GOV.PH MAGAZINE Using Popularity of Politicians in The Philippine | Page 21

    Some Politicians were
sometimes came from the showbiz
which made them popular but some,
their family made their name by
being famous in a particular area
in a society/barangay or it could
also be a member of their family
is really connected to the
politics and already proven
something to the people. Based on
what Pertierra, A. C. (2017) ’s
article, in the year 2016
elections 44 candidates
celebrities ran for position in
the local and national level.
This has proven that many
celebrities were eager to run for
a position for they are confident
that they’ll have their
supporters all the way in their
campaign and in the day of
elections.