Eduardo "Edu" Barrios Manzano (Tagalog: [ˈʔɛdu manˈsanɔ]; born September 14, 1955) is a Filipino actor, television presenter, and politician.
Eduardo Barrios Manzano was born on September 14, 1955, in San Francisco, California, United States to Filipino parents.
He was part of ABS-CBN's roster of contract actors until he took leave to run for Vice President of the Philippines in the 2010 general elections.
He garnered a majority of votes in the election, but his proclamation was suspended due to a case filed which alleged that he was not a Filipino citizen because he was born in the United States.
[8] The Supreme Court (Mercado v. Manzano) eventually ruled that he was indeed a Filipino citizen, clearing the way for his proclamation as Vice-Mayor.
[15] In 2022, Manzano supported Leni Robredo's campaign and some of its senatorial slate members,[16][11] but blasted his former rival Jejomar Binay, who was also a member of the slate, [9][11] and supported his friend and former running-mate Gilbert Teodoro's senatorial campaign.
[24] He had a relationship with TV news anchor Pinky Webb but they broke up in 2009, before Manzano ran for vice president.