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Jhong Hilario reveals he is running for public office in 2016

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<div><img src="" alt="101315-JHONG_main.jpg" width="400" height="290" align="left" border="0"/>Jhong Hilario revealed that he is running in the 2016 elections as councilor in Makati City. The <i><a href="http://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/itsshowtime/main">It’s Showtime</a></i> host said that he chose to enter politics because he wants to continue the work of his father in his barangay in Makati who is about to end his terms as a councilor. “Gusto kong ipagpatuloy ko kung ano ang nasimulan ng tatay ko na talaga namang wala akong masabi sa paglilingkod niya doon sa tao at sa Diyos kaya ‘yun ang gusto kong gawin,” he said in an interview at the Walang Iwanan presscon.</div><div><br/></div><div>Is he leaving showbiz if he wins? “Kung ano ang ibigay sa atin ng Diyos. Kung kailangan maglingkod ka na lang sa tao siguro kailangan mong i-give up pero sabi ko nga kung kaya namang pagsabayin na ‘yung politics [at showbiz] na hindi naapektuhan ‘yung bawat isa, okay lang naman. Kasi na-realize ko sabi ko si Tito Sotto nga senador nakakapag-Eat Bulaga pa di ba? Ako councilor lang so bakit di ko kayang pagsabayin,” he said.</div><div><br/></div><div>Jhong shared that his co-hosts on It’s Showtime are very supportive of his decision. “Kasi iba-iba rin naman ‘yung mga pananaw nila sa buhay at hindi mo kailangan pilitin kung ano ‘yung gusto nila so ganon din naman sila sa akin kung ano ang desisyon ko ginagalang nila ‘yun kasi may utak naman tayo, may sarili na tayong isip, alam naman natin kung ano ang tama o mali,” he said.</div><div><br/></div><div>According to Jhong, Kim Atienza was one of the hosts who gave him advice about politics. “Si kuya Kim kasi naging politician din siya before. Ang sabi niya lang sa akin na ‘Kasi alam mong maganda ‘yung ginagawa ng tatay mo di ba? Mahirap naman kung ibigay sa iba na hindi naman magagawa kung ano ‘yung mga nagawa ng tatay mo.’ Kaya sabi ko nga eh kung ako man ang tatakbo, kung ano ‘yung nasimulan ng tatay ko, ipagpapatuloy ko lang.”</div><div><br/></div><div>Jhong will be running under the Una party list of Jejomar Binay. With the many issues involving the Binays currently, Jhong remained unfazed about it. “Lahat naman ng tumatakbo ngayon na president may binabato so sinong pipiliin talaga natin? Sinong choice natin na mamumuno sa bansa natin? Kumbaga parang ano yan eh kung ikaw nasa taas ka talagang babatuhin ka, talagang may masasabi sa’yo so ‘yung mga tao don nagkakaroon ng confusion,” he said. The host said that he fully supports the Una party list. “Susuportahan ko ‘yung partido kasi ‘yun talaga ‘yung sinusuportahan ng tatay ko since nagsimula siya.”</div>

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Jhong Hilario reveals he is running for public office in 2016

Kristhoff Cagape

Published October 13, 2015 04:40 PM PHT

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