Ex-child star Jiro Manio nabbed in Marikina

FORMER child actor Jiro Manio was arrested in Marikina City on Friday night for alleged frustrated homicide, according to police reports. 

In a report by DZBB, Jiro reportedly attacked and stabbed the man identified as Zeus Doctolero three times.

Jiro claimed that it was the victim who hit him first with a helmet.

Notable works of Jiro as a child actor include “Magnifico,” “Anghel sa Lupa,” and “Bagong Buwan,” among others. 

In 2015, Jiro entered a wellness facility to undergo rehabilitation with the help of “Tanging Ina” co-star Ai Ai delas Alas. He left the facility in 2017 even before his program ended. (Push)