Vice Presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor and Presidential daughter Sara Duterte endorsed the candidacy of re-electionist Senator Joel “TESDAMAN” Villanueva despite not being included in the senatorial slate of Presidential candidate and former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
According to Duterte, Villanueva is among her friends running for the Senate whom she knows personally and has seen his respective track records including the jobs done.
“Pero meron din po akong mga kaibigang na tumatakbong senador, na kahit may politika man o wala, ay magiging kaibigan ko pa rin sila [tulad ni] Joel Villanueva,” Duterte said in her speech at the UniTeam kick-off rally at the Philippine Arena on Tuesday.
Duterte added that Villanueva still deserves to return to the Senate because of what he has done.
On his end, Villanueva thanked Duterte for the support and trust given to him.
Earlier, Vice Presidential candidate and Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III also expressed support for Villanueva’s candidacy.
Sotto pointed out that Villanueva has a clear program to provide employment and livelihood for every Filipino.
It can be recalled that even before the start of the campaign, Villanueva was in the senatorial line up in the tandems of Lacson-Sotto, Robredo-Pangilinan, Pacquiao-Atienza and Moreno-Ong. However, Villanueva did not attend even a proclamation rally of the said candidates as respect.
Villanueva opted to kick off his campaign through social media which was attended by supporters from various parts of the Philippines and around the world.
Villanueva announced his previous job in the senate and assured the public that he will work again as a senate employee once elected.
It is his goal also that when he returns to the Senate, he will once again provide livelihood, training, and good jobs for all Filipinos.
