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Sheryl Cruz joins Manila council race

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<p>MANILA - Actress Sheryl Cruz on Tuesday registered her candidacy for councilor of Manila -- her first foray into politics. </p><p>Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, Cruz&#x27;s godfather, accompanied her in filing her certificate of candidacy for the second district. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Actress Sheryl Cruz files her certificates of candidacy for a seat in the 2nd district council of Manila, she is accompanied by her godfather, Mayor Erap Estrada. <a href="https://t.co/HrzVbynvhL">pic.twitter.com/HrzVbynvhL</a></p>— Nikolo Baua (@Nikobaua) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nikobaua/status/1052072203926171648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Cruz told reporters that she has always considered entering public service despite rejecting previous offers to run for office. </p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s just that siguro ngayon mas aware na ako na ito iyung mga pangangailangan ng mga taong nakikita ko,&quot; she told reporters. </p><p>&quot;Gusto kong magsimula sa distrito ko, kung saan nanggaling ang pamilya Cruz.&quot; </p><p>(It&#x27;s just that I&#x27;m perhaps more aware now of the needs of the public. I want to start in my district, where the Cruz family is from.) </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sheryl Cruz says she has always considered being a public servant in the past. Mayor Erap says “ako ang bahala” in guiding Cruz. The Cruz family owns a compound in Tondo. <a href="https://t.co/1MJKdTeRGA">pic.twitter.com/1MJKdTeRGA</a></p>— Nikolo Baua (@Nikobaua) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nikobaua/status/1052073728832495616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;She&#x27;s pro-poor,&quot; Estrada said of the actress. </p><div><strong>With a report from Niko Baua, ABS-CBN News </strong></div>

<p>Actress Sheryl Cruz on Tuesday registered her candidacy for councilor of Manila -- her first foray into politics. </p>

Actress Sheryl Cruz on Tuesday registered her candidacy for councilor of Manila -- her first foray into politics.