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Jessy Mendiola recalls argument with Luis Manzano over his candidacy for Vice Governor

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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<p>Kapamilya star Jessy Mendiola shared about an argument she had with her husband, Luis Manzano, prior to his bid for the Vice Governor position for the province of Batangas in the National Elections last May. In an interview with Kapamilya host Bianca Gonzalez for her show, <em>The B Side</em>, the celebrity wife recalled how high her emotions got during the argument. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DL7MclnTnZI/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=630&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4842383.799999997%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="970" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Luis ran alongside his mother Vilma Santos-Recto and his half-brother, Ryan Recto. Only his mother and half-brother won in their respective positions for Governor and Congressman, respectively. The Kapamilya actor lost to veteran politician Dodo Mandanas, by a wide margin–– this was his first time running for public office.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/10/5/jessy-mendiola-shows-support-for-luis-manzano-s-candidacy-you-are-made-for-this-836" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Jessy Mendiola shows support for Luis Manzano’s candidacy: ‘You are made for this’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Bianca asked Jessy about the worst fight they had, the latter shared that it was rather more of an argument than a fight. </p><div><br/></div><p>“Sa pagtakbo niya. Actually, hindi naman talaga kami nag aaway but it was more of an argument. I didn’t want him to run and he wanted to,” she shared.</p><div><br/></div><p>The Kapamilya actress admitted that she was scared for her husband to enter a new scene as she has grown comfortable with what they had back then. Despite this, Luis remained level headed and explained to her why he wanted to bring her into this decision-making.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe width="670" height="377" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bmy2PqiAJ54" title="Shaina Magdayao &amp; Jessy Mendiola on Healing, Growth, and Life Beyond Fame | The B Side" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>“We were in the middle of making a decision tapos siguro I was scared kaya ang taas agad ng emotions. So kahit si Luis nun, bakit ka nagagalit nag uusap lang naman? Kaya nga tayo nag dedecision magkasama kasi I really value your opinion and I want to decide with you,” she recalled.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/5/13/jessy-mendiola-to-husband-luis-manzano-still-so-proud-of-you-1512" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ:  Jessy Mendiola to husband Luis Manzano: &#x27;Still so proud of you&#x27;</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>After hearing her husband’s reasons for running, Jessy never left his side and supported him all throughout the campaign season. </p><div><br/></div><p>“I guess it was more of like we created this peaceful life tapos may iba na naman kaming mundong papasukin so mahirap nanaman. It de-escalated naman right away, inexplain niya sa akin kung bakit na gusto niyang tumakbo and we decided together na okay I will support you 100-percent,” she added.</p><div><br/></div><p>Previously, Jessy expressed how proud she was of her husband despite losing the elections. In her previous vlogs after the results, she has been vocal in showing her support for Luis. </p><div><br/></div><p>Both Kapamilya stars have made their television comeback after the elections–– Jessy is currently starring in the hit series <em>Sins of the Father</em> while Luis returned to his hosting duties on the game show <em>Rainbow Rumble</em>. </p>

<p>Jessy Mendiola shares how she was highly emotional after Luis Manzano shared his plans to run in the previous election.</p>

Jessy Mendiola shares how she was highly emotional after Luis Manzano shared his plans to run in the previous election.