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'Hindi kami magandang magsama': JV on brother Jinggoy's Senate bid

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Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1421796" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - Senator JV Ejercito has made no secret of his disapproval of his brother Jinggoy Estrada&#x27;s planned Senate comeback.</p><p>Ejercito told &quot;Bandila sa DZMM&quot; on Thursday he said he hopes his father, former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph &quot;Erap&quot; Estrada, will understand his decision for leaving his father&#x27;s political party.</p><p>&quot;Medyo masama ang loob. He felt hurt. Sana maintindihan nalang niya na prinsipyo ko nalang at paniniwala na hindi kami magandang magsama magkapatid under one party,&quot; he said.</p><p>Ejercito took oath as a member of the Nationalist People&#x27;s Coalition (NPC) Wednesday, leaving their patriarch&#x27;s Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP).</p><p>&quot;After all, 24 seats lang &#x27;yan. We are running as representatives of the people. Hindi naman kami tumatakbo bilang kinatawan ng pamilya kaya prinsipyo ko nalang po &#x27;yun. Ako na lang po umalis,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/10/18/jv-ejercito-leaves-father-eraps-party-takes-oath-as-npc-member">JV Ejercito leaves father Erap&#x27;s party, takes oath as NPC member</a></li></ul><p>Expected to run alongside his brother, Ejercito said it will hurt his chances of getting reelected and it is showing already in the pre-election surveys.</p><p>&quot;Dahil hindi talaga ako pabor na 2 kaming tatakbo so differences again in views and positions,&quot; he said.</p><p>If the senatorial elections were held this month, only Jinggoy would get a favorable statistical chance of winning, a <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/22/18/women-top-2019-senatorial-survey-pulse-asia">Pulse Asia survey</a> showed.</p><p>Some 34.6 percent of adult Filipinos would vote for Jinggoy, landing him at the 6th to 10th places.</p><p>Meanwhile, Ejercito got 26.7 percent, sharing the 11th to 17th places with other possible contenders.</p><p>In a <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/11/18/reelectionists-comebackers-top-2019-senatorial-survey-sws">Social Weather Stations survey</a>, Jinggoy ranked 6th place while Ejercito didn&#x27;t make it again in the Magic 12.</p><p>The filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) started Thursday and Ejercito plans to submit his COC next week.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/11/18/call-me-estrada-jv-ejercito-to-use-pas-surname-in-coc-filing">Call me &#x27;Estrada&#x27;: JV Ejercito to use pa&#x27;s surname in COC filing </a></li></ul><p>Because of his lackluster performance in surveys, Ejercito said he will use his father&#x27;s surname in the COC.</p><p>&quot;I will include &#x27;Estrada.&#x27; My legal name will be Ejercito, Joseph Victor but my nickname is JV Estrada,&quot; he said.</p><p>Ejercito is the son of Erap with San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez while Jinggoy is the son of the former President with former Senator Loi Estrada.</p><p>Jinggoy is currently out on bail while on trial for plunder and graft for his alleged role in the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam. </p>

<p>MANILA - Senator JV Ejercito has made no secret of his disapproval of his brother Jinggoy Estrada's planned Senate comeback.</p>

MANILA - Senator JV Ejercito has made no secret of his disapproval of his brother Jinggoy Estrada's planned Senate comeback.

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'Hindi kami magandang magsama': JV on brother Jinggoy's Senate bid

Davinci Maru,

ABS-CBN News

Published Oct 12, 2018 05:59 AM PHT

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Updated Oct 12, 2018 07:46 AM PHT

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