| Ervic Vijandre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office: | Member of the San Juan City Council from the 1st district | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start: | June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party: | PDP–Laban (2021–present) Makabagong San Juan (local party) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Otherparty: | Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | January 26, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | John Ervic Manalo Vijandre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agent: | GMA Artist Center (2011–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 1.93m (06.33feet) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Names: | John, Ervic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Ervic Manalo Vijandre (born January 26, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player, actor, model, and politician. As a basketball player, he plays for the Marikina Shoemasters of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). As a politician, he serves as a councilor of San Juan, Metro Manila from its first district since 2022.
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Himself / Castaway / Runner Up | GMA Network | |
| 2011 | Party Pilipinas | Himself / Performer | |
| Mars Ravelo's Captain Barbell | Ricky Alejandre / Kidlat | ||
| Spooky Nights Presents: Ang Munting Mahadera | Carlos | ||
| 2011–2012 | Ruben Marcelino's Kokak | Borge | |
| 2012 | Broken Vow | David Sebastian | |
| The Good Daughter | Mario Escobar | ||
| 2012–2013 | Aso ni San Roque | SPO4 Robert Tolentino | |
| 2012 | Magpakailanman: The Lucy Aroma Story | Jose Aroma | |
| 2013 | Binoy Henyo | Lito De Guzman | |
| Kahit Nasaan Ka Man | Benjo | ||
| Genesis | Ka Blanco | ||
| 2014 | Rhodora X | Dr. Ferdinand "Ferds" Salazar | |
| My Destiny | Rocky | ||
| 2015 | Kailan Ba Tama ang Mali? | Joseph Dela Cruz | |
| Maynila: Substitute for Love | |||
| Magpakailanman: 8Gay Pride | Michael | ||
| My Mother's Secret | Edwin Lopez | ||
| Beautiful Strangers | Mark | ||
| 2016 | Poor Señorita | Jordan | |
| A1 Ko Sa 'Yo | Erroll | ||
| Encantadia | Icarus | ||
| 2017 | Destined to be Yours | Elton | |
| Wish Ko Lang: Pride | Macky | ||
| 2018 | The One That Got Away | Joni Sibuyan | |
| Contessa | Enzo | ||
| 2018–2019 | Cain at Abel | Alex | |
| 2019 | The Better Woman | Rafael "Paeng" Amante | |
| 2020 | Madrasta | Doctor | |
| 2021 | Ang Dalawang Ikaw | young Ernesto | |
| 2023 | The Seed of Love | Armando "Mandy" Cruzado | |
| 2023—2024 | Black Rider | Hector Santos-Dimaculangan | |
| 2024 | Love. Die. Repeat. | Jerome Sandoval |
| Year | Title | Role | Production Company | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Shake, Rattle & Roll 13 | Pey | Regal Films | |
| Dante | GMA Films | |||
| 2012 | My Cactus Heart | Romeo | Skylight Films and Star Cinema | |
| The Mommy Returns | Rodel | Regal Films | ||
| The Reunion | Edilberto | Star Cinema | ||
| 2022 | The Buy Bust Queen | Aldrin Dimaano | Pinoyflix Films Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency |
Vijandre played for Wang's Basketball Couriers of the PBA D-League in 2012. His career high was 22 points. He was drafted by Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in 2013 in the second round as the 29th pick, but was later waived.
Vijandre played for the Congress-LGU Legislators and LGU Vanguards in the UNTV Cup as a celebrity guest player.
Vijandre played for the GenSan Warriors in the MPBL in 2018 as a celebrity basketball player.
Vijandre's first political venture was in 2013 when he ran for a seat in Taguig city council. He joined the local party Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig and included in then-mayoral candidate Rica Tiñga's ticket for the city's first district.[1] 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 Francis Zamora'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.[2]