Will Dingdong Dantes run for a Senate seat?

FILE: Actor Jose Sixto “Dingdong” Dantes (Photo: Dingdong Dantes/Facebook)

Ever since he was named as one of the Liberal Party’s (LP’s) possible Senatorial candidates in the 2019 elections, actor Jose Sixto “Dingdong” Dantes has not yet confirmed whether he really has a plan to run for a seat in the upper chamber or not.

Well thanks to comedian and talent manager Ogie Diaz, Dingdong has finally broken the ice on the supposed push for his candidacy.

The 38-year-old actor addressed the issue on Facebook on Monday, September 17, when he commented on Ogie’s “Mama Ogs Answers” post.

The comedian, on his post, was responding to variety of questions such as his stand on Communications Assistant Secretary Margaux “Mocha” Uson and her friend Andrew Olivar’s latest video of making fun of sign language, the never-ending traffic problem on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), the rising prices of red chili in the country, among others — until someone asked him whether he approves of Dingdong possibly running for Senator.

“Oo naman. Sobra. Mas disente kesa sa Pepedederalismo (Of course, very much. Much dissent than the ‘Pepederalismo’),” Ogie answered, referring to the other controversial video of Mocha and Andrew last August.

He then mentioned Dingdong’s Facebook account in the comment section, saying, “Will Support Jose Sixto Gonzalez Dantes III for senator!”

Reacting to Ogie’s remark, Dingdong wrote back, “Salamat sa tiwala, Ogie. Pero hindi po ako tatakbong Senador (Thank you for your trust, Ogie. But I will not run for Senator).”

Apparently disappointed to Dingdong’s disclosure, the comedian replied, “Ay, sad naman (Oh, that’s sad).”

Dingdong’s wife, Marian Rivera, earlier said his husband will ‘definitely’ run for public office although she was not sure what position her husband, who was a former Commissioner-at-Large for the National Youth Commission (NYC), was eyeing for.

“Panget siguro kung sa akin manggagaling ‘Oy, tatakbo ‘yung asawa ko,’ ‘oy ganitong posisyon siya.’ Siguro ibigay natin sa kanya ‘yan. Kung tatakbo siya [o] kung ‘di siya tatakbo. Nasa sa kanya ‘yan (It is not good if it will come from me like ‘Hey, my husband will run,’ ‘hey, he will run to this position.’ Maybe, let’s just give it to him whether he will run or not. It is up to him),” the Kapuso “Primetime Queen” said.

Aside from Dingdong, other entertainment personalities reported to be included in the LP’s list are actress Agot Isidro, singers Leah Navarro, and Jim Paredes who are also known for being open on expressing their political views.