Winners of the 2019 midterm elections are expected to cooperate with the Duterte administration, Malacañang said on Wednesday as the Commission on Elections wrapped up the filing of certificates of candidacy.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the government hopes that the winners of the 2019 polls, regardless of whatever party they are representing, will “reinforce the President’s endeavors in fulfilling the public’s call for genuine and meaningful change.”
“Given the high level of appreciation exhibited by the people in favor of this administration, we look forward to newly elected officials in Congress coordinating with us towards the advancement of vital pieces of legislation that ensure the promotion of the people’s welfare,” Panelo said in a statement.
“We are similarly eager to work with our 2019 chosen leaders at the local level for convergences and operations for peace and order, social welfare and disaster risk management, among others,” he added.
There are many familiar names as well as new ones in the upcoming senatorial race.
Among the senatorial hopefuls who are deemed close to the Duterte administration were former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, former Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs Francis Tolentino, former Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, Senator Koko Pimentel, and former chief of police Ronald Dela Rosa.
Panelo stressed that working “hand-in-hand” with the current administration will not only make them “effective public servants, but more importantly, we become the bastion of the democratic voice of our people.” /ee