MANILA, Philippines — “Masaya ako! Senador na ako!”
Senator-elect Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa expressed joy on Wednesday as he spoke briefly to the media at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).
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This was minutes before the proclamation of winning senatorial candidates. The program was set to start at 10 a.m.
Dela Rosa, a former police chief, placed fifth in the 2019 senatorial race. He ran under the five-man slate of the ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). (Editor: Cenon B. Bibe Jr.)
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