Among the personalities Jon impersonates are Senators Juan Flavier and Loi Ejercito, former Presidents Cory Aquino and Fidel Ramos, producer Charo Santos-Concio, TV host Kris Aquino, and—for his most requested act—movie star and governor Vilma Santos.

Told he is very good at what he does, he makes sure to say: "I never work alone."

Then he proceeds to enumerate the craftsmen he collaborates with. "I have a team of writers. I have a team of designers. I sub-contract my special effects, my ears, my prosthetics, my costumes. I have a voice coach and a personal trainer. I work with musical directors all the time. One of the most important lessons I learned is to collaborate with people who do what they do very well."

Another important lesson, he says, is to get yourself a good talent manager. In the 17 years that Jon has been entertaining people as a comic-impersonator, he's never been without one. And in all that time, he's had only two.

First, it was Luigi Tabuena, brother of Martin Nievera, who, however, let go of Jon when other concerns came up. And second, Butch Dans of Third Line, also manager of the APO and the Eraserheads. Jon says: "Ang manager ang ka-strategize ko sa pag-balance ng private life with life in media at pag-take care ng savings at finances, kasi sanay sila diyan."

So every year, he sits with his manager to set a financial goal that they then both work hard to meet. Jon reveals that during the four years he's been with Third Line: "That quota has always been met. And naka-allot na doon 'yung pang-savings, personal na overhead and pang-invest."

One can only imagine the busy, disciplined life Jon leads. Aside from TV appearances, he also gets bookings for—name it—corporate shows, lounge acts, book launches, Christmas parties, concerts! There was a whole period when Jon's work schedule was so rigorous, he couldn't remember having a homemade meal. He was living in a condominium then.

"'Pag mag-isa ka pala din, it's too much trouble to even make coffee when you could sleep an extra 15 minutes and just eat sa studio. ... Minsan hindi ka na rin kakain," he says.

Those were the days he was moving in and out of barely furnished flats. Peripatetic comes to mind: he once moved in and out of four places in the inside of a year!

Says Jon, "When I was renting I always go for six-month contracts only. I must have gone through so many condo units, rented and owned combined. Lipat ako nang lipat!"

His possessions—a two-seater baby sofa that doubled as a bed, a portable stove, a blanket, utensils, and clothes—could fit into a tiny two-door Honda Civic, making the transfers much quicker for him. He adds with a laugh: "Siyempre, I also had lots of underwear kasi hindi ako malaba!"

Jon describes the places he's rented as sterile environments. "No garden, no nothing, just a view, and no household help. Very, very low maintenance. In one hour nalilinis ko 'yung bahay."

But after more than 10 years of changing addresses constantly, he got very tired.

"Feeling ko, since puwede ko namang balikan yung pagtira sa condominium, try ko na rin ang ibang buhay, 'di ba?"

In one corporate show he hosted for a real-estate developer, he found out about a new subdivision in Silang, Cavite. He got excited. He told his parents and brothers about it. They told him to go ahead and build.