Jerwin A. Gaco (born January 17, 1981) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Davao Occidental Tigers of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL).

[5] After going undrafted in 2005,[5] he played for the Harbour Centre franchise in the Philippine Basketball League, where he honed his skills as an enforcer.

[5] Gaco also saw action for the Laguna Stallions in the semi-professional Liga Pilipinas regional league.

[6] Gaco played for the Philippine Patriots in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), winning a championship with them in 2010.

[5] After his time in the ABL, Gaco entered the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) when Barako acquired him.

[16] Gaco, as a veteran role player, helped the young Go for Gold team win the 2018 PBA D-League Foundation Cup over the Che Lu Bar and Grill Revellers.

[17] He was originally supposed to play for the Manila Stars, but they cut him before final rosters were submitted.

[20] At 40 years old, he added another championship to his collection when the Tigers defeated the San Juan Knights in the finals of the 2020 MPBL Lakan Cup.

[21] In the 1st conference of the VisMin Super Cup, Gaco joined the Zamboanga City JPS.

[22] He made that conference's Mythical Team, along with Hesed Gabo, Michael Mabulac, James Castro, and John Wilson.

[27] He was set to play for them once again as the rebranded Davao Pilipinas were originally picked to represent the Philippines in the ABL.

[30] He also invests in condominium units, and promotes small-time local businesses on his social media accounts.