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Jhong Hilario bids ‘Its Showtime’ goodbye

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Maureen Marie Belmonte

<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><img src="" alt="100415-JHONG_lessons.jpg" width="400" height="290" align="center" border="0" style="text-align:center"/></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span Calibri="">After four years of being part of the Kapamilya noontime show,Jhong Hilario has announced his departure from </span><i Calibri="">It’s Showtime.</i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span Calibri="">The Sample King’s gave his short farewell message during theshow’s <i>Tawag ng Tanghalan</i> segment on the March 23 episode.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;color:#262626">&#x27;Last day ko na ngayon,&#x27; he told his co-hosts and thestudio audience. &#x27;Mami-miss ko kayo. Gusto kong magpasalamat [sa inyonglahat]. Direk Bobet [Vidanes], thank you po sa lahat.&#x27;</span><span Calibri=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;color:#262626">Although he did not explicitly cited the reason for hisdeparture, Jhong has revealed in previous reports that he is running forcouncilor in Makati City on the upcoming elections United Nationalist Allianceor UNA. </span><span Calibri=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;color:#262626"><a href="https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/46974/jhong-hilario-reveals-he-is-running-for-public-office-in-2016/"><span style="color:blue">READ: Jhong Hilario reveals he is running for publicoffice </span></a></span><span Calibri=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;color:#262626">Jhong accounts his decision to try his hand in politics, fromhis “main influence,” his father, Makati Councilor Virgilio Hilario.</span><span Calibri=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;color:#262626">&#x27;Tapos na ang term niya and ako kasi lumaki ako na nasapulitika ang daddy ko -- 18 years siyang naging barangay captain at nine yearssiyang naging councilor ng Makati -- at never akong nakarinig na negative nasinasabi sa kanya,&#x27; he said</span><span Calibri=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span Calibri="">“Gusto kong ipagpatuloy ko kung ano ang nasimulan ng tatay ko natalaga namang wala akong masabi sa paglilingkod niya doon sa tao at sa Diyoskaya ‘yun ang gusto kong gawin,” Jhong added.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;color:#262626">Jhong was the third <i>Showtime </i>host to leave theshow.</span><span Calibri=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;color:#262626">The first one was Coleen Garcia, who opted to focus on heracting career and who is now working on a movie with Piolo Pascual and DawnZulueta.</span><span Calibri=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;color:#262626">The second one was Eric “Eruption” Tai, who opted to join thePhilippine national rugby team.</span><span Calibri=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><br/></div>

After four years of being part of the Kapamilya noontime show, Jhong Hilario has announced his departure from It’s Showtime.