Rico Hizon

Federico "Rico" Morales Hizon (English: /riːkoʊ ˈhiːzɒn/; Tagalog: [ɾiˈkɔ ˈhisɔn]; born March 24, 1966)[1] is a Filipino broadcast journalist.

Hizon started his broadcast career at Manila-based GMA Network, from 1988 to 1995, where he was responsible for covering capital markets, banking and finance, real estate, investment and corporate developments.

[4] Since June 2011 Hizon has co-presented Newsday, a news bulletin programme on the BBC from Singapore with Babita Sharma and Kasia Madera in London.

In January 2014, Hizon co-presented the BBC Newsday programme from New Broadcasting House, London with Babita Sharma in Singapore for a short while.

In March 2020, Hizon formally announced via his Instagram account that he would be leaving BBC News after 17 years.

[12] On October 29, 2024, Hizon joined ABS-CBN News Channel with his new business talkshow Beyond the Exchange, premiering on November 5.

[14] In 2024, a court in Angeles City ordered the arrest of Hizon and his sisters Maria Belen and Bernadette after their eldest brother Ernesto filed a case against them for fraud relating an inheritance dispute.