John Ervic Manalo Vijandre (born January 26, 1986) is a Filipino professional

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player, actor, model, and politician. As a basketball player, he plays for the

Marikina Shoemasters Marikina Shoemasters are a Filipino professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) based in Marikina. It is one of 11 active teams based in Metro Manila, as well as one of four based in the Eastern Manila Distric ...

of the

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(MPBL). Vijandre is also an active politician, serving as a councilor of

San Juan, Metro Manila San Juan, officially the City of San Juan ( fil, Lungsod ng San Juan), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 126,347 people. It is geographica ...

since 2022.

Filmography

Television

Film

Basketball career

Vijandre played for Wang's Basketball Couriers of the

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in 2012. His career high was 22 points. He was drafted by

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in the second round as the 29th pick, but was later waived. Vijandre played for the

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- LGU Legislators and LGU Vanguards in the

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as a celebrity guest player. Vijandre played for the GenSan Warriors in the

MPBL The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines. History Manny Pacquiao launched the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on August 29, 2017, starting off as a semi-professional lea ...

in 2018 as a celebrity basketball player.

Political career

Vijandre's first political venture was in

when he ran for a seat in

Taguig Taguig (), officially the City of Taguig ( fil, Lungsod ng Taguig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 886,722 people. Located in the northwestern shores of ...

city council. He joined the local party

Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig The Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig is a local regional political party in Taguig, Philippines. The party is headed by former Taguig Mayor Sigfrido Tiñga, Sigfrido "Freddie" Tiñga and his father, former Supreme Court Associate Justice and incumbent Dev ...

and included in then-mayoral candidate Rica Tiñga's ticket for the city's

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. However, he lost when he got the 10th place in the official count. (Taguig's city council is composed of 8 members per district) In the 2022 elections, Vijandre decided to run again for a seat in the city council, this time, in San Juan. He joined PDP-Laban and included in Mayor

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's Makabagong San Juan ticket. He managed to get the 5th place in the official count and proclaimed as councilor-elect for the city's 1st district.

References

External links

www.realitytv.nfo.ph/ervic-vijandre-biography-profile-and-picture
* 1986 births Filipino male models Living people Filipino men's basketball players Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig politicians PDP–Laban politicians Male actors from Metro Manila Basketball players from Metro Manila De La Salle Green Archers basketball players People from San Juan, Metro Manila People from Taguig Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League players Shooting guards Rain or Shine Elasto Painters draft picks {{Philippines-actor-stub Participants in Philippine reality television series Survivor Philippines contestants GMA Network personalities