Who is Rocky Ignacio?

Just who is Rocky Ignacio?

The name figured prominently during one of President Duterte’s press conferences prior to his inauguration (the one where Mariz Umali was catcalled by Digong no less).

For those who are still residing under a rock, Ms. Ignacio is a news anchor of PTV 4. She used to be with IBC 13's Sine Silip from 1991 to 1992, and with ABC 5's Stars on 5 in 1992 (according to Wikipilipinas). She was born on December 27, 1974 and hails from Santiago, Isabela.

Many are not familiar with the name, since most households are fixated to either ABS CBN 2 or GMA 7. Ask any person to mention a name of a newscaster and her name I am certain wouldn’t come out.

As far as I know, Ms. Ignacio is already a veteran newscaster or reporter. But her name is yet to gain prominence, as her name is not mentioned in the same manner of familiarity that the names of our popular newscasters are mentioned.

But as of late, her name is slowly becoming a byword in the media industry. What precipitated this was the President choosing government-owned PTV 4 as the official television station to cover his press conferences (for the meantime only or for the rest of his administration?).

And during that infamous press conference that I mentioned above, Ms. Ignacio was personally handpicked by Digong himself to whom he will relay his messages or announcements. To quote our President:

“You Rocky Ignacio you come to me because I have something to say.

Alangan naman ako pag maghanap sayo sa Malacañang.”

So in the coming days, expect the name Rocky Ignacio to become a household name, as she is one of the very few selected media personalities who will be interviewing the highest official of our land during press conferences.

Congratulations Ms. Ignacio for you deserve this break in your career.

May you be able to catch up with those presidential whims and caprices.