV Fast Reaction Crew: QRT, which premiered in 2011, on GMA Information TV and 24 Oras Weekend (24 Hours Weekend), since 2011, on GMA. He has been anchoring with co-reporter Maki Pulido the weekly information mag Reporter’s Pocket book since 2004.

After graduating from UPLB, Manicad first labored as assistant editor in a newsletter of the Global Rice Analysis Institute. Months later, he implemented to be a manufacturing assistant and driving force in GMA’s radio station, DZBB, however used to be now not authorized. He got to work as a creator within the public affairs mag Magandang Gabi, Bayan (Excellent Night, Country), ABS-CBN, hosted via Noli de Castro, however left the display after just a few weeks at the activity for a easy explanation why: the community used to be a ways from the bus prevent the place he were given off from his day-to-day trip from Laguna. He in an instant went again to GMA, used to be interviewed via Jessica Soho, and authorized as a beat reporter and creator for the evening shift of GMA Balita (GMA Information). He has since then risen from the ranks, joined the group of alternative information systems of GMA, akin to i-Witness, Brigada Siete (Information Brigade at Seven), and GMA Balita (GMA Information), and lined dangerous beats that examined his mettle as a tender reporter.

Two of essentially the most memorable information protection all the way through the early years of his profession have been the chaotic march to Malacañan on 1 Might 2001 of supporters of then President Joseph Estrada all the way through which he injured his head after having been hit via a rock whilst reporting on-cam; and the rescue of Chinese language kidnap sufferer Dominga Chu in Pasay Town in 2004, which used to be associated with the kidnap-slay case of industrial govt Betty Chua Sy in past due 2003. He lined tales that made marks within the historical past of Philippine tv. Global assignments integrated the search for Osama bin Weighted down in Jalalabad in Jap Afghanistan, 2001; the struggle in Iraq, 2003; the funeral of former US president Ronald Reagan, 2004; the Filipino hostage disaster in Iraq and Dubai, 2004; the Al-Qaeda bombing of London, 2005; the Hezbollah-Israel struggle, 2006; the Filipino exodus document in Syria/Lebanon, 2006; the primary Filipino try to climb the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal, 2006; the inauguration of Barack Obama, 2009; the Haiti earthquake protection, 2010; and the canonization of St Pedro Calungsod all the way through which he anchored are living from the Vatican, 2012. Some native assignments integrated the unique give up in Zamboanga Town of Buhari Jamiri, one of the crucial suspects within the beheading of 10 marines in Basilan, 2007; the protection of Marine Corporal Angelo Abeto’s tale, which raised discussions at the army’s disability to evacuate wounded infantrymen from the battlefield, 2008; the outstanding documentation of the depressing state of affairs of the citizens of Fuga Island, 2008; the plight of in a foreign country Filipino employees in Malaysia doubling as drug couriers, 2010s; the give up of Comelec legit Lintang Bedol, who used to be connected to the arguable 12-0 Maguindanao senatorial elections, 2011; and supertyphoon Yolanda’s devastation of Leyte that stuck him and his group within the trail of the hurricane, 2013.

His investigative documentaries in Reporter’s Pocket book at all times hit a uncooked nerve with their reveal of the numerous ills in society. Examples are “Batang Hit Guy” (Kid Hit Guy), 2006, on kid assassins ensnared in extended family wars in Abra province; “Gatilyo” (Cause of a Gun), 2007, in regards to the unlawful fingers business; “Pulong Diablo” (Evil Island), 2007, describing the criminal activity in an impoverished island on a river in Manila; and “Puslit Droga” (Drug Smuggling), 2011, at the unlawful drug path from Luzon to Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro.

His works have been known via global award-giving teams. “Sa Pusod ng Iraq (Within the Navel of Iraq), his struggle protection in Baghdad along with Mike Enriquez and Howie Severino, received the Silver Display Award on the thirty seventh US Global Movie and Video Competition, 2004. His information protection in 24 Oras of the come across and demise of Marine Corporal Angelo Abeto in opposition to the Moro Islamic Liberation Entrance in Basilan received the International Gold Medal on the New York Movie and TV Competition, 2008. GMA’s protection, of which Manicad is a component, of supertyphoon Yolanda in 2013 received for the community its fourth George Foster Peabody Award, 2014. His documentaries in Reporter’s Pocket book received a number of awards. “Giyera sa Lebanon” (Conflict in Lebanon), about how Filipinos deal with the disaster in Lebanon, received Perfect Present Affairs Program on the Asian Tv Awards, 2008. “Pinays for Export: The Asian Intercourse Trafficking Path,” about traffickers sneaking Filipinas into neighboring Asian international locations, received the International Bronze Medal for Perfect Public Affairs Program on the New York Fairs, 2009. “Lunok Droga” (Swallowed Medication), about global drug smuggling syndicates using Filipinos as drug mules, received the Silver Display Award for Perfect Documentary / Social Problems at the United States Global Movie and Video Competition, 2009.

For his paintings in journalism, Manicad used to be selected as one of the crucial Ten Exceptional Younger Males of the Philippines, 2012. He used to be additionally one of the crucial 3 first awardees of the Metrobank Reporters of the 12 months, 2013