Simulan ko ang aking opening statement sa pag-share sa inyo sa aking naramdaman for the past two years. Mas magaang kargahin ang apo kesa pasanin ang mundo. Mas maginhawa ang humilata sa kama kesa bumangon nang maaga at pumasok sa opisina. Mas masarap manood ng Netflix kesa magbusisi ng national budget.
Upon the other hand, I also kept asking myself this question: Do I feel better doing things for myself instead of helping others? Now I have the answer. I just filed my COC.
Should I be given again the mandate to return to the Senate, I do not have to reinvent myself. I pledge to continue not availing of the pork barrel allocation s in any shape or form. I will continue being a vanguard if you will of the annual national budget to the best of my ability. I will help PBBM pursue his administration’s programs to benefit the majority of the Filipino people in alignment with the SONA message last year and in cadence with my personal credo: Ang tama ay ipaglaban, ang mali ay labanan. What is right must be kept right, what is wrong must be set right.
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