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Sara \ryants Villar to top 2019 Senate race

Valenzuela City. Du1 erte-Carpio lauded natin, sana magustuhan ng mga tao,"
Villar for implemenling thousands of said Villar when asked to comment on
farm education and livelihood projects Duterte-Carpio's public statement.
Davao City MaYor and Hugpong ng
that benefitted people in rural and ur- Villar is both endorsed bY MaYor
Pagbabago chairperson Sara Duterte-
ban poor communities Sara and President Duterte
Caipio saiA she wanls re-electionist
She urged voters to make the lady Meanwhile, former President and
Sen. Cynthia Villar not only to win the
solon their No. 1 choice in order for her now Soeaker Gloria MacapagalArroyo
Senate race in the MaY, 2019 midterm
to emerge on top of the Senate race. has endorsed the senatorial bit of for-
elections, but emerge as No. 1 among
the 62 senatorial hopefuls. ."Swertehan iYan. TaYo naman mer Interior and Local Government
Speaking before a huge crowd in ginagawa nating ang mga Projects ' Secretary Rafael Alunan.
Alunan was earlierpickedby Presi-
dent Duterle as his 12th choiceforsena-
tor under the PDP-Laban banner
Interviewed during an oversight
hearing on housing in Tondo, Manila,
Arrovo said she will accompany Alunan
to Pampanga today to personally cam-
paign for lhe former DILG chiet.
Alunan sen'ed as Cabinet secretary
for two former presidents but not under
Arrovo.
liewas the Tourism chie{underthe
administration of the late President
Corazon C. Aquino. Several years latef
he was tapped by then President Fidel
V Ramos to head the Department of the
Interior and Local Government.
"I wil bring Rafry Alunan tomorrow
to Pampanga," A[oyo told reporters.
President Duterte had earlier an-
nounced his support forAlunan during
Satwday's PDP-Laban campaign sortie
in Binan, Laguna.
A week ago, Dul.efle Personally at-
tended a campaign event in San Jose del
Monte. Bulacan and initially declared
his support for 11 senatorial hopeflrls,
leaving a void {or the 12th spot.
Eis daughter, Sara, has endorsed
. lArtOls uAOenS Presldent Duterto posqe for. grgup shot-wlth-LEla ng mEla
- a 13-man group that includes several
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