MANILA, Philippines, April 25 ------ Actor Dingdong Dantes admitted that he almost considered becoming a politician.
Dingdong was the guest on the debut season finale of "Fast Talk with Boy Abunda," which aired last April 21. Coincidentally, the show's very first guest was Dingdong's wife, Marian Rivera, when the show premiered in January.
In the middle of the interview, Boy brought up the question of Dingdong possibly entering politics, which usually becomes a topic especially during election season. The actor served as commissioner-at-large at the National Youth Commission in 2014. The actor believes such talks originate from the Filipinos' love of country and community, though he acknowledges there are different ways of showing such love.
"May panahon na I really thought na sana may [opportunity] for me to do more over and beyond my work here in the industry," Dingdong admitted. "Pero never umabot pa sa punto na sinabi kong, 'Sige gagawin ko 'to.'"
Dingdong's reasoning behind this was because of his high regard for public office and service, and he recognized it's easy because of what it requires of one's self — time, energy, love, passion and sacrifice.
Source: philstar.com
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