Neri Naig

Nerizza Garcia Naig-Miranda (born 7 September 1983), better known as Neri Naig, is a Filipino actress. She was discovered after joining Star Circle Quest, a reality show of ABS-CBN in search of new actors and actresses. In the show, she landed as the 6th runner-up.

Career Naig joined Star Circle Quest but was not able to bag the title. After an absence of several years, she staged a career comeback with the help of her manager Boy Abunda. She has been featured in shows like SCQ Reload: OK Ako!Kilig Ako!, Panday, Sana Manulit Muli, Ysabella and a vampire in Imortal.

Personal life In 2014, Naig and Chito Miranda vocalist of the band Parokya ni Edgar married twice: in a civil ceremony on 13 December and in a formal wedding in Tagaytay the following day. In August 2015, Naig's pregnancy suffered from a miscarriage. Their first child, a son, Miggy Alfonso was born in November 22, 2016. Their second child, Manuel Alfonso aka Cash, was born in October 8, 2021. As of December 2021, the couple are also in the process of officially adopting Pia who is Naig's niece.

Controversies On August 3, 2013, three video clips of Miranda having sex with three women on different occasions were shown on YouTube. The video with Naig became viral online. On his Twitter account, Miranda said his room was recently robbed. Among those stolen was his hard disk drive, where photo and video files were stored. On Parokya ni Edgar's Facebook page and on Miranda's Instagram page, Miranda apologized for the scandal. A second clip was uploaded on a Facebook page.

In February 2016, the Cebu Regional Trial Court Branch 5 issued a warrant of arrest for cyberlibel against Naig and Danilyn Nunga, her road manager for posting an Instagram photo of two complainants portrayed as bogus sellers of a digital camera.

On November 23, 2024, Naig was arrested for 14 counts of fraud and was detained in Pasay. She was released following a court order on December 4, while the charges against her were dismissed on February 12, 2025.

Filmography Film Year Title Character 2004 Now That I Have You Joey 2005 Nasaan Ka Man young Lilia 2005 D' Anothers Rachelle 2011 Bulong Lala 2015 All You Need Is Pag-ibig Ellen

Television Year Title Character 2004 SCQ Reload: OK Ako!/Kilig Ako! Nerizza "Neri" Santiago" 2005 Panday Florentina 2006 Your Song: Cuida Ria 2007 Sana Maulit Muli Bianca 2007 Ysabella Young Lupe 2008 Your Song 2010 Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Martha Cecilia's Kristine Rowena 2010 Imortal vampire 2011 Mula sa Puso Jaja Lampaz / Fake Selina Pereria-Matias 2011 Guns and Roses Young Marlene Montano 2012 Wako Wako Carmen 2012 Precious Hearts Romances: Hiyas Laura 2012 e-Boy Linda Velasquez 2012 Pahiram ng Sandali Regina 2014 The Legal Wife young Eloisa Santiago 2014 Obsession Bernadette Cabrera 2014 Dream Dad Angel San Jose 2015 All Of Me Princess Dimaculangan 2016 Ipaglaban Mo!: Dahas Teresa