Former senator JV Ejercito files his COC for senator

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Former senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito aka Estrada seeks a return to the Senate as he files his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator on the May 2022 polls. 

JV Ejercito will use 'JV Estrada' as an alias because he says some areas especially in rural communities know him as an Estrada: 'Estrada is a brand name'

He says he will also stick to his original name since "ako lang ang Ejercito na tumakbo for a national post" 

Above is a copy of JV Ejercito’s COC for Senator in the May 2022 polls. He said he is running again “against all odds.” If elected, he vowed to focus on the implementation of the laws he sponsored in the Senate. 

Ejercito says he will continue to work on improving the country's health care and public infrastructure, like mass transportation—his long-time advocacies. 

"Our voters deserve better choices. Our country deserves the good ones who will help achieve prosperity for all, not leaders who think only about lining their pockets with public money."

Ejercito says he feels gratified that many presidential aspirants and groups want him to be in their senatorial slate or expressed support for his bid to return to the Senate.

Ejercito says it was Senate President Tito Sotto who first included him in their senatorial slate. He also reveals being approached by the camps of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and former senator Bongbong Marcos. 

"Nakakataba ng puso." 

Ejercito was also said to be included in the shortlist of Pres. Duterte's senatorial candidates but it did not push through.

In his speech, Ejercito said he expects a tough fight in the 2022 polls since many prominent personalities will run.

Sana he continues to become a blogger/vlogger instead. He seems cool and less stressed when he's promoting food.

Broadcaster Raffy Tulfo files his COC for senator

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Raffy Tulfo, the top senatoriable according to the latest Pulse Asia survey files his COC for Senator.

He is now filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator today at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tents in Pasay City.

You know what's scary sa pagtakbo ni Raffy Tulfo?

He has a high chance na manalo because a lot of people think he's a goddamn hero or something.

May nakakapansin bang minsan ginagawang katatawan ni Raffy Tulfo ang nagrereklamo sa show niya. Hindi ko alam kung tama yun o hindi. Napansin ko lang.

Isn't it exploiting din? Kahit walang kwentang reklamo, pinapatulan.

For me masyado syang self-entitled!

Sa lyrics ng theme song ng program niya, hindi niya na daw kailangan maging politiko. Pero ngayon ay tumatakbo. Clown!

Ang daming matatanda na namang boboto diyan.

Can we please elect people na deserve talaga ang posisyon?

Ang funny. Most of us are laughing at the prospect of Raffy Tulfo winning next year. Pero 'yung totoo, it's possible, it might even be a done deal at this point. The guy has a huge viewer base. His brand of justice evades due process but it gets things done.

The "failures" of our legal system produced quasi-tribunals such as Tulfo's Idol in Action. After all, why would you spend hundreds of thousands of pesos, just for your case to be dismissed over technicalities, if Idol Raffy could solve it in just over an hour?

I guess this is the challenge our system has to face: As long as our system doesn't work for the people, may mga taong willing itong i-exploit to curry things in their favor. In the end, since they present themselves as problem-solvers, the masses will consider them as such.

It pains me to tweet the sentence "his brand of justice evades due process but it gets things done." It feels shitty, but it is shittier na I know what I said is correct.

Tulfo admits he was approached by the Lacson-Sotto camp as well as the Pacquiao camp. However, the broadcaster says he chose to run as an independent candidate so his loyalty would not lie with any party. 

In his speech after filing his COC, Tulfo said he decided to run as an independent candidate to push for the needs of the marginalized in the Senate.

Tulfo said he is confident he will win in the 2022 polls with the support of the subscribers of his show. He said he plans to pass laws to address the needs of workers and OFWs.

Will I vote for him? No. But honestly I won't say a word about those who would vote for him. They're victims of this oppressive system, after all. They're holding on to his brand of justice, not because they want to. Most of them don't even have a choice anymore.

Tulfo is a Duterte enabler.  His party list group is part of those who voted against ABS-CBN.

Tulfo once stabbed the president at the back, loud and clear. He is more than an ingrate and more of a traitor.

Riding on the popularity of the president, was he just a queso de bola all along?

Tinawag pa niya ang mga DDS na langgaw na nakatuntong sa kalabaw. Hindi kaya siya  ang tungaw na nakatuntong sa kalabaw?

The Tulfo brothers are the USER brothers. The whole family is USER FRIENDLY!

ACT-CIS is the party list of the Tulfo Brothers. It owed its votes mainly from the OFWs and got 3 seats in congress.

The partylist second nominee, Jocelyn Pua Tulfo, btw, is the wife of Raffy Tulfo.

What's this ACT-CIS Partylist ever did for our country? From what I know, it was sold out recently.

Now, does he expect the OFWs to vote for him again? Well some OFWs will vote for him for sure, not every OFW is against him.

From 21.9Million yesterday, today it's 21.8Million subscribers and continues to go down.

Wow, ask Tulfo how does all this feel? Sad, getting lonely. This can't even compare to the pain and hurt you did to your wife, Julieta and legitimate daughter, Grendy. Your netizens are jumping ship, just like you did to Julieta and Grendy so many many years ago.

In a political arena where name recall is king, candidates with the same hybrid as Raffy Tulfo will easily salivate the perks of power. With the advent of social media and a dysfunctional justice system, you get a strategy. But still it's a NO for me.

Yeah, he’s probably helped a lot of people but, really?? There's a difference between:

1) genuinely helping people using your own resources  

2) milking people's troubles for YouTube content while earning millions as some poor couples fight, cry for help, and embarrass themselves 

#1 is philanthropist while #2 is a shameless opportunist.

What a joke. However you call it, politics has been a circus here. 

Unfortunately, I am now saying this, we will address him as Sen. Raffy Tulfo come 2022.

Not unless we change our appeal to the masses, these kinds of candidates will win.

Kuya Kim Atienza nagpaalam na sa TV Patrol

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The personalities, the entertainment, the icons & the culture that shaped us, are slowly fading.

Kuya Kim leaving ABSCBN, Disney Channel signing off, our favorite cartoon actors dying left and right. nakakalungkot din noh?

Kuya Kim Atienza delivers his last weather forecast on TV Patrol this Friday as he bids farewell on the network.

Kuya Kim Atienza nagpaalam na sa TV Patrol.

"For the last time, hanggang sa huling pagkakataon, ang buhay ay weather-weather lang

Hanggang sa muli, Kapamilya."

What hurts more than break-up? ICONS of ABS-CBN leaving the network.

Matanglawin and Weather Weather lang is waving for farewell. I know Kuya Kim did it for the good. He has a family to feed. But I just can't help it. This is so heartbreaking.

Kuya Kim Atienza is a huge part of my childhood. From early morning trivias, Matanglawin and weather forecast every night. It's just heartbreaking to see him say "Ang buhay ay weather-weather Lang" one last time. 

You can feel how sincere he is on his farewell message. You can see how thankful he is to his second home for 17 years, ABS-CBN, to the bashers of Kuya Kim that’s LOYALTY. 

Though I'm still happy for him to going to Kapuso network...  

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New home, new shows and continue what you’ve started now as a Kapuso Kuya Kim‼️Welcome to GMA-7!

I wonder how this network loyalty by viewers started, Kapamilya kapuso or whatever. When i was growing up, televiewers watch all channels as long as they were entertained. Now, it seemed only one channel can please a televiewer. Funny!

Yah I feel you! I believe even a solid Kapuso will feel the same kung si Mike Enriquez or Jessica Soho ay lilipat ng istasyon. Kasi yon na ang nakasanayan natin. But I think nakaka refresh din tignan kung lalabas si Kuya Kim sa GMA-7. Kaya still do support him.

Are you still so mad at the people who denied the network's franchise? Dapat Lang! We should never, never forgive the Duterte administration for what they did to ABS-CBN.

Ewan ko kung ako lang ha? Kasi importante sa akin ang loyalty at utang na loob eh. Kung ang isang kumpanya ay madaming opportunity ba binigay sa akin at doon ako nakilala, natuto at nagkaroon,  hindi ko yan iiwan sa panahong down siya. Kasi siguro naman may ipon ako para makatawid sa araw araw.

Ok lang yan... Siguro 1 year na lang, balik na kayo. Kapit lang kapamilya.

Still part of the aftermath of the non-renewal of franchise. This hurts more than that actress' transfer. Hindi siya magiging Kuya Kim kung hindi dahil sa ABS-CBN, at kay Ernie Baron. Good luck sa bagong show, and thank you for giving us educational information on free TV.

ABS-CBN's statement on Kim Atienza parting ways with the network. "All the best, Kuya Kim! Forever Kapamilya." 

TV Patrol will never be the same again without Kuya Kim…but like what he always says:

“Ang buhay ay weather-weather lang”

When the high tide goes out, he will be back. 

Kuya Kim leaving TV Patrol gave the same feeling I had when Noli de Castro left the show when he decided to run for VP. He'll come back soon. It is not like Ernie Baron retiring and making way for Kuya Kim Atienza. That said, who will fill in those boots?

Also, the new guy needs to have a good catchphrase. "Kung walang knowledge, wapang power. Buh-bye!" by Ernie Baron is still iconic. Walang makakatapat dyan.

JUST IN: TV Patrol has found a replacement in line with Kuya Kim's departure from the network's flagship newscast program.

Everyone: “Endgame is the crossover event of the century.”

Kuya Kim and Mang Tani on 24 Oras: 

But seriously, I hope, that with Kuya Kim’s departure from ABS-CBN, the company will train more journalists focused in the education and science beats. Can we quickly think of anybody who can/will replace him?

Matanglawin was a special program, perhaps the only educational tv show in free TV.

I remember a conversation back then, that the company seldom trains journalists as figures to be the next host/anchor. There are only special cases because of their following and recognizability. Maybe it’s high time they should train more people.

I know TV Patrol can still survive and will find a replacement for him soon. 

A heartbreak it is but we need to move on and adapt with the changes that is bound to happen. 

TV Patrol's farewell to Kuya Kim was indeed a tear-jerker. 

Must be really hard to leave a network that served as home, because as they always say, in ABS-CBN, they're all treated as family. All the best, Kuya Kim Atienza!