Emmanuel "Manny" Fantin Piñol (born December 16, 1953)[1] is a Filipino politician, journalist, writer, agriculture advocate and agribusinessman.

He was also a writer for Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan III and President Fidel Ramos prior to becoming mayor of M'lang.

During his term as governor, he supported several agriculture programs such as the Malitubog–Maradugao irrigation and bottom-up planning for the province's rubber, oil palm, banana, and coconut industries.

[6] He was also known for his opposition to the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) between the government under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

He became chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) after being appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Abul Khayr Alonto, who died on May 9, 2019, due to lung and heart complications.

On October 5, 2021, Piñol resigned from MinDA and PDP–Laban to file his candidacy for the 2022 Senate election; he rejoined the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).

Piñol also hosted DZRH's Biyaheng Bukid during Duterte's campaign season, eventually getting the early Saturday morning slot, but still reports in Damdaming Bayan's first part.