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Jessy Mendiola shows support for Luis Manzano’s candidacy: ‘You are made for this’

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<p>Kapamilya star Jessy Mendiola threw in her support for her husband, Luis Manzano, who announced his candidacy for the Vice Governor of Batangas earlier this week. The celebrity wife took to her Instagram to express how proud she is of the celebrity-turned-politician.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAqUYTrzIHr/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A1203035%2C%22ls%22%3A153875.70000004768%2C%22le%22%3A153877.29999995232%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAqUYTrzIHr/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-4" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAqUYTrzIHr/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAqUYTrzIHr/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Jessy Mendiola - Manzano (@jessymendiola)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Luis will be running alongside his mother, Vilma Santos-Recto and his half-brother, Ryan Recto, who are vying for the Governor and Batangas 6th district representative, respectively. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/20/is-luis-manzano-now-ready-to-run-for-public-office-1434" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Is Luis Manzano now ready to run for public office?</u></strong></a></div><p>“This wasn’t part of our plan but God had other plans for us. Isa ka sa pinaka-masipag, maalaga at mapagbigay na tao na kilala ko. Kahit noon pa man, palagi mong iniisip kapakanan ng ibang tao. Mahilig kang tumulong at makinig sa iba kahit pa walang kapalit na ano pa man, hindi mo gusto na binabanggit yung pangalan mo o pinapaalam pa sa taong tinutulungan mo,” she shared.</p><p>She recalled how her husband would always answer the call to work despite how tired he is. </p><p>“Alam namin yan at kahit lahat ng mga katrabaho mo, alam nila kung gaano ka ka mapagbigay. Ang puso mo ay napaka-linis at yun ang isa sa rason kung bakit kita minamahal,” she added.</p><p>Jessy shared photos from the day Luis filed his certificate of candidacy where she could be seen by his side all throughout the process. </p><p>“I am extremely proud of you for choosing this path, the path to help make a change and extend help to others. You are made for this. Mararanasan na ng iba ang alagang &#x27;LUCKY&#x27; na ilang taon ko na rin nararanasan. Ang SWERTE namin sayo. Mahal na mahal ka namin, maraming salamat @luckymanzano sa buong pusong paglilingkod. Maunlad na Batangas, para sa bagong Pilipinas,” she ended.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/31/jessy-mendiola-enrolls-in-ballet-school-1702" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Jessy Mendiola enrolls in ballet school</u></strong></a></div><p>Previously, Luis opened up in an interview with ABS-CBN News about the possibility of entering politics. </p><p>“Kung sakaling bumukas &#x27;yung pinto na &#x27;yan, mas ico-consider ko na. I guess that&#x27;s the best way to put it. Mas i-consider ko nang tumakbo. Kasi before kaya kung magbigay ng sagot na, &#x27;Hindi pa,&#x27; na kaya kong sagutin &#x27;pag tinanong mo ako, &#x27;Luis tatakbo ka?&#x27; [Sagot ko] malabo-labo. Ngayon it&#x27;s more of pwede, tingnan natin kung saan tayo dalhin,” he previously shared.</p>

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Jessy Mendiola shows support for Luis Manzano’s candidacy: ‘You are made for this’

Drew Acierto

Published October 05, 2024 08:50 AM PHT

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