Veteran TV reporter Jiggy Manicad files candidacy for Senate

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/10/17/jiggynew.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA -<strong> (UPDATED)</strong> Veteran broadcast journalist Jiggy Manicad officially made the jump into politics on Wednesday after filing his candidacy for senator in the 2019 midterm elections.</p><p>Manicad left Philippine media in April 2018 after more than 2 decades in service. </p><p>He resigned from broadcast giant GMA Network Inc., days after the ruling PDP-Laban party <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/18/freddie-aguilar-jiggy-manicad-among-possible-pdp-laban-senate-bets-koko">revealed</a> that he was on its possible list of senatorial candidates.</p><p>In Pulse Asia&#x27;s pre-election survey, Manicad <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/22/18/women-top-2019-senatorial-survey-pulse-asia">got</a> 4.7 percent, placing 33rd to 43rd in rank.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1421334" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Manicad said he decided to enter politics because of the lack of laws on some controversies exposed by the media, like the use of OFWs as drug mules -- a story he broke as a reporter. </p><p>&quot;Walang policy na nabubuo out of those exposés. Iyun ang gusto kong pasukin -- yung gap na iyun, makabuo ako ng mga polisiya,&quot; he told radio DZMM. </p><p>(No policy came out those exposés. That is the gap I want to enter.) </p><p>He said he will also champion measures to fan nationalism, slash fuel prices and set up buffer funds for farming technology. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Manicad, nais buhayin ang nationalism ng mga Pinoy; araw-araw na pag-awit ng Lupang Hinirang at pagkakaroon ng oras sa telebisyon para sa ating kulturang Pinoy, ipapanukala. | via <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnsonManabat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnsonManabat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halalan2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Halalan2019</a> <a href="https://t.co/PgQMphD6wI">pic.twitter.com/PgQMphD6wI</a></p>— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo/status/1052360020615024641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Manicad, tututukan ang pagpapababa sa presyo ng produktong petrolyo. Paglalagay ng buffer fund at teknolohiya sa pagsasaka, isusulong sa Senado. | via <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnsonManabat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnsonManabat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halalan2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Halalan2019</a> <a href="https://t.co/Cqi14fJ93T">pic.twitter.com/Cqi14fJ93T</a></p>— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo/status/1052360988383531008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p> &quot;Palagay ko panahon na para ilagay natin iyung totoo na may kapa sa damdamin ng mga mamamayan at iyung talagang nakasalamuha nila kahit papaano,&quot; he added. </p><p>(I think it&#x27;s time that we elect people that have a true grasp on the sentiments of the public and those that truly interacted with them.) </p><div><strong>WITH OR WITHOUT PDP </strong></div><p>Manicad was not in the initial Senate slate of PDP-Laban that was confirmed by its president, Senator Koko Pimentel last week. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/11/18/harry-roque-bong-go-in-pdp-labans-senate-slate">Harry Roque, Bong Go in PDP-Laban&#x27;s Senate slate</a></li></ul><p>The former mediaman said he will run as an independent candidate with the backing of the regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago led by President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. </p><p>He said he will not back out of the Senate race even if he does not make it to the final PDP-Laban senatorial line-up. </p><p>Manicad started his journalism career as a researcher for ABS-CBN&#x27;s news magazine program &quot;Magandang Gabi Bayan,&quot; and eventually made a name as reporter and TV host at GMA Network.</p><p>He was <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/09/13/azkals-caligdong-among-toym-2012-awardees">named</a> one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of 2012.</p>

<p>MANILA - Veteran broadcast journalist Jiggy Manicad officially made the jump into politics on Wednesday after filing his candidacy for senator in the 2019 midterm elections.</p>

MANILA - Veteran broadcast journalist Jiggy Manicad officially made the jump into politics on Wednesday after filing his candidacy for senator in the 2019 midterm elections.

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Veteran TV reporter Jiggy Manicad files candidacy for Senate

Veteran TV reporter Jiggy Manicad files candidacy for Senate

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