Blackwater's James Yap during the PBA Media Day, August 8, 2024. PBA Images

Blackwater's James Yap during the PBA Media Day, August 8, 2024.

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Johnson Manabat

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1728369079340100824_James Yap.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Blackwater&#x27;s James Yap during the PBA Media Day, August 8, 2024. PBA Images"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Blackwater&#x27;s James Yap during the PBA Media Day, August 8, 2024. <em>PBA Images</em></span></span></span>MANILA — PBA legend James Yap officially started his bid for his second term as a councilor of San Juan City&#x27;s 1st District.</div><p>The 42-year-old athlete-turned-politician filed his Certificate of Candidacy on Tuesday morning while being accompanied by his peers. </p><p>&quot;Actually ako lang, kasi yung sister ko - dito based, pero nanganak siya eh kaya wala akong kasama ngayon,&quot; shared Yap, who previously won a seat in the council of San Juan&#x27;s first district in the 2022 National elections.</p><p>&quot;Mga &#x27;Yapsters&#x27; lang ang kasama ko so nandito sila para suportahan ako. Yung mga bata may pasok din so ako lang muna,&quot; he added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/29/24/james-yap-bids-rain-or-shine-goodbye">READ: James Yap bids Rain or Shine goodbye</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/19/24/still-no-decision-for-james-yap-on-ros-pba-future">READ: Still no decision for James Yap on ROS, PBA future</a></div><p>The Blackwater Bossing guard, who garnered 21,427 votes in 2022 to get his spot as a first-time politician back then, said that his priority for now is his responsibility as a public servant.</p><p>&quot;Sa totoo lang, nahirapan talaga ako na ipagsabay yung basketball at politics. Nagsa-suffer talaga yung basketball ko. Ngayon focus ako sa politics, kausapin ko yung [Blackwater] management,&quot; said James, whose projects will include helping the youth of San Juan by giving allowance and scholarships to deserving students.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1843461563099033998&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-10-08T07%3A15%3A50.522825%3A878b9c27-03e0-452f-a3e8-523ff08fcc6e%26action%3Dedit%26popup&amp;sessionId=711966b0c707c74244e00e10f45cace63b452b67&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:576px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1843461563099033998"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;Ayaw ko naman na magsho-show up ako sa basketball, mas gusto ko rin namang kondisyon ka. Eh hindi ako nakapag-practice ng mabuti so kausapin ko muna yung management na talagang 110% na focus muna ako dito sa pagtakbo ko as councilor sa 2nd term,&quot; added Yap, who also expressed how he is not completely closing his doors in playing professionally.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/9/pba-is-james-yap-expecting-more-playing-time-with-blackwater-1011">READ: Is James Yap expecting more playing time with Blackwater?</a></div><p>Yap previously moved to Blackwater after spending almost eight years with the Rain Or Shine ElastoPainters. He, however, did not see action for the Bossing in their Season 49 Governors&#x27; Cup campaign. </p><p>Meanwhile, the former PBA MVP also touched briefly on his personal life.</p><p>Yap said that his partner Michela Cazzola didn&#x27;t accompany him as she was fetching their kids at school, and that he has also not been able to see his son James &#x27;Bimby&#x27; Aquino Yap with former wife Kris Aquino. </p><p>&quot;Wala na, 10 years, so okay lang yun,&quot; Yap said.</p><div><br/></div>

<p>PBA legend James Yap officially started his bid for his second term as a councilor of San Juan City's 1st District.</p>

PBA legend James Yap officially started his bid for his second term as a councilor of San Juan City's 1st District.

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James Yap seeking second term as San Juan City Councilor

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Published Oct 08, 2024 02:32 PM PHT

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