If both former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and reelectionist Sen. JV Ejercito win in next year’s midterm polls, Filipinos will see for the first time two siblings, though estranged half-brothers, taking their Senate seats together. He was listed as “JV Ejercito Estrada” in the ballot then. Ejercito, who landed 11th in the 2013 Senate election, joined his brother, who placed second in his reelection in 2010. Cayetano was third placer in the 2013 election, joining his sister, Pia, who landed sixth in the 2010 election. Estrada joined his mother, Loi Ejercito Estrada, who was elected senator in 2001, when he was first elected to the Senate in 2004.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 13, 2018 23:26 UTC