JV Ejercito, mom Guia Gomez back Jinggoy's daughter as next San Juan mayor

Senator JV Ejercito and his mother, San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez, have thrown their support behind the mayoral bid of San Juan City Vice Mayor Janella Ejercito Estrada, daughter of ex-Senator Jinggoy Estrada.

The family members shared the stage during the campaign stop of Hugpong ng Pagbabago in the Estradas' bailiwick of San Juan on Wednesday.

San Juan city mayor Guia Gomez (3rd from left), her son/Sen. JV Ejercito (4th from left) share the stage with San Juan city vice mayor and San Juan city mayoral candidate Janella Ejercito (2nd from left) @gmanews pic.twitter.com/6y8ZnE4nue

— Llanesca T. Panti (@llanescajourno) February 27, 2019

JV is the son of former President Joseph Estrada with Gomez, while Jinggoy is former President Estrada's son with his wife Dr. Loi Ejercito.

JV introduced his niece Janella as San Juan City's next mayor. She is running against PDP-Laban's Francis Zamora, the former vice mayor of San Juan and opponent of Gomez in the mayoralty race in 2016.

Senator JV Ejercito speaks before his home city of San Juan, endorses mayoral bid of his niece, San Juan city mayor Janella Ejercito Estrada who is the daughter of his brother, ex-Sen. Jinggoy Estrada @gmanews pic.twitter.com/zKXyo1Axo1

— Llanesca T. Panti (@llanescajourno) February 27, 2019

JV, Gomez and Janella were also seen exchanging pleasantries onstage.

Janella returned the favor to her uncle JV by campaigning for him alongside her father Jinggoy.

"Hayaan niyo po akong ikampanya ang aking Tito at ang aking ama. Ang mahal na mahal ng buong San Juan, ang ating minamahal na Mr. Healthcare, Senator JV Ejercito. At siyempre po, huwag nating kakalimutan, ibalik natin ang boses ng masa sa Senado, ang anak ng masa, Senator Jinggoy Estrada," Janella said.

San Juan city vice mayor Janella Ejercito campaigns for her Tito JV and father Jinggoy for their Senate election @gmanews pic.twitter.com/xLIkdYbwuK

— Llanesca T. Panti (@llanescajourno) February 27, 2019

Both JV and Jinggoy are on the Senate slate of administration coalition Hugpong ng Pagbabago.

JV earlier said that his Senate reelection bid is tough because he is running alongside his brother Jinggoy which could confuse voters whom to vote. —KG, GMA News