Magdalo lawmaker Alejano to run for senator in 2019

Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano has accepted the nomination of his party to run for senator in the 2019 mid-term elections.

“Yes. I have accepted the nomination. I have the duty to prepare and equip myself for the tasks ahead,” Alejano said in a statement on Tuesday.

The opposition lawmaker said he believes the “country needs more independent minded members of the Senate to speak for the people, stand up for our democracy, and defend our sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

He added that independent-minded senators are needed as “most seems to be silent and indifferent to the abuses of the Duterte administration and its apparent subservience to China.”

“I am grateful for the trust and confidence of my colleagues in Magdalo especially Senator (Antonio) Trillanes (IV) in nominating me to run for the Senate in 2019 elections. I submit to the direction and wisdom of the group as we always decide collectively on important issues affecting our country including the decision to field me for the senate in the next year’s elections,” the congressman added. /vvp