In 1998, Pekto entered the entertainment industry as a props man, drawing on his background in
Fine Arts. Although he was unable to complete his studies due to financial constraints, he advanced to become an art director. He later shared that production crew members were sometimes asked to appear as
extras, leading to his unexpected on-screen roles. Beginning with brief appearances and one-line lines, he eventually became a regular cast member in several shows and was later given his own segment. That same year, he co-hosted the television comedy show
Wow Mali with
Joey De Leon. In 2003, he joined the cast of the sketch comedy show
Nuts Entertainment, where he played the comedy character Cookie alongside
John Feir. In 2005, he hosted the reality show
Day Off with
Carmina Villaroel. From 2005 to 2006, he appeared in the
Encantadia franchise, portraying the character Banak. In 2006, Pekto returned to host the sketch comedy show
Teka Mona! alongside Joey De Leon. In 2011, he played Adonis Penyaratot in the sitcom series
Andres de Saya. In 2014, he appeared as Bamborito in the docudrama horror anthology series
Elemento episode "Apoy ni Bamborito". That same year, he gained further prominence as Roberto "Bobong" Laqui in the sitcom series
Ismol Family. He joined the cast of variety show
Sunday Pinasaya in 2016, followed by
All-Out Sundays in 2021. He also appeared in several other television programs broadcast by
GMA Network. ==Filmography==