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John Marvin " Yul Servo" Cruz Nieto (born February 22, 1977) is a Filipino actor and politician who has served as the 28th Vice Mayor of Manila since 2022.
Although he was one of the actors who appeared on some of the programs of ABS-CBN, he is among the 70 representatives who voted "yes" to "kill" (reject) the franchise renewal of the said network, the largest in the Philippines. A former heavy smoker himself and quitter, Servo is also the proponent of the Smoke-Free Environment Bill which aims to create more public places for people to be free from the dangers of second-hand smoke.
Servo was later elected vice mayor of Manila in 2022 under the local party Asenso Manileño. He was the running mate of then-vice mayor Honey Lacuna, who was elected mayor.
As vice mayor, Servo highlighted the Manila City Council’s efforts to improve transparency by launching a website to access the city's ordinances and establishing a legislative team to develop new ordinances. During his tenure, the city council has approved 185 ordinances and 1,119 resolutions as of August 2024. He also emphasized his near-perfect attendance record, missing only one session as vice mayor due to late arrival on August 22, 2024. He ran for re-election in 2025, but lost to Chi Atienza.
In August 2024, members of the Manila City Council allied with former Mayor Isko Moreno filed an injunction against Servo, Majority Floor Leader Ernesto Isip Jr., Minority Floor Leader Philip Lacuna, and 19 other councilors allied with incumbent Mayor Honey Lacuna for allegedly conducting a session during recess on July 23, when the city government declared all work to be suspended in view of Typhoon Carina. The Moreno allies who filed the suit condemned the meeting as being "illegal and secret", noting that city council funds were transferred to the office of the mayor during the meeting. Servo belied the suit and said that the session was livestreamed.
In September 2024, Manila Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President Yanyan Ibay filed with the Ombudsman a complaint against Servo and the city councilors for violation of the Local Government Code and the Sangguniang Kabataan Act of 2015. The case stemmed from her alleged illegal ouster as youth committee chairwoman during a ‘secret session.'
Outside acting and politics, Servo is an avid skateboarding fan and rides the skateboard. Servo is good friends with fellow actor Piolo Pascual, who is also the godparent to four of Servo's children.
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| 2001 | Batang West Side | Hanzel Harana |
| 2002 | Laman | Dodong |
| 2004 | Naglalayag | Noah Garcia |
| 2005 | Ilusyon | Miguel |
| 2008 | Brutus, Ang Paglalakbay | |
| 2008 | Torotot (Destierro) | Gabby |
| 2010 | Rosario | Vicente |
| 2011 | Bimbo | |
| 2012 | El Presidente | Pedro Paterno |
| 2013 | Porno | Xander |
| 2017 | Kiko Boksingero |
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