Gherome Eric Angeles Ejercito (; born 19 March 1977) is a Filipino former professional
basketball
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player. He last played for the
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the
Philippine Basketball Association
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. He first played from the
Pampanga Dragons in the
Metropolitan Basketball Association, then won the championship team in 1998 and later played for the
San Juan Knights in 1999. He is the son of actor
Jorge Ejercito ("George Estregan") and the half-brother of actor-politicians
E. R. Ejercito and
Gary Estrada.
After his PBA career, Ejercito played for the rookie team
Bureau of Customs Transformers in the
UNTV Cup Season 5. He was hailed Best Player of the Game twice, with one of them because of his half-court buzzer beater game-winning shot against the
House of Representatives
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Solons. His team reached the semifinals, ending up in fourth place and donating to their beneficiary
Caritas Manila, Inc.
In
2016
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, Ejercito ran for
board member of
1st district of
Laguna under
United Nationalist Alliance. However, he lost, placing 6th out of the 3 seats up for election.
References
1977 births
Living people
Barako Bull Energy Boosters players
Barako Bull Energy players
Gherome
Gherome
Filipino men's basketball players
People from Laguna (province)
Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars
Point guards
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players
San Juan Knights (MBA) players
Shooting guards
TNT Tropang 5G players
Adamson Soaring Falcons basketball players
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