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'Just politics': JV Ejercito wishes Jinggoy 'good luck' in 2019 elections clash

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/12/13/20181213-elections-ikawnaba-0978.jpg"/><figcaption>Reelectionist Sen. JV Ejercito guests on &quot;Ikaw Na Ba? The DZMM Senatorial Candidates&#x27; Interview,” December 11, 2018. <em>Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Reelectionist Sen. JV Ejercito on Thursday wished his half-brother former senator Jinggoy Estrada &quot;good luck&quot; as they are bound for a clash in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections.</p><p>&quot;Well siguro &#x27;pag nagkita eh, ‘tol pasensiya ka na, politika lang &#x27;to. Good luck sa&#x27;yo,&quot; Ejercito told radio DZMM&#x27;s &quot;Ikaw Na Ba? The DZMM Senatorial Candidates&#x27; Interview.&quot;<br/> <br/>(Well, perhaps if we see each other, I would say, &#x27;sorry brother, this is just politics. Good luck to you.&#x27;&quot;)</p><p>When asked who the public should vote for between them, Ejercito said it was up to the voters to decide who has a track record and a clean name.</p><p>&quot;Bahala na kayong humusga. Basta &#x27;yung may performance tsaka malinis ang pangalan ang importante,&quot; he said.</p><p>(It is up to them to judge. What&#x27;s important is performance and a clean reputation.)</p><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="1396659" 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>The half-brothers, sons of former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, have long had a rift.</p><p>It began when Ejercito was elected mayor of San Juan City in 2001, succeeding [Jinggoy] Estrada. Things went from bad to worse when Ejercito signed a 2014 Senate committee report recommending plunder charges against his half-brother.</p><p>While still not in good terms, the half-brothers united when the family faced the Zamoras in the 2016 elections. Ejercito&#x27;s mother, Guia Gomez, was elected mayor, while Estrada&#x27;s daughter, Janella Estrada, was elected vice-mayor.</p><p>Estrada is seeking a return to the Senate even as he faced trial for plunder and graft for his alleged role in the Priority Development Assistance Fund or &quot;pork barrel&quot; scam. He is out on bail.</p><p>Ejercito had earlier said that if his half-brother decides to run, he was willing to make the sacrifice and drop his 2019 reelection plans.</p><p>However, his colleagues in the Senate urged him to seek reelection, Ejercito said.</p><p>&quot;Nasabi ko &#x27;yun dahil sa aking prinsipyo na sana isa lang ang tatakbo. Kaya lang mismo ang aking mga kasamahan sa Senado na &#x27;bakit ikaw ang bibigay?&#x27;&quot; he said.</p><p>(I said that because of my principle that only one of us should run. But my colleagues at the Senate asked &#x27;why should you give way?&#x27;)</p><p>Ejercito said he was running for his advocacy for infrastructure development and transport modernization, not for &quot;vindication&quot; or &quot;ambition.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Ako po ay tatakbo sa ating adbokasiya sa aking paniniwala para sumigla ang ekonomiya, &#x27;yun ang magbibigay ng trabaho at hanapbuhay na talagang genuine inclusive growth,&quot; he said.</p><p>(I&#x27;m running for my advocacy, my belief for economic development that will create jobs and generate genuine inclusive growth.)</p><p>&quot;May performance ako at mayroon akong track record, at palagay ko ang mas importante ay kailanman inalaagan ko &#x27;yung tiwalang binigay sa&#x27;kin.&quot;</p><p>(I have performance and track record. And I think it&#x27;s more important that I took care of the trust that was given to me.)</p>

<p>MANILA - Reelectionist Sen. JV Ejercito on Thursday wished his half-brother former senator Jinggoy Estrada "good luck" as they are bound for a clash in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections.</p>

MANILA - Reelectionist Sen. JV Ejercito on Thursday wished his half-brother former senator Jinggoy Estrada "good luck" as they are bound for a clash in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections.