Reporter's Notebook

Reporter's Notebook is a Philippine television documentary show broadcast by GMA Network, GMA News TV and GTV. Originally hosted by Jiggy Manicad and Maki Pulido, it premiered on June 1, 2004^[1] on the network's Tuesday evening line up. The show concluded on GMA Network on April 25, 2020. The show moved to GMA News TV on August 6, 2020, on the network's Power Block line up. Pulido and Jun Veneracion served as the current hosts. The show returned to GMA Network on January 7, 2021 and again on February 4, 2023.^[2]

Reporter's Notebook
Title card since 2021
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	May Delos Santos
Presented by	Jiggy Manicad (2004–18) Maki Pulido (since 2004) Rhea Santos (2009–11) Jun Veneracion (since 2018)
Theme music composer	Edilberto Aguila
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
Production
Executive producer	Ian Simbulan
Editors	Ferdie Abril Kernan Gatbonton
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	GMA Public Affairs
Original release
Network	GMA Network (June 1, 2004 – April 25, 2020, January 7, 2021 – October 21, 2021, since February 4, 2023) GMA News TV (August 6, 2020 – December 31, 2020) GTV (October 28, 2021 – January 13, 2022)
Release	June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01) – present

Hosts

Jiggy Manicad served as a host.

• Jiggy Manicad (2004–18)
• Maki Pulido
• Rhea Santos^[3] (2009–11)
• Jun Veneracion (since 2018)

Production

In March 2020, production was halted due to the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] The show resumed its programming on August 6, 2020.^[5]

Accolades

Accolades received by Reporter's Notebook

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2005	New York Festivals for Television	Best Human Interest Story	"Bakal Boys"	Finalist
	US International Film and Video Festival	Best Documentary	"Backdoor"	Silver Screen Award
2006	New York Festivals for Television	Best Human Interest Story	"Batang Kargador"	Finalist
	20th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Magazine Show	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated
		Best Magazine Show Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
2007	Asian Television Awards	Best Current Affairs Programme	"Batang Hitman"	Highly commended
	CASBAA/ABU UNICEF Child Rights Award	Best Documentary	"Diskriminasyon"	Finalist
	21st PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[6]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Cesar Apolinario Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
	US International Film and Video Festival	Certificate for Creative Excellence for the Documentary/Social Issues	"Gatilyo"	Won
			"Slaughterhouse"	Won
2008	Asian Television Awards	Best Current Affairs Program	"Giyera sa Lebanon"	Won
		Best Current Affairs Program Host	Maki Pulido Jiggy Manicad	Finalist
	New York Festivals for Television	Best Human Interest Story	"Batang Kalakal"	Gold World Medal
		Coverage of an On-going Story	"Engkuwentro"	Bronze World Medal
	22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[7]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
	US International Film and Video Festival	Documentary/Social Issues	"Batang Kalakal"	Silver Screen Award
			"Pulong Diablo"	Certificate for Creative Excellence
2009	7th Gawad Tanglaw	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Won	[8]
	New York Festivals for Television	Best Public Affairs Program	"Pinays for Export: The Asian Sex Trafficking Trail"	Bronze World Medal
	23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[9]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
	US International Film and Video Festival	Documentary/Social Issues	"Lunok Droga"	Silver Screen Award
		Certificate for Creative Excellence for the Documentary/Social Issues	"Pinays for Export: The Asian Sex Trafficking Trail"	Won
2010	24th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[10]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
2011	8th ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Natural History/Wildlife Program	"Nilasong Lawa"	Nominated	[11]
		Outstanding Natural History/Wildlife Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
		Outstanding News Magazine Program	"AFP Modernization"	Nominated
		Outstanding News Magazine Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
	25th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[12]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
2012	26th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[13]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
2013	10th ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Natural History/Wildlife Program	Pilipinas for Sale	Nominated	[14]
		Outstanding Natural History/Wildlife Program Host	Maki Pulido Jiggy Manicad	Nominated
	27th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[15]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
	UPLB Gandingan Awards	Best Investigative Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated
2014	ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding News Magazine Program		Nominated	[16]
		Outstanding News Magazine Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
	28th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[17]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
2015	29th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[18]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
2016	30th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[19]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Maki Pulido Raffy Tima	Nominated
	US International Film and Video Festival	Silver Screen Award	Hikbi sa Ibayong Dagat (Far From Home)	Won	[20]
2017	31st PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[21]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Jiggy Manicad Maki Pulido	Nominated
2018	32nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[22]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Maki Pulido Raffy Tima	Nominated
2019	Anak TV Seal Awards		Reporter's Notebook	Won	[23]
2020	Gandingan 2020: The 14th UPLB Isko’t Iska Multi-media Awards	Most Development Oriented Investigative Program		Won	[24]
	42nd Catholic Mass Media Awards	Best Public Service Program	"Mga Sugat ni Miguel" (transl. Miguel's Wounds)	Won	[25]
2021	34th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[26]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Maki Pulido Ian Veneracion	Nominated
	Asian Academy Creative Awards	Best Current Affairs Programme or Series	"Lilibeth, Sonia, Frank, and Fabel"	Won	[27]
2023	35th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Nominated	[28]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Maki Pulido Ian Veneracion	Nominated
2024	Asian Academy Creative Awards	Best Documentary Program	"Upuan ni Ipiw"	Won	[29]
2025	36th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Documentary Program	Reporter's Notebook	Pending	[30]
		Best Documentary Program Host	Maki Pulido Jun Veneracion	Pending