No more politics for TJ Trinidad

CEBU, Philippines – TJ Trinidad has changed his mind about politics.

In 2013, he vied for the position of councilor in Pasay City, but failed to win a spot in public office. This experience though made him realize that while his intentions are noble, politics is not in his cards.

“I tried it because I wanted to help. I was curious also,” he said. “But I decided that it’s really not for me.”

What changed his mind were the different controversies that surfaced and the situations of the people that are being neglected by politicians.

“It opened my eyes to a lot of things,” he said. “It made me realize that first of all, a lot of people need help. At that time, the Napoles thing broke out and 10 billion pesos being siphoned, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. And then you go around and see families living in between buildings, you see kids being born into poverty and not being given the opportunity that other people have. It will really enrage you.”

This led him to coordinate with Operation Smile, where they started looking for kids in different baranggays and brought them to the organization.

“It just needs a little effort but even a very little effort will go a long way,” he said. “It takes so little effort out of my personal time. It will affect the lives of kids that otherwise I would not have met.”

Aside from his desire to help, the project is close to his heart since he has two kids with wife Marga.

Meanwhile, the actor is busy with the films he’s currently working on.

He just finished shooting for the biopic “Felix Manalo” which stars Dennis Trillio. He is also done filming for the suspense-thriller film “Hawa,” that he said is similar to the foreign film “World War Z” starring Brad Pitt.

What makes the story different is “there are three different timelines. Ako yung nasa third part na parang hindi na naapektuhan ng virus na kinakatakutan ng tao. It’s man versus man kasi nagiging cannibals na yung mga tao. Kasi wala na ‘yong resources.”

He’ll soon start working on a film with Q Cinema with the working title “Sleepless,” and a TV series which he can’t announce yet. – Philstar News Service