Photo by Marlene Aguilar (wikimedia commons) Marlene Aguilar with her brother Freddie Aguilar Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Filipino Folk Musician, Ka Freddie Aguilar, who popularized that song ‘Anak’ is considering running for Senate in the 2019 midterm elections. Aguilar said that his decision was provoked by calls and strong support from some of his friends and followers. In an interview with Dobol B sa News TV as reported by GMA News, Freddie explains how he arrived at this decision. He says, “Wala pa kaming pinag-uusapan ni Digong (Duterte’s nickname), wala, wala akong plano. Talagang napagisip-isip ko nang mabuti. Eh ngayon hindi na ako makatanggi dahil sabi ng mga kaibigan natin. ‘Ano pa hinihintay mo Freddie? May kakampi ka na ngayon diyan. Oh, bakit ayaw mo pang tulungan ‘yung kakampi mo? Kailan ka pa tatakbo, kung wala na diyan ‘yung kakampi mo?’ Lalong hindi ka na tatakbo ngayon,” Aguilar said. Freddie Aguilar will run for Senate in 2019 under PDP-Laban In a Viber message to Senate reporters, Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III admitted that the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is considering the singer to be part of its senatorial slate, as the Inquirer reports. The Senate leader said he is “not yet” included as they have yet to finalize their list. ‘By August-September pa yan ma-finalize given the overflow,” Pimentel said. Pimentel also said the singer is qualified to run for the Senate. “Go over the qualifications for senator. He has all of them. And for sure he has ideas on how legislation can solve some of our problems,” the Senate President said. Pimentel said that there are more than 20 potential candidates including the members of the Senate majority bloc who will seek reelection. Among those up for re-election are Senators Nancy Binay, Grace Poe, Cynthia Villar, Sonny Angara and JV Ejercito from the majority bloc and Senator Bam Aquino from the minority group. Here are 20 people included on the ruling party’s list of possible bets as reported by Philstar. Senate President Koko Pimentel Sen. Grace Poe Sen. Sonny Angara Sen. Cynthia Villar Sen. JV Ejercito Sen. Nancy Binay Rep. Ace Barbers Rep. Albee Benitez Rep. Karlo Nograles Rep. Zajid Mangudadatu Rep. Geraldine Roman Rep. Rey Umali Rep. Pia Cayetano Special assistant to the president Bong Go Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque President’s political adviser Francis Tolentino Presidential Communications assistant secretary Mocha Uson Former Interior and Local Government chief Raffy Alunan GMA-7 reporter Jiggy Manicad Folk musician Freddie Aguilar Freddie Aguilar running for Senate in 2019 has garnered different reactions from netizens on Twitter, some aren’t happy about it. Here are some of the tweets. http:// I hope he changes his mind, what will he do as a senator ?better consult his sister first, at least she is more interesting even it borders on being weird ,out of this world. — ajun juan (@ajun1222) April 19, 2018 http:// Freddie Aguilar and Bato Dela Rosa for Senate? HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA geez, I havent had a good laugh in a while. Well, the joke’s really on us if we opted for them in the next election. — Kin-Kin🌙☄ (@asdfghjktine) April 19, 2018 http:// #MasayaSanaKung Freddie Aguilar won’t run in the senate in the coming 2019 election. He is a man of virtue and is a legendary music icon, I know. But… What does he know about politics? — tavias (@saviatoleic) April 19, 2018 http:// If he’s not a cultist Dutertista, I’d probably vote for him. Like Brillante Mendoza, Freddie Aguilar is a misguided artist and ideologically blinded by Dutertism. Anyari sa ‘yo, Anak? — R.D. “ToB” Medrano (@Istrayber) April 19, 2018 http:// anong nangyayari sa pilipinas ngayon, imagine mocha uson and freddie aguilar as SENATORS of our country, the face crack of the century! — oliver (@gabrielbonje) April 19, 2018 Facebook Comments
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