Poe’s Senate slate: We have the experience, courage, skill

Jee Y. Geronimo, Camille Elemia

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Poe’s Senate slate: We have the experience, courage, skill
Rappler asks the senatorial candidates why Filipinos should vote for them. Here are their answers in 30 seconds or less.

 

MANILA, Philippines – Presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe and running mate Senator Francis Escudero officially announced their complete Senate lineup for the 2016 elections on Thursday morning, October 29.

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto was represented by his son Ryan Christian Santos Recto, while all other candidates were present at the event. Each spoke briefly about their vision for the Philippines should they be elected as senator.

Poe clarified that their goal is to have a group with the same love and concern for the country, but members can espouse their own personal convictions and advocacies.

Hindi po tayo gumagawa ng isang grupo na iisa lang ang pananaw. Kailangan may kaniya-kaniya tayong paninindigan at adbokasiya, pero ang hindi dapat mag-iba ay ang pagmamahal at pagmamalasakit sa bayan. Kung ano mang programa ‘yan, kung ito ay makakabuti, may karapatan kayong isulong yan,” she explained.

(We are not creating a group with only one perspective. We each need to have our own advocacies and stand on issues, but what should not change is one’s love and concern for the country. Whatever program you propose, if it will benefit Filipinos, you have the right to push for that.)

What unifies the slate, she said, is every candidate’s loyalty and desire to serve Filipinos.

SEN. GRACE POE/OCTOBER 29, 2015

Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero and Sen. Grace Poe together with Senatorial Candidates at Club Filipino in San Juan City.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ARNOLD ALMACEN

Rappler asked the candidates present why Filipinos should vote for them, and here are their answers in 30 seconds or less:

Valenzuela Representative Sherwin Gatchalian

Gatchalian said he has enough experience in public service.

  


 

Pasig Representative Roman Romulo

Romulo wants to continue what he has already started in the House of Representatives since 2010.


 

Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares

Colmenares reiterated he will be the “fighter” in the Senate.


Lorna Kapunan

Kapunan said she will bring competence, courage, and integrity to get the job done as a legislator.


 

ACT-CIS party list Representative Samuel Pagdilao

Pagdilao asks voters who want peace and order to consider him as their candidate.


Edu Manzano

In line with the slate’s campaign slogan of galing at puso (competence and heart), this is what Manzano has to say:


Senator Vicente Sotto III

Sotto said there’s still more work to be done in the Senate. 


Former senator Richard ‘Dick’ Gordon

Gordon said he has a lot more to give to the public.


Former senator Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ Zubiri

Zubiri wants to prove to the people that it is this generation that can do the job of fixing the country. 


Susan ‘Toots’ Ople

Ople said she is running to protect the rights of overseas Filipino workers. 


Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno

In his interview with Rappler, Moreno repeated what he said in his short speech at Thursday’s event: He knows what Filipinos go through every day because he went through these struggles too. 

Bigyan ‘nyo po ako ng pagkakataon na maging boses ng mga mahihirap (Give me an opportunity to be the voice of the poor),” he said.

Rappler.com

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Jee Y. Geronimo

Jee is part of Rappler's Central Desk, handling most of the world, science, and environment stories on the site. She enjoys listening to podcasts and K-pop, watching Asian dramas, and running long distances. She hopes to visit Israel someday to retrace the steps of her Savior.
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Camille Elemia

Camille Elemia is a former multimedia reporter for Rappler. She covered media and disinformation, the Senate, the Office of the President, and politics.