John Marvin "Yul Servo" Cruz Nieto (born February 22, 1977)[1][2] is a Filipino actor and politician who has served as the 28th Vice Mayor of Manila since 2022.
[3][4] The second of eight children in a Manila middle-class family, Nieto studied and graduated from the Philippine College of Criminology to become a policeman but was pushed into acting by his maternal uncle.
Several of Servo's notable acting accolades include winning the Best Actor award for Naglalayag at the 2004 Brussels Independent Film Festival, an international award-giving body based in Belgium.
[7] 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.
[9] On February 16, 2013, months before the election, police arrested and detained Nieto, four other councilors, and vice mayor Isko Moreno due to alleged bingo operations held in a public place in Santa Cruz, Manila, and a lack of permit.
[12] 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.