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VIRAL: JC de Vera opts for finger heart on TV, after mistaken assumption over flashing ‘V’ sign

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="ABS-CBN" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/02/11/20220211-jc-de-vera.jpg"/><figcaption>‘It’s Showtime’ guest judge JC de Vera opts for a finger heart greeting (right) after addressing mistaken assumptions about his use of a peace sign a day prior. <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — A guest judge on “It’s Showtime” this week, JC de Vera has been greeting viewers through gestures upon being introduced — initially with a “V” sign.</p><p>But that changed Thursday, after de Vera’s Facebook photos where he is flashing the sign drew comments which wrongly assumed it signified his support for a particular presidential aspirant.</p><p>“Nope,” was de Vera’s simple answer to several comments mentioning former senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/JCDeVeraOfficial/posts/508155234010042" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The camp of Marcos, Jr. has used the “V” hand gesture, traditionally known to mean peace, as a campaign symbol.</p><p>Returning to the live episode of “It’s Showtime” on Thursday, de Vera notably opted for a finger heart instead — a photo of which similarly went viral.</p><p>Sharing the image on his official Facebook page, de Vera had a simple caption: a pink heart emoji.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/JCDeVeraOfficial/posts/508753730616859" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Pink is the campaign color of another presidential candidate, Vice President Leni Robredo.</p><p>On Friday, de Vera once again opted for the heart greeting, notably without verbal mention of politics or the upcoming elections.</p><p>“It’s Showtime” airs weekdays and Saturdays on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, A2Z, and iWantTFC.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/JCDeVeraOfficial/posts/508896417269257" data-width="auto"> </div>